Custom monitor preset not recognized

[Edglaf]

Hi,

Groovymame show great in my scart TV. Generated modes will not fit the screen properly though, as thereīs some overscan. As I cannot find a way of accessing the service menu of my TV (uncommon brand), I tried to do some tweaking by changing mame.ini file values. That`s to say, "monitor custom" and "crt_range0 15625-15750, 49,50-65.00, 2.000, 4.700, 8.000, 0.064, 0.192, 1.024, 0, 0, 192, 256, 448, 576" (changing two values of preset for "generic_15")

As a result, games load showing an horrible stretched interlaced mode! As if something buggy was going on. I cannot guess what may be wrong in my mame.ini file. I paste the # CORE SWITCHRES OPTIONS from my ini file:

# CORE SWITCHRES OPTIONS
#
modeline_generation       1
monitor                             custom
orientation                       vertical
connector                 auto
interlace                 1
doublescan                1
cleanstretch              0
changeres                 1
powerstrip                0
lock_system_modes         1
lock_unsupported_modes    1
refresh_dont_care         0
dotclock_min              0
sync_refresh_tolerance    2.0
frame_delay               0
black_frame_insertion     0
modeline                  auto
ps_timing                 auto
lcd_range                 auto
crt_range0                         15625-15750, 49,50-65.00, 2.000, 4.700, 8.000, 0.064, 0.192, 1.024, 0, 0, 192, 256, 448, 576
crt_range1                auto
crt_range2                auto
crt_range3                auto
crt_range4                auto
crt_range5                auto
crt_range6                auto
crt_range7                auto
crt_range8                auto
crt_range9                auto

Any ideas?

[Edglaf]

Hi,

I don't manage to set a custom video config preset for my groovymame. It looks as if it didīnt recognise the crt lines values properly. Can anyone who is using custom ctr ranges send me please your mame.ini file?

Thanks

[Calamity]

Hi Edglaf,

Sorry for my late response. Instead of pasting the text here, better attach the mame.ini file to your post (rename it as .txt). I'll try it here and find the problem.

[Edglaf]

Thanks!, here it is:

[Calamity]

You wrote comma instead of point:

crt_range0                15625-15750, 49,50-65.00, 1.000, 4.700, 8.000, 0.064, 0.192, 1.024, 0, 0, 192, 256, 448, 576

[Edglaf]

That was the reason!

I copied that line from this post: http://arcadeforever.forumfree.it/?t=69810885 , where that bloody dot is missing. I did`nt realize at first that it was a comma instead (gotta go to the oculist). As for the software part, all is set up at last...

Thank you very much!