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Changing HDD Directories and transferring hyperspin to new drive help?


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Hey guys. Ive been a lurker forever, and a big fan of hyperspin. Over the past few weeks ive slowly been putting together my ideal system and fixing problems from my first install (for example, having emulators or roms in other folders, directories, etc) so this time a did a clean install.. kept hyperspin on the root of the drive.. and just basically did it the smart way this time around. I have an internal HDD that i use for my emulation projects. My thought was that if i did it right the first time, id be able to simply copy the folders to a new HDD, change the drive letter to the original drive letter, and that would be it.. My first mistake, was setting my internal drive to letter A as it appears that i cannot change drives to the letter A on other systems, or not easily atleast. So my option was either re-do it all with an approriate drive letter, OR find a way to switch over the directories. With a little research i found that all i have to do in hyperhq is just change the rom directories and such on the wheel options for my emulators.. and that has since worked fine! except mame.. mame doesnt seem to have any settings inside hyperhq, for emulator or rom directories etc.. So here are my direct questions:

 

1- Now that i changed all my wheel options for my emulators to reflect the new drive directories, why cant i get mame to work? all other consoles work now.. What do i have to do to mame to read off of a new directory?

 

2- What is the ideal method for building a hyperspin drive, that can either be copied to other drives for new cabinets, OR a portable drive that can simply be plugged into any machine and playeable?

 

Ive read a little bit about the relationship between drive letters,  portable drives.. and although i forget the term, someone once discussed adding a feature in hyperspin that changes the way directories work, to allow a portable drive to work in any system..

 

So yeah, thats where im at. I need to build a nice clean hyperspin drive, that can easily be copied to new systems, or carried over on a portable drive.. How do YOU masters set up for hyperspin drives? My main issue for now is getting mame to work on the new drive

 

thank you all and i hope to begin contributing to this site with things ive learned.

Posted

Drives A: and B: are usually reserved for removable media (floppy disks!). That's why system drives are always C: so not sure how you even did that! Anyway...

 

1 - must also configure the rompath inside mame itself!

 

2 - portable is only feasible with systems that don't need any programs/emulators installed in windows. (eg: some emu's are installed to windows not just ran, also some cd based systems need other software installed like dtlite) RL also requires that .net 4.0 be installed so whatever system you want to use it on needs that installed too.

 

You can have a look at "relative paths", but again this is emulator specific. Some will work fine, others want a "full path".

 

You can try to do a separate HS portable build but HS is not really designed to be portable.

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thank you for the response! As for the drives lol, i have my main C drive with a solid state..i then installted 2 internal drives, and however i did, when i installed them i chose them as A and B.. Made sense then.. now i realize those first few are usually reserved and i shouuld go with J or something. 

 

I didnt think about changing the mame directory within mame, and shall try that now. 

 

Relative paths was the term i came across and read up on. 

I dont really need it to be portable, what id like to be able to do is just have j:/hyperspin  with everything inside, that i can just copy to a fresh drive, change new drive to J and be on my way.. i just made the initial mistake of labeling my master working drive as A.

 

Theoretically, minus my stupidity of the A drive.. If i do what i did using any other appropriate drive letter, i should be able to achieve what i want, and just be able to copy to a fresh drive, rename the new drive letter, and good?

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it actually now appears that mame isnt even working on my main drive.. Im using mame .149. I recall not having to set mame in hyperhq. but even so, when i do, i add the rom path, the executable path, and also changed the rom dir. in mame.ini. I cannot launch mame through hyperspin. I dont know when this problem began, i thought it was just on the new drive i transferred to. Is there a particular config file i can provide for someone to look over and see what im doing wrong? I do my best to learn hyperspin on my own but its a beast in its own. 

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OK, more info is needed... Are you not using RocketLauncher? If not, then you should be! If yes, then the executable does NOT go into HQ. Just the rompath and extension.

 

Always troubleshoot in this order (controls and exit all working)

 

Can you launch mame on it's own?

Can you launch mame through RL?

Can you launch mame through HS?

 

If #1 doesn't work, 2 and 3 will not work.

