I found my problem. I had used the example for MAME from freevo_conf.py. The example has a -fullscreen option. I've learned this is not a valid option for xmame. I instead needed to use -x11 3 for fullscreen. I am up and running. Thought I'd post my answer for others.
Jim "Jim Duda" wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > I've been struggling to get xmame working in freevo. It works outside > of freevo just fine. > > I have these in my local_conf.py file. > > DIR_GAMES = [ ('MAME', '/usr/local/share/xmame/roms', > ('MAME', '/usr/local/bin/xmame.x11', '-fullscreen -modenumber > 6', > '/usr/local/share/xmame/shots', None))] > DEBUG = 1 > > I see the games in the menu, the "shots" display too. If I > select a game, the freevo screen disappers, the box stalls > for a few seconds, then returns to the freevo screen. I get > this in my log files. > > Call MAME command : /usr/local/bin/xmame.x11 > MameRomList has 4704 items. > Playing: /usr/local/share/xmame/roms/dkong.zip > Game_Thread::run: GAME OVER > force killing with signal 9 > > It appears as though freevo thinks the game is done before > it even starts. > > How can I debug this? Any help is appreciated. > > Jim > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click