MagicEngine

DotyFam · Visitor Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 6

I am trying to play Dracula X on the magic engine and all it does is go to the cd bios screen. Could someone please help? The log file looks like this:

#1

[VIDEO INIT]
check video modes...
- 320x200 (60Hz)
- 320x200 (70Hz)
- 320x200 (72Hz)
- 320x200 (75Hz)
- 320x240 (60Hz)
- 320x240 (70Hz)
- 320x240 (72Hz)
- 320x240 (75Hz)
- 400x300 (60Hz)
- 400x300 (70Hz)
- 400x300 (72Hz)
- 400x300 (75Hz)
- 480x360 (60Hz)
- 480x360 (70Hz)
- 480x360 (72Hz)
- 480x360 (75Hz)
- 512x384 (60Hz)
- 512x384 (70Hz)
- 512x384 (72Hz)
- 512x384 (75Hz)
- 640x400 (60Hz)
- 640x400 (70Hz)
- 640x400 (72Hz)
- 640x400 (75Hz)
- 640x400 (85Hz)
- 640x400 (100Hz)
- 640x400 (120Hz)
* 640x480 (60Hz)
* 640x480 (70Hz)
* 640x480 (72Hz)
* 640x480 (75Hz)
* 640x480 (85Hz)
user video modes...
- 640x480 [4]
- 640x480 [4]
- 640x480 [4]
- 640x480 [4]

[JOYSTICK INIT]
getting number of joystick device... 16 device(s) found
scanning joystick device(s)...
- joystick 1 ()... not plugged
- joystick 2 ()... not plugged
- joystick 3 ()... not plugged
- joystick 4 ()... not plugged
- joystick 5 ()... not plugged
- joystick 6 ()... not plugged
- joystick 7 ()... not plugged
- joystick 8 ()... not plugged
- joystick 9 ()... not plugged
- joystick 10 ()... not plugged
- joystick 11 ()... not plugged
- joystick 12 ()... not plugged
- joystick 13 ()... not plugged
- joystick 14 ()... not plugged
- joystick 15 ()... not plugged
- joystick 16 ()... not plugged
total: 0 joystick(s) plugged

[SOUND INIT]
init sound timer... OK
init direct sound interface... OK
set cooperative level... OK
create primary buffer... OK
setup primary buffer: freq=44100 channels=2 bits=16... OK
alloc sound buffer... OK
play sound buffer... OK
check sound buffer... OK
scanning sound card... found 1 sound card(s)
checking sound card mixer ("C-Media Wave Device" v5.10)...
+SPEAKERS: vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-WAVEOUT [ 0] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-SYNTHESIZER [ 1] vol = 97 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-LINE [ 2] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-MICROPHONE [ 3] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-COMPACTDISC [ 4] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF] (selected as CD input line)
-ANALOG [ 5] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-LINE [ 6] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
+WAVEIN:
master audio volume... 100 (100)
fx audio volume... 100 (100)
cd audio volume... 100 (100)

[BACKUP RAM]
loading backup RAM database index file : "C:\Documents and Settings\Michael Doty\Desktop\MEngine\backup.idx"... OK
checking database... 1 bank(s) found
clear and initialize a new backup RAM

[CD-ROM INIT]
opening ASPI DLL... OK
scanning ASPI devices... no device found!
no CD-ROM drive found!
CD-ROM emulation disabled!
create dummy rom... OK
searching game backup RAM in database [10000001|00000000]... not found
clear and initialize a new backup RAM

[HUCARD]
opening ROM file : "syscard3.pce"... OK
loading ROM... OK
searching game backup RAM in database [6D9A73EF|00000000]... not found
clear and initialize a new backup RAM

[CD]

Kaminari · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:22 am Post subject:

Looks like you don't have any ASPI driver installed. Which OS do you have ?

DotyFam · Visitor Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 6

Windows XP

Kaminari · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 4:13 am Post subject:

OK, please post your pce.ini file.

DotyFam · Visitor Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 6

# ----
# emulation settings
# ----

[emulation]

;
; soft reset (RUN + SELECT)
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;

soft_reset=y

# ----
# 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=n

;
; delay
; --
; adjust sound DMA 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 [default]
; 1 -> second audio input line
; ...
;

cd_audio_input_line=

# ----
# video settings
# ----
#

[video]

;
; 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

;
; 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=640,480
res_320=640,480
res_352=640,480

# ----
# 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% [default]
; 3 -> 0% (no scanlines)
;

scanlines=2

;
; gamma correction:
; --
; adjust gamma level (0 - 5)
;

gamma=1

;
; brightness control:
; --
; adjust brightness (0 - Cool

;

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

# ----
# 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=

;
; 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=

DotyFam · Visitor Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 6

I can get it to work with an earlier version of magic engine but there is no sound

Specineff · Elder Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Posts: 258 Location: Arizona

Um. When I installed Discjuggler it messed up my CD rom to the point that ME couldn't even read a music CD. Do you have any CD burning software?
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DotyFam · Visitor Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 6

I have Nero. I have never had a problem with it.

Kaminari · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:11 am Post subject:

Which Magic Engine version are you using? You need the latest beta if you want native CD support under XP. It won't work otherwise - unless you revert to the good old ASPI method, in which case you'll have to go to Adaptec and get their ASPI driver for XP.

Wait! There's more. After installing the ASPI layer, you'll want to activate the ATAPI support as it's deactivated by default (blame Adaptec and Microsoft for quarrelling each other). Look at MacDisk.com for a small utility called AspiTest. Launch this app, click on the 'Registry' button and reboot.

Last but not least, look into your pce.ini file for the following option and set it as indicated:

DotyFam · Visitor Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 6

THanks for the help. I got it to work with the magic engine ver. 0.9.9 beta 3.