MagicEngine

[koolkat]

I hope this forum isn't dead , I hate joining dead forums.

Magic.Engine v.1.1.3 on Windows XP.

Anyway here is my problem , I have 2 DVD-Drives , one internal &
one external. My internal DVD-Drive is busted , so I use my external
USB DVD-Drive.

Now when I load a TG-16 or PC Engine disc it says No CD, error no disc.
What the hell ?!

Drive E: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552D this is my busted internal
DVD-drive that Magic.Engine v.1.1.3 detects.

Drive F: SONY DVD RW DRU-840A USB this is my DVD-drive
that works ,but Magic.Engine v.1.1.3 does not detect it !

Tried changing the letter of drive in pce.config but have the same
problem.

Here is my log :

[path]screenshots="screenshots\"
[path]saved_games="states\"
[path]cheats="cheats\"
[video]screen_width=
[video]screen_height=
[video]screen_depth=
[video]windowed=
[setup]show=
[video]driver=0
[gamepad]config=
[keyboard]config=
[misc]language=

[VIDEO INIT]
driver... DirectX
found 1 video adapter(s)
- adapter 1 has 2 device(s) and 26 video mode(s)
select adapter... 1
select device... 1
build video mode list... 26 modes
device: v0.0.0 (HAL)

[INPUT INIT]
opening direct input DLL... OK
init direct input... OK
scanning gamepad device(s)...
- no gamepad

[SOUND INIT]
scanning sound card... found 2 sound card(s)
checking sound card mixer ("Realtek HD Audio output" v5.10)... OK
+SPEAKERS: vol = 50 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-WAVEOUT [ 0] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-SYNTHESIZER [ 1] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 2] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 3] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 4] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 5] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 6] vol = 100 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-COMPACTDISC [ 7] vol = 25 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 8] vol = 0 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 9] vol = 0 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 10] vol = 0 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 11] vol = 0 [00000000/0000FFFF]
-ANALOG [ 12] vol = 0 [00000000/0000FFFF]
wav audio volume... (0xffff) 100
opening direct sound DLL... OK
init direct sound... OK
set cooperative level... OK
create primary buffer... OK
setup primary buffer: freq=44100 channels=2 bits=16... OK
create thread... OK

[CD-ROM INIT]
scanning drives...
+ drive E: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552D (port=3, unit=0) [CDROM]
found 1 CD-ROM drive(s)

[CDDA INIT]
creating thread... OK

[CD SCAN INIT]
creating thread... OK
scanning...
- drive E: not ready, no change
wav audio volume... 93

[GAMEPAD INIT]
auto calibration: -500 500

[LOAD CONFIG]

[BACKUP RAM INIT]
loading backup RAM database index file : "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Videogames\NEC & T.T.I\TG-16-PCE-SUPER GRAFX\TURBO GRAFX-16 PC ENGINE SUPER GRAFX\Magic.Engine v.1.1.3 ENG-Full\backup.idx"... OK
checking database... 11 bank(s) found

[PSG INIT]
allocating sound buffers(6)... OK
allocating ADPCM sound buffer... OK

[HUCARD]
create dummy rom... OK
initialize a new backup RAM bank

[HUCARD]
opening ROM file : "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Videogames\NEC & T.T.I\TG-16-PCE-SUPER GRAFX\TURBO GRAFX-16 PC ENX\Magic.Engin"... error!
create dummy rom... OK
initialize a new backup RAM bank
searching game backup RAM in database [20000003|00000000]... not found
initialize a new backup RAM bank
cdscan: start
cdscan: stop

[BOOT CD]
reading TOC...
- error : drive not ready!
cdscan: start
cdscan: stop

[BOOT CD]
reading TOC...
- error : drive not ready!
cdscan: start
cdscan: stop

[BOOT CD]
reading TOC...
- error : drive not ready!
wav audio volume... (0xffff)

Can anyone help me out ?

[Danjuro]

I had a near similar problem a while ago on a previous version :
Look for a file named wnaspi32.dll online and put it in the same folder as Magicengine, your DVD drive should hopefully appear in the emulator. You might need to change the CD-ROM driver in the pce.ini, memories are a bit fuzzy ;)

[koolkat]

Yes , I tried that but still doesn't work. I noticed wnaspi32.dll is also
part of Nero and there are many different versions of wnaspi32.dll.

Can you tell me which version # of wnaspi32.dll I need ?

I do have Nero on my PC, I wonder if that is the problem.

Although , I have many other emulators like PSXfin and Kega Fusion
and I have no problems playing CD games on them.

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I even tried deleting upper & lower filters on my SONY DVD RW DRU-840A USB DVD-Rom drive & still have the same problem.

Scanned for viruses,spyware & malware & computer is clean.

Changed letters in pce.ini config and again the same problem.


Magic.Engine v.1.1.3 still doesn't detect my SONY DVD RW DRU-840A USB DVD-Rom drive !!

The funny thing is if I mount TG-16 or PC Engine ISO's with Daemon
Tools it works.

For a emulator we have to pay for you would think it would
play TG-16 & PC Engine discs without any problems !!

Running into the same exact problem with MagicEngine FX 1.11.

You guys at MagicEngine.com have to get this bug worked out on detecting USB DVD-Rom drives.