Ive managed to get dragons lair working it starts going through a story about dirk then stops and goes through a ram test and doesnt stop
here is the log file

-DAPHNE version 0.99.7
--Command line is: C:\Documents and Settings\Neil\Desktop\New Folder\daphne.exe lair vldp -framefile C:\Documents and Settings\Neil\Desktop\New Folder\mpegs\Dragons Lair\framefile.txt -fullscreen -useoverlaysb 1 -version 2
--CPU : AuthenticAMD 1850 MHz || Mem : 1024 megs
--OS : Windows XP/.NET || Video : RADEON X800 Series
Set 640x480 at 32 bpp with flags: 80000001
Initializing sound system ...
Joystick #0 was successfully opened
Remapping input ...
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u1.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u2.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u3.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u4.bin...8192 bytes read.
Framefile parse succeeded. Video/Audio directory is: C:/Documents and Settings/Neil/Desktop/New Folder/mpegs/Dragons Lair/./
YUV overlay is hardware accelerated.
Booting ROM ...
lair : Re-allocated overlay surface (360 x 240)...
Play
LDP : disc is already playing, play command ignored
Play
Display disable received
Search to 323 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
Freeing memory used to store audio stream...
Play
Display disable received
Search to 197 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 4 Attract Mode
Display disable received
Search to 306 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 10 Attract Mode
Display disable received
Search to 323 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
Play
Shutting down sound system...
Shutting down video display...


and here what happens if i try to start a game

DAPHNE version 0.99.7
--Command line is: C:\Documents and Settings\Neil\Desktop\New Folder\daphne.exe lair vldp -framefile C:\Documents and Settings\Neil\Desktop\New Folder\mpegs\Dragons Lair\framefile.txt -fullscreen -useoverlaysb 1 -version 2
--CPU : AuthenticAMD 1750 MHz || Mem : 1024 megs
--OS : Windows XP/.NET || Video : RADEON X800 Series
Set 640x480 at 32 bpp with flags: 80000001
Initializing sound system ...
Joystick #0 was successfully opened
Remapping input ...
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u1.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u2.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u3.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f_u4.bin...8192 bytes read.
Framefile parse succeeded. Video/Audio directory is: C:/Documents and Settings/Neil/Desktop/New Folder/mpegs/Dragons Lair/./
YUV overlay is hardware accelerated.
Booting ROM ...
lair : Re-allocated overlay surface (360 x 240)...
Play
LDP : disc is already playing, play command ignored
Play
Display disable received
Search to 323 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
Freeing memory used to store audio stream...
Play
Display disable received
Search to 306 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
Search to 306 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
Search to 1424 received - [ 0] Introduction, Sequence 0
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Search to 1425 received - [ 0] Introduction, Sequence 0
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Search to 1426 received - [ 0] Introduction, Sequence 0
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
VLDP ERROR : play command failed!
Play
Search to 1823 received - [ 0] Introduction, Sequence 3
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Search to 1824 received - [ 0] Introduction, Sequence 3
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Search to 1825 received - [ 0] Introduction, Sequence 3
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Shutting down sound system...
Shutting down video display...

in the stderr notepad it says this

SEARCH ERROR : frame 1230 was requested, but it is out of bounds
SEARCH ERROR : frame 1231 was requested, but it is out of bounds
SEARCH ERROR : frame 1232 was requested, but it is out of bounds
VLDP ERROR!!!! Timed out with getting our expected response!
SEARCH ERROR : frame 1629 was requested, but it is out of bounds
SEARCH ERROR : frame 1630 was requested, but it is out of bounds
SEARCH ERROR : frame 1631 was requested, but it is out of bounds


any help would be appreichated

OK got it sorted now all to do with the frame file, evrything working great, man these games are sure hard to play.

Hi,
I seem to have the same problem, please could you tell me how you got this to work. Here is my log file:

--DAPHNE version 0.99.7
--Command line is: C:\Daphnev0.997\daphne.exe lair vldp -framefile C:\Daphnev0.997\framefile.txt
--CPU : AuthenticAMD 2200 MHz || Mem : 2048 megs
--OS : Windows XP/.NET || Video : RADEON X800 Series
Set 640x480 at 32 bpp with flags: 0
Initializing sound system ...
No joysticks detected
Remapping input ...
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u1.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u2.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u3.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u4.bin...8192 bytes read.
Framefile parse succeeded. Video/Audio directory is: C:/lair/
YUV overlay is hardware accelerated.
Booting ROM ...
Play
LDP : disc is already playing, play command ignored
Play
Display disable received
Search to 323 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Search to 324 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Search to 325 received - [25] Attract Mode, Sequence 0 Attract Mode
LDP : blocking search didn't succeed
Play
Shutting down sound system...
Shutting down video display...

my Stderr.txt file says..

SEARCH ERROR : frame 322 was requested, but it is out of bounds
SEARCH ERROR : frame 323 was requested, but it is out of bounds
SEARCH ERROR : frame 324 was requested, but it is out of bounds

Any Help also would be appreciated,