Help with SSF (1st time user)

[p4o2]

I have the SSF emulator running on Win98 and the EXE file gives me the error "illegal operation, invalid instruction". I have tried searching and see some references to Bios but I need detail of what to do the get SSF running. Any help is appreciated.

[Alexander_13]

sff is for XP try cassini

[p4o2]

Thanks. I have gone to the others and did find one that says will work with Win98.

Also found out about the Bios files.

Only tried Mist so far and it did not run. Will try some more games.

[p4o2]

OK this is now a chalange to get one of the emulators to work.

With Cassini I get either: an error that starts BIOS.. and has a series of unknown characters, or an error that says "Get CD Handel error 1"

With GiriGiri Debuger 6a it recognizes the CD (puts the name in the box) but then I get a blank Sega Saturn screen and no keys will work.

BTY I fund two Bios files I am using: Sega_100.bin and USA.rom (EUR.rom for Cassini).

Any help you can give me?

[Alexander_13]

yes use daemon tools to mount the isos

[p4o2]

yes use daemon tools to mount the isos

Thanks. I guess I can search for "daemon tools" here or google?

BTW I found a post here 12/2006 that sounds like my problem. I now can get the blank screen wih Cassini (as well as the other) but still get "get CD handle error 1".

[Alexander_13]

you need daemon tools you mount the iso and make sure you have the bios.bin in cassini folder

[p4o2]

you need daemon tools you mount the iso and make sure you have the bios.bin in cassini folder

Alexander you seem to be the only one interested in helping and I thank you.

I have Daemon tools intalled and am trying to mount a game. I have looked at the Help and am not getting anywhere. I now have an F drive and the game CD is in M. Do I need to get a "burner" program to copy M to F? Cassini is now looking to F for the game. Just trying to mount how do I mount the whole CD?

[Alexander_13]

is simple click in daemon tools icon right button and virtual cd rom mount image search the folder where you got the iso and the letter you want the iso f or m i dunno whatever and then try cassini ;)

[montpics]

A quick help with Cassini 1.0 (http://forums.emulator-zone.com/showpost.php?p=65697&postcount=19) :cool:

[p4o2]

A quick help with Cassini 1.0 (http://forums.emulator-zone.com/showpost.php?p=65697&postcount=19) :cool:

Thanks I will try that. I am just not very good at this (I guess). Cassini has a help file but I can not open it because "it does not have a programe assoiated with it". Any idea how to open it?

Also Daemon Tools will not work with out a 1 to 1 copy and all the burning programs that Daemon Tools lists seem to be ones that require purchase. Any "free for private use" software that will work?

[p4o2]

Thanks I will try that. I am just not very good at this (I guess). Cassini has a help file but I can not open it because "it does not have a programe assoiated with it". Any idea how to open it?

Also Daemon Tools will not work with out a 1 to 1 copy and all the burning programs that Daemon Tools lists seem to be ones that require purchase. Any "free for private use" software that will work?

Nope still can not run Cassini. Now after I get the blank screen I get the dredded "the programe has created a fatal error" or words to that effect. My PC is just too old for this stuff. I surrender!

[Alexander_13]

well i have a pentium 3 so i dunno try to but a new one ;)

[p4o2]

well i have a pentium 3 so i dunno try to but a new one ;)

I agree, but I have way too much time on my hands to go for the simple solution. The need for an emulation of Saturn is not the number one thing on my list. Getting a used Sega Satrn console on eBay will take up some of my free time now. Thanks again for the help.

[Zach]

Why do people still use crapssini?

Hacked up piece of crap built off other peoples work.

[p4o2]

Why do people still use crapssini?

Hacked up piece of crap built off other peoples work.

Is there a better one that will work with Windows 98 FE?

[Zach]

Can't say that I know. Part of emulation is experimenting with things for yourself though.

I'd rather support a legitimate emulator either way

[Ansatsuken]

I've tried to run DBZ Shin Butouden with SSF, but the emulator didn't even open a single window, and my OS is WinXP SP2. Does anyone know why?

[FatTrucker]

You are probably missing files like the Bios and haven't mounted the CD image properly.

[Ansatsuken]

Is the Bios Sega_101.bin or Euro.bin? I've already used them with other emulators (Cassini and another one, dunno the name), but after the Saturn logo, all that appears is a Winamp-alike screen, and the controls don't work. By the way, I've tried to run the game with the "no-name emulator" without the Bios, and the game intro ran almost perfectly, except for the screen; it was black. I think it's a bug in the SSF or in the PC's config.

[FatTrucker]

The winamp alike screen sounds like the Saturns menu screen which means the emu is booting and there is a problem with your disk image, or the way it is mounted. You need to mount the ISO using Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120%. If it still doesn't register the disk then the problem is either that the emulator isn't compatible with that game or the disk image you have is a bad rip and won't run.

[p4o2]

I now have a notebook with XP and I can get the Saturn CD to run with SSF. (no luck using cassini).

The CD runs and the enter (start) and arrows work but the configuation and notes files did not unzip so I can read them. Any idea what I can do to get them unziped correctly?

[Zach]

Well do they not unzip at all, or do they come out garbled, or what ?
Unzipping is pretty straight forward.. You can select the file directly in the archive browsing window of your program, or use an "extract all" option, etc..

Don't know why a file would refuse to unzip. Sure your looking in the correct location after unzipping?

[p4o2]

Well do they not unzip at all, or do they come out garbled, or what ?
Unzipping is pretty straight forward.. You can select the file directly in the archive browsing window of your program, or use an "extract all" option, etc..

Don't know why a file would refuse to unzip. Sure your looking in the correct location after unzipping?

They do unzip. The one file has a single line of text (unwrapped and unreadable). The other has text (mixed readabe and un) that does indicate the keys (e.g. Start = Enter) but with out the first file I do not know if I am configure?

[p4o2]

Any way to get the Saturn window to full screen? The max buton does not work.

[Zach]

Alt + Enter should switch between full screen and window mode

[p4o2]

Alt + Enter should switch between full screen and window mode

Thanks, will try that.

[p4o2]

Thanks, will try that.

And it works!

Looks like I have a working SSF.