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[Rpags7474]

Hello everyone,

I have just started my Virtual pinball journey and Im running into some issues so I figured Id ask for help.... I was able to download a table that doesnt need a rom and run that, so I tried downloading a table with Roms and no success... I have downloaded the required Roms for the table Mars attacks... when I go to play the table it shows the game info screen shows all the Roms being OK and it still says Rom set missing???? Im not sure what to try. The roms are downloaded and stored in the Roms file (copied and pasted) any advise out there????


Thanks for all the help 😃😃

it shows the table I can insert coins and use the plunger, no ball and cant use flippers 

It will show the table I can insert coins and use the plunger but the flippers dont work and there is no ball.......... 

[Thalamus]

use setup.exe in vpinmame folder. It tells you what the file needs to be called (excluding the zip extetion) and what files it expects to find inside the zip. Also test the rom via that application. If setup.exe complains, well, then you have to fix it. Get the correct rom. A not happy pinmame equals no joy.

 

There are a lot of Q and A about the subject. So I don't want to repeat myself - again.

Edited by Thalamus, 25 April 2021 - 03:46 PM.

[Rpags7474]

Hello, Thalamus 

 

thanks for the reply! I know this is  a common issue in the forums I've been searching.... So I went into setup for attack from Mars(1.0) and it says there is 4 roms there one for cpu and three for sound all 4 say state OK..... at the bottom it says State Rom set is good;Vpinmame is able to use it....... Now when I go to load the game the VpinMame program pops up and then after that I get pop up that says....... Machine afm_10 (attack from mars 1.0) terminated before initialized check the rom path or rom file......  What am I missing here? 

[wiesshund]

Hello, Thalamus 

 

thanks for the reply! I know this is  a common issue in the forums I've been searching.... So I went into setup for attack from Mars(1.0) and it says there is 4 roms there one for cpu and three for sound all 4 say state OK..... at the bottom it says State Rom set is good;Vpinmame is able to use it....... Now when I go to load the game the VpinMame program pops up and then after that I get pop up that says....... Machine afm_10 (attack from mars 1.0) terminated before initialized check the rom path or rom file......  What am I missing here? 

what ROM do you have in the vpinmame\ROMs folder?
afm_10.zip or afm_113b.zip ?

 

afm_113b is what most people are using

 

ANyways, if ROM version you have that works differers from gcamename= in the table script, then you have to change what cgamename=" " reads to reflect your rom packs name 

[Thalamus]

There is also the possible issue that your install defaults to setting ddraw to 1 and at the same time your are trying to run the machine with exclusive full screen mode. Those two are not a good combination. The ddraw is written to registry the first time your run the rom. With more "modern" installs, the default is to turn off ddraw. But, if already the rom has this registry setting set, well, then it is not going to change by itself. The fact that ddraw now has a default value of 0, is also why we don't hear about the issue as often as maybe a year back.

[Rpags7474]

Guys thank you for all the help I was finally able to run Mars Attacks!!! appreciate all the info you could give! 

[newMania]

How did you fix this issue