hello i don’t mean to bother you guys but im trying to play Akumajou Dracula using a tosec rom. i load disc 1 through retroarch and it asks me which audio device(in japanese) to use, i pick 1 which i think is internal audio. Then it plays the music but it just a black screen. I’m running the latest core from build bot and default core options. Any idea what the problem is?
Insert disk2 in the F12 menu (FDD1).
or create a text file with extension .cmd like akumajou.cmd containing something like
px68k "/somewhere/akumajou dracula (1993)(konami)(disk 1 of 2).dim" "/somewhere/akumajou dracula (1993)(konami)(disk 2 of 2).dim"
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Loading disc 2 in fdd1 worked, thank you. I was expecting it to ask for disc 2 if it needed it, but i guess they’re both needed at start. Another note, after selecting the audio type(option1), it plays the music for a min or two on a black screen before loading the konami logo. just a heads up to people who are trying it as well. give it a min for it to load.
Does the disk interface handle multiple fdd? As explain above for many games you have to load in fdd0 diskb and ffd1 diskb.
Not sure how to compile this. I have been in the F12 menu and I just don’t understand what to do. I can make this another thread since it seems Mac specific and most of the talk here is about the overlay.
from r-type doc from github
px68k-libretro
forked from https://github.com/hissorii/px68k backported c68k core from https://github.com/kenyahiro/px68k/ (fork of https://github.com/hissorii/px68k using recent c68k yabause core to support X64 build)
All credit goes to hissorii ( and kenyahiro for updating c68k core) .
How to use :
First create a 'keropi' folder in retroarch system directory. put the x68000 bios files in.
Then launch emulator with some content (dim|zip|img|d88|88d|hdm|dup|2hd|xdf|hdf) F12 to enter menu.
You can launch content with:
retroarch -L px68k_libretro.so ./content.hdf
retroarch -L px68k_libretro.so ./content.xdf
retroarch -L px68k_libretro.so ./content.cmd (cmdfile is a text file contening cmd like "px68k /somewhere/software/x68000/content1.dim /somewhere/software/x68000/content2.dim")
retroarch -L sdlpx68k_libretro.so "px68k /somewhere/software/x68000/content1.dim /somewhere/software/x68000/content2.dim"
load retroarch , then load core and content from RA menu.
Bios files needed are “iplrom.dat” and “cgrom.dat”. goto your retroarch-system directory (whatever you assigned this to), make a folder named “keropi” and place these 2 bios files there, then follow guide above to launch games.
also, unzip your romsets since autoloading will not work with multiple fdd type games— single-floppy games (like twinbee, chorensha) can be left zipped if you want and load using retorarch Load Content way.
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Sol Feace dont work anymore for me, It was fine before Is it running OK for you ?
Thanks
works fine here. i dont understand japanese so not sure if this is the correct way to play the game but here is how im making it work(assusimg 3-disk version .DIM format)
-insert disk1 to fdd0 ONLY (do not insert disk2-leave fdd1 empty)
-wait for the demo to finish(intro-not sure if this is normally should be)
-when the demo finishes and "blue" window appears(this is asking for the disks to be inserted), insert disk3 to FDD0 and disk2 to FDD1, then go back to game (F12 or L2-DO NOT RESET)
Thanks for your reply and your help Its not working. I have a black screen after I change the disks What is strange is the game was working perfectly before I did nothing except update the core
Aquales also is not working anymore for me
wrong sequence of disks inserted or with a disk in fdd1 which is suppose to be empty will render just black screen. check the steps again. else, restore your disks from backup as they may have been damaged
aquales is played in a similar way.
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insert only disk1(system disk) to fdd0, and fdd1 must be empty. RESET and wait for it to load.
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when "Disk Not Ready (Drive 1) message appears, goto Menu(F12 or L2), insert disk2(gamedisk or playdisk) to fdd0, disk3(savedisk) to fdd1.
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go back to game using menu (F12 or L2) and press a trigger buttons( gamepad button or Z/X on keyboard).
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You should see titlescreen now if done correctly.
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Thanks for reply I did exactly this and still not working. I also downloaded new files of the game, but the same Even the cmd file I did , that was working before, don’t start. The problem only happen on Sol Feace and Aquales But as Its working for you, the problem come from my side, not from an update Thanks anyway
delete /keropi/config
also post log
Tried to delete config file in Keropi, but its the same Here is a log file But in my case Retroarch is not crashing, its just I have a black screen First time I try the log file, so Im not sure if its correct (honnestly I think its not good log file
You had aquales disks inserted in reverse order. after the intro(disk1) inset disk3(savedisk) to fdd0 or drv0(this is 1st drive) then disk2 should be in fdd1 or drv1 (2nd drive).
you had it disk 2 on fdd0 and disk3 on fdd1 which does not work.
did you see the intro and then the “drive not ready message” before swapping disks?
Still not working in this order After I put disk 1, I have the Disk not ready message Then I put Disk 3 and disk 2 Here is my new log :
i am not sure what is going on. are you sure you did not RESET after inserting disk2 and disk3? there seems to be a lot of activity with your log. like your pressing keys while its loading and stuff, going back to menu and or adjusting vsync etc.
EDIT: i got a bit confused. you are testing aqualis but im thinking of sol-feace.
going back to aqualis. when changing disk, try only changing fdd1 and insert there disk3, but leave disk1 in fdd0. then go back to game and press Z or gamepad button on the “Drive not ready” screen.
No, i did not reset after putting disk 2 and 3. I just press key of my joystick after inserting disks, on the “drive not ready message” Anyway, thanks for your help and your time I will try with a fresh new installment of retroarch