Please provide :

The file might exist on your hard drive, but the system's "map" (the Environment Variables or Registry) is pointing to the wrong folder.

MAME will verify the CRC of the newly added file, and the error should be resolved. Alternative: Using the CBEUB Version

: You might have a "split" ROM set where this specific file is located in a "parent" ROM rather than the specific version (clone) you are trying to play.

Often associated with wofu (Warriors of Fate US) and wofj (Warriors of Fate Japan) sets, specifically in certain bootleg or specific ROM revisions 1.2.1 .

4.3 Environment and search paths

file from a CBEUB-compatible ROM set and manually add it to your main game zip file. audit your ROM sets

Standard ROM versions are frequently missing the d9k1.9k file entirely.

Direct the system path pointer to your localized arcade \roms directory. Execute a to check for missing signatures.

If a program was improperly uninstalled, "ghost" references to its files remain in the startup sequence, prompting the system to look for a file that no longer exists.