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You can [http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?exact=0&searchon=names&version=all&case=insensitive&release=all&keywords=xmame&arch=any install XMAME on your Debian system] using apt-get, but you have to set your apt configuration file use a 'non-free' repository due to the license determination. I chose to install a project called AdvanceMame, which adds extra video support features to the MAME project. <nowiki>[Aside: AdvanceMame projects, although free software, cost an estimated $2,671,244 to develop. Just another example of the tremendous dollar value that is available in free software, never mind the other values that come with the 'freedom' of the software]</nowiki> | You can [http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?exact=0&searchon=names&version=all&case=insensitive&release=all&keywords=xmame&arch=any install XMAME on your Debian system] using apt-get, but you have to set your apt configuration file use a 'non-free' repository due to the license determination. I chose to install a project called AdvanceMame, which adds extra video support features to the MAME project. <nowiki>[Aside: AdvanceMame projects, although free software, cost an estimated $2,671,244 to develop. Just another example of the tremendous dollar value that is available in free software, never mind the other values that come with the 'freedom' of the software]</nowiki> | ||
==Installation== | ==Installation & Configuration== | ||
Installation is fairly straightforward and typical of many Linux programs, although certainly not at the level of a polished Installer. You go through the basics, namely: | Installation is fairly straightforward and typical of many Linux programs, although certainly not at the level of a polished Installer. You go through the basics, namely: | ||
*Download the source, | *Download the source, | ||
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This was perfect, because I had already created the '/home/greg/.advance/rom' directory, and put all my ROM files in there. | This was perfect, because I had already created the '/home/greg/.advance/rom' directory, and put all my ROM files in there. | ||
Next, I tried a similar command to setup the AdvanceMenu program (to enable me to run the whole thing from a Graphical User Interface, rather than launch games from the command line. | |||
<pre> | |||
/usr/local/bin/advm | |||
Unable to initialize the mouse driver. The errors are: | |||
event: No mouse found. Check the /dev/input/event* permissions. | |||
raw: No mouse found. Check the /dev/mouse and /dev/input/mouse* permissions. | |||
</pre> | |||
As you can tell, I had some sort of problem with my mouse setup that AdvanceMenu didn't like. | |||
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==Creating a dedicated Arcade Machine== | ==Creating a dedicated Arcade Machine== | ||
See [http://www.bernieberg.com/mame/linuxmame.htm this page] for information on how to tweak your start-up script, shutdown script and environment to make a PC-based Arcade Machine | See [http://www.bernieberg.com/mame/linuxmame.htm this page] for information on how to tweak your start-up script, shutdown script and environment to make a PC-based Arcade Machine | ||
==More Links== | |||
[http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/ The project homepage] | |||
[http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/links.htm more links] | |||