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We've created the new site Eiusdemmodi, at http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/index.php

This will be the official site for CRT Emudriver and its related tools: VMMaker & Arcade OSD, so here you will always find the latest versions for Download.

Besides, you will find Documentation and Support sections, which we expect to eventually become a complete reference for the usage of these tools, as well as other topics regarding video emulation accuracy.

Last but not least, this is a place for Discussion on everything related to emulation accuracy, emulators other than MAME, home systems, CRTs, lag issues, etc.

Support for GroovyMAME/UME and all related topics will continue as usual here in BYOAC.

In our opening, we present the following news:

  • New versions of CRT Emudriver, VMMaker & Arcade OSD, for both Windows XP and Windows 7. Full support for Windows 7 and lots of bug fixes for XP and 7.

  • Brand new tool ATOM-15 : ATI/AMD Radeon ATOMBIOS 15/25/31 kHz Modder.


NOTE: Due to spam prevention, forum registration may be eventually disabled. If you want to register an account and get that or another problem, our contact address is postbackweb at yahoo dot com.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2018, 11:29:29 am by Calamity »
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thanks very much to all involved,  brilliant exciting news!!  :cheers:


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i tried to register at the new site but it wont allow it, giving the message "Bad match, Mr. Bot. Try again?" although i am typing the correct characters in the anti-bot verification field
can anyone comfirm it is working please, thanks
http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/register.php

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i tried to register at the new site but it wont allow it, giving the message "Bad match, Mr. Bot. Try again?" although i am typing the correct characters in the anti-bot verification field
can anyone comfirm it is working please, thanks
http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/register.php

Sorry for this, check my first post to know what to do if registering fails.
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cool  registration seems to be working ok now
the site already contains a big amount of information and documentation
looking forward to having a really good read up!

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Wow, that's quite good news !

I'm setting up my cabinet with calamity + hyperspin on XP now !

Thanks a lot for your work calamity.

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Very nice, good to have all the info centralized, registered.
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I am impressed, well done.

Unfortunately I do not have a recent card with AtomBIOS fw to give it a try now.

By the way, I did not spot any EDID related section in the source code. Do you know if the modification will allow the BIOS/EFI boot to honour the EDID modeline?

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About ATOM-15: a critical bug affecting older Radeon cards (the X series at least) has been found and fixed. There's a new version 1.1. Please make sure to update and DO NOT flash the X series with the old version! Users of HD models don't need to worry, it's just a problem related to older models.

Thanks to ID4 for reporting this.
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Incredible news.
I installed new driver and Arcade OSD 1.4 but I get a debug console:

createsurfacewithpattern error
activatemode:ddrawinit error

I doesn't show the grid for modifying when entering a mode

Help!

Grtz,

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OMG!!

That ATOM-15 tool sounds absolutely incredible! If I patch my HD4650's BIOS with this, I literally have zero reason to use my AVGA now.

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ATOM-15 is extremely exciting.

Pardon me for not checking, but is this open source? As a long time Linux user, an eventual Linux port would be great.

I'll be testing it out in WINE soon, either way.

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Great resource calamity. And as I've  mentioned in another thread, atom is awesome, worked perfectly first time for me

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Excellent work!
Worked perfectly on my HD4850!

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Hi!

HD4650 1 Gb patched to 15 Khz perfectly!  :applaud:

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Just FYI your website has been down for two days now.

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We're back online.
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Hi,

thanks a lot Calamity for the driver and the BIOS patcher !  :applaud:

I'm facing an "EDID" issue with my Radeon HD4850 on Win7 x64 :
The only way for me to get valid15Khz modes is to plug an LCD screen until windows has booted and then replace it with my CRT (Hantarex 9110).

If i boot directly with my CRT plugged in, i've got a blacksceen when windows has loaded up.

Is there any workaround for this issue actually ?
Do you think this VGA EDID emulator could do the job ?

Regards

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Hi,

what is the difference between "Set as desktop mode" and "Set as default display mode" in Arcade OSD ?

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Hi,

what is the difference between "Set as desktop mode" and "Set as default display mode" in Arcade OSD ?

Regards

"Set as desktop mode" applies to the current display device, e.g. "\\.\DISPLAY1", while "Set as default display mode" applies to the generic default display device "\\.\DISPLAY". I added the second one in an attempt to get it working on cards with monitor detection issues.
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Thanks.

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Getting an error message in atom-15.exe when patching the rom from my ATI HD 4800.

   Error: Hook not possible. Not enough blank space below 0xFFFF.

Any advice?
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Sorry to bump my request for help, but I don't know where else to turn to diagnose this error. My whole project is on hold until I find a solution.

Update: Calamity has contacted me and is looking at my ROM file.
« Last Edit: November 18, 2014, 12:41:37 pm by jaysedai »

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Please don't use this thread to request support. This thread was just to announce the new Eiusdemmodi site.

Thanks!
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06/12/2014  -  hey, just wanted to report that the eiusdemmodi side has been down for a day or two

EDIT: it's working ok again now :)
« Last Edit: December 06, 2014, 09:32:42 pm by jadder »

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Site is working again but when I try register I get sql/php error:

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haynor666,

You appear as registered. Are you able to post?
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No bacause registration does not give me option to set password. I assume that I set it through email which I can't receive.

However when I use option restore password forum informs me that there no user associated with my email.

EDIT.

Problem bypassed, thanks for help Calamity :)
« Last Edit: December 09, 2014, 07:48:40 am by haynor666 »

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[01/03/2014][VMMaker + Arcade OSD 1.4a]

- [Arcade OSD] Fixed error when setting desktop resolution in Windows XP. Windows 7/8 not affected.
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Groovy MAME: Installation and quick configuration guide

http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?id=290
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> Groovy MAME: Installation and quick configuration guide ...

excellent, many thanks!

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[04/10/2015][CRT Emudriver 1.2b][VMMaker + Arcade OSD 1.4b]

  - [VMMaker]    XML processing adapted to MAME v.0162
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Your new year's resolutions:

CRT Emudriver 2.0 - beta

New version based on Catalyst 12.8 (Windows 7/8/10): for HD 2000, HD 3000, HD 4000, HD 5000, HD 6000, HD 7000 series

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Your new year's resolutions

Nice pun and amazing list of new features!

Wow, you've really gone to town! Can't wait to check all this new stuff out! :)
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New beta 2

[31/12/2015][CRT Emudriver 2.0][CRT Tools 2.0][beta 2]

  - [Emudriver]  Fixed OpenGL support.
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 :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
very good news, i think to install windows 10 to test it

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Premuto I'm starting mine build tomorrow. I was going to use win 7. But because win 10 is a free update I would love to hear your feedback on 10. So keep us posted. Thanks

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New beta 3

[02/01/2016][CRT Emudriver 2.0][CRT Tools 2.0][beta 3]

  - [Emudriver]  Fixed mixed-up file version in beta 2, probable cause of installation issues. Now the drivers will be recognized as version 12.6.

  - [Emudriver]  Added fix for certain modes being reported as "native".

  - [VMMaker] Version properly reported in window caption.

Notes


- First test reports on Windows 10 indicate BSOD. Do not install in Windows 10 by now.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2016, 07:35:05 am by Calamity »
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