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More info on Mame options for Linux. GroovyArcade the norm now?
lacanian:
--- Quote from: jukingeo on March 03, 2015, 10:45:33 pm ---Oh, wait. Are you saying that I need a 64 bit machine / OS to run Groovy?
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If I'm reading the iso file correctly yes, x86_64 is 64 bit only.
I could be wrong. He could intend that it supports 32-bit and 64-bit.
Arch usually names ISO's as
archlinux-2015.03.01-dual.iso
or
archlinux-2015.03.01-i686.iso for 32 bit
GroovyArcade-Arch2015.02.15-x86_64.iso
--- Quote from: jukingeo on March 03, 2015, 10:45:33 pm ---At any rate, so far I have not tried out Groovy because my main computer has it's monitor on the secondary video port. The VGA output is the 2nd port and the DVI output is the primary port. So I have to try it on another machine when I get the chance.
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I'm not sure if I'm grasping your problem correctly, if not ignore this but couldn't you just unplug your monitor cable so your video card doesn't lock into that output/port? Have the only cable your using for your GroovyArcade monitor plugged in, boot GroovyArcadeboot, select the correct boot option?
Or just do your selection for your desired output blindly using the picture below as a guide.
--- Quote from: jukingeo on March 03, 2015, 10:45:33 pm ---If there is a nice arcade looking FE for Linux then I would jump on using a Linux based OS in a heartbeat.
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So far the consensus is Attract-Mode.
There were some posts on this forum by Calamity and Ves on release notes for GroovyArcade. The one were interested in is New configuration files for Attract-Mode.
See the release notes here
https://code.google.com/p/groovyarcade/wiki/GroovyArcade_ReleaseNotes
After some digging around it does appear that Attract-Mode is included in GroovyArcade. It's just not in the gasetup menu.
Just select LXDE as your frontend and execute
--- Code: ---/usr/bin/attract
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Here's a video of Attract-Mode in action.
I think it looks great compared to what we usually get for Linux.
nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: jukingeo on March 03, 2015, 10:45:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on February 28, 2015, 09:26:09 pm ---I could of sworn I saw someone thanking calamity for putting attractmode on the latest groovy.
did you get it from the official site or here?
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0NB2HYUHHktUFZXTWJfbHpzUlE&usp=sharing
most CPU's from pentium D and newer support 64 bit.
You just need to run a 64bit OS on them.
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No I didn't get it from that site. At any rate, so far I have not tried out Groovy because my main computer has it's monitor on the secondary video port. The VGA output is the 2nd port and the DVI output is the primary port. So I have to try it on another machine when I get the chance.
Oh, wait. Are you saying that I need a 64 bit machine / OS to run Groovy?
--- Quote from: lacanian on March 01, 2015, 07:37:50 am ---The install is smooth. I recently wrote a how to which I'll put on the wiki soon for the install. GroovyArcade is built on Arch Linux and is very light weight. It can boot of a USB drive or CD so you can test it for yourself without installing it.
I'm hearing more and more about attract mode. Hopefully it can do more than hyper spin and its cross platform.
Would people like attract mode included in groovyarcade?
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As I mentioned to Nitrogen-Widget, Groovy doesn't like my main computer setup because my main monitor is on the secondary port and it is asking for the primary port of which I have nothing connected to. So I get a display error message. I have to try it on another machine where the VGA port is the primary port. I DO like the idea of it booting from a USB drive as I can set that to read only once it is set up and thus have a complete solid state system.
Well, I will say that I DO like Hyperspin in terms of look and functionality, but what I don't like is that you need a modern machine to run it. As it is, I generally use my 'retired' computers for Mame. So far I been happy with Mala, BUT it is for Windows. As it stand I am trying to get away from using Windows. If there is a nice arcade looking FE for Linux then I would jump on using a Linux based OS in a heartbeat.
As it is I like to use older systems because I have two older rom sets. I have .58 and .84. I have a partial on .100. But I stopped there as Mame is getting bigger and bigger to support the newer games. I have no interest in those. I am fine with the games from the 80's.
Thank You,
Geo
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I built a 64bit linux .ISO that boots up to attract mode and runs mame. 157 with no-nag & hiscore support plus GLSL.
I actually built it on a 3ghz single core celeron D system with a radeon HD 4650 and it played the classics with crt shaders just fine.
I didn't get a ton of feedback for it & I was just offering it up for people to check out.
I'm working on a 32 bit version for some older p4 PC's I have with a radeon 7000/7500 graphics cards. (the old ones)
Those will handle Attract-mode decently as long as you don't try to get fancy with wheel art or CRT shaders.
I'm using advmame .106 on those systems & it works well on 512 MB of ram if I boot it up to a minimal X environment.
I can make that available when it's done also.
lacanian:
Hi nitrogen_widget,
Hopefully you don't mind me asking a few questions. I really think the community should come together and focus efforts on a Linux distro which I'm hoping GroovyArcade is.
- What made you decide to build your own rather than use GroovyArcade?
- Where you able to include xswitchres and all the additional bling GroovyArcade has for CRT monitors?
- What is your base distro?
Thanks.
nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: lacanian on March 04, 2015, 03:43:37 pm ---Hi nitrogen_widget,
Hopefully you don't mind me asking a few questions. I really think the community should come together and focus efforts on a Linux distro which I'm hoping GroovyArcade is.
- What made you decide to build your own rather than use GroovyArcade?
- Where you able to include xswitchres and all the additional bling GroovyArcade has for CRT monitors?
- What is your base distro?
Thanks.
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Attract mode is in my opinion the most flexible front end for linux and only recent versions of groovy arcade have it.
But, those versions are 64bit only & use recent versions of mame.
I have older hardware sitting around that works great with older mame.
I don't have a CRT right now either so I don't really need groovy or the switchres stuff since i'll be using native LCD res and advanced mame does a decent job of scaling the game anyways.
Advanced mame .106 is easy to compile & works great on P3's & older P4's.
so I rolled my own distro that I could load on pretty much any hardware.
I'm using PCLinuxOS because it lets you create an image of your current install which gives me decent control.
I have nothing against groovy I just don't have a need for it right now.
lacanian:
Thanks for the reply.
That's the power of Linux and the choices we have.