Unexpected parameter 'path\to\iso.iso'

[gilfaizon]

Hello everyone,
I am trying to launch PCSX2 from EmulationStation using the following configuration:

Code:

<system>
<name>ps2</name>
<fullname>Playstation 2</fullname>
<path>F:\ROMs & ISOs\2002 - PlayStation 2</path>
<extension>.iso .ISO .cue .CUE .BIN .bin .mds .MDS</extension>
<command>C:\Users\Gil^ Faizon\.emulationstation\systems\pcsx2\pcsx2.exe "%ROM_RAW%" --fullscreen --nogui --fullboot</command>
<platform>ps2</platform>
<theme>ps2</theme>
</system>

I have tried several other commands as well:

Code:

C:\Users\"Gil Faizon"\.emulationstation\systems\pcsx2\pcsx2.exe "%ROM_RAW%" --fullscreen --nogui --fullboot

Code:

C:\"Users"\"Gil Faizon"\".emulationstation"\"systems"\"pcsx2"\"pcsx2.exe" "%ROM_RAW%" --fullscreen --nogui --fullboot

^for some reason this is the only way I could get Dolphin to run, but no luck for PCSX2

I have tried all three of those combinations with %ROM_RAW% and %ROM% both in and out of quotations.

I have tried placing the --fullscreen --nogui --fullboot parameters both before and after %ROM_RAW%.

I have tried placing pcsx2 and my iso directory at the root of my C: drive and have removed all spaces from their filenames.

The closest I have gotten to getting PCSX2 to launch and be able to see the full path to my game is with the config I posted at the top.

With that configuration PCSX2 launches successfully, but immediately pops up a 'PCSX2 Message' dialog window that says "Unexpected parameter 'F:\ROMs & ISOs\2002 - PlayStation 2\PS2 - Cold Fear.iso'". That is the full path to my game and the documentation doesn't specify any other parameters that it could be expecting.

When I attempted placing pcsx2 and my iso at the root of my C: drive I got a similar message of "Unexpected parameter 'C:/isos/coldfear.iso'".

I've been searching various forums for the past few days and have only come up with people who were only passing the emulator a partial path because they weren't using quotations around %ROM%. I can't find any cases of anyone getting an error despite passing the full path.

If I launch PCSX2 normally and load the iso as I normally would everything runs smoothly.

Can anyone provide any sage advice?  This is the only emulator that I can't get working with my EmulationStation setup.

[CK1]

Paths are entered using backslashes (\) but it seems like you may have used the opposite. Check your paths first.

[gilfaizon]

OK, it appears that my original issue stemmed from PCSX2's dislike of special characters in my ISO paths, in my case the '&' and '-' in my <path></path> setting.
PCSX2 also disliked the spaces in the path when I used %ROM_RAW% so I switched it to %ROM% and that fixed things.

This is my final (almost working) config:

Code:

<system>
<name>ps2</name>
<fullname>Playstation 2</fullname>
<path>F:\ROMs\2002 Sony PS2</path>
<extension>.iso .ISO .cue .CUE .BIN .bin .mds .MDS</extension>
<command>C:\Users\"Gil Faizon"\.emulationstation\systems\pcsx2\pcsx2.exe "%ROM%" --fullscreen --nogui --fullboot</command>
<platform>ps2</platform>
<theme>ps2</theme>
</system>

Now I just have to figure out why I keep getting the message "CDVD plugin failed to open. ..." every time I try to launch a game from EmulationStation or cmd.

EDIT: Changing %ROM_RAW% to %ROM% also allows me to use '&' in my path.