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Mame32 automatically rotating games?
« on: December 01, 2004, 01:28:51 pm »
I set up my new PC last night, and for some reason when I launched several games in Mame32 they came up rotated on my standard Dell monitor. I mucked about with the settings and I could fix a couple of them but not all of them.

Let me clarify, MOST games played fine. I had trouble with Frogger, one of the Namco Classics, Gals' Pinball...maybe one other.

I haven't tried this yet, but I suspect the problem might be that I have the resolution set too high?

Any advice appreciated.

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Re: Mame32 automatically rotating games?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2004, 04:05:20 pm »
Do you have an onboard intel video chipset?  If so, there's a known bug with it's drivers and MAME.  Unfortunately it's the drivers at fault, so you have to wait for intel to fix that. :(

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Re: Mame32 automatically rotating games?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2004, 04:27:13 pm »
Okay, if this IS the problem (and it sounds like it is,) will it go away when I get my ArcadeVGA card installed and hook up my D9200?

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Re: Mame32 automatically rotating games?
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2004, 07:05:08 pm »
INTEL CHIPSET on board graphics does not take as much bitter effects,you can put off all internal rotations as well as monitor shortcut keys from its advanced options.

i am also using the same with a normal pc monitor...
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Re: Mame32 automatically rotating games?
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2004, 07:28:00 pm »
If there's a way to turn it off, I can't find it. I've been all through the advanced display menus.

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Re: Mame32 automatically rotating games?
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2004, 09:25:48 pm »
Okay, if this IS the problem (and it sounds like it is,) will it go away when I get my ArcadeVGA card installed and hook up my D9200?

Yes.

There should be an option in your BIOS to disable the onboard (intel) graphics card in preference of a new graphics card (your arcadeVGA). This will not work until you have the new graphics card installed. (It may even be auto-detecting, depends on the motherboard).

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Re: Mame32 automatically rotating games?
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2004, 12:23:56 am »
Obviously you need to make sure you have an AGP port.  Some of the cheaper motherboards with onboard video do not have an AGP port, and don't allow a standalone card to be added.

But yes, as mentioned the problem will go away with a new non-Intel card.

According to R. Belmont the intel drivers/BIOS (I can't remember which) have a mechanism in them which "intelligently" understand the display is being rotated, and "un-rotate" it on the fly.  Very frustrating, as there's nothing the user (nor MAME devs) can do to fix it other than purchase a new card. :(