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clrmame Discussion / Auto Assign only setting 3 [Soft] systems to the \software directory
« on: 01 August 2021, 21:16 »
I have been using Mame and ClrMame Pro for years and it has always bugged me that I have never been able to get the Software List import (not using hash) to work properly. I have looked at endless videos and done a ton of Googling and am close but not there yet.
Why not just stick with hash? 2 reasons. First, it bugs me when I can't get something working that should work ;p Second (and more important), I am about to invest time into importing Mame SL systems into Launchbox so I want to be certain to have the correct directory structure and naming convention in place. If I can't pass ClrMamePro using all default settings for Mame I may not have my directory structures correct.
Today I set out to figure out what I am doing wrong so I started with clean Mame and Clrmame installs.
The issue I am encountering is the ClrMamePro System feature is not auto-assigning [BIOS] to M:\Mame\Roms and [Soft] to M:\Mame\software, instead 99% is setting to M:\Mame\Roms:
- Summary
- Running Mame .234, ClrMamePro 4.041, all Mame settings are default (Mame ini rompath=roms and swpath=software)
- Directory M:/Mame/roms = Audited roms + Non-SL CHDs - all split sets confirmed
- Directory M:/Mame/software = Audited SL sets using hash method - all split sets confirmed
- Started a new Mame 234 profile, answered Yes to import Software Lists
- Added M:/Mame/software, along with M:/Mame/roms to the Roms list in the Profile setting
- Chose Systems /Auto-Assign
- All of the [BIOS] files assign to M:/Mame/roms
- Most (not all) [SOFT] assign to M:/Mame/roms
- Exceptions that (correctly) assign M:/Mame/software
- gamecom - [SOFT] Tiger Game.com cartridges
- ibm5170 - [SOFT] IBM PC/AT disk images
- msx1_cass - [SOFT] MSX1 cassettes
- Questions:
- Thoughts on why only 3 of the [SOFT] auto assignments correctly point to M:/Mame/software and the rest to M:/Mame/roms ?
- Note all 678 SL CHDs passed ClearMamePro using the hash method
- When Auto-Assign is working correctly should I see M:/Mame/software or should it show the complete path like M:/Mame/software/ibm5170 ?
- Is my directory structure correct?
Thanks for reviewing.
Why not just stick with hash? 2 reasons. First, it bugs me when I can't get something working that should work ;p Second (and more important), I am about to invest time into importing Mame SL systems into Launchbox so I want to be certain to have the correct directory structure and naming convention in place. If I can't pass ClrMamePro using all default settings for Mame I may not have my directory structures correct.
Today I set out to figure out what I am doing wrong so I started with clean Mame and Clrmame installs.
The issue I am encountering is the ClrMamePro System feature is not auto-assigning [BIOS] to M:\Mame\Roms and [Soft] to M:\Mame\software, instead 99% is setting to M:\Mame\Roms:
- Summary
- Running Mame .234, ClrMamePro 4.041, all Mame settings are default (Mame ini rompath=roms and swpath=software)
- Directory M:/Mame/roms = Audited roms + Non-SL CHDs - all split sets confirmed
- Directory M:/Mame/software = Audited SL sets using hash method - all split sets confirmed
- Started a new Mame 234 profile, answered Yes to import Software Lists
- Added M:/Mame/software, along with M:/Mame/roms to the Roms list in the Profile setting
- Chose Systems /Auto-Assign
- All of the [BIOS] files assign to M:/Mame/roms
- Most (not all) [SOFT] assign to M:/Mame/roms
- Exceptions that (correctly) assign M:/Mame/software
- gamecom - [SOFT] Tiger Game.com cartridges
- ibm5170 - [SOFT] IBM PC/AT disk images
- msx1_cass - [SOFT] MSX1 cassettes
- Questions:
- Thoughts on why only 3 of the [SOFT] auto assignments correctly point to M:/Mame/software and the rest to M:/Mame/roms ?
- Note all 678 SL CHDs passed ClearMamePro using the hash method
- When Auto-Assign is working correctly should I see M:/Mame/software or should it show the complete path like M:/Mame/software/ibm5170 ?
- Is my directory structure correct?
Thanks for reviewing.