This may be really lazy of me, but I basically did all the stuff with CLRMame and all that once, ages ago, then got sync'd with a torrent of the full set. Periodically I got back and get the new torrent for the latest version. Roms that have changed won't match the checksum for the torrent so will get scrapped and re-downloaded.

• Emuparadise
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Files that match, will just get seeded. So I let the torrent handle whatever changes were made. Seems to work ok. You should only get the changes then and not have to worry about the 'update' torrents at all. Also, you're contributing to the torrent by allowing it to upload the files you already have while you're downloading other stuff. This has the added benefit of possibly giving you better transfers since, if I recall, torrents give preferential treatment to those contributing more to the torrent? I could be wrong, but however it works out.

It should mean that you're only downloading the files that changed if you queue up the full rom set torrent instead of the updates. Updates should work too though. In theory, an update set should have whatever changed. Not just new additions. But it's possible that things weren't included that should have been. Doing the full rom set torrent guarantees (assuming the torrent is correct and properly CLRMame'd and all that) that you have the proper files for that version. 'Out of date' at and 'old' 0.144 version.

I took a new job 3 years ago that had me basically living 2 hours from home for the first year, then in an apartment for almost another year while we tried to sell our house, and it wasn't until last night (a year after we moved into our current house) that I finally got my MAME cabinet up and going after some hardware failure that happened somewhere in that time frame of not playing. I knew that I was already out of date prior to the new job thing, but holy crap. I am running WAY behind at 0.128! That came out on October 16, 2008! I had a set of DVDs for 0.127 and an update to 0.128, but lucky for me, it wasn't my 'ROMS' drive that crapped out, it was the motherboard, so I just rebuilt the O/S drive and left the 'ROMS' drive as is. My plan is to upgrade the CPU to triple core (currently single core), add a second GB of RAM, and get a little beefier video card and then just buy an external hard drive with the full updated set with all of the other systems and front end pre-configured. Then I will try the Torrent deal.

Seems like a great and somewhat simple way to stay updated. This may be really lazy of me, but I basically did all the stuff with CLRMame and all that once, ages ago, then got sync'd with a torrent of the full set. Periodically I got back and get the new torrent for the latest version. Roms that have changed won't match the checksum for the torrent so will get scrapped and re-downloaded. Files that match, will just get seeded. So I let the torrent handle whatever changes were made.

Seems to work ok. You should only get the changes then and not have to worry about the 'update' torrents at all. Also, you're contributing to the torrent by allowing it to upload the files you already have while you're downloading other stuff.

This has the added benefit of possibly giving you better transfers since, if I recall, torrents give preferential treatment to those contributing more to the torrent? I could be wrong, but however it works out. It should mean that you're only downloading the files that changed if you queue up the full rom set torrent instead of the updates. Updates should work too though.

In theory, an update set should have whatever changed. Not just new additions. But it's possible that things weren't included that should have been. Doing the full rom set torrent guarantees (assuming the torrent is correct and properly CLRMame'd and all that) that you have the proper files for that version.

This may be really lazy of me, but I basically did all the stuff with CLRMame and all that once, ages ago, then got sync'd with a torrent of the full set. Periodically I got back and get the new torrent for the latest version.

Roms that have changed won't match the checksum for the torrent so will get scrapped and re-downloaded. Files that match, will just get seeded.

So I let the torrent handle whatever changes were made. Seems to work ok. You should only get the changes then and not have to worry about the 'update' torrents at all. Also, you're contributing to the torrent by allowing it to upload the files you already have while you're downloading other stuff. This has the added benefit of possibly giving you better transfers since, if I recall, torrents give preferential treatment to those contributing more to the torrent?

Emuparadise

I could be wrong, but however it works out. It should mean that you're only downloading the files that changed if you queue up the full rom set torrent instead of the updates. Updates should work too though. In theory, an update set should have whatever changed. Not just new additions. But it's possible that things weren't included that should have been.

Doing the full rom set torrent guarantees (assuming the torrent is correct and properly CLRMame'd and all that) that you have the proper files for that version. You only download the rooms that don't match your files but out of date rooms are not removed. Over time, you will end up with a lot of junk.

Clrmamepro will it either after each update or whenever you want to do it. Or flush your roms every X number of releases/downloads and grab the torrent and start all over whenever you want. No need to update if they aren't adding games that you want to play IMO. And no need to do any of it if its only a few games. Run multiple versions of Mame with a few roms for each version.

Much easier and less hassle.

Archived from groups: alt.games.mame MCR wrote in news:iBIve.12092$BD2.9301 @newsfe1-gui.ntli.net: MisterwWhite wrote: On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:14:17 GMT, Mushroom wrote: Can anyone point me towards a tracker for a full.97 torrent? CheersFollow the link in my sigWhat sig?:-D It was - MisterWhite www.pleasuredome.org.uk - There are known problems with this poster Cocktail mode is not supported Type OK to continue. Archived from groups: alt.games.mame XInterface wrote: MisterwWhite wrote: On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:14:17 GMT, Mushroom wrote: Can anyone point me towards a tracker for a full.97 torrent? CheersFollow the link in my sig- MisterWhite www.pleasuredome.org.uk I registered there at the beginning of last week and still haven't reveived a logon code.

I have trawled a few forums recently and it looks as if the webmaster of that site is taking an extended period out from running the site. Anyone know of any other trackers out there? Archived from groups: alt.games.mame Mushroom wrote: XInterface wrote: MisterwWhite wrote: On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:14:17 GMT, Mushroom wrote: Can anyone point me towards a tracker for a full.97 torrent? CheersFollow the link in my sig- MisterWhite www.pleasuredome.org.uk I registered there at the beginning of last week and still haven't reveived a logon code. I have trawled a few forums recently and it looks as if the webmaster of that site is taking an extended period out from running the site. Anyone know of any other trackers out there?

- Thnik about it! DeadlyDad Romagnole@sewerless.nailwortf.net kindheart@unsmutchedz.com underbear@sectarian.yieldabled.cx laborism@registrabilityg.net pericowperitis@eatingx.gov. Archived from groups: alt.games.mame On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:19:50 GMT, DeadDad wrote: Mushroom wrote: XInterface wrote: MisterwWhite wrote: On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:14:17 GMT, Mushroom wrote: Can anyone point me towards a tracker for a full.97 torrent? CheersFollow the link in my sig- MisterWhite www.pleasuredome.org.uk I registered there at the beginning of last week and still haven't reveived a logon code.

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I have trawled a few forums recently and it looks as if the webmaster of that site is taking an extended period out from running the site. Anyone know of any other trackers out there? has it. This will probably only send you to the same tracker you tried registering at anyway. www.pleasuredome.org.uk.