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Hi forum,

I would really appreciate help with how mgalaxy displays the rom names  for mame.

I have followed the install instructions (Calvert.ini etc), and tried with mgalaxy runway ( creating the database). When I use runway....it crashes when I try to create the database.

Everything else works great (game launches, x-arcade tankstick mapping etc), I just want the game names to display nicely (ex: pacman instead of pac220).

Thanks for any leads or how to.

Info: mame 149

Would you please have a look at this and check if you followed every step?

http://www.mgalaxy.com/forum/index.php? ... 58#msg1558

thnaks for the link.

I will try it out and let you know if it worked out for me.

thanks

Hi Again,

well, after trying the steps mentionned in your link, I still can't have mgalaxy display the roms names correctly.

I have tried other frontends (maximus arcade, hyperspin etc), and they display the roms correctly.

when I launche mgalaxy runway and ask to build the database, it crashes.

Other solutions (as I really like mgalaxy over the others)?

thanks

I don't know how mGalaxy make the xml but have you tried other executable for mame in configurator ? Mame.exe,mame64.exe

Try with command line, to make a test, or without the ini file.

Hi Aeliss,

I did try to point mgalaxy runway to another mame.exe...with the same problem. I have tried mameui, mame64 etc.

I also tried romlister to create an xml file. When I do this and load it via runway, all seems good ( i get a confirmation from runway without any crash) , but when I load mgalaxy, I get an empty rom list?

I was wondering where mgalaxy stores its preferences, so I can delete all of the files & re-install from scratch. I say this because I have maped certain keys to mgalaxy, and even if I un-install/ re-install, mgalaxy seems to remember the mapping.

how do i delete every single trace of mgalaxy on my windows 7 system?

As for your command line, I will test it out. Maybe it will work...but I thought this is what mgalaxy runway runs when creating its database.

I just don't know why the other frontends work (with the same folder, version of my roms & mameui.exe), and mgalay can't?

thanks.

So,

- In mGalaxy_Runway, you select the MAME system then you click the "App Path" button and give the path to mame.exe (or mame64.exe) file, correct? (no need for catver.ini & nplayers.ini for this test)

- Then you press "Create Database", confirm that previous database will be erased, confirm that you will use the MAME's integrated database, correct?

- You should see a command window, then after a while a message telling you that "MAME database created!"

Is that what you stricly do? At what stage does it crash?

mGalaxy is now portable so ALL you want is in mGalaxy folder.
The configuration file is in Data folder > Systems.xml
Into the data folder you can find 1 folder by system
Into the folder system you have:
- xmlout.xml > the database
- top10.ini > no comment
- last10.ini > no comment
- favorite.ini > no comment
- note.rtf > for information feature.
- icon.png > system icon for mGalaxy.

I have maped certain keys to mgalaxy, and even if I un-install/ re-install, mgalaxy seems to remember the mapping.

Try delete the mGalaxy folder. Like I said before, all the importants files are inside.

Hi,

to answer the admin, your steps are exactly what I do, to the exception that when I "create database", a command promp opens...and then crash!

The only exception I can think of is that I also check "use script if available" and " Check 'Use database file (if available)" (like mentionned in your previous post with the link).

Should I only put the paths of mame + roms, then create the database?

I don't get to the "database created", as the program responds as "not responding".


To you Aeliss, thanks for the path info. I'll see if this works when i get home from work .

[quote="elabranche"]
to answer the admin, your steps are exactly what I do, to the exception that when I "create database", a command promp opens...and then crash! [/quote]

Can you confirm that if you make a bat file with and run it...it works?

I can try this next.

I'll will test a few things out tonight when I get home, and post back my results.

thanks for the help.

elabranche,

I'm back home and took time to read your messages closely.
Sounds that it might be a permission problem.
(I'll surely have to move back data files outside of Program Files to conform to Microsoft security policy in next version! Too much problem of this kind!!)

Solution:
1) Run mGalaxy_Runway and mGalaxy as administrator
(right click on mGalaxy & Runway > Properties > Compatibility tab > Check 'Run This Program As An Administrator' checkbox > Apply > OK
2) Simply move your mGalaxy folder out of the Program File folder

Yay!

permissions were indeed the problem! Pfff.... all this time for permission issues!

I took out the mgalaxy folder from Programs, ran runway...and VOILA! All the names where correctly displayed.

Thanks for the help, I can now use mgalaxy as my official front end!

Now...off to configure my x-arcade joystick