Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2 [SOLVED]

AdamBeGood · 29 Oct 2020, 16:03

@Folly said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:

For those who want to try it with openMSX with the machine "Boosted_MSX2_EN" here are the BIOS requirements in "/home/pi/.openMSX/share/systemroms" :
(you should already have most of them)

pi@raspberrypi:~/.openMSX/share/systemroms $ cd /home/pi/.openMSX/share/systemroms
pi@raspberrypi:~/.openMSX/share/systemroms $ sha1sum *.*
2dc4517ebd5a061f9b5aa6b449cc4d4a2073540c  FMPAC16.ROM
9d789166e3caf28e4742fe933d962e99618c633d  FMPAC.ROM
84a645becec0a25d3ab7a909cde1b242699a8662  KANJI.ROM
5c1f9c7fb655e43d38e5dd1fcc6b942b2ff68b02  MSX2EXT.ROM
6103b39f1e38d1aa2d84b1c3219c44f1abb5436e  MSX2.ROM
c3efedda7ab947a06d9345f7b8261076fa7ceeef  nms8250_disk.rom
22b3191d865010264001b9d896186a9818478a6b  phc-70fd2_basickun.rom
32760893ce06dbe3930627755ba065cc3d8ec6ca  yrw801.rom

Will this resolve the sound issue? Sorry for being ignorant here.

@Zering I've not bothered getting hold of Blood Omen, but Soul Reaver is sitting on my PS Classic ready to go. I have Shadowman to play on Dreamcast also. I've got the Metal Gear games on MSX, but haven't played them. So little time, so many games!

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 16:04

@AdamBeGood If you play Soul Reaver, play the Dreamcast version. It's much improved! Shadowman is also best on Dreamcast, avoid the PS1 version at all costs.

If we can get openmsx to boot SD Snatcher, then we should be able to use the SCC.

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 16:15

@AdamBeGood said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:

Will this resolve the sound issue? Sorry for being ignorant here.

No, this is for those who want to get openMSX running with original bios files(no c-bios), so they can run DSK files.
If you already have those bios files for openMSX, sound will work as described earlier.

SCC for SD Snatcher works in openMSX by adding (via menu)
Hardware/extensions/Konami RA-011 ......

AdamBeGood · 29 Oct 2020, 16:52

@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:

@AdamBeGood If you play Soul Reaver, play the Dreamcast version. It's much improved! Shadowman is also best on Dreamcast, avoid the PS1 version at all costs.

If we can get openmsx to boot SD Snatcher, then we should be able to use the SCC.

Cool, I have the Dreamcast version so I'll go with that. I was playing Monster World IV on Megadrive, I should finish that first.

@Folly Thank you! I'll have a look at this in a bit.

I've had a go at this and I have the bios files mentioned, with the right Checksums, but I am still having no joy with .dsk and OpenMSX.

Did you have any luck, Zering? I just get booted straight back to Emulation Station.

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 21:14

@AdamBeGood I'm working on it as we speak. I've booted up a .ROM file to get into the OpenMSX interface, I loaded up all the necessary BIOS but it still hangs. I've caught a file that's wrong, but I've fixed it and restarting the Pi now, so stay tuned ^^

Edit : As much as I enjoy the MSX library... I don't enjoy its quantity of BIOS files...

Edit 2 : Nope. No luck. When I go to select 'openMSX team Boosted MSX2 EN' in the Hardware menu, it hangs. This is starting to frustrate me ^^

Edit 3 : I think I've found the issue on my end. My KANJI.ROM has the wrong sha1sum. I'm looking for a replacement now.

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 21:34

@Zering

Good luck, you are almost there. :)

sha1's have to match.

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 21:36

@Folly Any chance you could indicate which MSX machine your KANJI.ROM corresponds to? I've gone through Daewoo, Matsushita, and five others.

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 21:45

@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:

@Folly Any chance you could indicate which MSX machine your KANJI.ROM corresponds to? I've gone through Daewoo, Matsushita, and five others.

I tried to find it for you. In doing so, I found that it runs without KANJI.ROM .
Try to remove this rom.

added them one by one until it was working.