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Hey..Mame does indeed launch fine outside on its own no problem. 

I can audit and find all my games, but cannot launch any in hyperlaunch, which leads to not being able to launch in hyperspin. I can browse the menu but pressing enter does nothing. 

 

Ive used a lot of other front ends, hyperspin always seemed tough to learn, but im starting. Everything worked PERFECTLY until now. I thought the problem was with the new drive, but i cant launch mame on my own system. 

 

As for rocket launcher.. hyperspin is rough because 99% of tutorials, and file downloads dont correspond properly. I finally found a tutorial and file set that allowed me to follow and set everything up. Im aware that there is an app to basically transfer everything over to rocket launcher. I suppose i was following the "if it aint broke"  motto, since i had it running as i wanted. Im open to learn or follow any suggestions. Ive inquired about updating my mame setup, but most say again, if it aint broke... .149 gives me no problems. I did notice its using MAME.AHK for version .159, maybe thats an issue? 

 

Im trying to understand how hyperspin decides where or which executable to run for mame since i dont add that in hyperhq. 

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Hyperlaunch may be ok if it does everything you want. However, it is no longer being developed so if anything does not work, there will never be a fix for it... RocketLauncher is the natural successor and looks/acts almost the same. The "transfer" utility was only needed for people who were already setup with HL. You don't really need to do this, just follow the guide here in the tutorials section to install "HS 1.4 and Rocketlauncher". Re-adding mame will be no problem.

 

To fix your current setup, since you are using HL, you will want to remove the executable path from HQ. And make sure "Execution" is set to "HyperLaunch". Rompath and extensions are needed here though.

 

In HL under "global --> emulators" make sure it knows where your mame.exe is.

 

Also make sure under "mame --> emulators" you set a rompath and a default emulator.

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currently i have sega, gba, game gear, all ataris, model 2, etc. and all work fine, on BOTH systems. I just changed the rom and exe's on the new drive in hyperhq. Its only mame. I cannot launch mame. From what i know theres really only 2 places to change things.. in hyperhq i edit the mame wheel settings, and only add the rom directory.. In hyperlaunchHQ i can view the global and mame settings. Mame is setup with the correct rom directory, and has mame as the default emulator. I set up the mame modules and such. It used to work with no problem. I dont know what happened. Again, the only thing i notice right off is mame.ahk is .159.. im on 149 

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I have tried and confirmed all above suggestions. Hyperhq is setup with only the required info. I double checked the global mame module, as well as confirmed the mame emulator has the rom path and default emulator set. When i used to use gameex, there was a config file i can upload to look through. If theres anything further i can provide please let me know

 

All my games show up when i audit them... for what its worth

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Hey..Mame does indeed launch fine outside on its own no problem. 

I can audit and find all my games, but cannot launch any in hyperlaunch, which leads to not being able to launch in hyperspin. I can browse the menu but pressing enter does nothing. 

 

Ive used a lot of other front ends, hyperspin always seemed tough to learn, but im starting. Everything worked PERFECTLY until now. I thought the problem was with the new drive, but i cant launch mame on my own system. 

 

As for rocket launcher.. hyperspin is rough because 99% of tutorials, and file downloads dont correspond properly. I finally found a tutorial and file set that allowed me to follow and set everything up. Im aware that there is an app to basically transfer everything over to rocket launcher. I suppose i was following the "if it aint broke"  motto, since i had it running as i wanted. Im open to learn or follow any suggestions. Ive inquired about updating my mame setup, but most say again, if it aint broke... .149 gives me no problems. I did notice its using MAME.AHK for version .159, maybe thats an issue? 

 

Im trying to understand how hyperspin decides where or which executable to run for mame since i dont add that in hyperhq. 

 

 

 

if you are using Hyperlaunch,  then you have to add the emulator path, rom path  and rom extensions to HyeprHQ.  

 

this is how Hyperspin decides what executable to run.

 

 

if you are running Rocketlauncher,  this settings are stored in the Rocketlauncher directory,  this is why those HyperHQ settings don't matter  ( can be left blank in HyperHQ)

 

 

 

edit

and some advice,  set your Hyperspin dirve letter to a something in the lower end of the alphabet. 

