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32/64bit Groovy Arcade Linux LiveCD/Install
ufoufo512:
Thanks again for updating this project. Currently I am still stuck with no correct game graphics on my AGP Radeon X800Pro. I had gotten the WLAN to work and using ssh and Webmin makes the configuration much easier than using 15KHz arcade monitor which at the moment is rotated to vertical orientation. I had a spare PCI-e motherboard I thought I was able to use for the project, but unfortunately it doesn't work. So I am back to square one hunting AGP Radeon 92xx. It shouldn't be much of a problem, I should be able to get one cheap from the local auction easily.
Meanwhile, I thought giving a shot on making Groovy Arcade Linux from the Git sources. The instructions given in the README seem a bit outdated, but is there something that can't be figured out easily? My goal is to have a 32bit version. If I have understood correctly looking at the source patches is that only combios-Radeons get the hardcoded low pixelclock values, Atom-bios ones (which the X800Pro is) read the value from the BIOS, I guess. I could try to hack hardcoded minumum pixel clock for all Radeons regardless of the bios version. If it doesn't work, no harm done, I will got a Radeon 92xx anyway and maybe I learn something. I got this idea looking at the video posted in that Spanish forum with Radeon 92xx not working with older release of the Groovy Arcade Linux CD. The problems with my setup seem very similar, so maybe it is worth of try.
dmarcum99:
--- Quote from: Calamity on April 03, 2011, 11:17:50 am ---Thanks! Downloading...
EDIT: Great! It's fixed, virtualized modes work fine now.
EDIT2: They're also reporting the monitor_specs options is working great for TV sets, allowing to center the picture for all modes.
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While I wasn't able to verify that twincobr behaved the same as mace and wg3hd, I can confirm that after reinstalling the new iso, twincobr runs @ 100%. Unfortunately, wg3dh & mace still run well over 100% on my setup. There was an improvement...the games finally were displayed fullscreen. I've tried the following since installing the new iso:
-selected every monitor option in the setup menu while getting the same results in game speed.
-created an ini file for wg3dh with the throttle 1 option - same results as before.
-created an ini file for wg3dh with resolution 640x480x32@57.00. This resulted in a squished picture that played at the excellerated rate.
-created an ini file with the speed set to 0.5 with no improvement
-created an ini file for wg3dh with resolution 511x256x32@56.25. This resulted in a full screen picture that had a slight change. Upon normally starting wg3dh the 1st screen runs abound 180%...then the credits screen starts....normally @ 105%....but with the 511x256x32@56.25 this screen ran at 100%. Then following the credits screen the % jumps anywhere from 208-245%
-removed the ati 4350 and used the on-board ati4200 graphics...same results as the others..(also selected every monitor combination avail)
bitbytebit:
Yeah those games most likely are hopeless and a mame issue, they run that way in throttle mode and no resolution switching. That makes sense, the games switches resolutions at startup so it will do that if you force it to one or the other.
--- Quote from: dmarcum99 on April 03, 2011, 05:00:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Calamity on April 03, 2011, 11:17:50 am ---Thanks! Downloading...
EDIT: Great! It's fixed, virtualized modes work fine now.
EDIT2: They're also reporting the monitor_specs options is working great for TV sets, allowing to center the picture for all modes.
--- End quote ---
While I wasn't able to verify that twincobr behaved the same as mace and wg3hd, I can confirm that after reinstalling the new iso, twincobr runs @ 100%. Unfortunately, wg3dh & mace still run well over 100% on my setup. There was an improvement...the games finally were displayed fullscreen. I've tried the following since installing the new iso:
-selected every monitor option in the setup menu while getting the same results in game speed.
-created an ini file for wg3dh with the throttle 1 option - same results as before.
-created an ini file for wg3dh with resolution 640x480x32@57.00. This resulted in a squished picture that played at the excellerated rate.
-created an ini file with the speed set to 0.5 with no improvement
-created an ini file for wg3dh with resolution 511x256x32@56.25. This resulted in a full screen picture that had a slight change. Upon normally starting wg3dh the 1st screen runs abound 180%...then the credits screen starts....normally @ 105%....but with the 511x256x32@56.25 this screen ran at 100%. Then following the credits screen the % jumps anywhere from 208-245%
-removed the ati 4350 and used the on-board ati4200 graphics...same results as the others..(also selected every monitor combination avail)
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dmarcum99:
no worries then...GAME ON!!
emphatic:
Will this work on an onboard Intel GPU?