cab mame launching a letter box sized view

[ant2]

I am real rusty with mame set up options, but I am trying to run cabmame for virtua racing.
when i run the game in full screen mode (and any other game) it opens full screen, but only displays in the middle of a scree in a tiny box.

I have tried changing -resolution and other options, lots of googling, does the same on both pc's, tried an old mame.ini that I use, which works fine for mame and still no good.

What option am I missing, I've given up

[Howard_Casto]

Is -switchres turned on, because if it isn't the resolution option doesn't do anything. 

[ant2]

doesn't seem to be. ive tried building a new config, no luck:

mame.ini

#
# CORE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
#
readconfig                1
writeconfig               0

#
# CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS
#
rompath                   roms
hashpath                  hash
samplepath                samples
artpath                   artwork
ctrlrpath                 ctrlr
inipath                   .;ini
fontpath                  .
cheatpath                 cheat
crosshairpath             crosshair

#
# CORE OUTPUT DIRECTORY OPTIONS
#
cfg_directory             cfg
nvram_directory           nvram
memcard_directory         memcard
input_directory           inp
state_directory           sta
snapshot_directory        snap
diff_directory            diff
comment_directory         comments

#
# CORE STATE/PLAYBACK OPTIONS
#
state                     
autosave                  0
playback                 
record                   
mngwrite                 
aviwrite                 
wavwrite                 
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snapview                  internal
burnin                    0

#
# CORE PERFORMANCE OPTIONS
#
autoframeskip             0
frameskip                 0
seconds_to_run            0
throttle                  1
sleep                     1
speed                     1.0
refreshspeed              0

#
# CORE ROTATION OPTIONS
#
rotate                    1
ror                       0
rol                       0
autoror                   0
autorol                   0
flipx                     0
flipy                     0

#
# CORE ARTWORK OPTIONS
#
artwork_crop              0
use_backdrops             1
use_overlays              1
use_bezels                1
use_cpanels               1
use_marquees              1

#
# CORE SCREEN OPTIONS
#
brightness                1.0
contrast                  1.0
gamma                     1.0
pause_brightness          0.65
effect                    none

#
# CORE VECTOR OPTIONS
#
antialias                 1
beam                      1.0
flicker                   0

#
# CORE SOUND OPTIONS
#
sound                     1
samplerate                48000
samples                   1
volume                    0

#
# CORE INPUT OPTIONS
#
coin_lockout              1
ctrlr                     
mouse                     0
joystick                  1
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joystick_saturation       1
natural                   0
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coin_impulse              0

#
# CORE INPUT AUTOMATIC ENABLE OPTIONS
#
paddle_device             keyboard
adstick_device            keyboard
pedal_device              keyboard
dial_device               keyboard
trackball_device          keyboard
lightgun_device           keyboard
positional_device         keyboard
mouse_device              mouse

#
# CORE DEBUGGING OPTIONS
#
log                       0
verbose                   0
update_in_pause           0
debug                     0
debugscript               
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#
# CORE MISC OPTIONS
#
bios                     
cheat                     0
skip_gameinfo             0
uifont                    default
ramsize                   
confirm_quit              0

#
# WINDOWS DEBUGGING OPTIONS
#
oslog                     0
watchdog                  0
debugger_font             "Lucida Console"
debugger_font_size        9

#
# WINDOWS PERFORMANCE OPTIONS
#
priority                  0
multithreading            0
numprocessors             auto
profile                   0
bench                     0

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# WINDOWS VIDEO OPTIONS
#
video                     d3d
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menu                      0

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# DIRECTDRAW-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
#
hwstretch                 1

#
# DIRECT3D-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
#
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radial_converge_y         0.0,0.0,0.0
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yiq_phase_count           2

#
# PER-WINDOW VIDEO OPTIONS
#
screen                    auto
aspect                    auto
resolution                auto
view                      auto
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resolution0               auto
view0                     auto
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aspect1                   auto
resolution1               auto
view1                     auto
screen2                   auto
aspect2                   auto
resolution2               auto
view2                     auto
screen3                   auto
aspect3                   auto
resolution3               auto
view3                     auto

#
# FULL SCREEN OPTIONS
#
triplebuffer              0
full_screen_brightness    1.0
full_screen_contrast      1.0
full_screen_gamma         1.0
resolution 1360x768

#
# WINDOWS SOUND OPTIONS
#
audio_latency             2

#
# INPUT DEVICE OPTIONS
#
hide_cursor               1
dual_lightgun             0

skip_disclaimer 1
skip_gameinfo 1
skip_validitychecks 1

[Howard_Casto]

There's your problem.  You aren't defining a proper resolution. 

1024x768  won't work in mame.  You also need to define the refresh rate, so 1024x768x60  will do it. 

You can confirm that mame is "finding" the resolution via using the -verbose flag and reading the text in the command prompt when done. 

[ant2]

1360x768 appears to be getting picked up, but I also tried 1024x768, the picture is still a small square in the center.
i think its something to do with cab mame, the config and res work fine in standad mame:


ive attached the verbose log of both, to keep the post down.

thanks for your help. or if any one has a good cabmame mame.ini they could give me that would be great...

[SailorSat]

try adding "changeres 0" to your mame.ini

[ant2]

that was the ticket! thanks sailorsat!

now i am being picky but I don't suppose there is any way to stretch the screen fully? as i have two bars down the sides

[Howard_Casto]

That's the way it's supposed to look.  It's a 4:3 game.  Every time you stretch a 4:3 to 16:9 a 27 inch arcade monitor falls on a puppy and kills it. 


