Lr-Mess and GX4000 setup not working

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 19:10

file ext are .bin so all good, but even so, there are samples included in the ZIP files which are copied over as part of your instructions as they are in a sub folder.

even if i left everything as is, and edited my files like you said i should end up with at least CHANNEL F and icon on the menu bar but nothing.

If i could get that far i would at least know it was working, then modify the cfg's to point to my games rom folder etc.

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 19:33

Ok so an update. It is possible advmess does not support this system. I tried to get it running with no luck.

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 19:52

So how about lr-mess? The wiki says gx4000 is supported so should work.

Any chance of trying that? I couldn't get it picking up my games either.

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 20:10

@a7mag3ddon i got it to show the games. They just dont load.

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 20:19

Does not work in lr-mess. I created everything i needed to get it to try to boot but selecting a game just boots to the rgui. I didnt expect it to work. When you install lr-mess it adds the configs for the systems it supports.

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 20:24

@edmaul69 I don't understand why you would say that, I compiled it and it did create the gx4000.xml that's needed to run hose carts so it should run them. They even specifically say on the wiki that it runs bem so I am at a loss.

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 20:29

@a7mag3ddon where is this xml for lr-mess located? i cant find one on my system

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 20:44

@edmaul69

Check your BIOS folder after compilation and see if a folder named “mame” exists. Within it should be a folder named “hash” that includes a bunch of xml files.

If there is a .xml file then it's supported as the install only creates them if supported.

You will see a gx4000 one in there.

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 20:50

@a7mag3ddon got it. However, it doesnt make sense why it didnt create a config folder or an es_systems.cfg section for the gx4000 if it is supported in the lr-mess

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 20:56

It doesn't add anything into es config so you cant go by that?

I don't understand it either. NONE of the systems that mess supports is anywhere but in the BIOS/mame/hash folder.

I tried to follow this ....

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/MESS

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 21:00

@a7mag3ddon it does for several other systems. I tried some other systems including one that it did add and it boots to the rgui. I will check out your link

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 21:05

If you look in the configs folder and in es_systems.cfg you will see gameboy and game boy. gameboy is the lr-mess one. However it still just booted to the rgui after i pointed it to the correct roms folder and added the .gb to extensions.

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 21:16

I never noticed will take another look.

I'm pretty much stumped on this now and will probably give up unless anyone else can contribute although I'm not sure there anyone who can't help.

We both had a go and couldn't sort it. I'm no Pi expert but can work stuff out and failed. Maybe when the Emu has advanced a bit we might get a working gx4000

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 21:25

I cant get it to boot. I downloaded the mess bios set and stuck gameboy one in my roms directory and my gb roms directory and nothing. It is really confusing what they wrote on where to place the bios file.

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 21:34

Yeah I know, I assumed by BIOS they meant for the system your trying to run, given gx doesn't have one I didn't bother. My main issue was I couldn't get it to list a cart, if I got that going I could play with commandlines until I fot it going but nothing.

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 21:48

Ok so i changed the name of a few of the roms i had to their mess name in the xml file for gx4000. After this they show a red screen with my scanlines i have set for the emulator before it goes the rgui. So somewhere out there there must be a mess rom set for these systems. Now to try to hunt them down.

a7mag3ddon · 12 Sept 2016, 22:04

Yes there is a romset. Well a DAT unused to create a software list cart set which I'm using.

edmaul69 · 12 Sept 2016, 22:43

@a7mag3ddon can you please remove the site name. Forum rules and stuff.

vesne · 27 May 2017, 16:56

Heys folks! Im trying to put to work the GX4000 but with no success... I can get the AM to read the roms, but when i try to play it, it kicks me out as soon as i press the button...any updates from you guys? did you manage to get to work:?
ive already pu the filex and roms exactly like xml that is located in mame folder(bios)...
When i added the emulator at AM, i ve put... 0 SYS lr-mess2016 "rom......etc
TAKE CARE

edmaul69 · 27 May 2017, 17:59

@vesne i couldnt get it to work either. I gave up a while ago.