GroovyArcade reinstall HELP - monitor black when launching games - config issue?

[skottles]

I had reinstall GroovyArcade recently after i attempted to update something and it would no longer boot.  I am struggling to get it going again as the initial install i was seeing vertical sync issues when Attract Mode loaded. I was able to track down a previous backup the syslinux.cfg file and I am now able to get into the frontend. This is what was in that file:

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default arch
timeout 0
prompt 0
#UI vesamenu.c32
menu title Groovy Arcade Linux
menu background splash.png
label arch
menu label GroovyArcade
linux /vmlinuz-linux-15khz
append root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/0ee19b5e-93da-43d4-a6ef-237b9ffcfe75 rw quiet rd.udev.log-priority=3 splash mitigations=off audit=0 monitor=arcade_15 video=VGA-1:640x480iS
initrd /initramfs-linux-15khz.img
When I attempt to launch a game from the Attract Mode, I get black screen on the arcade monitor. Pressing ESC does not bring me back to the front end - i have to reset the computer. I think the game is playing blind here because I can hear audio.

If I hook up an external monitor when it is in this state, it displays an empty command prompt on the secondary monitor. If the 2nd monitor is hooked up when I launch the game, video displays on the external monitor - and pressing ESC returns to Attract Mode.

Right now i am just using the default roms that included GroovyArcade and no other changes other than the syslinux.cfg file have been changed on the install.

This was all working a week ago, so i know that it is possible to get this going again. What can i do to further troubleshoot this? Does this sound like a sync issue or config issue?

Software:
* GroovyArcade 2024.07

Hardare:
* MK1 Cabinet - Dedicated
* Chasis: Wells Gardner 25K7197
* Tube: Zenith
* ArcadeVGA 5000 PCI-E
* JPAC USB Version
* MSi H110M GAMING mother board

[Calamity]

Hi skottles,

Before anything, try this:

In the kernel line, add an 'e' at the end of this:

video=VGA-1:640x480iSe

Then, in switchres.ini, set:

dotclock_min 8.0

[skottles]

Hi Calamity -- thanks for the suggestion here. I modified both of these files, but the same issue persists. Anything else i can try?