You're welcome!
I added the .iso image link as well. For this you can use Win32 Disk Imager.
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I added the .iso image link as well. For this you can use Win32 Disk Imager.
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eclipse00gt
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Good Info! Anyone know what the motherboard type is?
I don't have it nearby, I remember that the MB is a Foxconn, regular microATX. My CPU I think is a Celeron 900MHz. Then it has a GameBox board, as you can see in the first post in this threat, where the JAMMA connector is plugged, with some wiring welded to the PS/2, video and sound ports.
I think this gamebox board has many more possibilities, if only more documentation were available...
Hello. I can't get working your images, gu78. There is some issue at 93% and stops the cloning.
I have a Gamebox 2008, ver 4.12, and i can say they are similar or even the same version. My image is working with no problems, but the same issue to "advmame.exe". I can't understand why we can't execute the original advmame.exe from the clone.
Did anyone solve this?.
I have a Gamebox 2008, ver 4.12, and i can say they are similar or even the same version. My image is working with no problems, but the same issue to "advmame.exe". I can't understand why we can't execute the original advmame.exe from the clone.
Did anyone solve this?.
I had the same problème with the image made with hdguru, but you can use the iso, it works great.
The original advmame.exe was built with a protection link to the hardware, so it will not load a game if the hardware is not the original one.
I read this on an old forum.
The original advmame.exe was built with a protection link to the hardware, so it will not load a game if the hardware is not the original one.
I read this on an old forum.
Back again after some years. I didn't have the cabinet at home. Now it's time to "play" again 
Last step: I had the SD card with some games not working.
Now: SD card stopped working and original HD died (click of death) :/
I redumped the image to the SD. Checked with imgc and iso dumps I posted here. Menu loads but games don't.
I've a pandora Box 4s+ as well, but I don't like the "in-game coin logic". Also, some games are remakes or versions of the originals, lack of translations... Yes, gamebox is my favourite!
Well, back to the topic.
I mounted a copy of the ISO dump and updated with the latest versions of AdvanceMAME (disk root) and ArcadeOS (\emu folder) files. Put the updated ISO into the SD and I've tested some games.
Now I'm trying to change advmame settings, as the menu fills the whole screen but the games are like in a vertical screen, So I've 2 gaps at the sides. Maybe because changes at the settings between versions of the software.
UPDATE: After update all the the advmame.rc, located at \diff subfolders, the games are now fitting the whole screen.
Before:
display_resize none
display_aspectx 4
display_aspecty 3
After:
display_resize mixed
display_aspect 4/3
Now my target is to add/remove games. Any clue about this?
Last step: I had the SD card with some games not working.
Now: SD card stopped working and original HD died (click of death) :/
I redumped the image to the SD. Checked with imgc and iso dumps I posted here. Menu loads but games don't.
I've a pandora Box 4s+ as well, but I don't like the "in-game coin logic". Also, some games are remakes or versions of the originals, lack of translations... Yes, gamebox is my favourite!
Well, back to the topic.
I mounted a copy of the ISO dump and updated with the latest versions of AdvanceMAME (disk root) and ArcadeOS (\emu folder) files. Put the updated ISO into the SD and I've tested some games.
UPDATE: After update all the the advmame.rc, located at \diff subfolders, the games are now fitting the whole screen.
Before:
display_resize none
display_aspectx 4
display_aspecty 3
After:
display_resize mixed
display_aspect 4/3
Now my target is to add/remove games. Any clue about this?
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Onscreen BIOS information about the MB model is just GAMEBOX.
Chipset is SIS630E.
BIOS version is 23/10/2003 - EVEM+ - 6A6IRE1GC-00
I didn't find any manufacturer/model information written in the board.
Whatever HW protection is not in MAME, as I replaced the embeded files with new versions and it's working.
As far as I've checked, ArcadeOS (check older post) loads the menu, and from here it loads the ROMs.
There's some piece of software that checks the microswitches and detects changes on boot. As there's a lot of rubbish files in the HDD, is not easy to follow the boot sequence.
I created a VM with the ISO file in order to trace this, but the boot stops when it doesn't detect some hardware.
My intention is to replace the OS with FreeDOS, and, maybe, add a PCI ethernet card for remote management.
Well, I'm still "working" on this. I want to use the box that I already have instead of spending € on a Pi2Jamma or similar 
The autoexec.bat file just executes the game.com file at the root dir. I "migrated" to a FreeDOS, but it launches a memory error. That's because memory manager executables in FreeDOS are different than in MS-DOS, so.. Quite extrange, don't you?
