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 Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:50 pm Post subject: Sapphire |
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| Having trouble loading it in Magic Engine Beta 5 registered. When I tried to load it I get a system disc error. I tried using the system rom 3.0 and magic engine 3.0 one. Why is this happening? |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| The screen is a girl in her Bikini and some japanese text. I don't hear any msg from her eitehr. |
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Kaminari
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| Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2002 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| Probably that your ROM is not the System 3.0. Arcade Card support only works with a real System Card 3 ROM, not with the Magic System. Try to get another one. |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2002 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| What's the size of the real system 3 rom? |
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Kaminari
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| Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2002 9:57 am Post subject: |
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256 KB like the other System Cards.
Look for "Super CD-ROM2 System V3.00 (J)" at your usual ROM provider (in the GoodPCE set), that should point you to the right direction. |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2002 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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I've tried the one from the RiGG collection and it didn't work... Then I tried a 384kb one.. no go either.. :\ Maybe if someone could pm me on wherre to find it or could send me it I would be most grateful  |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Jabberwok
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Your problem is NOT the system card as I believe the RIGG group to be trustworthy. Your problem lie in : your os, your pc, overall configuration of both your pc & the ini file of magic engine.
At the very least, maybe a compatibility issue.
Did you notice you didn't tell us if it's an original or a "backup"? I guess the later...
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:13 am Post subject: |
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Yep definitely a backup.. Running WinXP.
System Spec:
900 Athlon TBird
Geforce 2 GTS
768 SDRAM
All the important specs anyway...
Here's my .ini:
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# ----
# emulation settings
# ----
[emulation]
;
; soft reset (RUN + SELECT)
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;
soft_reset=y
;
; frame delay
; --
; adjust video frame delay (15000-18000 µs)
;
; 16393 -> 61 Hz
; 16667 -> 60 Hz [default]
; 16949 -> 59 Hz
;
frame_delay=16711
# ----
# sound settings
# ----
#
[sound]
;
; sound
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;
sound=y
;
; frequency
; --
; set sound frequency (8000 - 48000)
;
frequency=44100
;
; 16-bit
; --
; y -> enabled [16-bit]
; n -> disabled [ 8-bit]
;
16bit=y
;
; stereo
; --
; y -> enabled [stereo]
; n -> disabled [mono]
;
stereo=y
;
; interpolation
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;
interpolation=y
;
; interpolation level
; --
; 1 -> light interpolation
; ..
; 15 -> full interpolation
;
interpolation_level=15
;
; delay
; --
; adjust sound buffer delay (2 - 30), in 1/60th of second
; (best delay is auto detected by default)
;
delay=
;
; CD-ROM audio input line
; --
; 0 -> first audio input line
; 1 -> second audio input line
; ...
;
; (see the log.txt file to find out what are the line numbers)
;
cd_audio_input_line=00000000/0000FFFF
;
; master audio volume
; --
; 0-100
;
master_audio_volume=
;
; fx audio volume
; --
; 0-100
;
fx_audio_volume=
;
; cd audio volume
; --
; 0-100
;
cd_audio_volume=
# ----
# video settings
# ----
#
[video]
;
; windowed mode
; --
; select windowed mode at startup
;
; y -> windowed
; n -> fullscreen [default]
;
windowed=n
;
; fullscreen stretch
; --
;
; y -> enable
; n -> disable [default]
;
fullscreen=y
;
; fullscreen stretch mode
; --
;
; 0 -> always
; 1 -> only for 1x1 display size
; 2 -> only for 2x2 display size [default]
;
fullscreen_mode=0
;
; bilinear filtering
; --
;
; y -> enable
; n -> disable [default]
;
; (this option doesn't work with all the video card)
;
filtering=y
;
; display size
; --
: select display size at startup
;
; 0 -> 1x1 zoom
; 1 -> 2x2 zoom [default]
;
size=1
;
; display zoom
; --
; 0 -> software [default]
; 1 -> hardware
;
zoom=1
;
; auto frame skip
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;
auto_frame_skip=n
;
; video sync
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;
vsync=n
;
; fullscreen screen resolutions
; --
; custom screen resolutions to be used for the different
; PC-Engine video modes (256x224, 320x224, and 352x224)
;
; (by default a resolution of 640x480 is used for all the
; video modes)
;
res_256=1024,768
res_320=1024,768
res_352=1024,768
;
; windowed screen resolutions
; --
; custom screen resolutions to be used for the different
; PC-Engine video modes (256x224, 320x224, and 352x224)
; in windowed mode
;
win_res_256=1024,768
win_res_320=1024,768
win_res_352=1024,768
;
; auto screen resolution lock
; --
; enable/disable auto screen resolution locking
; for games that change resolution often like
; Military Madness
;
; y -> auto lock [default]
; n -> no resolution lock
;
res_lock=n
# ----
# TV mode settings
# ----
[tv_mode]
;
; tv_mode
; --
; y -> start in TV mode
; n -> start in normal mode [default]
;
tv_mode=n
;
; wide screen
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;
wide=n
;
; horizontal interpolation
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;
interpolation=y
;
; scanlines:
; --
; 0 -> 100% (black scanlines)
; 1 -> 75%
; 2 -> 50%
; 3 -> 25% [default]
; 4 -> 0% (no scanlines)
;
scanlines=4
;
; gamma correction:
; --
; adjust gamma level (0 - 5)
;
gamma=1
;
; brightness control:
; --
; adjust brightness (0 - 
;
brightness=1
# ----
# gamepad settings
# ----
[gamepad]
;
; gamepad