I have mine set to J,   I don't think I will ever have  a PC that has more than 10 drives attached to it.

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04:25:51 PM | HyperSpin Started

04:25:51 PM | Going FullScreen

04:25:51 PM | Checking for updates

04:25:51 PM | Update Check Complete

04:25:51 PM | Startup program: HyperSpin Startup Script.exe

04:25:51 PM | Startup params not set

04:25:51 PM | Working directory: A:\HyperSpin\Utilities\Startup Script\

04:25:51 PM | Window State: NORMAL

04:25:51 PM | Launching HyperSpin Startup Script.exe

04:25:51 PM | Command Line is HyperSpin Startup Script.exe

04:25:51 PM | Playing intro video

04:25:53 PM | Error intializing joysticks

04:25:53 PM | Menu Mode is multi

04:25:53 PM | Loading Main Menu.xml

04:25:53 PM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

04:25:53 PM | Main Menu wheel loaded successfully

04:25:57 PM | Loading MAME.xml

04:25:57 PM | roms_only is true, checking files

04:25:58 PM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

04:25:58 PM | MAME wheel loaded successfully

04:26:01 PM | Launching Game

04:26:01 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:01 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:01 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:01 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:01 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "suprgolf"

04:26:02 PM | Launching Game

04:26:02 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:02 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:02 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:02 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:02 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "scobra"

04:26:03 PM | Launching Game

04:26:03 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:03 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:03 PM | Launching Game

04:26:03 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:03 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:03 PM | Launching Game

04:26:03 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:03 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:03 PM | Launching Game

04:26:03 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:03 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:03 PM | Launching Game

04:26:03 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:03 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:03 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:04 PM | Launching Game

04:26:04 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:04 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:04 PM | Launching Game

04:26:04 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:04 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:04 PM | Launching Game

04:26:04 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:04 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:04 PM | Launching Game

04:26:04 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:04 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:04 PM | Launching Game

04:26:04 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:04 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:04 PM | Launching Game

04:26:04 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:04 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:04 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:04 PM | Launching Game

04:26:04 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:04 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:05 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:05 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:05 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:05 PM | Launching Game

04:26:05 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:05 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:05 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:05 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:05 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sbasebal"

04:26:06 PM | Launching Game

04:26:06 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:06 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:06 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:06 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:06 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:07 PM | Launching Game

04:26:07 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:07 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:07 PM | Launching Game

04:26:07 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:07 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:07 PM | Launching Game

04:26:07 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:07 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:07 PM | Launching Game

04:26:07 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:07 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:07 PM | Launching Game

04:26:07 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:07 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:07 PM | Launching Game

04:26:07 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:07 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:07 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:08 PM | Launching Game

04:26:08 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:08 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:08 PM | Launching Game

04:26:08 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:08 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:08 PM | Launching Game

04:26:08 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:08 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:08 PM | Launching Game

04:26:08 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:08 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:08 PM | Launching Game

04:26:08 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:08 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:08 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:08 PM | Launching Game

04:26:08 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:08 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:09 PM | Launching Game

04:26:09 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:09 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:09 PM | Launching Game

04:26:09 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:09 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:09 PM | Launching Game

04:26:09 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:09 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:09 PM | Launching Game

04:26:09 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:09 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:09 PM | Launching Game

04:26:09 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:09 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:09 PM | Launching Game

04:26:09 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:09 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:09 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:10 PM | Launching Game

04:26:10 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:10 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:10 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:10 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:10 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:10 PM | Launching Game

04:26:10 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:10 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:10 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:10 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:10 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:10 PM | Launching Game

04:26:10 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:11 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:11 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:11 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:11 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:11 PM | Launching Game

04:26:11 PM | Using HyperLaunch

04:26:11 PM | Getting HyperLaunch path

04:26:11 PM | HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:11 PM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

04:26:11 PM | HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "ssridersabd"

04:26:11 PM | Loading Main Menu.xml

04:26:11 PM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

04:26:12 PM | Main Menu wheel loaded successfully

04:26:13 PM | Exit program unavailable

04:26:13 PM | Quiting Hyperspin

04:26:13 PM | Bye!

