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my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
#374447 - 03/07/18 11:32 PM
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Hi everybody!
My rompath line is too long, because I have so many directories (648 characters).
As a consequence, Mame crashes systematically when I try to change the cartbridge of a console via the Media View tab.
(on the contrary, all runs fine when my rompath line has less than 600 characters)
Has someone any idea to solve this problem ?
Have a nice day guys
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#374449 - 03/08/18 12:25 AM
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: Robbbert]
#374450 - 03/08/18 12:54 AM
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> Can you give an example?
My rompath line is :
rompath F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\Arcade;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\Arcade\Bios;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\Arcade\Devices;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\Arcade-clones;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\Arcade-TTL;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\NeoGeo;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\NeoGeo\Bios;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\NeoGeo-clones;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Medium\Arcade;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Medium\Arcade-clones;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Medium\Naomi;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Medium\Naomi\Bios;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Medium\Naomi\Devices;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Medium\Naomi-clones;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Large\Arcade;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Large\Arcade\Bios;F:\Dropbox\Rom_XLarge\Arcade;F:\Dropbox\Rom_XLarge\TaitoX;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Bemani;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Bemani\Bios;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Bemani\Devices;F:\Dropbox\Rom_Bemani\clones;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\New;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\MESS\Bios;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\MESS\Devices;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\MESS_Computer\Bios;F:\Dropbox\MyFolders\Roms\MESS_Computer\Devices
(that's fine for running arcade games, but leads to crash only when trying to change the cartbridge of a console via the Media View tab)
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#374453 - 03/08/18 02:36 AM
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: Robbbert]
#374459 - 03/08/18 09:35 AM
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> I need more information. Which version of MAMEUI are you using? Which console are you
> running? When you click on the button, you get a choice of Mount File and Mount Item,
> which did you choose? What did you do then? At which exact stage did it crash?
I am using MameUI 0.195 (actually, the problem appeared first time with MameUI 0.188 - there was no problem until MameUI 0.187).
Crash occurs whith any of the 45 consoles I am emulating (nes, snes, n64, sms, genesis, saturn, pce, etc.) (there is not one console for which crash does not occur)
Crash occurs instantly with no warning nor error message when I click on the "..." button in the Media View tab (it crashes before having access to options such as 'Mount File...' or 'Unmount').
Please note that emulation works well if I specify the cartbridge by writing it myself in the .ini file of a console.
(thx for trying to help !)
Edited by yamato (03/08/18 09:36 AM)
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#374461 - 03/08/18 11:38 AM
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: Robbbert]
#374472 - 03/08/18 10:16 PM
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that would be so cool !
thx
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#375261 - 03/31/18 12:36 PM
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Fixed in MameUI 0.196, thx !  
by the way,
have you any clue about what happened in MameUI 0.188 (and newer versions),
when the 'SW File' tab content changed as showed in this images :
- MameUI 0.187 (list of games) (OK)
- MameUI 0.188 (list of what ?) (NOK in my opinion)
Is there something wrong with my parameters ? or is that normal ? (in my opinion MameUI 0.187 was better with regard to this)
Edited by yamato (03/31/18 12:43 PM)
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#375348 - 04/03/18 03:02 PM
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: Robbbert]
#375358 - 04/03/18 09:51 PM
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> That bunch of files is something from the bgfx render chains. I just tried here and I
> get a list of .a26 files, so I guess you haven't got something set up correctly.
>
> STEP 1: Options, Directories, Software File Base: This MUST have a valid directory in
> it. Point it to the root of all your loose software of all systems.
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> STEP 2: Right-click on Atari 2600 (NTSC), choose Properties, choose Software tab,
> make sure the folder that is chosen is the correct one having .a26 files. Once you've
> got it working, click on Atari 2600 (PAL), and make sure the software folder is blank
> - it will then use the parent's folder.
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> Restart MAMEUI and all should be good.
Nice, thx !!
Just one remark : when I add, for example, my Atari 2600 games folder as 'Software File Base', then the problem is fixed for all consoles ..... except for Atari 2600 !!!
That seems weird to me, but anyway, it works (I just had to add a fake directory as 'Software File Base', and now the problem is fixed for all consoles)
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#375359 - 04/03/18 10:05 PM
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A simpler solution that works for me : by creating an empty 'software' directory within the main Mame directory, the problem is fixed (without adding any other folder as a 'Software File Base').
Edited by yamato (04/05/18 10:38 PM)
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#375394 - 04/05/18 10:38 PM
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> A simpler solution that works for me : by creating an empty 'software' directory
> within the main Mame directory, the problem is fixed (without adding any other folder
> as a 'Software File Base').
Maybe that could be fixed in a future version ? (to include an empty 'software' folder in the MameUI package, or to be insensible to the missing of this directory ?)
Edited by yamato (04/05/18 10:45 PM)
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#375832 - 04/25/18 11:41 PM
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> Maybe that could be fixed in a future version ? (to include an empty 'software'
> folder in the MameUI package, or to be insensible to the missing of this directory ?)
Not yet in MameUI 0.197
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#376745 - 06/09/18 12:23 PM
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Still not in MameUI 0.198
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: yamato]
#376746 - 06/09/18 02:34 PM
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: Robbbert]
#376763 - 06/09/18 11:02 PM
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: John IV]
#376769 - 06/10/18 02:22 AM
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Re: my rompath line is too long (-> crash !)
[Re: Robbbert]
#377246 - 06/27/18 11:17 PM
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> > Missed this, so we just need a \software folder in the dist?
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> Yeah, it's empty. Or you can include a dummy file if you think it would vanish.
Fixed in Mame 0.199 !
Thx !
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