have tried burning this 5 times to dvdr-yet still can't get the roms to show-have followed advice in other threads
and the Surreal ini.file looks like this

[Settings]
Rom Path=D:\Roms\
Media Path=D:\Media\
Default Controller Config=00,01,02,03,08,09,0A,0B,04,05,06,07,0C,10,1 1,16,0D,17,00,01,02,03,08,09,0A,0B,04,05,06,07,0C, 10,11,16,0D,17,00,01,02,03,08,09,0A,0B,04,05,06,07 ,0C,10,11,16,0D,17,00,01,02,03,08,09,0A,0B,04,05,0 6,07,0C,10,11,16,0D,17
Default 1964 Dyna Mem=8
Default 1964 Paging Mem=4
Default PJ64 Dyna Mem=16
Default PJ64 Paging Mem=4
Default Use LLE RSP=0
Default Use Basic Audio=0
Default Max Video Mem=4

can someone confirm this is right?
is it possible a rogue rom could cause the rom list not to load?
many thx for any help

That looks OK, but are your roms in D:\roms, or are the in D:\Surreal\roms?or even another directory, like the root or something? What does the structure of the disc look like? (Files and folders). I have been able to run surreal without any problems.

you need to creat an iso using craxtion then burn to dvdr. All should be a ok.

lmk if this helps

Raw

Thanks Discwizard for your reply
disk structure is:

Media Folder
Roms Folder
1964 ini
1964 xbe
default xbe
pj64 xbe
Project64X.rdb
RiceDaedalus5.1...
Surreal ini
Surreal64.nfo
Ultra.ini
UltraHLE.XBE

burnt using prassi primo and the result
Emu loads but I can't load any roms- for a fraction of a second I see a message rom list loading! but no roms appear


but as per rawstylus reply(many thx m8 ) will try making
an iso using isocraxton!
hopefully that will do it!
will let you know

once again thx chaps

Did you unzip your roms before you put them in the roms folder?, and did you make sure their names are not illegal for the FatX, and rom list file systems. Fat X has problems with certain characters (not sure which), and I think if the roms have too many extensions, or spaces, there could be problems reading them.

Thx for that Discworld..tearing my hair out!
Don't know origin roms-it came as a package--but it might be-they are named as the examples below:
Presume format ok?
1080 Snowboarding (E) [!].v64
A Bug's Life (E) [!].v64
Aerofighter's Assault (E) [!].v64
AeroGauge (E) (M3) [!].v64
Aidyn Chronicles - The First Mage (E) [!].v64
GT 64 Championship Edition (E) [!].v64
Hercules - The Legendary Journeys (E) [!].v64
Hexen (E) [!].v64
Holy Magic Century (E) [!].v64
Hot Wheels Turbo Racing (E) [!].v64
Might give it a go shortening them-I/m running out of ideas!!!

Those all look OK. The only other thing I can think of is that you need to 'refresh' the rom list from the program. You need to put the little pointing hand over the arrow that looks like a circular shape. It is on the right side of the fisrt menu. After you push 'a' on the controller, it updates the rom list. This is a possible solution.

delete the game save from the ms dashboard for surreal 64.

Baturkin17...Thx very much thats done it!
..time for me to play
Thx to all who offered help and advice