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That was me, repeatedly trying to open games pressing enter.. I didnt think it was recording all of those inputs, sorry

 

and yea i absolutely intend to re -do this and fix my drive problem. That was just a mistake on my part. My only problem right now is getting mame to work. After that i can change my directories for my other drives. This is just confusing me, and not knowing much about hyperspin makes it more difficult

Posted

I apologize.. the log im showing you is my personal machine, which is indeed on A:.  If i could solve this problem, im sure its the same resolution for my other drive which is F:

 

A; is the correct path for this instance

Posted

i just noticed.. in my settings.ini folder it has this line

 

Hyperlaunch_Path=A:\RocketLauncher\RocketLauncher.exe

 

I do have rocketlauncher in that path.. but i dont use it. My hyperlaunch is in my hyperspin folder.. Is it asking for the hyperlaunch.exe? That path seems to be wrong to me?

 

EDIT

i just changed that path to A:\HyperSpin\hyperlaunch.exe

 

that did nothing..If it was even supposed to

Posted

You have it but don't use it???????

 

Anyway, yeah change that line to:

 

Hyperlaunch_Path=A:\Hyperspin\HyperLaunch\

 

I don't think you need the actual .exe (that is for RL only)

Posted

i pointed it to the main folder a:\hyperspin  and also directly to the exe. I couldnt play anything after that. I then went back to the A:\RocketLauncher\RocketLauncher.exe and it works again.

 

btw i have rocket launcher folder because i once was going to transfer over, and didnt. 

Posted

I dont have a Hyperlaunch_Path=A:\Hyperspin\HyperLaunch\   

 

my hyperlaunch.exe is found in A:\Hyperspin\

 

but even so regardless, does it make sense that 7 other emulators work and just not mame?

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here is a new log.. i went through a few emulators. They are all working fine, except mame still. I currently have that path in settings set to a:\Hyperspin\     My hyperlaunch.exe is in the hyperspin root folder. All other emulators load fine.

