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Powerstrip writeup
Silver:
OK - so: you set a 321x240 resolution (can you give a Generic/Vesa/Linux modeline info of this? From the powerstrip.ini file?)..
Then reboot....
Then quit Powerstrip.....
Then change to 321x240 using Quickres?
I am surprised Powerstrip fails here...
[MaD]:
--- Quote from: Silver on March 25, 2006, 08:51:40 pm ---OK - so: you set a 321x240 resolution (can you give a Generic/Vesa/Linux modeline info of this? From the powerstrip.ini file?)..
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240x224p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=240,8,40,16,224,12,3,23,4779,7
240x240p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=240,8,40,16,240,5,3,14,4779,7
240x256p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=240,8,40,16,256,2,1,3,4779,7
256x224p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=256,8,24,24,224,12,3,23,4905,7
256x240p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=256,8,24,24,240,5,3,14,4905,7
256x256p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=256,8,24,24,256,2,1,3,4905,7
321x224p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=321,8,24,32,224,12,3,23,6052,7
321x240p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=321,8,24,32,240,5,3,14,6052,7
321x256p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=321,8,24,32,256,2,1,3,6052,7
384x224p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=384,8,40,40,224,12,3,23,7420,7
384x240p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=384,8,40,40,240,5,3,14,7420,7
384x256p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=384,8,40,40,256,2,1,3,7420,7
401x256p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=401,32,24,32,256,2,2,2,7687,7
401x300p (Arcade 50Hz 15,6kHz)=401,32,24,32,300,3,1,8,7628,7
640x240p (Arcade 60Hz 15,7kHz)=640,16,48,64,240,5,3,14,12073,7
640x288p (Arcade 50Hz 15,6kHz)=640,16,48,64,288,5,3,16,11981,7
641x480i (Arcade 30Hz 15,7kHz)=641,16,48,64,480,10,5,29,12089,15
768x576i (Arcade 25Hz 15,6kHz)=768,16,80,80,576,8,5,37,14774,15
800x300p (Arcade 50Hz 15,6kHz)=800,24,80,56,300,3,1,8,14976,7
801x600i (Arcade 25Hz 15,6kHz)=801,24,80,56,600,5,3,16,14992,15
* Non Interlaced Modes.
* Interlaced Modes.
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--- Quote ---PowerStrip timing parameters:
321x240=321,8,24,32,240,5,3,14,6052,7
Generic timing details for 321x240:
HFP=8 HSW=24 HBP=32 kHz=16 VFP=5 VSW=3 VBP=14 Hz=60
VESA detailed timing details:
PClk=6052,00 H.Active=321 H.Blank=64 H.Offset=-8 HSW=24 V.Active=240 V.Blank=22 V.Offset=5 VSW=3
Linux modeline parameters:
"321x240" 6,052 321 329 353 385 240 245 248 262 -hsync -vsync
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--- Quote from: Silver on March 25, 2006, 08:51:40 pm ---Then reboot....
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Yes.
--- Quote from: Silver on March 25, 2006, 08:51:40 pm ---Then quit Powerstrip.....
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Yes.
--- Quote from: Silver on March 25, 2006, 08:51:40 pm ---Then change to 321x240 using Quickres?
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Yes.
--- Quote from: Silver on March 25, 2006, 08:51:40 pm ---I am surprised Powerstrip fails here...
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I also am surprised, but to my she passes that to me.
A greeting.
Post in Spanish on my progresses is this.
Silver:
Thanks for the info - I notice you have gone all the way down to 256x244 progressive? Very nice.
I only used Powerstrip for testing, but from what you are saying you have to create the resolution in powerstrip but actually quit powerstrip to get it to work. (A bug in Powerstrip? Perhaps in their driver).
I will try again soon and see what I can try.
What Quickres utility are you using? The old Windows 98/ME one in Powertoys does not work on XP.
quarterback:
Hi there. I couldn't get powerstrip running on my old emachine with a built in ATI Rage display adapter, but then I discovered the 2.78 "legacy" version on their website. I downloaded that and got it up and running.
Unfortunately, none of the following instructions seem to apply to the older version. I can't find a place to set "custom resolutions", let alone an "arcade" setting, nor is there a powerstrip.ini file (nor a "pstrip.ini" file which the help file refers to).
Perhaps the controls are in there somehwere, but I haven't found them yet. I'll keep clicking buttons until I find something, but if somebody knows the easy path with the older version, I'm all ears.
Thanks
--- Quote from: wpcmame on September 29, 2005, 11:22:38 am ---3. Step-by-step guide
3.1 Install PowerStrip
Just download the trial version from www.entechtaiwan.com and run. The trial
version is fully functional but got a time limit (365 days) and a nag screen.
3.2 Verify that your graphic card driver works with an arcade monitor.
Obviously you need a VGA monitor to perform these actions.
(If any of the items mentioned below isn't available, your graphcs card/driver doesn't support custom resolutions. Not much to do but get another graphic card)
1. Right-click on the powerstrip icon in the taskbar and select Display Properties/Change
2. Click on advanced settings
3. Click on "Custom Resolutions".
4. Go all the way down in the list of resolutions to the one that is labelled "640x480i (arcade)".
5. Select it and click on "add new resolution".
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Hiub1:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=52803.0
Check out my results! The games look AWESOME! I have a plain Radeon 9200SE with the latest Catalyst drivers and Win XP SP2.
Thanks for the tutorial!