z26

[btoddkelley]

I asked this a couple months back and know one seemed to know so I thought I would ask again.
Does anyone know how to force z26(the modified version that is used with mamewah) to display only 640x480? I have a WG monitor in my cab that won't go any higher.
Thanks
Todd

[MadEditor]

I asked this a couple months back and know one seemed to know so I thought I would ask again.
Does anyone know how to force z26(the modified version that is used with mamewah) to display only 640x480? I have a WG monitor in my cab that won't go any higher.
Thanks
Todd

Here...

for 640x480 scanline/interlaced
Z26 -v4

for 640x480 double scanline
Z26 -v7

Next time have a look in the readme from an original release

[btoddkelley]

I assume -v4 goes in the command line but where do i put it in the mamewah set file. When I put it is as default in mame wah i get a "bad command line switch"


Thanks
Todd

[pmisbedah]

I assume -v4 goes in the command line but where do i put it in the mamewah set file. When I put it is as default in mame wah i get a "bad command line switch"

Create a text file called z26.cli and put the switch in that file-- all that will be in the file is the switch '-v4' and nothing else.  It's not working because Mamewah puts the rom name and switches in the wrong order for z26.

--edit--
Oh yeah, put the z26.cli in the same directory as your z26.exe

Paul.

[btoddkelley]

Still does it. I created a text file called z26.cli. In the file is one line
-v4

Still comes up in too high a resolution.
'bout ready to give up on atari!

thanks for your help though.

Todd

[pmisbedah]

Still does it. I created a text file called z26.cli. In the file is one line
-v4

Still comes up in too high a resolution.
'bout ready to give up on atari!

thanks for your help though.

Todd

I run z26 with -v7, and it is the right resolution for me.  Have you checked the refresh rate, by any chance?  You can use the -r to sync to the monitor, you can use -r60 to run at 60fps.  Try those.  The z26 manual also suggest fiddling with dxdiag to setup a 60hz video mode.

Wish I could help about a video monitor, but I don't have one.

Good luck.

Paul.

[Magnet_Eye]

Anyone else figure this out? I am trying to setup Z26 on my cabinet, and I am running at 800x600. I made a file z26.cli and added -v3 for the 800x600 resolution, but it doesn't do anything.

What could it be? MAMEWAH?

-thx  

[btoddkelley]

I managed to get z26 to run at 640x480 by using the z26 frontend. Still can't get it to work with mamewah. I think the problem maight rest in the fact that not only do you have to put in the resolution setting you want, but you also have to change "start game in video mode"  form default to full screen. Some else need to be in the CLI file mentioned above to get a command line launch to display lower resolutions?


Thanks
Todd

 

[pmisbedah]

I managed to get z26 to run at 640x480 by using the z26 frontend. Still can't get it to work with mamewah. I think the problem maight rest in the fact that not only do you have to put in the resolution setting you want, but you also have to change "start game in video mode"  form default to full screen. Some else need to be in the CLI file mentioned above to get a command line launch to display lower resolutions?


Thanks
Todd

Well, I'm running the v2.12 of z26 (http://www.whimsey.com/z26/Z26V212X.ZIP) and all that is in my z26.cli file, all on one line, is -v7 -r60.  My z26 automatically runs in full screen using -v7-- in the docs, it says that any video mode less than 10 will run full screen and if you want it windowed then use something like -v17.  When I check my monitor, however, it is running in 640x480 but it appears to be at 85Hz instead of 60Hz-- I am using a Samsung 191T, so I'll have to check to see if it will do 640x480 @ 60Hz.

I should mention that I am using a wrapper from Howard_Casto to run z26 because I was having a problem exiting z26 and having MameWah lose focus and crashing.  Using the wrapper, I have everything set to Yes (Send Rom Dir, Send Rom Ext, Use Long Filenames, Show DOS Box).  The wrapper fixed the focus/crashing problem, but didn't affect z26 running at 640x480.

Good luck,
Paul.