04:58:19 PM |  HyperSpin Started 
04:58:19 PM |  Going FullScreen 
04:58:19 PM |  Checking for updates 
04:58:19 PM |  Update Check Complete 
04:58:19 PM |  Startup program: HyperSpin Startup Script.exe 
04:58:19 PM |  Startup params not set 
04:58:19 PM |  Working directory: A:\HyperSpin\Utilities\Startup Script\ 
04:58:19 PM |  Window State: NORMAL 
04:58:19 PM |  Launching HyperSpin Startup Script.exe 
04:58:19 PM |  Command Line is HyperSpin Startup Script.exe  
04:58:19 PM |  Playing intro video 
04:58:20 PM |  Error intializing joysticks 
04:58:20 PM |  Menu Mode is multi 
04:58:20 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:58:20 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:58:20 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:58:22 PM |  Loading Atari 2600.xml 
04:58:22 PM |  roms_only is true, checking files 
04:58:22 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:58:22 PM |  Atari 2600 wheel loaded successfully 
04:58:24 PM |  Launching Game 
04:58:24 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:58:24 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:58:24 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:58:24 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:58:24 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 2600" "Pitfall! (USA)"
04:58:29 PM |  Launching Game 
04:58:29 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:58:29 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:58:29 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:58:29 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:58:29 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 2600" "Pitfall! (USA)"
04:58:33 PM |  Launching Game 
04:58:33 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:58:33 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:58:33 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:58:33 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:58:33 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 2600" "Pitfall II - Lost Caverns (USA)"
04:58:35 PM |  Launching Game 
04:58:35 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:58:35 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:58:35 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:58:35 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:58:35 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 2600" "Pigs in Space starring Miss Piggy (Europe)"
04:58:36 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:58:36 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:58:37 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:58:38 PM |  Loading Atari 5200.xml 
04:58:38 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:58:38 PM |  Atari 5200 wheel loaded successfully 
04:58:39 PM |  Launching Game 
04:58:39 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:58:39 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:58:39 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:58:39 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:58:39 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 5200" "Activision Decathlon, The (USA)"
04:58:46 PM |  Launching Game 
04:58:46 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:58:46 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:58:46 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:58:46 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:58:46 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 5200" "Zone Ranger (USA)"
04:58:50 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:58:50 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:58:50 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:58:51 PM |  Loading Atari 2600.xml 
04:58:51 PM |  roms_only is true, checking files 
04:58:51 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:58:52 PM |  Atari 2600 wheel loaded successfully 
04:58:55 PM |  Launching Game 
04:58:55 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:58:55 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:58:55 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:58:55 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:58:55 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 2600" "Raiders of the Lost Ark (Europe)"
04:59:02 PM |  Launching Game 
04:59:02 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:59:02 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:59:02 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:59:02 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:59:02 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Atari 2600" "Q-bert (USA)"
04:59:08 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:59:08 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:09 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:10 PM |  Loading Atari 5200.xml 
04:59:10 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:11 PM |  Atari 5200 wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:12 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:59:12 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:12 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:15 PM |  Loading Nintendo Game Boy Advance.xml 
04:59:15 PM |  roms_only is true, checking files 
04:59:15 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:16 PM |  Nintendo Game Boy Advance wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:16 PM |  Launching Game 
04:59:16 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:59:16 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:59:16 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:59:16 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:59:16 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Nintendo Game Boy Advance" "Earthworm Jim 2 (USA)"
04:59:22 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:59:22 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:22 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:24 PM |  Loading Sega Game Gear.xml 
04:59:24 PM |  roms_only is true, checking files 
04:59:24 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:25 PM |  Sega Game Gear wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:27 PM |  Launching Game 
04:59:27 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:59:27 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:59:27 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:59:27 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:59:27 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "Sega Game Gear" "Journey from Darkness - Strider Returns (USA, Europe)"
04:59:31 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:59:31 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:31 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:34 PM |  Loading MAME.xml 
04:59:34 PM |  roms_only is true, checking files 
04:59:34 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:35 PM |  MAME wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:36 PM |  Launching Game 
04:59:36 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:59:36 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:59:36 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:59:36 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:59:36 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "streetsm"
04:59:43 PM |  Launching Game 
04:59:43 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:59:43 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:59:43 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:59:43 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:59:43 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sftm"
04:59:49 PM |  Launching Game 
04:59:49 PM |  Using HyperLaunch
04:59:49 PM |  Getting HyperLaunch path 
04:59:49 PM |  HyperLaunch located at A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe
04:59:49 PM |  Running HyperLaunch.exe 
04:59:49 PM |  HyperLaunch Command Line is: A:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch.exe "MAME" "sf2ce"
04:59:51 PM |  Loading Main Menu.xml 
04:59:51 PM |  Main Menu.xml successfully loaded 
04:59:51 PM |  Main Menu wheel loaded successfully 
04:59:53 PM |  Exit program unavailable 
04:59:53 PM |  Quiting Hyperspin 
04:59:53 PM |  Bye! 

Posted

I know nothing makes sense.. More so that this all worked fine, and just stopped.. Well. the mame did. I was able to copy my whole hyperspin root folder to a new drive.. change the directories for the emulators in hyperhq and they all work. I thought the mame was an isolated problem, until i posted this and found even my system isnt starting mame

Posted

and here is my settings.ini

[Main]
Menu_Mode=multi
Single_Mode_Name=MAME
Enable_Exit_Menu=true
Enable_Exit=true
Exit_Default=yes
Exit_Action=exit
Version=1.0.0.0
Last_System=MAME
Hyperlaunch_Path=A:\HyperSpin\

[Resolution]
FullScreen=true
Width=800
Height=600
Scanlines_Active=false
Scanlines_Image=
Scanlines_Scale=2
Scanlines_Alpha=0.1

