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From: Kris L. <lin...@gm...> - 2008-12-10 21:13:49
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Hello List, I just joined the list and hope to get some answers that I couldn't find in the forums. I'm an experienced Linux user (acutally a Linux SysAdmin by profession) and am trying to use the AdvanceCD tools to create a bootable CD in Fedora 9. I'm not very familiar with the AdvanceMAME packages. I've seen them before, but only today have downloaded them. I've installed AdvanceMAME, AdvanceMESS, and AdvanceMENU from source so far, though AdvanceMENU keeps telling me that I need to specify an emulator in the config file. It doesn't tell me where the config file is or what it's named so that I can use find to look for it. So any help there would be useful. I've extracted the AdvanceCD files from the tar.gz archive and have created the image/arcade directories in the advancecd-2.6.2 directory. It's absolute path is /home/[username]/Download/advancecd-2.6.2/image/arcade/ and I've added the artwork, bezel, bios, cabinet, diff, flyer, icon, image, marquee, music, rom, sample, snap, and software directories below that. I've copied all of my rom.zip files and snap.png files into their proper directories (I have SDLMame installed and running just fine) and believe that I'm now ready to create my CD image. The problem is, I can't seem to figure out where I need to be running the contrib/makecd.sh script from. Every place that I try it, I get an error about the correct folder. Looking at the script's code doesn't help, because it doesn't have the proper folder path documented in it anywhere. I see numerous requests in the forums for a step-by-step guide to successfully creating a bootable CD, in the forums, and most have gone largely unanswered. I'd like to create that guide and share it with other. I know that this isn't simple if I can't do it in the matter of a few minutes being that I deal with enterprise-level linux server issues on a daily basis and am very familiar with the Linux filesystem and command line. I can't imagine how frustrating it is for those that have very little knowledge of Linux. Thanks in advance for you assistance. -- Bunkaido -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice: This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. It should not be photocopied, transmitted via walkie-talkie, CB radio, satellite dish, cable TV, overhead projector, smoke signal, Morse code, pig Latin, sign language, short hand, or any other means. This e-mail is under no circumstances to be translated into French. This e-mail is not to be ridiculed, mocked, judged in a competition, or read aloud in funny accents while wearing fake moustaches and/or hats of any sort including, but not limited to, bandanna. People taking certain prescription medications may experience nausea, hysteria, vomiting, and short term memory loss while reading this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error it's probably because I was drinking when I typed the e-mail address. |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-22 00:49:23
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I installed Win98 for a few reasons, perhaps none of them especially good. 1. I thought I might have to experiment with older versions of MAME or DOS MAME. 2. I was worn out and ready to just try what Craig Conway recommends in his book "DIY Arcade," which is based on Win98. 3. I didn't have an extra copy of XP sitting around. (I have dozens of XP licenses, but they are all in use.) 4. I wanted to see how fast Win98 would run on newish hardware. I recall years ago when I removed Apple System 7 from my Macintosh and went back to System 6, how the computer seemed so amazingly fast. I was curious to see if Win98 might have the same effect on me after years of using XP and now Vista. (Not really.) The specs are Celeron 2.6GHz, 512MB RAM I found a guy on CraigsList with two 25" TVs with S-VIDEO ports and snapped'em up yesterday for $20.00 each. :-0) -- Eric Robinson ________________________________ From: Cla...@ao... [mailto:Cla...@ao...] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:29 PM To: Robinson, Eric Subject: Re: [advancemame-users] Chris Kirmse Is My Hero The graphics look good, the image scans correctly on my 25" TV for both horizontal and vertical games, and vector games, too. The sound is excellent, except I'm using an old sound card without buffering support, so I have to set the latency up a bit. I'm a happy camper, sitting here trying rom after rom and finding zero problems... Good. Now my questions and perhaps criticisms: why are you running 98?...what are your computer's specs? So you're running via the TV out? I thought your TV didn't have S-video? ________________________________ One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com <http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir =http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp%26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaol com00000001> today! Disclaimer - November 21, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-21 23:48:46
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Sometimes, reading gets you into trouble. In my initial research, I read that Advmame has special features and enhancements to work with TVs, so I decided it was the right emulator for me. Since then, I've put many hours into getting advmame to work. I obtained a video card that was highly recommended by EasyMameCab and compiled my kernel with all the right features, but all my attempts ended in miserable failure. Even when I could get something on my VGA monitor, my TV never displayed anything but garbage, despite hours of tweaking with advconfig and playing with X and fb and grub. Not even AdvanceCD would work right on my system! It always froze. I was starting to think my computer was the problem. So last night I installed MameUI32 on Windows 98. Bingo! Everything works fantastically. I'm not even using an "approved" video card any more. It's a Radeon 9250, but not made by ATI. The graphics look good, the image scans correctly on my 25" TV for both horizontal and vertical games, and vector games, too. The sound is excellent, except I'm using an old sound card without buffering support, so I have to set the latency up a bit. I'm a happy camper, sitting here trying rom after rom and finding zero problems... -- Eric Robinson Disclaimer - November 21, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: rindahl <cla...@ao...> - 2008-11-21 07:20:31
