How to launch a .exe

[mancity]

Hi all,

I'm 100% from a MS background and I have a simple question please .

Basically I've downloaded MAME onto a USB and attached it to my Pi but I don't know how to run it?

Do .exe's have to be in a specific directory and how do I actually run a .exe please?


Thank you in advance

[Joe Schmoe]

For all practical purposes, there is no way to run a .exe file on the Pi.

Look for a thread called "Win95 on Real Rpi" (or something like that) for the closest approximation.

[mancity]

Thanks for your reply.

This seems very alien to me haha .

So, would I have to run it from command line before loading Raspbian GUI?

I'll have a look for that thread too, thanks.

[fruitoftheloom]

Hi all,

I'm 100% from a MS background and I have a simple question please .

Basically I've downloaded MAME onto a USB and attached it to my Pi but I don't know how to run it?

Do .exe's have to be in a specific directory and how do I actually run a .exe please?


Thank you in advance

Is the MAME version compatible with Debian ARMHF compiled for the RPi ARMv6 architecture

Maybe you are trying to run Windows Software, that will not work

If you wish to run old games:

PiPlay http://pimame.org

https://code.google.com/p/mame4all-pi

https://github.com/petrockblog/RetroPie-Setup/wiki

http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewt ... 78&t=56070

[Gomez]

If you have the most recent version of Raspbian then you can just open the Pi Store and download MAME for Pi...

[mahjongg]

Hi all,

I'm 100% from a MS background and I have a simple question please .

Basically I've downloaded MAME onto a USB and attached it to my Pi but I don't know how to run it?

Do .exe's have to be in a specific directory and how do I actually run a .exe please?


Thank you in advance

.EXE executables are compiled for the x86 (intel/AMD) architecture and only run under the DOS/windows environment, so you simply cannot run them on a PI.

[beta-tester]

.EXE executables are compiled for the x86 (intel/AMD) architecture and only run under the DOS/windows environment, so you simply cannot run them on a PI.

... except of the .NET Framework .EXE-files. these exe-files you can run on a RPi if you have mono installed...
(only, if the .EXE does not use native x86 libraries)

[rpdom]

.EXE executables are compiled for the x86 (intel/AMD) architecture and only run under the DOS/windows environment, so you simply cannot run them on a PI.

... except of the .NET Framework .EXE-files. these exe-files you can run on a RPi if you have mono installed...
(only, if the .EXE does not use native x86 libraries)

..and some weird people just use .exe in a misguided attempt to signify that the file is executable. I've even seen shell scripts with a .exe name

[jamesh]

Please, can we keep on topic - last few posts will be confusing to a newcomer. If you want to make a comment, please ensure there is enough information there to explain what you are saying.This is a complex subject for a beginner - single sentences won't cut it.

[mancity]

If you have the most recent version of Raspbian then you can just open the Pi Store and download MAME for Pi...

I cannot find MAME on the Pi store? Done a search and manually looked through and cannot find a thing?

[beta-tester]

if you want MAME4ALL, AdvMAME and other emulators, maybe that is interesting for you...
PiPLAY
and how to install (upgrade existing Raspbian to PiPLAY)
installing steps for PiPLAY

[MoserLabs]

I think the easiest way to get MAME working is to get a SD image and format an SD card with PiPlay (http://pimame.org/)

I have a bunch of SD cards kicking around for just that reason. I put images on them, check them out, and then reformat with a different image.

Rinse and repeat