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    *SOLVED* [Help Retropie 4.3] Some MAME2003 roms not working after update

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    • matchamanM
      matchaman
      last edited by matchaman

      Until this is fixed, I could upload September's core binary so you don't have to extract it from the original image.

      Does anyone need it?

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      • MrJordaaanyM
        MrJordaaany @matchaman
        last edited by

        @matchaman I need it please :)

        But then what do I do with it? How do I install mame2003 from the code binary?

        Many thanks!

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        • matchamanM
          matchaman
          last edited by matchaman

          There you go: https://www.dropbox.com/s/smbzkl7ccleytth/mame2003_libretro.rar

          Extract the mame2003_libretro.so file and then replace it in /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003/ (you must be root)

          Cheers!

          Edit: link fixed

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          • dankcushionsD
            dankcushions Global Moderator @matchaman
            last edited by

            @matchaman mame2010? i think you have uploaded the wrong mame ;)

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            • MrJordaaanyM
              MrJordaaany @matchaman
              last edited by

              @matchaman @dankcushions Unless he mistakenly renamed it haha

              But yes, is it the mame2010 core?

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              • matchamanM
                matchaman
                last edited by matchaman

                Oops, it's getting late here! hahah

                I'll fix that in a minute :)

                ...aaaand done! Check the link again.

                In order to verify the downgrade, while running a ROM, open the RetroArch menu and it should show 'MAME 2003 0.78 cb4826a'

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                • MrJordaaanyM
                  MrJordaaany @matchaman
                  last edited by

                  @matchaman Thank you. Just replaced it now but no dice still. Anything else I could be missing?

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                  • matchamanM
                    matchaman
                    last edited by matchaman

                    Check my previous post. Enter the RA menu while running a ROM (default is hotkey+F1) and at the bottom there should be 'MAME 2003 0.78 cb4826a'

                    Additionally, make sure that rewind is not enabled. MAME doesn't work well with it. Also if you have any game-specific files created, delete them.

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                    • MrJordaaanyM
                      MrJordaaany @matchaman
                      last edited by

                      @matchaman Yup I can confirm that is the case. Hmm I wonder what else I am missing. The same roms are still crashing, but on a clean 4.3 image they are fine. No other files need to be replaced?

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                      • matchamanM
                        matchaman
                        last edited by matchaman

                        It's possible that the games have created save/record files that are incompatible with the (slightly) older core. They are located in your ROMs folder and they usually feature ROM names but not .zip extensions.

                        romname.fs
                        romname.hi

                        ^------- typical examples. Also remove any .cfg files of the afore in case they force some unknown option.

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                        • MrJordaaanyM
                          MrJordaaany @matchaman
                          last edited by

                          @matchaman Yup removed all that. Still not working. I just popped in my other sd card with a fresh 4.3 image and some of the problematic roms. They work fine. I can confirm the base 4.3 image is 'MAME 2003 0.78 cb4826a' as well.

                          What could be the dam problem? It only start happening after I updated Mame2003.

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                          • matchamanM
                            matchaman
                            last edited by matchaman

                            That's really strange. I just tried those ROMs and they work fine on my setup, using the core file I shared.

                            Maybe it has to do with some other update (driver maybe?)...

                            A real head scratcher this one! :/

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                            • MrJordaaanyM
                              MrJordaaany @matchaman
                              last edited by

                              @matchaman Sure is! Bugging the hell out of me. I have a few more ideas then I will just do a fresh 4.3 install.

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                              • matchamanM
                                matchaman
                                last edited by

                                Try updating runcommand. If it doesn't help, replace the text in /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh with this (mine which works fine):

                                https://pastebin.com/izE2XVfX

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                                • MrJordaaanyM
                                  MrJordaaany @matchaman
                                  last edited by

                                  @matchaman I've replaced the runcommand data and rebooting now.

                                  Some games will launch though, then crash a few seconds after. Others crash right away. Testing now!

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                                  • MrJordaaanyM
                                    MrJordaaany @matchaman
                                    last edited by

                                    @matchaman STILL NO DICE. Bugger this. At this stage it is not worth the effort. I am just going to do a fresh 4.3 install.

                                    I have the process down at this stage so it doesn't take that long to do these days.

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                                      barbudreadmon
                                      last edited by

                                      I don't know what's the issue here but i'm 99.9% sure it's unrelated to @gamez-fan 's fixes, all the games mentioned here work totally fine with the latest mame2003-libretro commit for me.

                                      FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                                      • arcadez2003A
                                        arcadez2003
                                        last edited by

                                        Yeah a few people on here seemed all too quick to lay the blame at my door :) anyway no matter i have added all the code changes i made to
                                        a ole MAME76 core and for good measure a MAME72 core also and what'ya know both builds fully compile with not one single error or warning
                                        from any of my code additions so i can only conclude the problems reported here are being caused by something else

                                        Arcade Addict

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                                        • MrJordaaanyM
                                          MrJordaaany @barbudreadmon
                                          last edited by

                                          @barbudreadmon Ok I updated my other SD card with a 4.3 fresh image with the latest mame2003 and it works fine for all the games I've had issue with.

                                          Goddammit. What could my issue be then.

                                          @gamez-fan Yeah sorry man. You update then put a basic two and two together and blame the update :P

                                          Whatever I have done though surely must be fixable. I'm trying to think what's different in my setup vs my other fresh install I have. Other than a few core remap configs and controllers I use, it should all be the same. I'd love to get to the bottom of this!

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                                          • MrJordaaanyM
                                            MrJordaaany
                                            last edited by

                                            45 posts later. And the help of all you kind community members putting up with my testing, I have found the issue: it was the core remap file I had created for mame2003.

                                            I removed it, cause it was the only other thing being loaded when a rom was loaded, and now all my roms work. Idk maybe it was corrupt. I will try create it properly again and see if that fixes it.

                                            @gamez-fan sorry for wasting your time man, hopefully you didn't waste too much time testing.

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