Re: Calibration mode unsupported [Was: "AdvMAME Opens in Tiny Window"]
"John W. Cocula" <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:53:50 -0500
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--===============8609550637627863090== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_8157_19109949.1225907630838" ------=_Part_8157_19109949.1225907630838 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Which fb driver did you build into the kernel? Is it specific to your video hardware, as opposed to vesafb? On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Robinson, Eric <eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]>wrote: > I no longer think this problem has anything to do with my TV, computer, > or video card. I think the problem is in advcfg itself. Here's why: > > 1. From the initial advconfig menu ("Select Video Format"), I choose the > last option: > > TV NTSC (60Hz) > > This selects a default device_video_format string of: > > format = 0.828 0.024 0.074 0.074 0.924 0.011 0.011 0.053 > > > 2. On the next menu ("Select the model of your monitor") I choose: > > Generic - NTSC TV (USA) > > This sets the clock string to the default: > > clock = 5-100 / 15.73 / 60 > > 3. At the next menu ("Select the configuration method") I choose: > > Manual Low centering - SUGGESTED - (low frequency settings) > > At this point, advcfg aborts with the error: > > Calibration mode unsupported. > The video mode is incompatible with the monitor limitations. > > > PLEASE NOTE THAT I SELECTED ONLY THE DEFAULT BUILT-IN VIDEO MODE FOR AN > NTSC TV. > > If you choose the default video mode for a TV, and then select TV as > your monitor type, why would it say the video mode is incompatible with > the monitor selection? > > To me, this says the defaults within advcfg are incorrect. Does anybody > know what the actual device_video_format string should be for an NTSC > TV? > > -- > Eric Robinson > > > > Disclaimer - November 5, 2008 > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uti2KpX7p8Fi@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 . 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Is it specific to your video hardware, as opposed to vesafb?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:26 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;">I no longer think this problem has anything to do with my TV, computer,<br> or video card. I think the problem is in advcfg itself. Here's why:<br> <br> 1. From the initial advconfig menu ("Select Video Format"), I choose the<br> last option:<br> <br> TV NTSC (60Hz)<br> <br> This selects a default device_video_format string of:<br> <br> format = 0.828 0.024 0.074 0.074 0.924 0.011 0.011 0.053<br> <br> <br> 2. On the next menu ("Select the model of your monitor") I choose:<br> <br> Generic - NTSC TV (USA)<br> <br> This sets the clock string to the default:<br> <br> clock = 5-100 / 15.73 / 60<br> <br> 3. At the next menu ("Select the configuration method") I choose:<br> <br> Manual Low centering - SUGGESTED - (low frequency settings)<br> <br> At this point, advcfg aborts with the error:<br> <br> Calibration mode unsupported.<br> The video mode is incompatible with the monitor limitations.<br> <br> <br> PLEASE NOTE THAT I SELECTED ONLY THE DEFAULT BUILT-IN VIDEO MODE FOR AN<br> NTSC TV.<br> <br> If you choose the default video mode for a TV, and then select TV as<br> your monitor type, why would it say the video mode is incompatible with<br> the monitor selection?<br> <br> To me, this says the defaults within advcfg are incorrect. Does anybody<br> know what the actual device_video_format string should be for an NTSC<br> TV?<br> <br> --<br> Eric Robinson<br> <br> <br> <br> Disclaimer - November 5, 2008<br> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for <a href="mailto:advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org">advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org</a>. 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 . 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