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Dreamcast workaround?


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I have a problem running Dc games via HS. All my ISO's are in GDI format with .bin track files and each game is in their own folders, which hyperspin wont find/launch - is there a workaround for this???

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i appear to be having more problems with it now, im using demul as my emulator, everything plays fine outside of HS, but wont run a single game from INSIDE HS

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No, your Hyperlaunch log, not HLHQ, as they are different. Make sure it set to level 10, so in HLHQ change logging level to troubleshooting. Thanks.

I also prefer nulldc.

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You could convert the GDI's to CHD using this converter. Those might be easier to load since they're single files and they are compressed and save space. Both Demul and NullDC support CHD. I tend to find Demul has better emulation overall with the DX11 plugin and removing the part of the hyperlaunch script that disables Auto Sort. Disabling that causes graphical defects in Dreamcast games; I haven't noticed any games that benefit from disabling it. Maybe it only helps with Naomi stuff. Even with Auto Sort on, there are a few games like Bangai-O that work better in NullDC, so it's useful to keep around as an alternate.

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the problem I seem to be getting now is an error message that says 'Sega Dreamcast is an invalid system name or nulldc.exe isn't supported yet'

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Sounds like it could be a few things....

1. Ensure the name of the System is EXACTLY as it is in the hyperlainch/media/icons folder... including case sensitive.

2. Go into "Global" Emulators in HLHQ and ensure NullDC or Demul, whatever your using is setup.

3. Ensure that you are running the most current version of HLHQ and make sure your modules are up to date and match the current HLHQ

4. If it was not up to date... repeat steps 1 and 2

Its a pain in the ass... but its worth it! Good luck padawan :D

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the games audit ok when i try to launch from HLHQ i get this error message 'cannot find c:/hyperspin/settings/-s.ini'
my settings.ini from hyperspin

[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=C:\Hyperspin\HyperLaunch\

do you have this set?

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my settings.ini from hyperspin

[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=C:\Hyperspin\HyperLaunch\

do you have this set?

forget that i just deleted the ini and it still works

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Yeah what gigapig says where just clutching at straws otherwise, i had nulldc set up and running within ten mins this morning.

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i dont seem to have a hyperlaunch log anywhere

do afresh install, save your media and roms and start over, should take you no more than an hour to set up dreamcast, dont know what other systems you are adding, but dc is pretty straight forward.

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i dont seem to have a hyperlaunch log anywhere

Make sure it's set to troubleshooting. If you don't see the log in the your hyperlaunch folder, you may have windows explorer set to not show extensions. The file will be just named "Hyperlaunch"

When posting, please include the code tags.

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ok, will try and get a log uploaded as soon as

You still need help? I'm bored and could do a teamviewer now if you want.

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a few people have offered a teamviewer assistance but its not attached to the network, I don't have a network cable long enough to reach my router and its not wireless

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after changing it to troubleshooting, it generated this log:

12:10:33 AM | HyperSpin Started

12:10:33 AM | Going windowed mode

12:10:34 AM | Checking for updates

12:10:34 AM | Update Check Complete

12:10:34 AM | Startup program unavailable

12:10:34 AM | Playing intro video

12:10:36 AM | Error intializing joysticks

12:10:36 AM | Menu Mode is multi

12:10:36 AM | Loading Main Menu.xml

12:10:36 AM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

12:10:37 AM | Main Menu wheel loaded successfully

12:10:47 AM | Loading Sega Dreamcast.xml

12:10:48 AM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

12:10:49 AM | Sega Dreamcast wheel loaded successfully

12:10:52 AM | Launching Game

12:10:52 AM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

12:10:52 AM | Command Line is: HyperLaunch.exe "Sega Dreamcast" "102 Dalmatians - Puppies to the Rescue (USA)"

12:11:08 AM | Launching Game

12:11:08 AM | Running HyperLaunch.exe

12:11:08 AM | Command Line is: HyperLaunch.exe "Sega Dreamcast" "Atari Anniversary Edition (USA)"

12:11:11 AM | Loading Main Menu.xml

12:11:11 AM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

12:11:12 AM | Main Menu wheel loaded successfully

12:11:14 AM | Exit program unavailable

12:11:14 AM | Quiting Hyperspin

12:11:14 AM | Bye!

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