Improve DmdDump option

[xaviershay]

Hello, I've created a DmdDump folder in my VPinMAME34_Minimal directory, as suggested by pinmame.txt. Running PinMAME32.exe, selecting my ROM (dm_lx4), letting it boot then pressing F6 results in no files in the created folder. I've also tried pressing F6 before launching the ROM, and also pressing it multiple times while in game, and then also escaping game.

I'm not sure how to debug this, any pointers welcome!

Thanks, Xavier

(fwiw, audio recording with F5 works)

[volkenborn]

The option only works if you use the DLL version, so probably best from the test section of setup(64).exe. You also need to check the "Use external DMD (dll)" option, at least it only works for me this way?! I get a warning saying "No external DMD driver found" at start but after dismissing that warning recording starts immediately, both as .txt as well as .raw files.

Note however that I did not know about the feature at all until you referred to it just now! Because had I known about it, I would have posed a few questions:

• why doesn't it work in the console version?
• why is it attributed to the same key input as cheat mode (F6)?
• why can't you toggle it off and on again, just like the cheat mode?