> > > > Hi! I downloaded the GoodGEN datfile and use it with clrmamepro. Well, it
> > > works,
> > > > but spent several hours!
> > > >
> > > > I´m using single file dat and my PC is a Athlon XP3000 with 1GB RAM and a
> > > > SerialATA HD (I don´t believe that it could take so much time!)
> > > >
> > > > Actually I have around 1000 Roms for Sega Genesis. I have a complete set
> for
> > > > MAME 0.78u5 (4754 roms) and it spent few minutes to do a complete Scan, I
> > also
> > > > have almost a complete set for Atari 2600 (2861 roms) and it spent few
> > minutes
> > > > also.
> > > >
> > > > I´m doing something wrong, or there are some hard process with these roms?
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Well...no idea what you did. It should be fast. Maybe it depends on how you
> > > store your roms. Each game zipped in its own zipfile or all unzipped in
> > > GenRen....then you work on unzipped roms where time-consuming checksum
> > > calculation will be done which can cause a major slowdown.
> > >
> > > Roman Scherzer
> > > ClrMamePro
> > >
> >
> > I´m using all file unzipped under GenRen, I´ll try the other way and let you
> > know.
> >
> > Tks! :)
> >
>
> Using the multi set Dat file the program run very fast! :)
> I´m not zipping because gens.exe do not open roms in zip files (or I don´t know
> how to do this), but its working fine now.
>
> There area a reason for not read .smd files? I converted them into a .bin using
> GoodGen.exe but I´m wondering if ClrMamePro could suport it.
>
> Tks again.
>


well....as for all goodtools: your files have to be headerless. Goodtools skip headers, clrmamepro doesn't. Baddumps have to be truncated or padded with 0x00 bytes to the next 2^k limit.

Roman Scherzer
ClrMamePro