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rexel:
Hi..
just wanted to make sure im using this right..

ive run the 6.5 crtemu drivers for my ati...redirected the vmarker ini file to direct where mame file is.... then executed vmaker... restarted... now what?
ive run arcade osd.. but dunno how to read this...

1) does vmarket list the different resolutions it can run? what does vfreq hz stand for? alot of them around te 60hz mark...
2) hfrq = around 15hz... is this 'soft 15khz' equivalent?
3) there are some 'native' resolutions with no figures shown under hfreq... whats this mean?
4) when selecting a resolution... in this case 640x480 @ 60i... when i hit enter.. it goes to another screen for adjustments... is this meant to be done via the arcade monitor?

Thanks in advance.

Calamity:
Are you already testing this on your arcade monitor aren't you? All you have to do now is run GroovyMAME.

rexel:
so far ive only done this on my LCD monitor because i wasnt 100% certain this was outputting 15khz for the arcade screen..

currently still have soft15khz installed and running in conjuction with the crtemu drivers... i understand i should remove the soft15khz to get full benefit of the crtemu drivers... which i can do...

which groovymame file should i install for windows? i can identify the patches which are listed and described on the download page.. but there is 3 files for groovymame..

i.e.

groovymame 0143.013.exe.7z
groovymame 0143.013a.exe.7z
groovymame 0143.013b.exe.7z


Any chance for direct answers to above questions.. will help understand this software better and not muck anything up

Thanks again

rexel:
after running vmaker.. it generates a new mame.xml file.... is there anything in particular i should do with this?

I am trying to run this all via mala front end... do i point mala towards this xml file generated from vmaker?

dotclock - currenty set as 0 in vmaker.. ive seen references to various numbers.. and in the .ini file theres even a reference to 7.010.... what should be used for 'generic' arcade monitors?

Calamity:
Hi rexel,


--- Quote from: rexel on December 12, 2011, 08:56:17 pm ---Any chance for direct answers to above questions.. will help understand this software better and not muck anything up

--- End quote ---

 ;D

Sure!


--- Quote ---1) does vmarket list the different resolutions it can run? what does vfreq hz stand for? alot of them around te 60hz mark...
--- End quote ---

VMMaker installs a video mode list (same as Soft-15KHz) but grabbing the info directly from mame.xml. Video modes will be generated when possible to match native frequencies (usually 15,7 KHz) considering they also need to match your defined monitor specs.

Vfreq Hz stands for vertical frequency in hertzs

Many around 60 Hz, as expected.


--- Quote ---2) hfrq = around 15hz... is this 'soft 15khz' equivalent?
--- End quote ---

15 KHz. Yes, those frequencies are equivalent to the ones produced by soft-15khz


--- Quote ---3) there are some 'native' resolutions with no figures shown under hfreq... whats this mean?
--- End quote ---

It means they are native resolutions created by the driver by default which we can't remove and you should not use with your arcade monitor because they'll be out of range (take care).


--- Quote ---4) when selecting a resolution... in this case 640x480 @ 60i... when i hit enter.. it goes to another screen for adjustments... is this meant to be done via the arcade monitor?
--- End quote ---

Yes the point of that screen is to do real-time geometry adjustments directly on your arcade screen so using that on a LCD is worthless (that's why I asked it before as I suspected you were still using a LCD).

I think your fear comes from the fact that you still have picture in your LCD which means it's not outputting 15KHz. Does it go out of sync when you select 640x480@60i using button "1"?

For groovymame version use the latest 144u2.013d (http://mario.groovy.org/GroovyMame/WindowsATIDrivers/)

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