I don't think xmess follows the windows mess directory structure. And looking at the xmessrc, I don't think it can even be forced to follow that. Anyways, I keep my bios files zipped up in the directory I keep the roms. and I can call xmess(0.56) like so:
/usr/local/bin/xmess.x11 a7800 -cart "Crossbow (1988) (Atari).a78" -rp "/windows/Emulators/7800/7800Ren/" I had a lot of trouble with xmess at first too. If you have KDE libs installed, try kemulator. It currently supports using 5200, 7800, apple 2c/e, nes, sms, coleco, and genesis I believe. For 2600, it uses stella, since i think the mess 2600 is broken. Thats how I came up with a working commandline. The only catch is, if you build a DGA version of xmess, you need to edit kemulators src files. It wants to put in a "-fullscreen" or "-nofullscreen" option. I'm guessing thats for SDL or something, but I only use DGA and it won't start up if you try and pass it those options. Also, for whatever reason, my zip file is a7800.zip, but the file inside it is 7800.rom. Dunno if that matters, but if it ain't broke, I don't fix it. ;) -Nick >From: theGREENzebra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Xmame] 7800 xmess troublesB >Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:40:57 -0500 > >>>>>Is there anything that is currently borked about xmess and BIOS image >>>>>loading? I'm just trying to play a 7800 game and I know the files are >>>>>there. > >>>>is 7800.rom in the path set in your xmessrc file? >>>>you shouldn't have to use ./ before the game rom name if so. > >>BIOS roms have to be zipped (a7800.zip) and put into the mess/bios >>directory. > >I just zipped a7800.rom into a7800.zip and tried: >./ >./bios >./mess/bios > >With no results. Do you mean ~/.xmess/bios or something? > >-- >* [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://clickass.org * ICQ# 1107012 * AIM/Yahoo: >theGREENzebra * http://mp3.com/thegreenzebra >-----GEEK CODE 3.12----- >GCM/CS/IT/MU d? s: a22 C++++ UL++++ P+ L+++>$ E---- W++ N+ o K- w---$ O- M >V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP- t++(+++) 5- X R tv(+) b+(-) DI+++ D+ G++ e h++ r+(---) >y+ >UF*++ > > >_______________________________________________ >Xmame mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. _______________________________________________ Xmame mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame
