[Solved] Problem with TurboGrafx CD - Ys I & II

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

I am trying to get Ys I & II working using Beetle PCE FAST. I have a CUE+BIN format ROM that works in Mednafen. I am using the same BIOS file in RetroArch so that should be fine, plus loading the BIOS itself works. The ROM isn’t detected by the directory scanning, I’m guessing this is because it doesn’t match the database exactly. But if I try to load the CUE file directly, it says “Failed to load content,” and if I load the BIN file directly, I get a black screen. I also tried converting it into a CHD file, which gives me “Failed to load content.” I’ve tried a couple other ROMs of the same game and none of them worked.

Is RetroArch picky about ROMs versus Mednafen? Anything else I can try?

#2

Is the BIOS named syscard3.pce and placed in RetroArch/system?

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#3

Yes, under core info it says “(!) Present, Optional: syscard3.pce (PCE-CD BIOS).” I don’t need syscard 1 or 2, right? BIOS md5 is 38179df8f4ac870017db21ebcbf53114.

I noticed in the logs it was looking in the ROM directory instead of system for the BIOS. I think this is because it is in a different hard drive. So I copied the BIOS over, and now I get a black screen instead of “Failed to load content” when I load the CUE file.

Here are the logs: https://pastebin.com/VybeAP5e

I don’t see any errors. It seems to work, but nothing happens. It just stops.

#4

According to your log, you are loading the bin file:

[INFO] Using content: D:\games\PC Engine\selected_roms\ys1-2 from ia\Ys Book I & II [U][CD][TGXCD1002][Falcom][1990][PCE].BIN.

I tried the *.cue and everything looks good:

[INFO] Using content: E:\Roms\NEC - PC Engine CD - TurboGrafx-CD\Ys Book I & II (USA).cue.

I tested the redump verified cd:

Ys Book I & II (USA) 
crc32           name
17623548        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 01).bin
8e029ac2        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 02).bin
caa50bd4        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 03).bin
271a0ab2        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 04).bin
d56fef33        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 05).bin
e591cddf        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 06).bin
dfba60db        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 07).bin
b5be0a75        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 08).bin
492a13cf        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 09).bin
d11e92d5        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 10).bin
848ec05f        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 11).bin
d14da754        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 12).bin
8b27ceba        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 13).bin
c13b2b4a        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 14).bin
b3c362b9        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 15).bin
3bbb5041        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 16).bin
be7cd2a9        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 17).bin
41d17cff        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 18).bin
4acdee90        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 19).bin
794c6325        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 20).bin
62d5945d        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 21).bin
bf176f7a        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 22).bin
0aa01eee        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 23).bin
fdfda849        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 24).bin
9b6801a8        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 25).bin
8518782d        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 26).bin
9190d971        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 27).bin
e5f45a4c        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 28).bin
6bff9f87        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 29).bin
e89d4251        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 30).bin
b610f3ff        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 31).bin
ec1d08a5        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 32).bin
3d1dc160        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 33).bin
f2d52bec        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 34).bin
d339b0f6        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 35).bin
f265c4df        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 36).bin
4a818752        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 37).bin
3c97f070        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 38).bin
3ca46d90        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 39).bin
78bf9127        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 40).bin
9a79f72a        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 41).bin
9b5d97c7        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 42).bin
9d41bf61        Ys Book I & II (USA) (Track 43).bin
b48cd34a        Ys Book I & II (USA).cue

For the bios: you have to tell RA in Settings - Directory - System/BIOS where to look for it.
On some systems the default setting is something like <Content dir>

#5

Thanks, I was able to get it working with a different ROM, Ys I & II Ver 2.