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Software Support => GroovyMAME => Topic started by: nierlaika on May 23, 2018, 05:44:08 pm

Title: Switchres query
Post by: nierlaika on May 23, 2018, 05:44:08 pm

Hey guys,

I'm still not too sure what Switchres does, I have an nvidia card in my cab build so afaik it won't help for me.

Is there anyway to stop the switchres pop up saying "switchres: could not find a video mode that meets your specs" every time I try to start a game.

Doesn't seem to stop gameplay or anything, just gets in the way lol. I went through the ini file and changed a few 1s to 0s, even removed the section and tried again, but that made no diff

Thanks

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: buttersoft on May 23, 2018, 07:38:30 pm

Open the mame.ini file and edit the core switchres options. I think the one you want to turn off is...

modeline generation    0

Or you can just specify a "resolution" where you see that variable, either in mame.ini again, or for particular game/driver inis.

Switchres is the modeline generation engine within GM. It looks at the native modeline of a game, and the stretching/scaling options in MAME.ini, compares the result to the list of video modes in your system, picks one that suits and recalculates the framerate to match the original game. If it can't do that, it complains :)

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: Calamity on May 24, 2018, 03:24:48 am

Sometimes I wonder if the correct behaviour should be preventing GM to start altogether.

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: cools on May 24, 2018, 04:25:42 am

Quote from: Calamity on May 24, 2018, 03:24:48 am

Sometimes I wonder if the correct behaviour should be preventing GM to start altogether.

I like those programs that require you to read the documentation first before they tell you what the "make it work" configuration kill switch is.

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: Calamity on May 25, 2018, 05:08:29 am

What kind of monitor are you using? Is an LCD?

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: nierlaika on May 25, 2018, 05:25:20 am

Quote from: Calamity on May 25, 2018, 05:08:29 am

What kind of monitor are you using? Is an LCD?

Yeah, LCD with nvidia gfx  :(

I've read that my experience will be "way more limited and unreliable than the standard one." but I've been told this is the most accurate software whilst still compatible with newer CAVE games.

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: nierlaika on May 25, 2018, 05:38:39 am

Quote from: buttersoft on May 23, 2018, 07:38:30 pm

Open the mame.ini file and edit the core switchres options. I think the one you want to turn off is...

modeline generation    0

Or you can just specify a "resolution" where you see that variable, either in mame.ini again, or for particular game/driver inis.

Switchres is the modeline generation engine within GM. It looks at the native modeline of a game, and the stretching/scaling options in MAME.ini, compares the result to the list of video modes in your system, picks one that suits and recalculates the framerate to match the original game. If it can't do that, it complains :)

No joy with the resolution option, I did try the modeline generation option before with the same result.
Even deleted the whole section from the ini and no effect.

:(

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: Calamity on May 25, 2018, 06:17:06 am

Create a new mame.ini, from command line:

groovymame.exe -cc

Then edit this in mame.ini:

monitor lcd
modeline_generation 0
aspect 16:9

(I'm assuming it's a 16:9 LCD, if it's something else edit accordingly)

Title: Re: Switchres query
Post by: nierlaika on May 25, 2018, 06:59:06 am

Quote from: Calamity on May 25, 2018, 06:17:06 am

Create a new mame.ini, from command line:

groovymame.exe -cc

Then edit this in mame.ini:

monitor lcd
modeline_generation 0
aspect 16:9

(I'm assuming it's a 16:9 LCD, if it's something else edit accordingly)

You legend!

not too sure what you mean about the first few lines, but I edited my ini file that I already had and that worked.

Thanks again,