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Strange issue with GroovyMame v.146
Calamity:
But have you actually ever *tried* the VGA output?
GroovyArcade treats the AVGA as any other ATI card, thus it should output whatever frequency we set it up to output through either one of the ports.
It's only during the boot that the AVGA specific features should make any difference.
Now the EDID block is what is breaking things I believe, this one comes from your monitor (you might check it with the MonInfo app in Windows).
mamenewb100:
Well I just tried the VGA port and there was no display.. until it made it to the emulator. Then it worked. However it still overspecs when I try to exit to Linux.
However I took out the VGA settings.. maybe it will work now. Not going to get my hopes up.
krick:
--- Quote from: mamenewb100 on July 08, 2012, 09:42:01 am ---I'm using a Makvision 29" Arcade monitor 31 khz model with ArcadeVGA 3000
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There's a windows tri-sync utility from Ultimarc (download on this page: http://www.ultimarc.com/download.html ) that will allow the ArcadeVGA to send 31KHz signals out the VGA port.
With that said, your monitor is essentially just an oversized 29" VGA computer monitor. There's really zero reason for you to use an ArcadeVGA card. I would just use a normal video card with normal drivers. It will be a lot less hassle.
You'll probably need to use Groovymame more like the way people who have LCD monitors or TVs would use it since you really have a limited selection of resolutions.
ves:
Hello mamenewb100
Could you report files?
/var/log/dmesg*
/var/log/kernel*
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Why is not configured grub?
--- Quote ---"kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-label/GA"
--- End quote ---
Have you tried grub with this configuration?
--- Quote ---"kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-label/GA splash vga=785 video=VGA-1:640x480ec"
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mamenewb100:
--- Quote from: ves on July 23, 2012, 08:35:21 am ---
Have you tried grub with this configuration?
--- Quote ---"kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-label/GA splash vga=785 video=VGA-1:640x480ec"
--- End quote ---
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Well ves, I had never tried the video= option before, so I tried it out. I also added the argument "nomodeset" to the line because I've read that it disables KMS so there won't be conflicts with kernel mode. When I tried to exit to the menu, the screen displayed "Mode not supported" because for some reason it was running 15 Khz and AVGA still had control of the menu. Then I was thinking I bet it thinks it's still at a boot screen because it might be at 640x480.
I changed the VGA setting to 800x600, rebooted, exited to the menu, crossed my fingers and... IT WORKS! :cheers: :notworthy:
I guess last ditch efforts can pay off. Thanks so much for supplying that code. :applaud:
The only question now is how do I create modelines? The reason I ask this is because allot of games are not displayed correctly because of a resolution that does not display properly on alot of games. People say you must use the "sudo xrandr" command but when I try to use the command in shell it says "can't open display!". I've heard it's because Xorg needs to be running for it to work. But Xorg closes automatically when I exit the emulator.
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