Hello all,
newbie here, so please be gentle.
I'm a seasoned Linux administrator but new to Mame under Linux. I've just converted my arcade cabinet that was running Windows into a Linux one running GroovyArcade.
Just a quick question, I have an ArcadeVGA adapter and am using that to drive the original CRT display. Can anyone give me any advice as to how I should set this up under GroovyArcade? I've tried several combinations of settings but have had no luck so far.
Currently I've managed to get it to a state of no output at all, so advice on resetting it from the console (I have ssh access) would be appreciated!
Cheers,
Chris.
It might be best to reboot with the ISO and start from scratch, to ssh into the box (if you've setup networking) basically user: 'arcade' pass: 'arcade' then can run gasetup from there actually with sudo (sudo gasetup). Then try to backtrack, but main issue sounds like you've went through I'm guessing the monitor setup and picked possibly the wrong monitor type? Is your CRT a normal computer monitor or arcade monitor, and if arcade monitor which type. For normal CRT choose SVGA or VGA in the Video Setup menu for Monitor type. Otherwise if generic CGA monitor you'll want one of those options (there are 3 ranges in there, CGA/Generic/H9110), and there's a few other monitor types. Sounds like focusing on the Monitor Type setup is the main issue, and from there you probably know everything else needed, it is the tricky part but hopefully just a few simple menu setup options can fix that.
Also which ArcadeVGA adapter version is it, 3000 or older? I use a 3000 here, and others have used the 92xx ones, if it's one of the other models might prove interesting, since I have wondered if every one is working yet inbetween those two models (or older 7000 ones). Possibly check/post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf too, will show if setup made an error there or what was done, and possibly the /var/logs/ directory too.