diff --git a/core/core.cpp b/core/core.cpp
index 38bc8be..2c05f87 100644
--- a/core/core.cpp
+++ b/core/core.cpp
@@ -171,59 +171,59 @@ LibretroCore::LibretroCore(retro_log_printf_t log_cb_, int machineDetailedType_,
     if (enhancedRom)
     {
       bootframes = 20*10;
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"exos24uk.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="exos24uk.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x01].file=romBasePath+"exos24uk.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x01].file="exos24uk.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x01].offset=16384;
-      config->memory.rom[0x02].file=romBasePath+"exos24uk.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x02].file="exos24uk.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x02].offset=32768;
-      config->memory.rom[0x03].file=romBasePath+"exos24uk.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x03].file="exos24uk.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x03].offset=49152;
     }
     else if (is_EP64)
     {
       bootframes = 30*10;
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"exos20.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="exos20.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x01].file=romBasePath+"exos20.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x01].file="exos20.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x01].offset=16384;
     }
     else
     {
       bootframes = 40*10;
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"exos21.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="exos21.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x01].file=romBasePath+"exos21.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x01].file="exos21.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x01].offset=16384;
     }
     if(contentLocale == LOCALE_HUN)
     {
       // Locale support: HUN ROM goes to segment 4 and then Basic goes to segment 5
-      config->memory.rom[0x04].file=romBasePath+"hun.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x04].file="hun.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x04].offset=0;
       if (use_cartridge) {
         if (is_EP64)
-          config->memory.rom[0x05].file=romBasePath+"basic20.rom";
+          config->memory.rom[0x05].file="basic20.rom";
         else
-          config->memory.rom[0x05].file=romBasePath+"basic21.rom";
+          config->memory.rom[0x05].file="basic21.rom";
         config->memory.rom[0x05].offset=0;
       }
       // HFONT is used from epdos rom (and CLKOFF, as it is not present after this 1.6f version)
-      config->memory.rom[0x06].file=romBasePath+"epdos16f.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x06].file="epdos16f.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x06].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x07].file=romBasePath+"epdos16f.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x07].file="epdos16f.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x07].offset=16384;
     }
     else if(contentLocale == LOCALE_GER)
     {
       // Locale support: BRD ROM goes to segment 4 and then Basic goes to segment 5
-      config->memory.rom[0x04].file=romBasePath+"brd.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x04].file="brd.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x04].offset=0;
       if (use_cartridge) {
         if (is_EP64)
-          config->memory.rom[0x05].file=romBasePath+"basic20.rom";
+          config->memory.rom[0x05].file="basic20.rom";
         else
-          config->memory.rom[0x05].file=romBasePath+"basic21.rom";
+          config->memory.rom[0x05].file="basic21.rom";
         config->memory.rom[0x05].offset=0;
       }
     }
@@ -231,38 +231,38 @@ LibretroCore::LibretroCore(retro_log_printf_t log_cb_, int machineDetailedType_,
     {
       if (use_cartridge) {
         if (is_EP64)
-          config->memory.rom[0x04].file=romBasePath+"basic20.rom";
+          config->memory.rom[0x04].file="basic20.rom";
         else
-          config->memory.rom[0x05].file=romBasePath+"basic21.rom";
+          config->memory.rom[0x05].file="basic21.rom";
         config->memory.rom[0x04].offset=0;
       }
     }
 
