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MAME video problem
« on: January 04, 2011, 03:01:25 pm »
Every time I start a game, MAME doesnt keep the video settings to what I want to fit the screen. It keeps adding side art, or it changes the resolutions etc. Anyone know how I can make all games start in 4:3 aspect ratio without bezel art and have it stay that way? I keep having to change it every time I play a game. Luckily I had my keyboard/mouse out because I was configuring my FE. I dont want the mouse or keyboard to be seen. Thanks for the help in advance.
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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2011, 03:06:06 pm »
How about making your mame.ini file read only?

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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2011, 03:09:13 pm »
Ill try that. Thanks Hoopz! Im at work and I have all my mame stuff on a seperate HDD so Im trying to work on it while Im here and not busy. Ill do it now and let you know if it works.  :notworthy:
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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 05:53:27 pm »
Youre a genius hoopz! It worked! Thanks so much!  :cheers:
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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 06:01:23 pm »
Well, it kinda did. It didnt change games that I already changed. Games I havent changed still do it though. Damn.  :dizzy:
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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 06:24:15 pm »
Delete your config files in that folder.  That may help.  It may not so it may be easier to back them up or rename that folder first. 

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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2011, 01:46:45 pm »
ok im gonna do that in a few minutes. Wish me luck!
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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2011, 01:52:14 pm »
Also if you don't want the art work... you could always just rename/delete that folder.

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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2011, 06:28:44 pm »
Did you get this resolved?

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Re: MAME video problem
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2011, 12:36:51 pm »
Yes I did, thank you Hoopz! I did what Cot said, and just renamed the artwork folder as something else, and it prevented it from doing that. I appreciate your concern!

I have a new problem now though. I have a laptop that I connect my expansion HDD to, I work on configuring HS, and trying to get NullDC to function at work, and when I take it home, MAME is really slow and a little choppy and I dont know why. It works better on the damn laptop than it does on my mame PC, despite the fact that the mame PC is better. Not to mention when I put the HDD on the MAME pc the first time, it ran flawlessly.
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