"Winners Don't Distort Games"
--  Howard A Casto
    Director, Idiot Police

[BadMouth]

The original Virtua Racing deluxe cabinet was available in widescreen. 
The option is in MAME and works.

[ant2]

I changed the system set up to "16:9" within the game itself, what option do I need in mame ? I have tried the following, but it doesn't appear to do much:

screen_aspect 16:9

[SailorSat]

try "cleanstretch 0"

[ant2]

try "cleanstretch 0"

no joy

once we figure this out, i'll post the config to getting virtua racing full screen with network to help others skip this pain

[MrThunderwing]

This is the config I use to get it to run fullscreen with no letterboxing - I think this was using the same advice that I got from SailorSat that she's already already given you here though. Give it a try and see if it helps though.

Code: [Select]

#
# CORE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
#
readconfig                1
writeconfig               0

#
# CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS
#
rompath                   roms
hashpath                  hash
samplepath                samples
artpath                   artwork
ctrlrpath                 ctrlr
inipath                   .;ini
fontpath                  .
cheatpath                 cheat
crosshairpath             crosshair

#
# CORE OUTPUT DIRECTORY OPTIONS
#
cfg_directory             cfg
nvram_directory           nvram
memcard_directory         memcard
input_directory           inp
state_directory           sta
snapshot_directory        snap
diff_directory            diff
comment_directory         comments

#
# CORE OUTPUT DIRECTORY OPTIONS
#
hiscore_directory         hi

#
# CORE STATE/PLAYBACK OPTIONS
#
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playback                 
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burnin                    0

#
# CORE PERFORMANCE OPTIONS
#
autoframeskip             0
frameskip                 0
seconds_to_run            0
throttle                  0
sleep                     1
speed                     1.0
refreshspeed              0

#
# CORE ROTATION OPTIONS
#
rotate                    1
ror                       0
rol                       0
autoror                   0
autorol                   0
flipx                     0
flipy                     0

#
# CORE ARTWORK OPTIONS
#
artwork_crop              1
use_backdrops             0
use_overlays              1
use_bezels                0
use_cpanels               0
use_marquees              0

#
# CORE SCREEN OPTIONS
#
brightness                1.0
contrast                  1.0
gamma                     1.0
pause_brightness          0.65
effect                    none
cleanstretch              0
changeres                 0
redraw                    0

#
# CORE VECTOR OPTIONS
#
antialias                 1
beam                      1.0
flicker                   0

#
# CORE SOUND OPTIONS
#
sound                     1
samplerate                48000
samples                   1
volume                    0

#
# CORE INPUT OPTIONS
#
coin_lockout              1
ctrlr                     
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joystick                  1
lightgun                  0
multikeyboard             0
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steadykey                 0
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joystick_saturation       0.95
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coin_impulse              0
directinput               0

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# CORE INPUT AUTOMATIC ENABLE OPTIONS
#
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dial_device               keyboard
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lightgun_device           keyboard
positional_device         keyboard
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#
# CORE DEBUGGING OPTIONS
#
log                       0
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# CORE MISC OPTIONS
#
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#
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# CORE MKChamp OPTIONS
#
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disable_nagscreen_patch   0
disable_loading_patch     0

#
# WINDOWS DEBUGGING OPTIONS
#
oslog                     0
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#
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#
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#
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#
# PER-WINDOW VIDEO OPTIONS
#
screen                    auto
aspect                    auto
resolution                auto
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aspect3                   auto
resolution3               auto
view3                     auto

#
# FULL SCREEN OPTIONS
#
triplebuffer              1
switchres                 1
full_screen_brightness    1.0
full_screen_contrast      1.0
full_screen_gamma         1.0

#
# WINDOWS SOUND OPTIONS
#
audio_latency             2

#
# INPUT DEVICE OPTIONS
#
hide_cursor               1
dual_lightgun             0


I have a cabMAME question myself: If you're running multiple instances of it on a single PC, only the 'open' window seems to register any joypad inputs. Is there any way to get the other windowed versions of MAME to register a joypad when they're not the selected window (if you know what I mean)?

Edit: NVM, think I've found the answer.

[ant2]

thanks thunderwing, this was the ticket.

with the above config, all you need now is the following batch file on each pc: (remote host is the destination PC)

"C:\LAN\Virtua Racing\cabmame64.exe" vr -remotehost 192.168.1.201


Then the other PC has the remote host of your other PC
i.e
"C:\LAN\Virtua Racing\cabmame64.exe" vr -remotehost 192.168.1.202

[MrThunderwing]

Thanks, but I think you may have misunderstood what I was asking. I know how to set up a LAN and also a single PC network (I removed my IP info from the ini config). The issue I was having was that on a single PC network, you could only control one car (thinking specifically of Virtua Racing) - the one that was in the window that was in focus. The latest version of MAME (170b) has corrected this (it may even have been sorted in an earlier revision) with a global inputs option.

[ant2]

Sorry you misunderstood, the information above wasn't directed at you in particular

I wanted to write up the information on how to play Virtua Racing with Netplay and fullscreen - to save someone else the hassle.

[MrThunderwing]

Ah, no worries, I'd just assumed it was for my benefit.