     if(use_file || use_dtf)
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x10].file=romBasePath+"epfileio.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x10].file="epfileio.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x10].offset=0;
       if(use_dtf)
       {
-        config->memory.rom[0x40].file=romBasePath+"zt19uk.rom";
+        config->memory.rom[0x40].file="zt19uk.rom";
         config->memory.rom[0x40].offset=0;
-        config->memory.rom[0x41].file=romBasePath+"zt19uk.rom";
+        config->memory.rom[0x41].file="zt19uk.rom";
         config->memory.rom[0x41].offset=16384;
       }
     }
     if(use_isdos)
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x20].file=romBasePath+"exdos14isdos10uk.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x20].file="exdos14isdos10uk.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x20].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x21].file=romBasePath+"exdos14isdos10uk.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x21].file="exdos14isdos10uk.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x21].offset=16384;
       startSequence += " \xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff""\x27""isdos\r""\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff""dir\r";
     }
     else if(use_file || use_disk)
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x20].file=romBasePath+"exdos13.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x20].file="exdos13.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x20].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x21].file=romBasePath+"exdos13.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x21].file="exdos13.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x21].offset=16384;
     }
   }
@@ -270,18 +270,18 @@ LibretroCore::LibretroCore(retro_log_printf_t log_cb_, int machineDetailedType_,
   {
     bootframes = 50*10;
     config->memory.ram.size=128;
-    config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"tvc22_sys.rom";
+    config->memory.rom[0x00].file="tvc22_sys.rom";
     config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=0;
-    config->memory.rom[0x02].file=romBasePath+"tvc22_ext.rom";
+    config->memory.rom[0x02].file="tvc22_ext.rom";
     config->memory.rom[0x02].offset=0;
     if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("TVC64_FILE"))
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x04].file=romBasePath+"tvcfileio.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x04].file="tvcfileio.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x04].offset=0;
     }
     if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("TVC64_DISK"))
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x03].file=romBasePath+"tvc_dos12d.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x03].file="tvc_dos12d.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x03].offset=0;
     }
   }
@@ -292,31 +292,31 @@ LibretroCore::LibretroCore(retro_log_printf_t log_cb_, int machineDetailedType_,
     if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("CPC_464_TAPE"))
     {
       config->memory.ram.size=64;
-      config->memory.rom[0x10].file=romBasePath+"cpc464.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x10].file="cpc464.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x10].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"cpc464.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="cpc464.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=16384;
     }
     else if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("CPC_664_DISK"))
     {
       config->memory.ram.size=64;
-      config->memory.rom[0x10].file=romBasePath+"cpc664.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x10].file="cpc664.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x10].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"cpc664.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="cpc664.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=16384;
     }
     else
     {
       // 6128 as default
       config->memory.ram.size=128;
-      config->memory.rom[0x10].file=romBasePath+"cpc6128.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x10].file="cpc6128.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x10].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"cpc6128.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="cpc6128.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=16384;
     }
     if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("CPC_DISK") || machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("CPC_664_DISK"))
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x07].file=romBasePath+"cpc_amsdos.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x07].file="cpc_amsdos.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x07].offset=0;
     }
 
@@ -339,23 +339,92 @@ LibretroCore::LibretroCore(retro_log_printf_t log_cb_, int machineDetailedType_,
 
