MagicEngine

Calavera · Visitor Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 6 Location: Sweden

I know this is among the most common problems with the magic engine... but I really need to get Dracula X working. The problem is the music, i can't hear anything but the sound effects.. i think it's because of the fact that i've got win xp. I'm quite sure the cd is working, i can listen to the music on my stereo, but it doesn't work in magic engine. I've tried all system cards and such, and i've been trying to solve this for several days. Here's what shows in my magic engine log file:

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[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)
* 640x480 (60Hz)
* 640x480 (70Hz)
* 640x480 (72Hz)
* 640x480 (75Hz)
* 640x480 (85Hz)
* 640x480 (100Hz)
* 640x480 (120Hz)
* 640x480 (140Hz)
* 640x480 (144Hz)
* 640x480 (150Hz)
* 640x480 (170Hz)
* 640x480 (200Hz)
* 640x480 (240Hz)
user video modes...
- 640x480 [12]
- 640x480 [12]
- 640x480 [12]
- 640x480 [12]

[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 ("SB Live! Wave Device" v5.10)...
+SPEAKERS: vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-WAVEOUT [ 0] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-DIGITAL [ 1] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF] (selected as CD input line)
-DIGITAL [ 2] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-SYNTHESIZER [ 3] vol = 99 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-COMPACTDISC [ 4] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-LINE [ 5] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-MICROPHONE [ 6] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 7] vol = 74 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 8] vol = 74 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-TELEPHONE [ 9] vol = 74 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-WAVEOUT [ 10]
+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:\Spel\Emulator\PC Engine\me098reg\me099-english-beta5\backup.idx"... OK
checking database... 1 bank(s) found
clear and initialize a new backup RAM

[CD-ROM INIT]
scanning NT scsi drivers...
- D: (SAMSUNG/DVD-ROM SD-616T/F301) [ID:2/0/0]... OK
- E: (PLEXTOR/CD-R PX-W2410A/1.03) [ID:2/1/0]... OK
- F: (V386/STEALTH DVD/1.0h) [ID:0/0/0]... OK
selected drive... D:
enable drive D:
disable drive E:
disable drive F:
number of adapters: 3
checking CD-ROM drives...
- drive 0: adapter=2, unit=0, lun=0 [type=5]
select drive 0
CD-ROM timeout set to 0
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]

[BOOT CD]
test unit... ready (0ms)
reading TOC...
- OK, 22 track(s) detected
track 1 [10]: 00 02 00 ( 0, 3892)
track 2 [14]: 00 53 67 ( 3892, 14164)
track 3 [10]: 03 10 64 ( 14164, 22150)
track 4 [10]: 04 57 25 ( 22150, 26896)
track 5 [10]: 06 00 46 ( 26896, 34113)
track 6 [10]: 07 36 63 ( 34113, 40392)
track 7 [10]: 09 00 42 ( 40392, 45243)
track 8 [10]: 10 05 18 ( 45243, 58620)
track 9 [10]: 13 03 45 ( 58620, 66390)
track 10 [10]: 14 47 15 ( 66390, 78442)
track 11 [10]: 17 27 67 ( 78442, 86072)
track 12 [10]: 19 09 47 ( 86072, 97359)
track 13 [10]: 21 40 09 ( 97359, 108437)
track 14 [10]: 24 07 62 ( 108437, 124919)
track 15 [10]: 27 47 44 ( 124919, 135830)
track 16 [10]: 30 13 05 ( 135830, 150503)
track 17 [10]: 33 28 53 ( 150503, 157226)
track 18 [10]: 34 58 26 ( 157226, 164898)
track 19 [10]: 36 40 48 ( 164898, 173901)
track 20 [10]: 38 40 51 ( 173901, 192013)
track 21 [10]: 42 42 13 ( 192013, 211265)
track 22 [14]: 46 58 65 ( 211265, 221263)
read sector 3892...3893 (2)
read sector 3892searching game backup RAM in database [4AF637F4|072EAB00]... found
opening backup RAM data file : "C:\Spel\Emulator\PC Engine\me098reg\me099-english-beta5\backup.dat"... OK
loading backup RAM bank 0... OK
checking backup RAM...
- header : 48 55 42 4D 00 88 B0 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 HUBM............
- DRACULA X ( 160,030C)... OK
- 1 file(s), no error
...4019 (128)
read sector 3894...3894 (1)
read sector 3959...3988 (30)
read sector 4085...4124 (40)
read sector 4053...4084 (32)
read sector 3989...4052 (64)
read sector 4129...4160 (32)
play audio 14189...22166
pause audio... OK
play audio 26917...34134
pause audio... OK
play audio 26917...34134
read sector 4161...4172 (12)
read sector 4237...4268 (32)
read sector 4173...4236 (64)
read sector 4269...4332 (64)
play audio 22173...26917
pause audio... OK
searching game backup RAM in database [4AF637F4|072EAB00]... found
opening backup RAM data file : "C:\Spel\Emulator\PC Engine\me098reg\me099-english-beta5\backup.dat"... OK
writing backup RAM bank 0... OK
checking backup RAM...
- header : 48 55 42 4D 00 88 B0 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 HUBM............
- DRACULA X ( 160,0431)... OK
- 1 file(s), no error
searching game backup RAM in database [4AF637F4|072EAB00]... found
opening backup RAM data file : "C:\Spel\Emulator\PC Engine\me098reg\me099-english-beta5\backup.dat"... OK
writing backup RAM bank 0... OK

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I hope you can help me out
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Squaresoft74 · Elder Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 366 Location: France

Jabberwok · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 3:32 am Post subject:

Simple : you don't have the audio cable. Nothing can be done by us, you need to go into a shop & get one installed. Im guessing you have little or no experience with assembling pc's otherwise you'd have installed the cable yourself...

Im guessing it's a brand name pc right? Confused

God I love my Frankenstein box Mr. Green

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Jabberwok · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 3:34 am Post subject:

Youre right Squaresoft74, humm indeed.... Confused

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Calavera · Visitor Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 6 Location: Sweden

Well, I have a little experience... but what audio cable are you talking about
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Jabberwok · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:46 pm Post subject:

The audio cable between your sound card & the cd-rom you're trying to use with Magic Engine.

Easy : there are 3 cables that can get out of any cd-rom.

1: A 40 or 80 pin IDE ribbon ( big flat grey cable. Connected to your motherboard )
2: a 4 pin molex power connector ( a white connector with 4 different colored cables that comes out of your power supply )
3: the famous audio cable ( usually a small grey cable with a black connector, but sometimes grey or white )

Easy doesn't it?
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Calavera · Visitor Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 6 Location: Sweden

Sounds like a piece of cake =)
I'll check it out, thanks a lot
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Calavera · Visitor Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 6 Location: Sweden

Hmm
I've connected the audio cable to my second CD drive, since it was already connected to the first, and it didn't work, so i thought i should try with the other one. But it still doesn't work. I switched off the "enable digital cd-audio for this device" in properties for the cd drive as well. What should i do??
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Jabberwok · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 2:06 am Post subject:

Is this the only CD game you got? is it an original or backup? do any other cd games work?

Try installing an ASPI layer, you can get one from Adaptec ( or just about anywhere on the web, just do a search about " ASPI download " or something like that ).

If it's a problem with the Soundblaster Live! I can't help you. I absolutely hate Creative products ( back from the days of the venerable KT133 chipset from VIA Wink

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