[Optimizer]
CPU_Priority=normal
Quality=HIGH
Image_Smoothing=true
Animated_Backgrounds=true
Inter_Backgrounds=false
Level1_Backgrounds=true
Level2_Backgrounds=true
Level3_Backgrounds=false
Level4_Backgrounds=false
Special_Backgrounds=true
Wait_For_Special=false
Animated_Artworks=true
Level1_Artworks=true
Level2_Artworks=true

[IntroVideo]
Use_Intro=true
Stop_On_Keypress=true

[Sound]
Master_Volume=100
Video_Volume=100
Wheel_Volume=20
Interface_Volume=100

[AttractMode]
Active=true
Time=60
MaxSpinTime=10
HyperSpin=true
Wait_For_Video=false

[Keyboard]
Key_Delay=true

[P1 Controls]
Start=13
Exit=27
Up=38
Down=40
SkipUp=37
SkipDown=39
SkipUpNumber=70
SkipDownNumber=86
HyperSpin=32
Genre=71
Favorites=76

[P2 Controls]
Start=69
Exit=81
Up=87
Down=83
SkipUp=65
SkipDown=68
SkipUpNumber=74
SkipDownNumber=77
HyperSpin=88
Genre=72
Favorites=90

[P1 Joystick]
Enabled=false
Joy=0
Threshold=40
Start=Button_1
Exit=Button_2
Up=Analog_Up
Down=Analog_Down
SkipUp=Analog_Left
SkipDown=Analog_Right
SkipUpNumber=Button_3
SkipDownNumber=Button_4
HyperSpin=Button_5
Genre=Button_6
Favorites=Button_7

[P2 Joystick]
Enabled=false
Joy=1
Threshold=40
Start=Button_1
Exit=Button_2
Up=Analog_Up
Down=Analog_Down
SkipUp=Analog_Left
SkipDown=Analog_Right
SkipUpNumber=Button_3
SkipDownNumber=Button_4
HyperSpin=Button_5
Genre=Button_6
Favorites=Button_7

[Trackball]
Enabled=false
Sensitivity=90


[Spinner]
Enabled=false
Sensitivity=90

[Startup Program]
Executable=HyperSpin Startup Script.exe
Paramaters=
Working_Directory=A:\HyperSpin\Utilities\Startup Script\
WinState=NORMAL
[Exit Program]
Executable=
Paramaters=
Working_Directory=
WinState=NORMAL

[LEDBlinky]
Active=false
Path=

[HiScore]
Active=false
Y=550
Delay=2

Posted

OK, it does not just stop working. Let's break it down to basics again. You need to trouble shoot in steps to find out exactly where the problem lies.

 

1. Games load in mame directly.

 

2. Your HS settings state you are using HL. (other systems are working so this is correct)

 

3. Path to mame.exe and roms in HL. (if this is correct, you will be able to audit and launch in HL. If you cannot launch, the problem is here!)

 

4. Path to roms and extension in HQ. (if this is correct and the above 3 steps, games will load in HS)

 

Make sure each step works before going on to the next step. If any one of them doesn't work, the rest wont either. Everything you've told me says there is a problem in step 3 or 4. There are NO other hidden options to configure, if these settings are correct it WILL run just like the rest of your emu's. I know you said you looked but look again. Make sure the paths are in fact correct. Also go to the folder in explorer and make sure the roms are there and are zipped.

Posted

EDIT for number 4. - apparently HL also wants the emulator path put into HyperHQ (RL does not require this)

Posted

1. Games load in mame directly.----- Yes, i can open up mame.exe and mame64.exe (by the way ive tried both of those all along the way just incase) and run any game fine. 


 


2. Your HS settings state you are using HL. (other systems are working so this is correct)------- indeed, correct


 


3. Path to mame.exe and roms in HL. (if this is correct, you will be able to audit and launch in HL. If you cannot launch, the problem is here!)------ I went over this 10 times. Both are correct. I CAN audit, but not launch. 


 


4. Path to roms and extension in HQ. (if this is correct and the above 3 steps, games will load in HS)----- These are correct, but since theres a problem at step 3, it doesnt work.


 


the roms are there, zipped and fine. When i said it broke out of no where, i barely even use it. I got a nice setup working then walked away from it for awhile. Mame worked fine last time, now nothing lol


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