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I have no idea.
The last resort idea I proposed would be a lot of work and does not guarantee it will fix the problem.
Instead you can do the following if you installed the arcade organizer and use WinSCP (if you use a different FTP client it should be similar).
In WinScp navigate to _Arcade -> _Organized -> _2 Core -> _jtcps2. You should see links to all the cps2 mra.
Double click on one, it will open the mra in the deitor and you can see the name of the roms (zip file) they should all have the qsound.zip which came from cps1.5 so I don't think it is the problem. The other(s) are the zip(s) you have to check for in the mame directory (may be also the hbmame directory).
I also suppose you tried all CPS2 mras and they all give you a black screen.

...or just delete /media/fat/Scripts/.cache/mame-getter/last_run and run update_all again

[Edit] Don't delete the whole path! Just the last_run file found in there. You may need to turn "show hidden files" on, depending on your file system.

[re-Edit] oh, I see, well it must be a symlink issue. Delete the whole /media/fat/_Arcade/_Organized folder, as well as /media/fat/Scripts/.cache/arcade-organizer/last_run. That should do it I think

I can't believe I'm beating myself up over this when it's easier to just wipe the card and do a clean install. I'm determined to find the issue, but at the same time, I'm letting a machine fool me and get the better end. I'm not even in the Arcade area unless we have company over, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what happened. I do appreciate your help and advice.

One thing I know for certain, this issue was nonexistent prior to the jotego packs being added to the update_all script. That's another day though.

You are like me: when something does not work I always want to find out what happened even if I know an easy way to "fix" problem without knowing what was the cause. Good luck and please report if you find anything. The last idea I posted will at least tell you if the roms are on your system or not.

jca wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:29 pm You are like me: when something does not work I always want to find out what happened even if I know an easy way to "fix" problem without knowing what was the cause. Good luck and please report if you find anything.

Thank you, and absolutely. This is twice I've had it happen, and although I'm willing to call the first time a fluke, the second time is no mistake. Something about my setup rejects any major update from Jotego's cores, and I can't understand why.

jca wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:29 pm
The last idea I posted will at least tell you if the roms are on your system or not.

As they say, therein lies the problem. Everything checks out rom-wise, and even after doing clean-ups and re-syncs, the latest batch of CPS2 roms just outright refuse to boot now. Elsa's almost knocking at my front door though, so I'm calling it a day until she passes over.

Keep safe!

Pulsar wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:51 pm Thank you, and absolutely. This is twice I've had it happen, and although I'm willing to call the first time a fluke, the second time is no mistake. Something about my setup rejects any major update from Jotego's cores, and I can't understand why.

As they say, therein lies the problem. Everything checks out rom-wise, and even after doing clean-ups and re-syncs, the latest batch of CPS2 roms just outright refuse to boot now. Elsa's almost knocking at my front door though, so I'm calling it a day until she passes over.

I've had similary issues where i just decided to do a clean install, set up the system, then run the update-all script made with love by theypsilon and it all works for me now.

Only thing i've adjusted after one failed setup is that i altered the ini files to download the MRA's to my SD and the other files to my SSD on USB0, because the MRA's on my external drive just wouldn't show up in the menu. (folder structure issue maybe, i don't really know)

Everything is working now, and i really like the CPS2 core it's f'ing awesome!
For me the CPS2 / CPS3 is the peak of 2D arcade hardware together with NEO GEO.

Jotego you've really done a good job on this one, am i mistaken or did core load / boot times also improve dramatically?
I'm under the impression that they start faster now?

jca wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:00 pmKeep safe!

Thanks. Rough night for sure, but luckily she's moved on.

MostroW wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:14 am I've had similary issues where i just decided to do a clean install, set up the system, then run the update-all script made with love by theypsilon and it all works for me now.

Yeah, I'm not going to spend anymore time on this. Jotego's update has already burned me twice, and there won't be a third time. I know for certain that it wasn't an issue my current install, nor was it my SD card, and my MiSTer hardware is running exactly as it should. No sir, two factors contributed to this problem, and I can rule out one of them! The other, well he has enough patreon supporters that he doesn't need to worry about my business.

Sorry to hear that. I understand your frustration. This is a very strange problem and it seems to happen only very rarely.

I enthusiastically enjoy the MiSTer setup more than any other console or gaming unit in the house. I have, since day one, been amazed by all the possibilities this little box is capable of producing. That being said, it all boils down to patience more than anything, and while 10 years ago I'd pull my hair out trying to determine exactly what happened in this update and the prior, it just isn't worth it anymore. Especially when time is better spent just doing a clean install.

I was optimistic in hoping for an easy fix, but no more complaints here.

None of the CPS2 games are working on my Mister. I get a black screen in all games running @1920x1440. 194x did work once running @1920x1080. Does anyone know if any setting results in black screens?

How do you get the games? I ran the update all script and I only have cps 1 and 1.5 games on there.

Did you enable beta option?

I'm not much help, but the same thing was happening to me, throwing out black screens on every CPS2 game that I tried launching. I never messed with the screen settings though, didn't have to. Of course, my solution to do a clean install is always the last resort, but did you try some of the other options listed above?

C-R-T wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:05 pm How do you get the games? I ran the update all script and I only have cps 1 and 1.5 games on there.

theypsilon wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 12:53 pm This is all you have to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcKBAxl82k

That video is probably the easiest way to show enabling it.

Do these games require 128 MB RAM? I only have 32 MB and all the CPS-2 games have garbled graphics.

C-R-T wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:01 am Do these games require 128 MB RAM? I only have 32 MB and all the CPS-2 games have garbled graphics.

No, some of them work fine with 32MB and the rest needs 64MB at least.

I am also getting all black screens on the CPS2 games. I updated through the update_all script with beta on

I think I actually solved it.

qsound.zip needs to be in the same folder as the games, effectively games/mame.

C-R-T wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:01 am Do these games require 128 MB RAM? I only have 32 MB and all the CPS-2 games have garbled graphics.

See viewtopic.php?p=29093#p29093

chimaera wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:30 am I think I actually solved it.

qsound.zip needs to be in the same folder as the games, effectively games/mame.

Tried this just now and still the same blank screen. I have also tried by deleting mra and rbf files and running update_all for the 3rd time to no avail. Update message says successful, yet, I get blank screen when loading cps2 roms.

Very few users had such a problem and after doing everything possible they redid their SD card which solved the problem.
I have a question for these few users: are you using SAM?

jca wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:13 pm Very few users had such a problem and after doing everything possible they redid their SD card which solved the problem.
I have a question for these few users: are you using SAM?

In the process of running update_all on a newly imaged sd card. Btw, what's SAM?

I guess if you don't know you don't have it installed. It is Super Attract Mode.

jitu757 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:18 pm

jca wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:13 pm Very few users had such a problem and after doing everything possible they redid their SD card which solved the problem.
I have a question for these few users: are you using SAM?

In the process of running update_all on a newly imaged sd card. Btw, what's SAM?

https://github.com/mrchrisster/MiSTer_SAM

jca wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:13 pm I have a question for these few users: are you using SAM?

Why would that matter?

jitu757 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:58 pm Tried this just now and still the same blank screen. I have also tried by deleting mra and rbf files and running update_all for the 3rd time to no avail. Update message says successful, yet, I get blank screen when loading cps2 roms.

Try putting qsound.zip in /media/fat/_Arcade/mame, that was the default location set by the Update_All script when I first setup my MiSTer.

Haven't had any problems with Capcom CPS 1.5 and CPS 2 games at all.

Good news! as suggested by jca, a fresh installed sd card was the key to getting everything to work. Thank you!