xMAME 1.06 roms give these errors

Hello Amigans!!!

Super Street Fighter 2 gives these messages:

warning: no mixer plugins available
error: unknown option bpp, on line 2 of file: Mame:xmamerc
ignoring line
error: unknown option scanlines, on line 6 of file: Mame:xmamerc
ignoring line
error: unknown option sound, on line 18 of file: Mame:xmamerc
ignoring line
error: unknown option mouse, on line 25 of file: Mame:xmamerc
ignoring line
loading rom 0: sfxa.03c
ssf2taloading rom 1: sfxa.04a
ssf2taloading rom 2: sfxa.05
ssf2taloading rom 3: sfxa.06a
ssf2taloading rom 4: sfxa.07
ssf2taloading rom 5: sfxa.08
ssf2taloading rom 6: sfx.09
ssf2taloading rom 7: sfxax.03c
ssf2tassf2loading rom 8: sfxax.04a
ssf2tassf2loading rom 9: sfxax.05
ssf2tassf2loading rom 10: sfxax.06a
ssf2tassf2loading rom 11: sfxax.07
ssf2tassf2loading rom 12: sfxax.08
ssf2tassf2loading rom 13: ssf.13m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 14: ssf.15m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 15: ssf.17m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 16: ssf.19m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 17: ssf.14m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 18: ssf.16m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 19: ssf.18m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 20: ssf.20m
ssf2tassf2loading rom 21: sfx.21m
ssf2taloading rom 22: sfx.23m
ssf2taloading rom 23: sfx.25m
ssf2taloading rom 24: sfx.27m
ssf2taloading rom 25: sfx.01
ssf2taloading rom 26: sfx.02
ssf2taloading rom 27: sfx.11m
ssf2taloading rom 28: sfx.12m
ssf2tadone
sfxax.03c NOT FOUND
sfxax.04a NOT FOUND
sfxax.05 NOT FOUND
sfxax.06a NOT FOUND
sfxax.07 NOT FOUND
sfxax.08 NOT FOUND
ERROR: required files are missing, the game cannot be run.
rom_init failed
input_port_init failed
code_init failed
osd_init failed
cpuexec_init failed
memory_init failed
cpuint_init failed
video_init failed
Unable to start machine emulation
Unable to start video emulation
Unable to start sound emulation

What does this means? Why some MAME roms doesn't run? I refer to Super Street Fighter 2 and clones and others like Marvel ones.

@MamePPCA1

Sorry for the double post.I didn't noticed.

MAME rules!!!

@MamePPCA1

is the MAME you are using the 1.06 (or rather 0.106)
if it isn't some versions of MAME does not work well with ROM's
for earlier/later MAME's,the latest MAME for amigaos 4.1 is 0.151
(or rather 1.51) and what version of the rom set is it?

if you choose rom set correctly, it won't need to load in from
other rom archives for instance in your example I think it loads
sf2 (base) and then loads specifks from super street fighter 2,
turbo street fighter 2, street fighter 2 champion edition etc. etc.

@Edit:
I think a new version of mame should be compiled it is a SDL program so no heavy lifting (well I don't know but roughly the same as SCUMMVM 2.5)

@trgswe

Yes its MAME 1.06 and the romset must be 0.122 or similar.

I have downloaded the complete MAME 1.06 romset 3 or 4 months ago that it is copied to my new USB 256 GB Philips pendrive.The aechives more than 70 are in z01,z02,z03,etc... format:How can I extract them?

Is very important because if I succeced I then can install this romset and play MAME roms on 1.06 romset and hopefully Street Fighter 2 or Super Street Fighter 2 ones.

@MamePPCA1

.z01,.zo2 is simply .zip files, if you have a .zip extract that
one and then all the others will also be extracted, if you don't
have a .zip, I think you simply unzip the .z01 (or .z00).


I don't think Mame can use .122 on .106 Mame, I would suggest a
simple test is download the SDL-MAME 1.51/0.151 its alot newer,
for some reason someone started naming it 1.xx when it in reality
is 0.1xx, If I don't rember wrong it was because the headmamer
(italian nico something) wanted to go into 1.xx territory, since
0.#xx is pretty much considered beta camp and #.xx is nicer since
they don't get annoying quiestions about when they will release a
stable version.

@trgswe

OK thanks.

Is there a tool or utility to extract z01 archeves inside Workbench 4.1?

And more about MAME screenmodes,can I setup a 320x240 or 320x256 screenmode to use on MAME and get better framerate?

@MamePPCA1

I completely agree what @trgswe said. In order for mame roms to work, you must find exactly the same mame rom set.

Here is one of the lists I used for my RetroPi set up:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d ... slkG3s/edit#gid=423376617

Link above will take you to the Google docs spreadsheet and if you look in the tabs at the bottom, it will tell you which version of mame you need in order for particular version of game within the tab to work. Try to find on the net a list for versions that AOS4.1 supports (0.151, 0.37, 0.106 and two more) and use the same mame rom set for it.

This link below might help you to get better understanding of how mame roms work, with versioning, it helped me a lot! I know it is for RetroPi, but the mechanics are the same.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28 ... -with-retropie-help-guide

@levellord

OK but what about the MAME screenmodes? I need a 320x240 one and another 320x256 too.

@MamePPCA1

don't think you should even try to make those screen modes...
instead make/use for instance 640x480 with a 2x scaler and that
will fix most stuff.

Personally I don't think most modernish gfxcards will go down to 320x240 with a accurate framerate (like 50 Hz, not 150Hz which make it behave like shite)

@trgswe

OK I know that probably my graphics card doesn't support 320x240 or 320x256 screenmodes but is there some possibility with a third party program or similar?

I received on last days the data to register for libbostygfx and today I registered Final Burn.

The question is that Huno sent me a link to download all the roms and I did it on my Pc-Notebook.

Now that i have downloaded all the roms,Windows doesn't allow me to copy to my Philips pendrive.And this new pendrive buyed on January this year I think has 256 GB of storage.

How can I copy this 18 GB size roms file? I have an external 2 TB HD too but this is Amiga formatted.

@MamePPCA1

1) I don't know of any 3rd party programs to do that, I think
screenmode/p96 equivalent sould be able to tweak horizontal and
vertical frequence to enable other screenmodes, but with today's
monitors I don't really think you can do as much as on a CRT
(multiscan), I don't advise to buy a CRT either.

What is the Pendrive formatted as? Windows shouldn't block any
copying.. the only thing that could stop windows from doing that
is if windows is 32-bit, then the only way is to unpack the 18GB
file on windows and then copy that onto the pendrive, this sounds
as if it is necessary to unpack that file on windows/mac anyway
since it is too large to unpack on amiga anyway.

hopefully someone who has done this will reply to you, perhaps
hunoPPC ?

@trgswe

OK thanks,I will try to unpack the 18 GB file on Windows and then copy to AmigaOS 4.1.

The pendrive is readable both in Windows and AmigaOS.

And about the monitors an screenmodes is normal to not show 320x240 or 320x256 because todays gfx cards are very modern.I tried to activate on my graphics card icon using "information" on right mouse button click.

Could this make the trick? I have to test