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I have an analog stick connected. It interferes with being able to use the spinner and trackball in those games. If I put in the following entry for, say, Tempest - tempest/device_joystick none - it relinquishes the block and I can use the spinner. However, if do the same for Centipede, it deactivates both the stick and trackball. Apparently, seemingly according to the docs, they share the same driver or something. I expect there's SOME way to differentiate the two but after pouring over the docs a spell, I can't see how. Trying various manner of things hasn't enabled it. Surely someone's encountered this issue? Or maybe not, as for some reason I get no trackball input with the stock values. I had to enter the following for p1 trackball: input_map[p1_trackballx] mouse[1,x] -mouse[0,x] input_map[p1_trackbally] mouse[1,y] -mouse[0,y] ...the axes of which, incidentally, are the opposite of the mouse (and of course affect the mouse input if using one in trackball games). -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Analog-stick-inteferring-with-trackball-mouse-tp20616297p20616297.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: rindahl <cla...@ao...> - 2008-11-19 05:09:45
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No worries. Consistency and perseverance are helpful qualities. Robinson, Eric-2 wrote: > >> But in any case, you're missing the point, > > Probably. I do that a lot, not because I'm especially stubborn, but > because I'm sometimes a little thick. I tend to process information only > when I'm ready for it, and the process of getting ready is often slow > and laborious. I'm one of those guys who works through something > step-by-step until I eventually have an epiphany, and then it dawns on > me that my "epiphany" sounds suspiciously like what somebody told me way > back at the beginning. :-) > > -- > Eric Robinson > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/VGA-to-Composite-tp20390806p20573862.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-19 00:55:27
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> But in any case, you're missing the point, Probably. I do that a lot, not because I'm especially stubborn, but because I'm sometimes a little thick. I tend to process information only when I'm ready for it, and the process of getting ready is often slow and laborious. I'm one of those guys who works through something step-by-step until I eventually have an epiphany, and then it dawns on me that my "epiphany" sounds suspiciously like what somebody told me way back at the beginning. :-) -- Eric Robinson Disclaimer - November 18, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: rindahl <cla...@ao...> - 2008-11-18 23:05:59
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First off, I'm presenting no argument. I'm merely expressing things. As well, there are no goals. There is only function, and the context determines it, hence no decisions are necessary. Next, though I generally have an intuition on what's authoritative, using such a methodology as I described last, one knows very easily whether a source is. Because at the outset one is always conceiving of and asking fundamental questions, for example, what is the most important element of the experience? Though my sensibility would point toward the 'display', the answer may be different for others, but the question is still vital and utterly useful, and if adhered to very guiding. (Of course, this process transcends this context, though admittedly that is beyond the ken of most humans.) So, not only according to my answer, but in that there is, regardless, a crucial element that Craig Conway is oblivious to (and I really wonder how....), he isn't an authority. At least not comprehensively. Now on video display, the author of easymamecab certainly IS. Regarding the cards tested, I've seen no where else that is as comprehensive with the same or other equipment; and given the methods obviously competently conducted, I'm quite confident of the results. As for those cards' quality compared to newer cards, one cannot say without further information, though there is the implication that the cab is a mame cab and not meant to run high-end PC games, hence the memory installed installed in the card, compatibility with other apps, etc, is largely irrelevant. But in any case, you're missing the point, which is: having the right information and utilising the right methodology, in combination with one's imagination, one can very appropriately conceive of, or simulate if necessary, the experience. Or, if the experiential opportunity is available, proceed much more dilligently and efficiently, and have a far greater comprehension of the phenomenon, conditions, etc. Requiring work is an emotional tragedy. Robinson, Eric-2 wrote: > >> Then it requires accepting something is going to be >> as said, rather than questioning it because one isn't >> experientially familiar and needing confirmation from >> another person who is. > > One of the truest sayings I've ever heard: "The man with an experience > is never at the mercy of the one who only has an argument." But, I would > add, the man with an experience AND an argument is in an even better > place than the one who only has an