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;
gamepad=y
;
; auto fire speed
; --
; 1 (fast) to 10 (slow)
;
auto_fire_speed=2
;
; auto calibration control
; --
; 50% (default) to 90%
;
auto_calibration=70
# ----
# keyboard settings
# ----
[keyboard]
;
; type of keyboard
; --
; 0 -> AZERTY
; 1 -> QWERTY [default]
; 2 -> QWERTZ
;
type=1
;
; unlock numeric keypad
; --
; unlock numeric keypad keys 0 to 9, /, *, . and ENTER
;
; y -> unlocked
; n -> locked [default]
;
numpad=n
;
; unlock numeric keys
; --
; unlock keys 0 to 9
;
; y -> unlocked
; n -> locked [default]
;
numkeys=n
;
; unlock ctrl keys
; --
; unlock INS, DEL, HOME, END, PGUP, PGDOWN control keys
;
; y -> unlocked
; n -> locked [default]
;
ctrlkeys=n
;
; ESC key mode
; --
; change ESC key function
;
; 0 -> automatic mode : [default]
; --------------
; when the emulator is started from a shell or from a front-end
; program pressing ESC will exit the emulator, but when
; the emulator is started by double-clicking on its icon
; pressing ESC will open the menu screen
;
; 1 -> GUI mode :
; ---------
; pressing ESC will always open the menu screen
;
; 2 -> exit mode :
; ---------
; pressing ESC will always exit the emulator
;
esc_key_mode=0
;
; auto repeat delay
; --
; 1 (very fast) to 8 (slow)
;
auto_repeat_delay=2
;
; auto repeat rate
; --
; number of time the key is repeated per second (1 - 16)
;
auto_repeat_rate=9
# ----
# load menu settings
# ----
[load]
;
; drive list
; --
; list of disk drives displayed in the load menu
;
drive_list=CDEF
;
; ROM list titles
; --
; enable ROM filenames to be used as title in the load list
;
; y -> enable
; n -> disable [default]
;
use_rom_file_name=n
# ----
# misc. settings
# ----
[misc]
;
; number of state file
; --
; 4 - 8
;
nb_state_file=4
;
; state file compression
; --
; y -> enable [default]
; n -> disable
;
compress_state_file=y
;
; backup ram format
; --
; 0 -> old format (backup.ram)
; 1 -> new format (backup.dat, backup.idx) [default]
;
backup_ram=1
;
; enable debug log file
; --
; y -> enable [default]
; n -> disable
;
debug_log=y
# ----
# CD-ROM settings
# ----
[cdrom]
;
; CD-ROM drive
; --
; 0 -> first CD-ROM drive [default]
; 1 -> second CD-ROM drive
; ...
;
drive=0
;
; CD-ROM drive letter
; --
; (Windows 2000/XP only)
;
; D:
; E:
; ...
;
drive_letter=E:
;
; SCSI driver timeout
; --
; change the delay that the emulator waits when accessing
; the CD-ROM SCSI driver, 0 is infinite delay
;
timeout=0
;
; CD-ROM cache
; --
; y -> enable
; n -> disable [default]
;
cache=n
;
; CD-ROM cache size
; --
; in KB [default is 512KB]
;
cache_size=512
# ----
# path settings
# ----
[path]
;
; system card paths
; --
;
system_card_1=
system_card_2=
system_card_3=
system_card_4=
;
; config path
; --
; (pce.cfg,
; backup.dat, backup.idx,
; games.idx,
; time.dat,
; k12x12.fnt, k16x16.fnt)
;
config=
;
; screenshot path
; --
;
screenshots=
;
; saved game path
; --
;
saved_games=
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Kaminari
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2002 11:28 am Post subject: |
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No, I believe the problem's definitely related to the system card, since the disc error screen you're seeing only appears when the game can't detect any Arcade Card support. And the Arcade Card support is only activated in Magic Engine when using a real Super System Card 3.0 ROM, not the built-in Magic System.
Look for a good ROM on Google ("Super CD-ROM2 System V3.00 (J)") and specify your path in the relevant setting:
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; system card paths
; --
;
system_card_1=
system_card_2=
system_card_3=D:\Emulation\Magic Engine\ROMs\Super CD-ROM2 System V3.00 (J).pce
system_card_4=
If that doesn't work... Well, the burning process may have gone wrong 
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; CD-ROM audio input line
; --
; 0 -> first audio input line
; 1 -> second audio input line
; ...
;
; (see the log.txt file to find out what are the line numbers)
;
cd_audio_input_line=00000000/0000FFFF
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Huh?
You should leave this line blank for best results. |
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Jabberwok
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2002 1:23 am Post subject: |
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The system card not being identified may very well be the problem, oh ya...
On my box, every system card has it's own path & everything is just peachy  .
You know Kam, we have enough material through the many posts here to write a proper faq to be delivered with Magic Engine, too bad we are using it's last incarnation before the big one point 0 ...
1.0 ? 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2002 2:43 am Post subject: |
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| Chances are of finding the system card are pretty slim if they're all the same size... Could be a bad burn.. Burnt Drac X the same way though and it works. Bin/Cue released from RiGG... |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2002 3:58 am Post subject: |
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Which is why I think it would be so helpful if someone could send me their tested system card 3 to me so I can see if it really is the system card.  |
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Jabberwok
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2002 4:20 am Post subject: |
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No no. Like Kaminari said, first check your system card's path in the ini file & make sure it's pointing at the right folder & the right name. AFTER that, if you still have problems THEN it's a bad disk, NOT a defective system card image...
The RIGG group are dedicated fans & are trustworthy. So the image you got from them is perfectly fine .
Check your path first!
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2002 3:53 am Post subject: |
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| Ya it's right. I renamed it and just put it int he default dir. Alright I'm using everything from RiGG so I'll try and reburn it right now... |
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