first time emu user--help!

mosta · November 12th, 2003

I downloaded ePSXe for my ThinkPad 600e (Pentium II, 64 Mb) in hopes
of running an old favorite game Nectaris-Military Madness (actually
originally for the NeoGeo in 1992). Well, I can't get it going. The FPS
sticks mostly in the 1-3 range, occasionally in the 8-11 range.
I have the new version 1.6.0. I have Pete's video plug-ins. The
video card (which came with the machine) is a NeoMagic Magic Media
256AV. And when I test the config it's okay. The sound plug-in is
ePSXe SPU Core 1.5.2. "Test" gives no response. For CDRom driver
I have both ePSXe CDR ASPI 1.5.2, and P.E.Op.S. 1.4. Neither
responds to "Test" in config, but the PEOpS does detect the drive
and autodetects a read mode--BE_2 (ATAPI SPEC 2). (My CDRom,
which came with the machine is CRN-8241B 1.22). I figured the
problem might be with the drive so I downloaded ISOBuster and
made an ISO/BIN. That runs the same way. Is it my system? I'm
running Win 98 4.10.1998. And, again, all I get is frame by frame,
beyond "dragging"--and when there's sound, each tick of sound
repeats several time before moving on--and when I quit the emu
the audio unbuffers at rapid speed. So something's hanging up,
but I don't know what I'm doing--HELP!!??? (Also, I did try another
game. I put in Tomb Raider and performance looked to be the same.)

**hushypushy** · November 12th, 2003

oh man....i honestly dont think that your computer is good enough to run ePSXe. i dont think there's really anything you can do, short of getting a new computer

Takmadeus · November 12th, 2003

perhaps you should use PSEmu pro...... basically you can use the same plugins you use with epsxe.... and as it is older, it could have better support for older hardware....

Phoenix Flame · November 12th, 2003

The compatibility will be shot to all hell though. I think he should give VGS a shot.

Mad · November 12th, 2003

u could try psxeven or pcsx. they´re a little faster than epsxe.
Try using older versions of Pete plugins. Try both Peops SOft and DX6 D3d ones...

mosta · November 12th, 2003

thanks everyone for the tips. I'll try some of the other emulators mentioned, but I guess it may be too much for this old machine. It finally caught up with me. I always liked to believe that anything "Pentium" would be fast enough for anything I would ever want to do (I don't run flight simulators or edit music or movies), and I wouldn't have thought that a gaming system, of roughly the same vintage, would be that much more powerful (though, I don't know, maybe it's not that the PSX itself is that powerful, but emulating it is...?). Anyway, time to start thinking about updating, I guess, maybe to...2001 or so!

Takmadeus · November 13th, 2003

hmmm it would be wise to upgrade to a newer system, at least 2002 hardware..... but anyway, i am sure that AdriPSX can emulate as well in that machine....

The Shadow · November 13th, 2003

My computer has 64mb of ram and it plays
Harvestmoon perfect.I've heard of your card.That's
a bad card.Get a nivida or something else.

November 12th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
mosta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2	first time emu user--help! I downloaded ePSXe for my ThinkPad 600e (Pentium II, 64 Mb) in hopes of running an old favorite game Nectaris-Military Madness (actually originally for the NeoGeo in 1992). Well, I can't get it going. The FPS sticks mostly in the 1-3 range, occasionally in the 8-11 range. I have the new version 1.6.0. I have Pete's video plug-ins. The video card (which came with the machine) is a NeoMagic Magic Media 256AV. And when I test the config it's okay. The sound plug-in is ePSXe SPU Core 1.5.2. "Test" gives no response. For CDRom driver I have both ePSXe CDR ASPI 1.5.2, and P.E.Op.S. 1.4. Neither responds to "Test" in config, but the PEOpS does detect the drive and autodetects a read mode--BE_2 (ATAPI SPEC 2). (My CDRom, which came with the machine is CRN-8241B 1.22). I figured the problem might be with the drive so I downloaded ISOBuster and made an ISO/BIN. That runs the same way. Is it my system? I'm running Win 98 4.10.1998. And, again, all I get is frame by frame, beyond "dragging"--and when there's sound, each tick of sound repeats several time before moving on--and when I quit the emu the audio unbuffers at rapid speed. So something's hanging up, but I don't know what I'm doing--HELP!!??? (Also, I did try another game. I put in Tomb Raider and performance looked to be the same.)

November 12th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	Re: first time emu user--help! oh man....i honestly dont think that your computer is good enough to run ePSXe. i dont think there's really anything you can do, short of getting a new computer __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

November 12th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Takmadeus The Legendary Journey Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In real life Posts: 4,040	Re: first time emu user--help! perhaps you should use PSEmu pro...... basically you can use the same plugins you use with epsxe.... and as it is older, it could have better support for older hardware.... __________________ Made with the GIMP

November 12th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Phoenix Flame Flood Yourself Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,338	Re: first time emu user--help! The compatibility will be shot to all hell though. I think he should give VGS a shot.

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Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,910	Re: first time emu user--help! u could try psxeven or pcsx. they´re a little faster than epsxe. Try using older versions of Pete plugins. Try both Peops SOft and DX6 D3d ones... __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD080HJ 80GB] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek ALC883 @ nVIDIA MCP61]

November 12th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
mosta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2	Re: first time emu user--help! thanks everyone for the tips. I'll try some of the other emulators mentioned, but I guess it may be too much for this old machine. It finally caught up with me. I always liked to believe that anything "Pentium" would be fast enough for anything I would ever want to do (I don't run flight simulators or edit music or movies), and I wouldn't have thought that a gaming system, of roughly the same vintage, would be that much more powerful (though, I don't know, maybe it's not that the PSX itself is that powerful, but emulating it is...?). Anyway, time to start thinking about updating, I guess, maybe to...2001 or so!

November 13th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Takmadeus The Legendary Journey Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In real life Posts: 4,040	Re: first time emu user--help! hmmm it would be wise to upgrade to a newer system, at least 2002 hardware..... but anyway, i am sure that AdriPSX can emulate as well in that machine.... __________________ Made with the GIMP

November 13th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
The Shadow The King of All Kings. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Somewhere. Posts: 257	Re: first time emu user--help! My computer has 64mb of ram and it plays Harvestmoon perfect.I've heard of your card.That's a bad card.Get a nivida or something else.

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