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cloud79 · October 19th, 2009

Hi guys!
I'm just trying the new version (0.5.5) of this cool emulator!
First of all I have the updated romset for this release and I'm running the 64-bit version of emulator on my T500.
Here are the specs: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @2,80 GHz; RAM DD3 4,0 GB @1333 MHz; ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 VRAM 256MB PCIe16x; Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
But I have a great problem :-(
In the Plugin Selection option screen I CANNOT select the newest GpuDXV3 plugin (I think that it is the only one to run NAOMI 2 games without problems).. When I click on the video plugin select box I can only see and select the gpuOglv3 plugin... :-(
So I've tried to force the plugin recognition by setting it in the ini configuration file, but when I launch a game Demul crashes :-(
So, here are my questions:

- Is this a compatibility problem of emulator with Windows 7?
- Do I need to update the Catalyst version (my actual version is 9.7)?
- Are there any NAOMI 2 games which runs at decent speeds on Demul 0.5.5?

Thank you all in advance!

Stranno · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by cloud79

- Are there any NAOMI 2 games which runs at decent speeds on Demul 0.5.5?

Thank you all in advance!

All of them, just upgrade your PC

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Neville007 · October 19th, 2009

And don't worry about the plugins, gpuOglv3 is the best one. The DX caused me problems all the time.

cloud79 · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Stranno

All of them, just upgrade your PC

I don't think to have a hardware so old...
Anyway, I have another bug to notice you:

I've tried to run the following NAOMI games: Power Stone and Zombie Revenge. All works fine and the graphic looks pretty at very good speed, but I CANNOT Insert Coins!!!
I've alredy set the padDemul plugin and configured it mapping all the buttons, but never works for me! I've pressed the SERVICE button, the TEST button, COIN button, but the result is the same! No Input :-(

What am I wrong?

Last edited by cloud79; October 19th, 2009 at 13:47..

heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by cloud79

I don't think to have a hardware so old...
Anyway, I have another bug to notice you:

I've tried to run the following NAOMI games: Power Stone and Zombie Revenge. All works fine and the graphic looks pretty at very good speed, but I CANNOT Insert Coins!!!
I've alredy set the padDemul plugin and configured it mapping all the buttons, but never works for me! I've pressed the SERVICE button, the TEST button, COIN button, but the result is the same! No Input :-(

What am I wrong?

Set them to FREE PLAY

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cloud79 · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by heatblazer

Set them to FREE PLAY

ok heatblazer, but the problem is: how to set the in-game "free play" option if even the Service Button input does not work?
I've set the SERVICE key for both Jamma Joy1 and Global Key in the Game Pad configuration, but it doesn't work :-(
Have you tried with those specific games (Power Stone 1 and Zombie Revenge)?

heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by cloud79

ok heatblazer, but the problem is: how to set the in-game "free play" option if even the Service Button input does not work?
I've set the SERVICE key for both Jamma Joy1 and Global Key in the Game Pad configuration, but it doesn't work :-(
Have you tried with those specific games (Power Stone 1 and Zombie Revenge)?

Interesting. I have not. I have a similar problem with CAPCOM VS SNK 2. You can insert 1 coin and next coins did not count... So I set it to freeplay. But how can you set Zombierev to freeplay if the button is not working... beats me... I`ll try it asap when I get to my Winodws VISTA PC...

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cloud79 · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by heatblazer

Interesting. I have not. I have a similar problem with CAPCOM VS SNK 2. You can insert 1 coin and next coins did not count... So I set it to freeplay. But how can you set Zombierev to freeplay if the button is not working... beats me... I`ll try it asap when I get to my Winodws VISTA PC...

Trust me!
I have the SAME problem too in Capcom vs SNK 2 and Marvel vs Capcom 2. After the first coin I am UNABLE to insert more coins... So, I have managed the problem with the Service Menu - FreePlay workaround.
But how to play in Power Stone and Zombie Revenge if there is absolutely NO INPUT BUTTON working?

heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by cloud79

Trust me!
I have the SAME problem too in Capcom vs SNK 2 and Marvel vs Capcom 2. After the first coin I am UNABLE to insert more coins... So, I have managed the problem with the Service Menu - FreePlay workaround.
But how to play in Power Stone and Zombie Revenge if there is absolutely NO INPUT BUTTON working?

I guess the only almost impossible way is to hexedit the NVRAM of these games if you know which hex is the FREEPLAY setting.... but that is as close as... actually possible if you view other NVRAMS... hmmm good question you mention here....

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heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

Can you extract this into /Demul/NVRAM folder. Overwrite it. Try to boot the game then.

Attached Files

zombrvn.eeprom.zip (206 Bytes, 5 views)

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cloud79 · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by heatblazer

Can you extract this into /Demul/NVRAM folder. Overwrite it. Try to boot the game then.

Thank you heatblazer for help.
I've tried with your eeprom file, the INPUT bug persists, but there is a little difference during game booting.
After the NAOMI bios logo, I see three Jamma buttons entering from the upper screen portion and stopping in the center of the screen. There is some sort of Japanese text on the left of these buttons, but the entire animation hangs for a while. So the booting sequence continues to the attract screen as usual.
I've tried to push every button during the pop-in of the three Jamma buttons logo, but it makes no difference....
Any ideas about this?

heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

Sad... I hoped that if I hexedit it the same way I saw in the eeprom of other free-play setings games it will be set to freeplay but I guess it`s the .SRAM which is huge as hell.... I`ll review the SRAM but I don`t feel I`ll be able to do much there...

