IHNMAIMS - Won't Run

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dinx2582
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IHNMAIMS - Won't Run

Post by dinx2582 »

I simply cannot get this game to run via the Wii port (0.12), despite everything else working properly (other scummvm games, other homebrew, etc). It either freezes immediately upon trying to start the game, or it shows me a black screen, which remains unless I remove the SD card at which point it indicates that the game files cannot be loaded.

Perhaps it just takes a long time for the game files to read/load? I suppose that if this is the case perhaps it has something to do with the higher-res VESA graphics mode required by the game?

My copy works nicely on the Win32 build (0.12), so I'm guessing either data transfer rate, a bug in the Wii build, or some other sort of limitation.

Here's the directory listing for my copy of IHNMAIMS, which I do in fact own.. for the record.

I'm using a Sandisk 2GB SD card, by the way. Same problem regardless of FAT/FAT32 format.


12/07/2008 04:27 PM <DIR> DRIVERS
10/02/1995 09:40 AM 35,147 INSTALL.EXE
10/16/1995 03:30 PM 302,676 MUSICFM.RES
10/16/1995 03:30 PM 314,020 MUSICGM.RES
10/17/1995 02:24 AM 5,038,599 PATCH.RE_
09/27/1995 06:59 AM 376 README.TXT
10/17/1995 11:11 AM 542,311 S.EXE
07/31/1995 08:16 AM 427 SCREAM.BAT
10/19/1995 07:17 AM 29 SCREAM.PRF
10/17/1995 07:39 AM 79,211,140 SCREAM.RES
07/17/1995 05:57 PM 15 SCREAM.SAV
10/17/1995 01:50 PM 493,597 SCRIPTS.RES
10/16/1995 03:33 PM 22,561,056 SFX.RES
09/06/1995 09:08 AM 55,593,274 VOICES1.RES
09/26/1995 01:47 AM 65,160,372 VOICES2.RES
09/26/1995 02:52 AM 93,721,184 VOICES3.RES
06/16/1995 02:16 AM 65,220,958 VOICES4.RES
07/19/1995 11:23 PM 99,463,760 VOICES5.RES
10/16/1995 11:35 PM 108,977,234 VOICES6.RES
09/26/1995 01:24 AM 77,627,568 VOICESS.RES
19 File(s) 674,263,743 bytes


Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
dinx2582
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Post by dinx2582 »

Well, this is interesting:

I loaded the game to a black screen, and I let it sit there. Eventually the game loaded after approximately 20 minutes of black screen.

I suppose this is informative, to say the least!
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Bossk
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Post by Bossk »

Have you tried another build?
Perhaps my (now slightly old) 0.13svn build in the compilation thread on this forum?

That build contains some speedup fixes (for SD and fat).
dinx2582
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Post by dinx2582 »

I'll have a look at the svn build, thanks!
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