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More info on Mame options for Linux. GroovyArcade the norm now?
jukingeo:
Hello All,
I have been out of the loop for a while and I have not built anything serious as of yet. Since I have been running Linux for a while now, I had always wanted to set up a cabinet based on a Linux system. But many issues along the way forced me to give up on it for a while.
Well, I am back now to see what is new and happening. So it seems like GroovyArcade seems like the new way to go for Linux? I have been doing some reading up on it, but I will say that even though it has features for 15khz monitors, I intend on using a regular computer monitor anyway. Can it do that?
It looks like you can use an install disc and you are good to go. Has anyone had any issues with it or is it a smooth install?
I have older roms and I am curious if the Mame version can be changed as it is doubtful that the old roms would work in a new Mame version.
I am curious if this could run on older P5 based computers as I have a few of those lying around. So I would like some input from anyone that has installed it on an older machine.
Pretty much any hints and pointers I would appreciate.
Thank You,
Geo
General_Faliure:
Groovyarcade works with a normal monitor, i have just been playing around with it, but for now i keep my regular setup.
For my cab i have set up Lubuntu, the emulators i want and Wahcade.
The original Wahcade is a bit old and buggy, be sure to use Sairuks fork Mahcade, which is further developed.
jukingeo:
--- Quote from: General_Faliure on February 16, 2015, 07:28:38 am ---Groovyarcade works with a normal monitor, i have just been playing around with it, but for now i keep my regular setup.
For my cab i have set up Lubuntu, the emulators i want and Wahcade.
The original Wahcade is a bit old and buggy, be sure to use Sairuks fork Mahcade, which is further developed.
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I ran into this problem already when trying it out on my main computer. For some reason Groovyarcade is looking for the MAIN monitor to be the arcade monitor. However my main computer monitor is on the VGA port, but the main monitor port is a DVI output. Thus I can't get it to work on my main machine. I am going to have to try to load it on another machine to try it out.
Lubuntu seems like a good idea for an OS since it is lighter in weight. I too prefer Wah Cade over the ArcadeMenu for a front end. In Windows I been using Mala for the front end and really like that. Even though Hyperspin is awesome, it just uses too much power. So I still with Mala. Sadly there isn't a Mala alternative for Linux. I had used MameWah before Mala and that is the Windows version of Wah Cade.
nitrogen_widget:
Check out attract mode and retrofe front ends for linux.
jukingeo:
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on February 23, 2015, 07:12:06 am ---Check out attract mode and retrofe front ends for linux.
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Thanx for the info. But it seems like Attract Mode only has the source for Linux...unless you have Arch Linux. But it certainly looks like a nice front end.