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| 6 | 6 | <topic filepath="windows/choice.htm" text="Choosing which MESS"/> |
| 7 | 7 | <topic filepath="windows/update.htm" text="Updating MESS"/> |
| 8 | 8 | <topic filepath="windows/suppsys.htm" text="Supported Systems"/> |
| 9 | | <topic filepath="windows/instbios.htm" text="Installing BIOSes and Software"/> |
| 10 | | <topic filepath="windows/mgebios.htm" text="Managing BIOSes"/> |
| 9 | <topic filepath="windows/instbios.htm" text="Installing BIOS Files and Software Images"/> |
| 10 | <topic filepath="windows/mgebios.htm" text="Managing BIOS Files"/> |
| 11 | 11 | <topic filepath="windows/runsw.htm" text="Running Software"/> |
| 12 | 12 | <topic filepath="windows/win32cmd.htm" text="Using MESS at the Command Line"/> |
| 13 | 13 | <topic filepath="windows/config.htm" text="MESS Configuration Files"/> |
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| 13 | 13 | <hr align="center" width="98%" /> |
| 14 | 14 | <h2>Updating BIOS files<br /> |
| 15 | 15 | <br /></h2> |
| 16 | | <p class="normal">As new versions of MESS come out, the authors sometimes change system the bios files in order to make them work properly. As a |
| 16 | <p class="normal">As new versions of MESS come out, the authors sometimes change the system BIOS |
| 17 | 17 | by-product of this you can sometimes have to update several files.</p> |
| 18 | | <p class="normal">The simplest way is to use a rom manager such as CLRMame Pro with a MESS Bios DATFile as it will identify problems and fix alot of |
| 18 | <p class="normal">The simplest way is to use a ROM manager such as < |
| 19 | 19 | them too.</p> |
| 20 | | <p class="normal">One of the best sites to visit after an update to MESS is <a href="" target="_blank">MESS BIOS Files</a> as it will normally have |
| 21 | | all the updates. To install these updates all you need to do is download the files and copy them into the <span class="filename">C:\MESS\bios</span> |
| 22 | | folder.<br /></p> |
| 20 | <p class="normal">Updated BIOS files can be obtained by dumping them from the original machine or downloading them from the Internet. See the help section "Installing BIOS Files and Software Images" for more details.</p> |
| 23 | 21 | <hr align="center" width="98%" /> |
| 24 | 22 | <h2><br /> |
| 25 | 23 | Verifying BIOS Files</h2> |
| 26 | | <p class="normal">You can let the command line version of MESS audit it's own BIOS files using this command...</p> |
| 24 | <p class="normal">You can let the command line version of MESS audit it |
| 27 | 25 | <p align="center"><span class="command">MESS -verifyroms >missing.txt</span></p> |
| 28 | 26 | <p class="normal">This will generate a text file that contains information about all the BIOS files you have problems with and what the problem |
| 29 | 27 | is.</p> |
| 30 | | <p class="normal">For MESS GUI its far easier. On the File menu there is an option called Audit System Roms. If you hit it this window opens...</p> |
| 31 | | <p align="center" class="Tutorial"><img src="images/guiaudit.gif" width="437" height="339" border="0" /></p> |
| 32 | | <p class="normal">The list is shows is the same as the one generated by the command line version and again shows all of the errors in your rom files. |
| 33 | | The only errors that can be resolved in the list are "NOT FOUND" and "CRC ERROR" as the other errors normally mean there has been a problem during |
| 34 | | the extraction of the rom from the arcade board.</p> |
| 28 | <p class="normal">For MESSGUI it's even easier. On the File menu there is an option called "Audit all systems". If you hit it this window opens...</p> |
| 29 | <p align="center" class="Tutorial"><img src="images/guiaudit.gif" width="437" height="339" border="0" alt="Screenshot of MESSGUI audit window" /></p> |
| 30 | <p class="normal">The list shown is the same as the one generated by the command line version and again shows all of the errors in your ROM files. |
| 31 | The only errors that can be resolved in the list are "NOT FOUND" and "CRC ERROR" as the other errors normally mean there is a problem with the only ROM files available to the MESS team.</p> |
| 35 | 32 | <p class="normal">If a system has stopped working after an update and you can't find anything wrong with the zip file then either there could be a |
| 36 | 33 | bug in MESS or there has been new development on the game driver. The mess.txt file contains a list of working and non-working systems and is a good |
| 37 | 34 | start. If this is no good then you can check out the <a href="http://bugzilla.mess.org/" target="_blank">MESS Bugzilla</a> page and see if any news |
| 38 | 35 | has been posted about it.</p> |
| 39 | | <p class="normal">Always make sure you scan your BIOS files with a rom management utility after an update to make sure your set is correct.</p> |
| 36 | <p class="normal">Always make sure you scan your BIOS files with a ROM management utility after an update to make sure your set is correct.</p> |
| 40 | 37 | </body> |
| 41 | 38 | </html> |