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UPDATE: New Raspbian Binaries Available (new binaries above)

So I’ve spent even more time playing around with my MAME compile and my Raspberry Pi.  I have a new set of downloads, once is a set of binaries so you don’t even need to do a make install.

1. Unzip MAME directory.
2. chmod 777 /dev/fb0
3. Put your roms into mame/share/advance/roms/
4. run mame/bin/advmame
   1. The first time it’s run it will generate a set of folders and files into ~/.advance
5. edit your ~/.advance/advmame.rc to include the proper display configuration
   1. For HDMI try:
      1. device_video_clock 5 – 50 / 15.62 / 50 ; 5 – 50 / 15.73 / 60
   2. For NTSC TVs try:
      1. device_video_clock 5 – 50 / 15.73 / 60
6. run mame/bin/advmame <gamename>
   1. cd into mame/bin/ then ./advmame gamename
7. ENJOY!!!

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As an aside, I overclocked my Pi to 900Mhz, and Street Fighter 2 is slow, but playable 😀

edit: fixed an error in the path.  Also added a different way to run advmame (the way I run it).  Just cd into the bin directory then ./advmame gamename.