ZVG question...

[shilmover]

I will check it out and report back.

One more question.

Have any of you hooked up the start/select LEDs to the keyboard LEDs? As mame can flash them...

 

[2600]

I will check it out and report back.

One more question.

Have any of you hooked up the start/select LEDs to the keyboard LEDs? As mame can flash them...

It's been a while. They are a 5 volt signal so you need resistors to match the LEDs you are using or they will pop. Double check your values to prevent damage.

 

[dezbaz]

Calculation chart is here

http://wild-bohemian.com/electronics/led-rest.htm

 

[shilmover]

It's been a while. They are a 5 volt signal so you need resistors to match the LEDs you are using or they will pop. Double check your values to prevent damage.

How are the LEDs connected? Do I need an iPAC that supports them, I guess?

 

[2600]

How are the LEDs connected? Do I need an iPAC that supports them, I guess?

With that version of MAME I'd use an IPAC. Theoretically you could use any keyboard or keyboard encoder that supports the LEDs. Offhand I don't recall a version of IPAC that doesn't support keyboard LEDs.

 

[shilmover]

With that version of MAME I'd use an IPAC. Theoretically you could use any keyboard or keyboard encoder that supports the LEDs. Offhand I don't recall a version of IPAC that doesn't support keyboard LEDs.

I am using a mini-pac. I dont think it supports it...

 

[2600]

I am using a mini-pac. I dont think it supports it...

Depending on mini-pac version it might. Ask Andy. IIRC, you also need to enable this in the mame cfg file in the root directory.

 

[shilmover]

No luck.

Changing the default.cfg file does nothing. I cannot find anything in the mame.cfg file.

Thoughts?

 

[2600]

No luck.

Changing the default.cfg file does nothing. I cannot find anything in the mame.cfg file.

Thoughts?

Which thing are you not having luck with?
What did you do and what happened?

 

[shilmover]

changing the exit key in cfg\default.cfg

I changed the UI_exit key from KEYCODE_ESC to KEYCODE_Q. Running dvmame, then reset the config back to KEYCODE_ESC. I marked the config file a read-only, no difference. Q does not work, ESC does.

 

[shilmover]

And next its trying to figure out how to hook up the spinner.

How have all you done it?

 

[2600]

Your right you can't do it that way.

The way you are suppose to do it is through the ctrlr directory. You make/edit a ctrlr file with your preferences, let's call it myctrlr.cfg. Then in the mame.cfg in the root directory add the lines below depending on version.

ctrlr = myctrlr.cfg (DOSMAME)
ctrlr myctrlr (WindowsMAME)

or for testing on the command line add -ctrlr myctrlr


Let me know how it goes.

 

[2600]

Editing the /cfg/default.cfg was still bugging me. You aren't suppose to edit it, but I thought you could. Here's how if you want to try:

                        <port type="UI_CANCEL">
				<defseq type="standard">KEYCODE_ESC</defseq>
				<newseq type="standard">KEYCODE_Q</newseq>
			</port>

You can't change the defseq, but you can override it with a newseq. Replacing the UI_CANCEL section in your /dfg/default.cfg with the lines above will allow MAME to exit with 'Q' instead of 'ESC'.

 

[shilmover]

Brilliant!

Adding the newseq tag did it. Now the games use 'q' to return to menu and 'esc' exits it all.

I also have the keyboard lights working...

now to get the spinner working....

then the sound properly...

then the cp...
then...

 

[2600]

Spinner is easy. It's a 1 axis mouse.

Sound, good luck and you are on your own since this is DOSMAME.

 

[shilmover]

I have an Optipac hooked up via serial, have the line: device = c:/dos/mouse.sys, ran the mouse.exe line, mouse = true is in the mame.cfg file, but still no mouse.

I have sound working, but on some games, (tempest, mh, sw), its brutal and slows everything down... i remember how much time it took to fiddle with sound. had it mostly working about a year ago.

 

[2600]

I have an Optipac hooked up via serial, have the line: device = c:/dos/mouse.sys, ran the mouse.exe line, mouse = true is in the mame.cfg file, but still no mouse.

Serial? I don't think I can help you on that. There should still hopefully be a wealth of information out there somewhere for that.

Good luck.

 

[shilmover]

It appears to detect the mouse, but its not working in DVMame.

Is there a good link that explains the mame.cfg file in dosmame?

 

[shilmover]

Ok.

Got the spinner working... sort of.

It now appears as a mouse (had to use cutemouse rather than the built in mouse.exe).

The problem is now this... When I try a game that uses the spinner (say tempest), if I roll to the right, it will do the same on the screen, but will then roll back. It looks like its trying to center. I tried playing with the analog settings in mame, but no luck.

Anyone have a spinner working in vectormame?

 

[2600]

Ok.


The problem is now this... When I try a game that uses the spinner (say tempest), if I roll to the right, it will do the same on the screen, but will then roll back. It looks like its trying to center. I tried playing with the analog settings in mame, but no luck.

Anyone have a spinner working in vectormame?

That's backspin. What kind of spinner are you using? Backspin can be caused by a few things, but is basically either your optipac or the fact you are using a serial port can't keep up with the spinner.