     if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("ZX128_TAPE") || machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("ZX128_FILE"))
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"zx128.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="zx128.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=0;
-      config->memory.rom[0x01].file=romBasePath+"zx128.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x01].file="zx128.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x01].offset=16384;
     }
     else
     {
-      config->memory.rom[0x00].file=romBasePath+"zx48.rom";
+      config->memory.rom[0x00].file="zx48.rom";
       config->memory.rom[0x00].offset=0;
     }
   }
+
+  if(machineType == MACHINE_EP)
+  {
+    config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=4000000;
+    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
+    config->vm.soundClockFrequency=500000;
+    config->vm.videoClockFrequency=889846;
+  }
+  else if(machineType == MACHINE_TVC)
+  {
+    config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=3125000;
+    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
+    config->vm.soundClockFrequency=390625;
+    config->vm.videoClockFrequency=1562500;
+  }
+  else if(machineType == MACHINE_CPC)
+  {
+    config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=4000000;
+    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
+    config->vm.soundClockFrequency=125000;
+    config->vm.videoClockFrequency=1000000;
+  }
+  else if(machineType == MACHINE_ZX)
+  {
+    if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("ZX128_TAPE") || machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("ZX128_FILE"))
+    {
+      config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=3546896;
+      config->vm.soundClockFrequency=221681;
+      config->vm.videoClockFrequency=886724;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=3500000;
+      config->vm.soundClockFrequency=218750;
+      config->vm.videoClockFrequency=875000;
+    }
+    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
+  }
+  config->vmConfigurationChanged = true;
+
+  config->sound.sampleRate = EP128EMU_SAMPLE_RATE_FLOAT;
+  config->sound.hwPeriods = 16;
+  //config->sound.swPeriods = 16;
+  //config->sound.enabled = false;
+  config->sound.highQuality = true;
+  config->soundSettingsChanged = true;
+
+  // Reload config files to enforce priority of settings.
+  if(Ep128Emu::does_file_exist(configBaseFile.c_str()))
+  {
+    config->loadState(configBaseFile.c_str(),false);
+  }
+  // highest: content-specific file
+  if (cfgFile[0])
+  {
+    config->loadState(cfgFile,false);
+  }
+
   // ROM validity check: scan ROM definitions and check if files can be be found.
   // If not, try to use replacement file
   for(int i=0; i<68; i++)
   {
     if(config->memory.rom[i].file.length()>0)
     {
+      // Prepend romBasePath if the rom name is not a path already (useful for rom settings read from .ep128cfg)
+#ifdef WIN32
+      size_t idx = config->memory.rom[i].file.rfind('\\');
+#else
+      size_t idx = config->memory.rom[i].file.rfind('/');
+#endif
+      if(idx == std::string::npos)
+      {
+        config->memory.rom[i].file=romBasePath+config->memory.rom[i].file;
+      }
+      
       if(!Ep128Emu::does_file_exist(config->memory.rom[i].file.c_str()))
       {
         std::map< std::string, std::string >::const_iterator  iter_altrom;
@@ -422,65 +491,8 @@ LibretroCore::LibretroCore(retro_log_printf_t log_cb_, int machineDetailedType_,
       }
     }
   }
-  config->memoryConfigurationChanged = true;
-
-  if(machineType == MACHINE_EP)
-  {
-    config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=4000000;
-    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
-    config->vm.soundClockFrequency=500000;
-    config->vm.videoClockFrequency=889846;
-  }
-  else if(machineType == MACHINE_TVC)
-  {
-    config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=3125000;
-    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
-    config->vm.soundClockFrequency=390625;
-    config->vm.videoClockFrequency=1562500;
-  }
-  else if(machineType == MACHINE_CPC)
-  {
-    config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=4000000;
-    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
-    config->vm.soundClockFrequency=125000;
-    config->vm.videoClockFrequency=1000000;
-  }
-  else if(machineType == MACHINE_ZX)
-  {
-    if(machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("ZX128_TAPE") || machineDetailedType == VM_config.at("ZX128_FILE"))
-    {
-      config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=3546896;
-      config->vm.soundClockFrequency=221681;
-      config->vm.videoClockFrequency=886724;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      config->vm.cpuClockFrequency=3500000;
-      config->vm.soundClockFrequency=218750;
-      config->vm.videoClockFrequency=875000;
-    }
-    config->vm.enableMemoryTimingEmulation=true;
-  }
-  config->vmConfigurationChanged = true;
-
-  config->sound.sampleRate = EP128EMU_SAMPLE_RATE_FLOAT;
-  config->sound.hwPeriods = 16;
-  //config->sound.swPeriods = 16;
-  //config->sound.enabled = false;
-  config->sound.highQuality = true;
-  config->soundSettingsChanged = true;
-
-  // Reload config files to enforce priority of settings.
-  if(Ep128Emu::does_file_exist(configBaseFile.c_str()))
-  {
-    config->loadState(configBaseFile.c_str(),false);
-  }
-  // highest: content-specific file
-  if (cfgFile[0])
-  {
-    config->loadState(cfgFile,false);
-  }
-
+  config->memoryConfigurationChanged = true;  
+  
   initialize_keyboard_map();
   initialize_joystick_map(std::string(""),std::string(""),std::string(""),-1,
                           joystick_type.at("DEFAULT"), joystick_type.at("DEFAULT"), joystick_type.at("DEFAULT"),
diff --git a/core/main.cpp b/core/main.cpp
index 16ff875..1f0a693 100644
--- a/core/main.cpp
+++ b/core/main.cpp
@@ -178,17 +178,22 @@ static void update_led_interface(void)
    unsigned int l            = 0;
 
    // TODO: power LED should go off during reset (even though original machine had no such thing)
-   led_state[0] = 1;
-   if (core)
-      led_state[1] = core->vm->getFloppyDriveLEDState() ? 1 : 0;
-   else
+   // TODO: LED 0/1 could be used for red/green replication of load indicators. LED0 does not work yet.
+   if (core) {
+      led_state[1] = core->vm->getFloppyDriveLEDState() & 0xFFFFFFBF ? 1 : 0;
+      led_state[0] = core->vm->getFloppyDriveLEDState() & 0x00000040 ? 1 : 0;
+   }
+   else {
       led_state[1] = 0;
+      led_state[0] = 1;
+   }
+   
 
