Arcade_OSD not saving changes???

[repetto74]

Hi Calamity,

I started doing some tweakings with the modelines to have them centered on screen but I have notices that none of my changes are taken into account when running a game using the tweaked resolution.

I am not very familiar with Arcade_OSD but I assume I managed to play with the different settings to get the screen test image centered. Then I hit save changes but when running the game it is still off centered...
I was playing with the 384x240 modeline as the game using it ( Pang in this case) had the whole right side of the game frame off screen.
Any clue???

[rCadeGaming]

Adjust, save, close ArcadeOSD, then reopen it, and look at that resolution again.  If you don't see your changes being lost in ArcadeOSD then the problem is probably with your MAME setup, not with CRT_Emudriver/ArcadeOSD.

What version of MAME are you using?  Have you checked "switch resolutions" in the options, and set the resolution to correct one?

Post your general ini, pang.ini, and pang's driver's ini if using one.

[repetto74]

Hi,

When I close and reopen Arcade_OSD the saved settings are there.
I am using the GroovyUME built 0.147 and yes the switch resolution option is enabled. I am not using ini files for each game but have set Groovy to pick the correct modeline for each game which it did.

Here is my GroovyUME ini file

[rCadeGaming]

When I close and reopen Arcade_OSD the saved settings are there.

This confirms that the issue is in your MAME setup.  Your changes aren't being lost, MAME just isn't using the resolution you adjusted in ArcadeOSD when the game launches. 

Check what I mentioned above.  Be sure you've disabled auto resolution generation or selection, and tell GroovyMAME to use the resolution you adjusted. 

If you can't get it working, post your ini's.

[repetto74]

Hi rCadeGaming,

I edited my last post with the Ini file...

Here it is again for you to have a look at it :-)
Thanks

Ps :

Be sure you've disabled auto resolution generation or selection, and tell GroovyMAME to use the resolution you adjusted.

Where do I need to look at to check those settings?

[Calamity]

Hi repetto74,

ArcadeOSD is working fine but GroovyMAME does its own modelines overriding your customized resolution.

ArcadeOSD was written before GroovyMAME existed, when we used normal MAME builds and static modelines.

Then GroovyMAME came, and we no longer use ArcadeOSD to customize resolutions, but to interactively find the right values required to create a crt_range line, which will then be used by GroovyMAME to create all the modelines for us.

The process has been explained in detail in a dozen of threads at least.

You can still disable the -modeline option and force a resolution but this disables all the internal logic and it's not recommended.

[repetto74]

Hi Calamity

Thank you for your explanation it is very clear. Understood that ArcadeOSD tweaks can work only for MAME builds different from the Groovy one.

Of course I do not want to mess up with Groovymame which I think to be the best built! I can live with some resolutions slightly off screen

Thanks!