MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Bgfx folder

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm running Ubuntu 16.04, compiled mame 0.176, placed it in $HOME/.mame and
> configured everything in mame.ini
>
> From terminal giving the following command "$HOME/.mame/mame64 rtype" gives me the
> following
>
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/gui_opaque.json
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/gui_blend.json
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/gui_multiply.json
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/gui_add.json
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/screen_opaque.json
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/screen_blend.json
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/screen_multiply.json
> Unable to open effect file bgfx/effects/screen_add.json
> MAME exception: BGFX: Unable to load required shaders. Please check and reinstall the
> bgfx folder
>
> if I switch the video from bgfx to opengl in OSD VIDEO OPTIONS, the above command
> launches the game just fine.
>
> By the way if I type the above command from within mame folder or double click mame64
> from nautilus, bgfx works.
>
> Is there a way to set bgfx directory in mame.ini ?
>
> I appreciate any help.

bgfx_path which defaults to a "bgfx" folder where MAME executable resides.