    for (l = 0; l < sizeof(led_state)/sizeof(led_state[0]); l++)
    {
       if (retro_led_state[l] != led_state[l])
       {
-         log_cb(RETRO_LOG_DEBUG, "LED control: change LED nr. %d (%d)->(%d)\n",l,retro_led_state[l],led_state[l]);
+         /*log_cb(RETRO_LOG_DEBUG, "LED control: change LED nr. %d (%d)->(%d)\n",l,retro_led_state[l],led_state[l]);*/
          retro_led_state[l] = led_state[l];
          led_state_cb(l, led_state[l]);
       }
@@ -620,7 +625,7 @@ void retro_get_system_info(struct retro_system_info *info)
 {
   memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
   info->library_name     = "ep128emu";
-  info->library_version  = "v1.2.7";
+  info->library_version  = "v1.2.8";
   info->need_fullpath    = true;
 #ifndef EXCLUDE_SOUND_LIBS
   info->valid_extensions = "img|dsk|tap|dtf|com|trn|128|bas|cas|cdt|tzx|wav|tvcwav|mp3|.";
diff --git a/core/sample.ep128cfg b/core/sample.ep128cfg
index ed7e274..9203faa 100644
--- a/core/sample.ep128cfg
+++ b/core/sample.ep128cfg
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ joypad.user6 ""
 
 # Joypad detailed configuration for user 1. Example:
 # joypad.x "1"
-# This maps retropad button X to key 1 on emulated keyboard.
-# Following values can be used (all lowercase):
+# This maps retropad button X to pressing key 1 on emulated keyboard.
+# Following keypress values can be used (all lowercase):
 # a-z 0-9 f1-f8
 # \-^;:[],/.@
 # esc, enter, space, tab, lshift, rshift, ctrl, alt
@@ -100,3 +100,10 @@ machineDetailedType ""
 # sound.mono Yes
 
 # Other ep128emu options are also recognized, but not tested extensively.
+# memory.ram.size 576
+# memory.rom.40.file "spemu128.rom"
+# memory.rom.40.offset 0
+# memory.rom.41.file "spemu128.rom"
+# memory.rom.41.offset 16384
+# memory.rom.42.file "spemu128.rom"
+# memory.rom.42.offset 32768
diff --git a/src/dave.cpp b/src/dave.cpp
index 124ffd5..52739d8 100644
--- a/src/dave.cpp
+++ b/src/dave.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,12 @@ namespace Ep128 {
     tape_input_level = (level > 0 ? 1 : 0);
   }
 
+  uint8_t Dave::getTapeInput()
+  {
+    return uint8_t(tape_input ? 0x40 : 0x0 | tape_input_level ? 0x80 : 0x0);
+    /*(tape_input_level - 1) & 0x40) | ((tape_input - 1) & 0x80);*/
+  }
+  
   void Dave::setKeyboardState(int keyCode, int state)
   {
     int     row = (keyCode & 0x78) >> 3;
diff --git a/src/dave.hpp b/src/dave.hpp
index 99daf97..d9f3a7b 100644
--- a/src/dave.hpp
+++ b/src/dave.hpp
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ namespace Ep128 {
      * Set tape input state, and level (0: low, 1: high).
      */
     void setTapeInput(int state, int level);
+    /*!
+     * Get tape input state, and level (same as port 0x16 read).
+     */
+    uint8_t getTapeInput();
     /*!
      * Set state of key 'keyCode' (0 to 127, see table below) to pressed
      * (state != 0) or released (state == 0).
diff --git a/src/ep128vm.cpp b/src/ep128vm.cpp
index 955114a..1cada24 100644
--- a/src/ep128vm.cpp
+++ b/src/ep128vm.cpp
@@ -2181,6 +2181,11 @@ namespace Ep128 {
       n = n << 8;
       n |= uint32_t(floppyDrives[i].getLEDState());
     }
+    if (haveTape() && getIsTapeMotorOn()) {
+      //   0x00000080: tape red "LED" (input present)
+      //   0x00000040: tape green "LED" (level present)
+      n |= uint32_t(dave.getTapeInput());
+    }
 #ifdef ENABLE_SDEXT
     n = n | sdext.getLEDState();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/vm.hpp b/src/vm.hpp
index 894d804..ddf27d4 100644
--- a/src/vm.hpp
+++ b/src/vm.hpp
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ namespace Ep128Emu {
       //   0x00000002: floppy drive 0 green LED is on
       //   0x00000004: IDE drive 0 red LED is on (low priority)
       //   0x0000000C: IDE drive 0 red LED is on (high priority)
+      //   0x00000040: tape red "LED" (input present, negative)
+      //   0x00000080: tape green "LED" (input present, positive)
       //   0x00000100: floppy drive 1 red LED is on
       //   0x00000200: floppy drive 1 green LED is on
       //   0x00000400: IDE drive 1 red LED is on (low priority)