Re: AdvMAME Opens in Tiny Window
"John W. Cocula" <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:18:49 -0500
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--===============8104657261224208923== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_61311_5877528.1225736329649" ------=_Part_61311_5877528.1225736329649 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I recall that getting the monitor timing right was tricky, but the end results were worth the trial-and-error with the advcfg and advv utilities. I recall something about the vesafb driver not being capable of the fine-grained control possible in card-specific fb drivers, for what that's worth. I used a multisync arcade monitor with much lower resolutions than yours, but if you following the docs on setting up the monitor settings, you are likely to have success. John On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Robinson, Eric <eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]>wrote: > I tried 'display_ror yes' but now the monitor says "sync out of range." > The monitor is a 19" CRT with a max resolution of 1600x1200. Any ideas? > > > -- > Eric Robinson > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John W. Cocula [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, November 03, 2008 9:04 AM > > *To:* Robinson, Eric > *Cc:* advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > *Subject:* Re: [advancemame-users] AdvMAME Opens in Tiny Window > > > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Robinson, Eric <eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]>wrote: > >> I recompiled my kernel using the fb driver and AdvanceMAME now rocks! >> Thanks for reminding me about this. >> > > Very happy to hear it! > > >> One quick question: Do you know if there's a way to rotate games 90 >> degrees so the vertical ones will look right on a PC monitor turned on its >> side? >> > > Yes, indeed. Put the line > > display_ror yes > > in your ~/.advance/advmame.rc file. There is a goldmine of options in the > advmame.rc file! > > John > > > >> >> >> -- >> Eric Robinson >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* John W. Cocula [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Friday, October 31, 2008 10:21 AM >> *To:* Robinson, Eric >> *Cc:* advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org >> *Subject:* Re: [advancemame-users] AdvMAME Opens in Tiny Window >> >> Eric, I believe the big performance bottleneck that you're seeing is >> that it's running in an X-based window and not using the frame-buffer driver >> directly. Try to build and run AdvMAME using the fb driver, with X >> completely not running, and you will see dramatically better video >> performance. I'm afraid my detailed set of tip and tricks is too distant in >> the past, but a few details of my system are here: >> >> http://cocula/content/cocktail-table-arcade-machine<http://cocu.la/content/cocktail-table-arcade-machine> >> >> John >> >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:13 AM, Robinson, Eric >>> <eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Newbie here! >>> > >>> > I was told that MAME works well on low-power computers. I don't know >>> if this applies to AdvMAME as well. I have Linux (2.6.9.34) installed on >>> an 800MHz Dell with 384MB RAM and an ATI Radeon 7500 card. When I start >>> MAME, it opens in a tiny 2" window. If I try to use AdvMAME's features >>> to make the window bigger, the game's frame rate slows down to a crawl. >>> If I switch to "full screen mode" the game (1943kai) gets bigger and >>> runs at normal speed, but it still leaves about 1.5 inches of black >>> screen at the top and bottom. Is there anything I can do to make to >>> games run full screen at normal speed aside from buying a much faster >>> computer? >>> > >>> > --Eric >>> >>> >> >> >> Disclaimer - November 3, 2008 >> >> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >> intended solely for *John W. Cocula, >> advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org*. If you are not the named >> addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, copy or alter this email. >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author >> and might not represent those of . Warning: Although has taken reasonable >> precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the company >> cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of >> this email or attachments. >> >> This disclaimer was added by Policy Patrol: http://www.policypatrol.com >> > > ------=_Part_61311_5877528.1225736329649 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I recall that getting the monitor timing right was tricky, but the end results were worth the trial-and-error with the advcfg and advv utilities. I recall something about the vesafb driver not being capable of the fine-grained control possible in card-specific fb drivers, for what that's worth. I used a multisync arcade monitor with much lower resolutions than yours, but if you following the docs on setting up the monitor settings, you are likely to have success.<br> <br>John<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Robinson, Eric <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]">eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">I tried 'display_ror yes' but now the monitor says "sync out of range." The monitor is a 19" CRT with a max resolution of 1600x1200. Any ideas?</font></span></div> <div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"></font> </div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="verdana">--<br></font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="verdana">Eric Robinson<br></font></span></p> <div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"></font> </div><br> <div dir="ltr" align="left" lang="en-us"> <hr> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><div class="Ih2E3d"><b>From:</b> John W. Cocula [mailto:<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>] <br></div><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 03, 2008 9:04 AM<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><b>To:</b> Robinson, Eric<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [advancemame-users] AdvMAME Opens in Tiny Window<br></div></div></font><br></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> <div></div><br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Robinson, Eric <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]" target="_blank">eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">I recompiled my kernel using the fb driver and AdvanceMAME now rocks! Thanks for reminding me about this.</font></span></div></blockquote> <div><br>Very happy to hear it!<br> <br></div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"></font></span></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span></span><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">One quick question: Do you know if there's a way to rotate games 90 degrees so the vertical ones will look right on a PC monitor turned on its side? </font></span></div></div></blockquote> <div><br>Yes, indeed. Put the line<br><br>display_ror yes<br><br>in your ~/.advance/advmame.rc file. There is a goldmine of options in the advmame.rc file!<br><br>John<br><br> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"></font></span></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"></font></span> </div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="verdana">--<br></font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="verdana">Eric Robinson<br></font></span></p> <div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"></font> </div><br> <div dir="ltr" align="left" lang="en-us"> <hr> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> John W. Cocula [mailto:<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 31, 2008 10:21 AM <div><br><b>To:</b> Robinson, Eric<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [advancemame-users] AdvMAME Opens in Tiny Window<br></div></font><br></div> <div> <div></div>Eric, I believe the big performance bottleneck that you're seeing is that it's running in an X-based window and not using the frame-buffer driver directly. Try to build and run AdvMAME using the fb driver, with X completely not running, and you will see dramatically better video performance. I'm afraid my detailed set of tip and tricks is too distant in the past, but a few details of my system are here: <br><br><a href="http://cocu.la/content/cocktail-table-arcade-machine" target="_blank">http://cocula/content/cocktail-table-arcade-machine</a><br><br>John<br></div> <div> <div class="gmail_quote"><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:13 AM, Robinson, Eric<br><<a href="mailto:eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]" target="_blank">eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br>> Newbie here!<br>><br>> I was told that MAME works well on low-power computers. I don't know<br>if this applies to AdvMAME as well. I have Linux (<a href="http://2.6.9.34" target="_blank">2.6.9.34</a>) installed on<br>an 800MHz Dell with 384MB RAM and an ATI Radeon 7500 card. When I start<br>MAME, it opens in a tiny 2" window. If I try to use AdvMAME's features<br>to make the window bigger, the game's frame rate slows down to a crawl.<br>If I switch to "full screen mode" the game (1943kai) gets bigger and<br>runs at normal speed, but it still leaves about 1.5 inches of black<br>screen at the top and bottom. Is there anything I can do to make to<br>games run full screen at normal speed aside from buying a much faster<br>computer?<br>><br>> --Eric<br><br></blockquote></div><br><br><br></div><font color="silver"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: gray; font-family: Verdana;"><font size="1">Disclaimer - November 3, 2008</font></span></font> <p></p><font size="1"><font color="gray" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: gray; font-family: Verdana;">This email and any files <font size="1">transmitted</font> with it are confidential and intended solely for <b>John W. 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