experience. > > I have no trouble accepting something on authority. If somebody who > knows his stuff tells me, "This is the way it works," then I believe > him. But I also want to *understand* it. I'm sure you know how that > goes. > > Sometimes the authority is working from different assumptions than you > are. For example, I picked up a copy of an 1100-page manual called "DIY > Arcade" by Craig Conway. Craig gives detailed, step-by-step instructions > on how to build a complete arcade cabinet, starting with the shopping > list and walking you through construction, software installation and > configuration, and so on, with hundreds of up-close photographs. It's a > fantastic resource. > > Then I noticed something. He didn't really address the issues > surrounding horizontal vs. vertical games, overscan & underscan, black > bars, and so on. So I e-mailed him about it. He mailed me back saying, > "By golly, there are black bars on my TV. I actually never noticed. It > doesn't bother me." > > So here's a case where proceeding on the authority's word (and there's > no question in my mind that Craig is one) would have lead me somewhere I > don't want to go. I want my games to use the whole TV screen and use it > correctly. > > Plus there are so many "authorities" out there who give contravening > advice. If you go to EasyMameCab, you'll get advice on the best video > cards to use for each operating system and game emulator. But it only > takes 2 minutes to Google up some guy claiming something exactly > opposite. > > I'm just trying to sift through the noise and learn as much as I can > from guys like you who have been there, while keeping in mind that you > may have started with different assumptions and goals than me. > > Best, > > -- > Eric Robinson > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/VGA-to-Composite-tp20390806p20569737.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-18 16:20:59
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> Then it requires accepting something is going to be > as said, rather than questioning it because one isn't > experientially familiar and needing confirmation from > another person who is. One of the truest sayings I've ever heard: "The man with an experience is never at the mercy of the one who only has an argument." But, I would add, the man with an experience AND an argument is in an even better place than the one who only has an experience. I have no trouble accepting something on authority. If somebody who knows his stuff tells me, "This is the way it works," then I believe him. But I also want to *understand* it. I'm sure you know how that goes. Sometimes the authority is working from different assumptions than you are. For example, I picked up a copy of an 1100-page manual called "DIY Arcade" by Craig Conway. Craig gives detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to build a complete arcade cabinet, starting with the shopping list and walking you through construction, software installation and configuration, and so on, with hundreds of up-close photographs. It's a fantastic resource. Then I noticed something. He didn't really address the issues surrounding horizontal vs. vertical games, overscan & underscan, black bars, and so on. So I e-mailed him about it. He mailed me back saying, "By golly, there are black bars on my TV. I actually never noticed. It doesn't bother me." So here's a case where proceeding on the authority's word (and there's no question in my mind that Craig is one) would have lead me somewhere I don't want to go. I want my games to use the whole TV screen and use it correctly. Plus there are so many "authorities" out there who give contravening advice. If you go to EasyMameCab, you'll get advice on the best video cards to use for each operating system and game emulator. But it only takes 2 minutes to Google up some guy claiming something exactly opposite. I'm just trying to sift through the noise and learn as much as I can from guys like you who have been there, while keeping in mind that you may have started with different assumptions and goals than me. Best, -- Eric Robinson Disclaimer - November 18, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: rindahl <cla...@ao...> - 2008-11-18 06:57:16
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Robinson, Eric-2 wrote: > >> There's a lot implied in what I say, but that you don't >> know because you, apparently, haven't... played with a >> version each of mame before and after the video re-write, >> and understand their features and how they work. > > True enough! > >> gone to arcadecontrols.com and looked through >> the wiki, particularly the monitor section. > > Also true, although I have read very much in other places. I must say, > although I have built three statewide data networks and designed and > maintain a national ASP built on a wide variety of Linux and Windows > technologies, including shared-nothing clusters, high-availability load > balancers, meshed switching, VLANs, clustered firewalls, redundant > routing, and much more, I have rarely done as much reading on a subject > as I have done in my quest to build a freakin' arcade cabinet. The > problem is that reading simply does not replace experience. :-) It helps to start with a top-down methodology, and then support it with the correct information. Then it requires accepting something is going to be as said, rather than questioning it because one isn't experientially familiar and needing confirmation from another person who is. Such makes for the greatest efficiency, all-round. Sure, I've found a lot of things out by haphazardly playing with things, but only to a point, and because the correct information wasn't available. At your level this isn't the case. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/VGA-to-Composite-tp20390806p20554433.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-18 02:43:40
