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Thunderman

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SOLVED FBA CPS1 not loading tutorial in tutorial section
« on: November 29, 2017, 02:45:37 PM »
trying to get fba working.
Version Info: FBA 02.47.92 alpha

directory in fba is set and games load from fba directly

log.txt
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[2017-11-29 09:14:15] [INFO] [Launcher] Checking to see if "C:\Users\Thunder\Desktop\RetroFE\collections\Capcom Play System I\roms\1941.zip" exists  [Yes]
[2017-11-29 09:14:15] [INFO] [Launcher] Attempting to launch: "C:\Users\Thunder\Desktop\RetroFE\emulators\fba\fba64.exe" "1941"
[2017-11-29 09:14:15] [INFO] [Launcher]      from within folder: C:\Users\Thunder\Desktop\RetroFE\emulators\fba
[2017-11-29 09:14:19] [INFO] [Launcher] Completed
[2017-11-29 09:14:19] [DEBUG] [Page] Allocating graphics memory
[2017-11-29 09:14:19] [DEBUG] [Page] Allocate graphics memory complete

retrofe loads FBA it opens but this error
https://i.gyazo.com/188477ccfb38bd83ec800193fd3e202a.png

launchers.windows/fba.conf
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executable = C:\Users\Thunder\Desktop\RetroFE\emulators\fba\fba64.exe
arguments = "%ITEM_NAME%"
settings.conf
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# Uncomment and edit the following line to use a different ROM path.
list.path = %BASE_ITEM_PATH%\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\roms
list.includeMissingItems = true
list.extensions = zip
list.menuSort = yes
launcher = fba
metadata.type = fba

new to retrofe so i may be missing some basic thing anyone have finalburn running know what i may missing?
been at this for several hours at first kept trying to load mame got all that sorted but i am stuck at this point. :'(
searched all over seams very few tutorials on retrofe o.0 ill have to make some when get these sorted.
after fba going to try for daphne.
« Last Edit: December 04, 2017, 01:41:09 PM by Thunderman »

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Re: FBA CPS1 not loading
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2017, 02:53:02 PM »
I'm not familiar with FBA, but how does FBA know where to find your roms? Is that done via some ini file (like MAME) or via a commandline parameter? From what I could find online there appears to be a commandline parameter that needs to be added that's currently not in your launcher .conf file.

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Re: FBA CPS1 not loading
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2017, 04:36:15 PM »
how does FBA know where to find your roms? Is that done via some ini file (like MAME) or via a commandline parameter?

a .ini file in the error .png you see it finds it.
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// The paths to search for rom zips (include trailing backslash)
szAppRomPaths[0] C:\Users\Thunder\Desktop\RetroFE\collections\Capcom Play System I\roms\

i also tested a command prompt fba64.exe "1941" just as retrofe is executing it and got the exact error so looking up the correct way for fba to launch a rom from command prompt and see how differs from the string retrofe is loading this appears to be the issue.
« Last Edit: November 29, 2017, 04:43:16 PM by karlalbury »

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Re: FBA CPS1 not loading
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2017, 04:39:25 PM »
i also tested a command prompt fba64.exe "1941" just as retrofe is executing it and got the exact error so looking up the correct way for fba to launch a rom from command prompt and see how differs from the string retrofe is loading this appears to be the issue.

That's generally the way I do it: figure out the command line command, and then create the RetroFE launcher accordingly. :)

Out of curiosity: why FBA in stead of MAME?

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Re: FBA CPS1 not loading
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2017, 05:17:42 PM »
Out of curiosity: why FBA in stead of MAME?
just runs better for me tho with reading i found that retroarch has a fb libretro so i may give that a try.
might have somthing to do with my ryzen cpu and mame.
« Last Edit: December 04, 2017, 01:43:13 PM by Thunderman »

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Re: FBA CPS1 not loading
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2017, 02:31:51 PM »
Update...
Tutorial added to tutorial section for FBA 64bit

(Ok wans't the 64bit version that works now to must have been a corrupt download the first time i got it that was effecting its command line use only weird)

Success :D ok got it to load up i was setting it up right seams it worked perfectly with the default 32bit binary so this looks like its a issue with the 64bit ill leave a tutorial after figure out what going on here.
good emulator supports :
Capcom CPS-1
Capcom CPS-2
Capcom CPS-3
Cave
Data East DEC-0, DEC-8 and DECO IC16 based games
Galaxian based hardware
Irem M62, M63, M72, M90, M92 and M107 hardware
Kaneko 16
Konami
Neo-Geo
NMK16
Pacman based hardware
PGM
Psikyo 68EC020 and SH-2 based hardware
Sega System 1, System 16 (and similar), System 18, X-Board and Y-Board
Super Kaneko Nova System
Toaplan 1
Toaplan 2
Taito F2, X, Z and others
Miscellaneous drivers for lots of other hardware
« Last Edit: November 30, 2017, 04:18:53 PM by karlalbury »