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Flycast NAOMI loading error when using zip/CHD via playlist

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Description

I am experiencing the same bug as this comment in reddit (from 6 years ago...) https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroArch/comments/hj6d1u/flycast_naomi_loading_error_when_using_zipchd_via/

I create a playlist with light gun naomi games. The one from simple zip are booting fine with flycast from the playlist, but the one that require a chd fail to boot. If i boot these zip/chd games with "load content", they work fine.

And yes these files are the latest mame 0.289 and they are well arranged and such.
It seems to be specific to flycast as i have one another playlist for mame light gun games, and the one with chd are working fine.

Expected behavior

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Steps to reproduce the bug

As in the description

Version/Commit

latest stable

Bisect Results

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Present in the nightly version

I don't know

Platform & operating system

windows

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Environment information

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure on Windows with a Flycast playlist entry for a Naomi zip/CHD set, then compare it with launching the same content through Load Content. The issue is resolved when the affected zip/CHD games boot successfully from the playlist, with a relevant log or narrowed failure path documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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