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This is my first post so am unable to send PMs for the time being

Now you can.   


Scott

Hi Buttersoft, I've read through the posts here and think this device would be ideal for a setup I'm going for.

I've recently acquired an old Sony pvm monitor (1442QM) and have it hooked up to an old Radeon 430 with a bit of a daisy chain consisting of DVI-I -> VGA -> BNC . With a lot of trial and error (and adding an NTSC gamecube to experiment with the Ext Sync options...) I managed to get a scrolling, flashing picture and realised then that I'd need to wrangle the sync if I want to use my desktop with this PVM.

This is my first post so am unable to send PMs for the time being but just wondered if you were still making these dongles?

Gulliver

I finally solved my plexi forming problems by sandwiching the aforementioned between layers of silicone mats before setting it into the 3D printed forms! Pics to follow. Also, I spent a few hours today learning how to, and then creating, schems for a PCB that re-routes the rear USB to the front using a bottom hat that interfaces w/ the test pads on a pi5!

For some reason your using the "start" command to launch groovymame.

Hi Calamity, thanks for your help, please excuse my inexperience with the CMD window, I have now attached a proper log.txt file.

I also noted that the CMD window said after the operation *switchres: could not find a video mode that meets your specs.

I have followed this guide and everything seemed to go OK. Installing CRT Emudriver 2.0 - HD 5450 - Windows 7 - super resolutions  http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1052#p1052

I'm also checking this guide. Groovy MAME: Installation and quick configuration (2019 guide) http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?id=433

As I stated above I get 31 video modes found - 28 redundant - 0 video modes dropped - 3 modelines generated and the mode lines seem to install ok. As far as I know it's only generating 3 mode lines because I'm using super resolutions.

I checked my notes on an older PC that I set up and found that had 3 mode lines generated also, and that runs all games without issues.

Hopefully this log file can help?

Hi!

You might check the main China TV thread - There's been some more activity there.

I've done less on EEPROM hacking than I anticipated back in March. What I really need is to learn more about microcontrollers, and stuff like using Arduinos and logic controllers to intercept the I2C and UART communications. Fascinating as all this is by itself, it would be useful for modding certain TVs for which you must enable RGB (or YUV) by flicking a firmware switch, that is factory set only, not accessible via service mode.

I ordered some bits and pieces, they have even arrived, but it'll probably be a little while before I go further into that rabbit hole. I've had other priorities like surgery and recovery related stuff. I've also needed to spend some time on GreenAntz building and development.

In the meantime, I've posted up a couple more TV mod/repair logs for you to enjoy, for a TEAC (component) and a JVC (RGB).

What else would you do in the menu?

Thanks for the question.

I'm planning another post soon covering key points of the service menu. This will include getting the colour balance and intensity right, maximising sharpness (largely by setting related values to zero/low) and a few other things. Will be back after this short break 

Heyy Zebidee! Please let us know if you have posted more improvement or mods about this China CRT TV board?

If it's in TP, you should better ask on the TP discord There are many more ppl on there than in here.

That said... All three PC's are still on the LAN when the game drops out, and can still see/ping each other. Were there car number settings you needed to change? Does this game have a service menu, or the setup is all done with config files?

Hi Rattus,

880 views, so I guess about 100 AI Bots per day are reading my thread, and none of them are trying to help me 

Yeah probably many bots but also some of us read you but didn't find a moment to post any helpful answer. Sorry for this. Usually an user that struggles to create a log in the first place scares away potential help because that's a sign that troubleshooting won't be a fluid process, but that's a nasty prejudice of mine and I should definitely spend more time helping users as I did in the past.

The lysergic log you finally posted, paired with that strange picture of what looks like the corner of the frontend, maybe added more confusion than help.

Anyway, after reading your post a second time, I believe that I now understand why you're getting a blank log. For some reason your using the "start" command to launch groovymame. This could be diverting the output somewhere else. Just cd into groovymame's folder, and run: groovymame.exe romname -v >romname.txt

----> Notice the "-v", not "v".

Frogger/Galaxian, etc. are rendered at 768x224 by MAME, to properly represent the starfield in the background. Once I see a log (which I need to see how you're system is configured), I'll be able to provide advice regarding what you should do to get these games shown properly.

880 views, so I guess about 100 AI Bots per day are reading my thread, and none of them are trying to help me 

I have sucessfully built and run 4 different Groovymame PCs in the past. But this time I have invested $1000 on a PC to run mame faster and can't get it running as it should. Seems everytime I update the mame.ini changes and gets more complicated and there is less and less help available.

I do wonder if there are maybe heaps of people reading this thread that also have no idea why my set up isn't working or why my cmd won't write a log file?

I have a cabinets networked, and for some reason they will fail network link connection. When originally booting they all show good on all three screens, however afet about 10-15 seconds they start droppinig out. Cameras are all set and working. IP's are set in the files that instructions have shown. They do connect however fail right before launching the game.