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Software Support => GroovyMAME => Topic started by: rjpe on August 20, 2013, 08:46:08 am

Title: GroovyArcade Distro Vertical Orientation
Post by: rjpe on August 20, 2013, 08:46:08 am
Hello,

I don't know if I'm the first getting this issue (I tried to found it on other posts, with no luck).
I installed (and reinstalled) GroovyArcade distro (64 bits) on a USB Stick and a SSD Disk (several times, for testing proposes).

I choose "Vertical" on "Monitor Orientation" when installing the distro to a disk, but the monitor orientation is always Horizontal.
I had to edit advancemenu.rc and mame.ini to get the vertical view.

Anyone noticed this?

The distro is very nice, boots quickly and runs fast! Nice Work!
Title: Re: GroovyArcade Distro Vertical Orientation
Post by: Calamity on August 20, 2013, 10:48:29 am
Thanks for reporting. Does it work however once you install it to the disk, and select the option "Monitor Orientation" again?
Title: Re: GroovyArcade Distro Vertical Orientation
Post by: rjpe on August 20, 2013, 12:20:26 pm
Hi Calamity,

No it doesn't. I tried to change it several times on the installed instance, it kept horizontal.

Best,
Title: Re: GroovyArcade Distro Vertical Orientation
Post by: arcadepcnut on August 21, 2013, 02:05:17 pm
hello I am having very very similar issue. however I am not using the install distro.
also I am modifying my mame.ini file for groovymame and it appears to be ignoring my requests for vertical as well.

here is my problem with more description.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134087.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134087.0.html)
Title: Re: GroovyArcade Distro Vertical Orientation
Post by: Calamity on August 21, 2013, 05:39:01 pm
Hi arcadepcnut,

When using GroovyMAME you must leave the rotation options alone (-rotate, -ror, etc.) and use the -orientation option instead, which is GroovyMAME specific. This is because GroovyMAME manages these options internally.

So chose one of the following:

orientation horizontal
orientation vertical
orientation rotate
orientation rotate_r
orientation rotate_l

My advice is to use either "rotate_r" or "rotate_l" depending the direction you rotate your monitor.