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/bin/openmsx -machine Boosted_MSX2_EN
Fatal error: Error in "Boosted_MSX2_EN" machine: Couldn't find ROM file for "MSX BIOS with BASIC ROM" nms8250_basic-bios2.rom (sha1: 6103b39f1e38d1aa2d84b1c3219c44f1abb5436e).
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/bin/openmsx -machine Boosted_MSX2_EN
Fatal error: Error in "Boosted_MSX2_EN" machine: Couldn't find ROM file for "PanaSoft SW-M004 FMPAC ROM" fmpac.rom (sha1: fec451b9256570a0e4869355a40329c57f40705f).
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/bin/openmsx -machine Boosted_MSX2_EN
Fatal error: Error in "Boosted_MSX2_EN" machine: Couldn't find ROM file for "BASIC Compiler" phc-70fd2_basickun.rom (sha1: 22b3191d865010264001b9d896186a9818478a6b).
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/bin/openmsx -machine Boosted_MSX2_EN
Fatal error: Error in "Boosted_MSX2_EN" machine: Couldn't find ROM file for "Memory Mapped FDC ROM" nms8250_disk.rom (sha1: dab3e6f36843392665b71b04178aadd8762c6589).
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/bin/openmsx -machine Boosted_MSX2_EN
Fatal error: Error in "Boosted_MSX2_EN" machine: Couldn't find ROM file for "Sunrise MoonSound wave ROM" yrw801.rom (sha1: 32760893ce06dbe3930627755ba065cc3d8ec6ca).
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/bin/openmsx -machine Boosted_MSX2_EN

Names can be different, sha1 have to match.

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 21:50

@Folly Removing KANJI.ROM did nothing. Thanks for trying though!

However, something did occur to me.

First off, the name of the machine I'm switching isn't Boosted_MSX2_EN, but openmsx Team Boosted MSX2 EN. Does that matter?

Secondly... Should my .openmsx/share/machines directory be empty?

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 21:54

@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:

@Folly Removing KANJI.ROM did nothing. Thanks for trying though!

However, something did occur to me.

First off, the name of the machine I'm switching isn't Boosted_MSX2_EN, but openmsx Team Boosted MSX2 EN. Does that matter?

It's the same, but from the command line it is "Boosted....."

Secondly... Should my .openmsx/share/machines directory be empty?

Yes, your machines are in :
/opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/share/machines/*

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 21:54

@Folly Then that's probably it. Which files should I have in .openmsx/share/machines?

My directory is empty.

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 21:56

@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:

@Folly Then that's probably it. Which files should I have in .openmsx/share/machines?

My directory is empty.

Mine are empty too.

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 22:01

@Folly Okay, I think I'm on to something then. My nms and FMPAC.ROM are wrong compared to the last sha1 you posted, which are different for some reason. I'll try different files and update.

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 22:04

@Zering

Try to search in /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/*
Perhaps you already have them.

fmpac.rom with sha1 9d789166e3caf28e4742fe933d962e99618c633d
should also work, according to the /opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/share/machines/Boosted_MSX2_EN.xml

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 22:19

@Folly IT WORKS! :D

The Sha1 didn't have to match for FMPAC.ROM and nms8250_disk.rom.
The last Sha1 values you posted have allowed me to get into openmsx, choose the Boosted MSX2, set it as default (this is very important). Then I could boot my .dsk files for SD Snatcher from ES. I put in the Konami extension for SD Snatcher. I'll have to compare with my non-SCC version to be sure but I think it sounds right.

@Folly, you are a legend.

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 22:21

@Zering

Enjoy :)

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 22:21

@Folly Haha well now I have to figure out how to map the controls, how to swap disks with openmsx, how to save onto the user disk... But the biggest hurdle is past! ^^

Edit : The SCC music is excellent, it's really impressive how much those old school japanese composers managed to squeeze out of 8-bit hardware.

Folly · 29 Oct 2020, 22:23

@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:

@Folly Haha well now I have to figure out how to map the controls, how to swap disks with openmsx, how to save onto the user disk... But the biggest hurdle is past! ^^

Good luck, most things you can find in the menu.

Music is indeed super.

Zering · 29 Oct 2020, 22:23

@Folly Thank you again for all your help.

Hopefully this thread helps @AdamBeGood too.

AdamBeGood · 29 Oct 2020, 23:24

@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2 [SOLVED]:

@Folly IT WORKS! :D

The Sha1 didn't have to match for FMPAC.ROM and nms8250_disk.rom.
The last Sha1 values you posted have allowed me to get into openmsx, choose the Boosted MSX2, set it as default (this is very important). Then I could boot my .dsk files for SD Snatcher from ES. I put in the Konami extension for SD Snatcher. I'll have to compare with my non-SCC version to be sure but I think it sounds right.

@Folly, you are a legend.

Okay, I'll have to do this in the morning or my wife will leave me.

So if I get into OpenMSX by booting up a .ROM game, then I should be able to change the machine type and then load Snatcher. That's my understanding... Well done for getting this sorted, both!

"I put in the Konami extension for SD Snatcher" - is it going to be obvious to me what that means?