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| dax:
--- Quote from: RayB on December 22, 2005, 02:43:55 pm ---How "clean" was your install of Windows? Had you done a format and fresh installation? I'm just wondering if your problems are due to lots of different remnant driver files or who knows. I can't help much further because I use DOS. Like I said, I didn't even install the AVGA drivers at all. (Hey that reminds me, do you have the proper version of DirectX installed? I think AVGA requires 8.0 or higher?) --- End quote --- it's a clean install; i have direct x 9.0b I'd love to run ArcadeOS - I'm testing it now. I finally got it to display properly on the monitor. The problem is I can't figure out how to freakin' add roms into it. The game list is empty and the config doesn't seem to have a place to specify rom locations... it's really frustrating. |
| dax:
--- Quote from: subcriminal on December 22, 2005, 03:48:53 pm ---Sounds like you need to run the MAME resolution tool from MameWah's site to generate .ini's for your ROMs , they'll be displayed in the right resolution then. If you try to display a 300x200ish image at 640x480 it'll be half the size. Disable DirectX and just play with the normal display settings in the mame.ini to start with make sure you have the mame.ini instructions from mame.net printed out (easier on the eyes!) I ran the AVGA under Windows 98 but XP boots faster so it wins otherwise it seems to set up the same. Go 640x480 interlaced for Windows. CGA resolutions require desktop panning to scroll around. Edit: Sorry if I read lightly over some reply's, I'm drunk(ish). --- End quote --- I ran this utility and it generated an error 53 (file not found)... not sure what file it was looking for. Where does it place these .ini files? I can't find them anywhere. All I can find are .cfg files, but this may be associated with a legacy version of mame .37 or so that I'm running. |
| RayB:
Older versions of mame, and DOS versions of MAME don't have .ini files for games, unfortunately. PS: I use GameLauncher. |
| dax:
What version of Mame switched from .cfg to .ini, or are they two different things? Where are the .ini files? Does this mean that unless I use the new version of Mame I can't take advantage of the auto-resolution-setting utilities for the AVGA? |
| RayB:
I'm not sure. I'm using 0.78 DOS (DMAME) which does not have .ini support, but apparently the Windows Command Line version (of 0.78) does. |
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