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Strange issue with GroovyMame v.146
Calamity:
Hi mamenewb100,
--- Quote ---If I can't do it with this card. Which one do you know will work well with Win 7 and Groovy?
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The custom drivers (CRT_Emudriver) are for Windows XP only, both 32/64-bit versions are supported. Windows 7 OS has several issues that are an obstacle when it comes to accurate CRT support.
--- Quote ---Why would it be impossible to create a windows modeline that you could point AVGA to? Is the firmware completely locked, so there is no way to add different resolutions or modelines? No possible way to use WinModelines, VMMaker, or Powerstrip?
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First, we can't use our hacked drivers with AVGA 3000 because it has a custom BIOS the drivers would reject. AVGA 3000 needs its own drivers.
Second, the AVGA 3000 drivers might support the registry modelines method (what Soft-15Khz/Winmodelines/GroovyMAME use), or might not. I don't have one to test here. It's a matter of testing. In the best case you'd be limited to 60 resolutions (that's the limit of regular Catalyst). I highly doubt that it will work, because the drivers are probably modded. Of course there's nothing that physically prevents this from working. It's just that it would require reverse engineering and this is something that is NOT going to happen.
Andy suggested the possibility of providing a DLL to interface for this card, but this was some time ago and we've had no news about it yet.
mamenewb100:
Well that hurts. I do have a 32 bit version of xp, but it would suck to lose that extra 64 bit processing power. The more I hear the less realistic this sounds. Having to have certain OS, certain software, certain monitor, etc. just to get close to what 15k is like on 31. Microsoft tightens the screws on their software every release so you can't customize anything.
If I were to attempt the only scenario would be to ditch Windowsand go with Lunux, change frontends, and video card. Even then it sounds like no guarantees lol.
Well I'll just live with what I got for now. Let me know if you find a time machine, so I can go back before I bought this monitor. :lol
Calamity:
You don't really need to ditch Windows. You can install GroovyArcade Linux in a pendrive and boot from there, in practice you'll have a dual boot system without messing with your hard drive installation. So you can get a feeling of how good or bad it works for you. Actually the AVGA 3000 works great in GroovyArcade Linux.
Just stay tuned until the new GroovyArcade release is out as it should make it easier to install to a pendrive, hopefully I can write a tutorial for it.
Fortunately, the user cotmm68030 already figured out the settings for your monitor, so it will be a matter of plug and play:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=116023.0
mamenewb100:
You can run two OSes at the same time? So I'll still be able to use Windows Hyperspin to launch Linux version of GroovyArcade off the pendrive? If so that would be awesome.
I've never run Linux before and had some problems attempting to install it from Windows in the past for some reason but I never really bothered enough to find out what to do. I'll have to give it a try, as it would rule to be able to test that without having to change OS or video cards. Great idea. May be awhile before I get around to installing and getting a drive.
Calamity:
--- Quote from: mamenewb100 on July 12, 2012, 11:22:14 am ---You can run two OSes at the same time? So I'll still be able to use Windows Hyperspin to launch Linux version of GroovyArcade off the pendrive? If so that would be awesome.
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No, sorry for the confusion, what I mean is that you can keep your Windows installation unmodified, and install GroovyArcade on a pendrive. Then when you decide to boot the Linux system you just need to turn the machine on with the pendrive plugged. Both systems are independent, they'll just share the roms in your current install. So no Hyperspin in Linux.
I think 4 GB pendrive is the bare minimum, better get a 8 GB one just in case. There are some issues yet with the installation process, hopefully they'll get fixed soon.
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