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    Memotech MTX512 in AdvMESS?

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      SpudsMcToole Banned
      last edited by SpudsMcToole

      Does it work? It supposedly does, and it doesn't give a "system not supported" error, but this page:

      http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=mtx512

      says MESS supports both cassette (.WAV) and snapshot (.MTX) formats, yet when you try to run either you get booted out with these RUNCOMMAND.LOGs:

      Parameters: 
      Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess mtx512 -log -cfg /opt/retropie/configs/mtx512/advmess.rc -snapshot "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mtx512/Jet Set Willy (1985) (Software Projects) Quick Load.mtx"
       ERROR: Device [snapshot] is not supported by this system
      devices_init failed
      
      Parameters: 
      Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess mtx512 -log -cfg /opt/retropie/configs/mtx512/advmess.rc -cassette "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mtx512/Jet Set Willy (1985) (Software Projects) Quick Load.mtx"
       ERROR: Device [cassette] is not supported by this system
      devices_init failed
      

      Nobody seems to have mentioned the poor MTX in the entire history of the forum...

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        dmmarti
        last edited by

        If you run the following command:

        ./advmess -listxml

        It'll output a file that lists every system it supports as well as additional information about each system.

        Looking at the mtx512 system, I don't see where it lists any supported media types?

        For example, looking at the msx system, you'll see these:

                    <device type="floppydisk">
                            <instance name="floppydisk1" briefname="flop1"/>
                            <instance name="floppydisk2" briefname="flop2"/>
                            <extension name="dsk"/>
                    </device>
                    <device type="cartridge">
                            <instance name="cartridge1" briefname="cart1"/>
                            <instance name="cartridge2" briefname="cart2"/>
                            <extension name="mx1"/>
                            <extension name="rom"/>
                    </device>
                    <device type="cassette">
                            <instance name="cassette" briefname="cass"/>
                            <extension name="wav"/>
                            <extension name="tap"/>
                    </device>
        

        But....the mtx512 system doesn't show device type other than a printer.

        So I'm thinking that this version of Admess doesn't support mtx.

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          SpudsMcToole Banned @dmmarti
          last edited by

          @dmmarti Bah. Thanks for the info.

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