I opened game.com file with a text editor, looking for a clue or something. Sometimes you find plain text information that can be usefull.
Et voilá, it's just a converted batch file made with BAT2EXEC 1.5. Now I'm trying to dissasemble the file...
EDIT: It seems that back in 2011 someone found the same.
An initial look to the file, it creates a virtual RAM disk, copies the needed software into this drive, checks the DIP switch settings with \emu\dip.exe...
The thing is it's basically using ArcadeOS and AdvancedMAME, so it's a first step to modify our boxes.
I promise I'll post here the disc image once I get this working with FreeDOS.
The autoexec.bat file just executes the game.com file at the root dir. I "migrated" to a FreeDOS, but it launches a memory error. That's because memory manager executables in FreeDOS are different than in MS-DOS, so.. Quite extrange, don't you?
I opened game.com file with a text editor, looking for a clue or something. Sometimes you find plain text information that can be usefull.
Et voilá, it's just a converted batch file made with BAT2EXEC 1.5. Now I'm trying to dissasemble the file...
EDIT: It seems that back in 2011 someone found the same.
An initial look to the file, it creates a virtual RAM disk, copies the needed software into this drive, checks the DIP switch settings with \emu\dip.exe...
The thing is it's basically using ArcadeOS and AdvancedMAME, so it's a first step to modify our boxes.
I promise I'll post here the disc image once I get this working with FreeDOS.
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SmokeMonster
Champion
TombStone-RSA
New User
I see your red box and raise you a BLUE ONE!
Got a cab a while back and regrettably also uses this tech, a 200 in 1.
HDD sounds like it's on it's way out, so far still working and managed to create a clone using HDDRawCopy as suggested.
Ordered an IDE to SD card adaptor, hoping for the best.
Also have the image gu78 posted and a 1000in1 from another user I found on Reddit.
Adaptor should be here in the next two weeks, then I can start experimenting.
Got a cab a while back and regrettably also uses this tech, a 200 in 1.
HDD sounds like it's on it's way out, so far still working and managed to create a clone using HDDRawCopy as suggested.
Ordered an IDE to SD card adaptor, hoping for the best.
Also have the image gu78 posted and a 1000in1 from another user I found on Reddit.
Adaptor should be here in the next two weeks, then I can start experimenting.
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TombStone-RSA
New User
OK, Amazon was faster than usual. IDE to SD card adaptor came this afternoon.
Restored my 200in1 backup, deleted advmame.exe, made a copy of adv0106.exe and renamed it to advmame.exe.
System boots and all is working, however, i can hear the audio kind of lagging on some games and so far i found one rom that wont run which DOES run off of the original HDD, very strange.
I am using an older version of adv, can't recall which version, will try and change it to a newer version and see if that helps.
Loaded up @gu78's image, regrettably I get an error that says I should check the power supply. So something is telling the system to check voltages which is weird, i suspect it might be looking for 120v which is standard in America if I'm not mistaken as where we use 220 @ 50hz. I am hoping this is a simple line of code that needs changing to get that sucker loaded.
I am currently cloning a very large image and hope to have better luck with that one.
Restored my 200in1 backup, deleted advmame.exe, made a copy of adv0106.exe and renamed it to advmame.exe.
System boots and all is working, however, i can hear the audio kind of lagging on some games and so far i found one rom that wont run which DOES run off of the original HDD, very strange.
I am using an older version of adv, can't recall which version, will try and change it to a newer version and see if that helps.
Loaded up @gu78's image, regrettably I get an error that says I should check the power supply. So something is telling the system to check voltages which is weird, i suspect it might be looking for 120v which is standard in America if I'm not mistaken as where we use 220 @ 50hz. I am hoping this is a simple line of code that needs changing to get that sucker loaded.
I am currently cloning a very large image and hope to have better luck with that one.
No progress. I tried long ago to get it working with FreeDOS in the same way, but I don't get RamDisk to work as it's not compatible.
@TombStone-RSA I got that error too making some tests, but it's not related to power supply or the voltage, as here in Spain is 230V/50Hz as well.
I get that error when running the disk image into D-Fend Reloaded, so it must be checking (trying to) the position of the DIP switches at the JAMMA adapter.
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TombStone-RSA
New User
Si, si, buena buena. Was my guess too, something to do with the dips, but you know what? It's not worth the hassle, I just wanted a decent MK cab so ordered one of these.
I'll take out the blue box and stick this in there instead, ez.