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heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

Here goes nothing... try this SRAM. Extract it in /Demul/NVRAM and see if there will be any impact...

Attached Files

zombrvn.sram.zip (347 Bytes, 3 views)

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cloud79 · October 19th, 2009

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Originally Posted by heatblazer

Here goes nothing... try this SRAM. Extract it in /Demul/NVRAM and see if there will be any impact...

No change :-(
This is the "strange logo" at the FIRST booting screen when I use your eeprom-sram.

Maybe, is it a bios problem?
I am using the default one: Naomi epr-21578d (export)

EDIT: After the first boot, If I close Demul and re-open it, or if I reset the game, that strange screen disappears...

heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

No idea... They`ll fix it in the next revision maybe or maybe they have not dumped the bios/roms well...
P.S. You can delete my eeprom/sram. Boot zombierevenge and the game will create the default files... So don`t worry.

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Last edited by heatblazer; October 19th, 2009 at 17:08.. Reason: More to write

cloud79 · October 19th, 2009

Ok thanx.
I will wait for a new version... in the meanwhile I can test the complete romset to see if other games are affected by this bug.

heatblazer · October 19th, 2009

You`ll find a strange bug in Rival Schools - Moero! Justice Gakuen - an incredible pissing sound in the boot. Try it but make sure your volume is down. It`s quite bad sound, seriously.

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humtydump · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloud79

Hi guys!
....
But I have a great problem :-(
In the Plugin Selection option screen I CANNOT select the newest GpuDXV3 plugin (I think that it is the only one to run NAOMI 2 games without problems).. When I click on the video plugin select box I can only see and select the gpuOglv3 plugin... :-(
So I've tried to force the plugin recognition by setting it in the ini configuration file, but when I launch a game Demul crashes :-(
....

I have this same problem, did you manage to sort this? (I'm running Demul 0.5.5 on XP 32-bit with Radeon HD 4670 GPU with the latest drivers, if it matters)

Also, Has anyone got - Gun Survivor 2: Bio Hazard Code Veronica - working?
I can get to the Menu and insert coins, but then no button seems to start the game.

Neville007 · 3 Weeks Ago

"Gun Survivor 2: Bio Hazard Code Veronica" is not working yet. I've seen some Demul WIP pics elsewhere, it will probably work in next version.

humtydump · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Neville007

"Gun Survivor 2: Bio Hazard Code Veronica" is not working yet. I've seen some Demul WIP pics elsewhere, it will probably work in next version.

Ok mate cheers, but are you sure it ain't working, in the "compat" text file that came with Demul 0.5.5 that I've attached it says, -Yes- to Boot, Test and Game

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October 19th, 2009	#61 (permalink)
cloud79 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 9	Hi guys! I'm just trying the new version (0.5.5) of this cool emulator! First of all I have the updated romset for this release and I'm running the 64-bit version of emulator on my T500. Here are the specs: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @2,80 GHz; RAM DD3 4,0 GB @1333 MHz; ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 VRAM 256MB PCIe16x; Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. But I have a great problem :-( In the Plugin Selection option screen I CANNOT select the newest GpuDXV3 plugin (I think that it is the only one to run NAOMI 2 games without problems).. When I click on the video plugin select box I can only see and select the gpuOglv3 plugin... :-( So I've tried to force the plugin recognition by setting it in the ini configuration file, but when I launch a game Demul crashes :-( So, here are my questions: - Is this a compatibility problem of emulator with Windows 7? - Do I need to update the Catalyst version (my actual version is 9.7)? - Are there any NAOMI 2 games which runs at decent speeds on Demul 0.5.5? Thank you all in advance!

October 19th, 2009	#63 (permalink)
Neville007 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Albania Posts: 10	And don't worry about the plugins, gpuOglv3 is the best one. The DX caused me problems all the time.

October 19th, 2009	#72 (permalink)
heatblazer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 622	Sad... I hoped that if I hexedit it the same way I saw in the eeprom of other free-play setings games it will be set to freeplay but I guess it`s the .SRAM which is huge as hell.... I`ll review the SRAM but I don`t feel I`ll be able to do much there... __________________ Kikaioh! GO!

October 19th, 2009	#75 (permalink)
heatblazer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 622	No idea... They`ll fix it in the next revision maybe or maybe they have not dumped the bios/roms well... P.S. You can delete my eeprom/sram. Boot zombierevenge and the game will create the default files... So don`t worry. __________________ Kikaioh! GO! Last edited by heatblazer; October 19th, 2009 at 17:08.. Reason: More to write

October 19th, 2009	#76 (permalink)
cloud79 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 9	Ok thanx. I will wait for a new version... in the meanwhile I can test the complete romset to see if other games are affected by this bug.

October 19th, 2009	#77 (permalink)
heatblazer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 622	You`ll find a strange bug in Rival Schools - Moero! Justice Gakuen - an incredible pissing sound in the boot. Try it but make sure your volume is down. It`s quite bad sound, seriously. __________________ Kikaioh! GO!

3 Weeks Ago	#79 (permalink)
Neville007 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Albania Posts: 10	"Gun Survivor 2: Bio Hazard Code Veronica" is not working yet. I've seen some Demul WIP pics elsewhere, it will probably work in next version.