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> There's a lot implied in what I say, but that you don't > know because you, apparently, haven't... played with a > version each of mame before and after the video re-write, > and understand their features and how they work. True enough! > gone to arcadecontrols.com and looked through > the wiki, particularly the monitor section. Also true, although I have read very much in other places. I must say, although I have built three statewide data networks and designed and maintain a national ASP built on a wide variety of Linux and Windows technologies, including shared-nothing clusters, high-availability load balancers, meshed switching, VLANs, clustered firewalls, redundant routing, and much more, I have rarely done as much reading on a subject as I have done in my quest to build a freakin' arcade cabinet. The problem is that reading simply does not replace experience. :-) -- Eric Robinson Disclaimer - November 17, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: rindahl <cla...@ao...> - 2008-11-18 00:52:58
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There's a lot implied in what I say, but that you don't know because you, apparently, haven't done the following things: - played with a version each of mame before and after the video re-write, and understand their features and how they work. Also read the help file in Mame32/UI. - gone to arcadecontrols.com and looked through the wiki, particularly the monitor section. By the way, I've gotten two functioning (well, mostly; one had a small issue) 21" PC monitors for free via CL and freecycle, respectively. Some people are TRYING to sell them and can't, even for thirty bucks. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/VGA-to-Composite-tp20390806p20551520.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-18 00:35:39
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>If I had to go through it again, while knowing what >I do, I might [use a PC monitor]. It has been very tempting. The main reasons that I don't are (1) TVs are cheaper, (2) modern arcade cabs are mostly 25", and (3) I want to buy a monitor bezel/shroud, and those are made for 25" monitors. >Are you married? That seems to be the general >determinant. Comedic yet true. Haha, 26 years and going strong. The wife has bought into my "retro" theme for the living room. No way she'd go for 2 of them, though. >Even at native resolutions, I don't enjoy golden age >(there was only one, mind) vertical games in 27 inches. >19 is right, hence, I only need one rig. I don't follow you on this one. Golden age games come in vertical and horizontal. How does one 19" monitor work for you? >As for the margins, there's a third option, usually. >Set things up so there aren't any. From what I've seen, if >connecting via S-vid or component and using hwstretch >or stock D3D settings in mame since the re-write, >both horizontal and vertical games are sized the same, >hence all's needed is going into the TVs service menu >and sizing the screen appropriately. I don't understand. How can ver and horiz games be sized the same? Either the (1) aspect ration must change, which would cuase the game to look too tall & skinny or too short & fat, or (2) the aspect ratio stays the same but the game is smaller on the screen, which leaves black areas. How does hwstretch compensate for that? And what does the service menu have to do with it? Sorry, I'm a real noob. >HOWEVER - I just remembered - newer mame has a function >(in the same menu as the volume, etc) where you can stretch >the image without any artifacts. It's a software feature, >but acts the same as the hardware option on a monitor. >It's really quite nifty. It doesn't work well when running >at native resolutions, but might be fine in the scaled >circumstance of a TV. Same question again. How does streching overcome the basic problem of the game's aspect ratio without making it too short/fat/tall/skinny? -- Eric Robinson Disclaimer - November 17, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: rindahl <cla...@ao...> - 2008-11-17 23:20:02
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Robinson, Eric-2 wrote: > > 25" TVs with S-VIDEO inputs are hard to come by in my area, for some > reason. I've been camping on craigslist for 2 months. I've seen lots of > 25" TVs, but so only 1 with S-VIDEO. I've seen lots of 27" TVs, but > those are too big. Mmmm, right. I would think even 25s would have at least S-vid, but truthfully I haven't seen many around, let alone on CL. I would either go 27 or 19. Certainly a decent 19" will have at least S-vid, though probably not component. Or you can surrender and use a 21-22" PC monitor. Actually, if you set mame correctly, you can get natural hardware scanlines, making it much more palettable and then have all the perks of higher resolution capacity for your front end, etc. If I had to go through it again, while knowing what I do, I might do this latter suggestion. Hey, here's a question. Do most people build cabs with horizontal > monitors and just put up with black margins on vertical games, or do > most people build 2 arcade cabinets? :-) > > > Are you married? That seems to be the general determinant. Comedic yet true. For those who have the overall capacity and who wish to have separate set-ups, they made one for each. Even at native resolutions, I don't enjoy golden age (there was only one, mind) vertical games in 27 inches. 19 is right, hence, I only need one rig. As for the margins, there's a third option, usually. Set things up so there aren't any. From what I've seen, if connecting via S-vid or component and using hwstretch or stock D3D settings in mame since the re-write, both horizontal and vertical games are sized the same, hence all's needed is going into the TVs service menu and sizing the screen appropriately. HOWEVER - I just remembered - newer mame has a function (in the same menu as the volume, etc) where you can stretch the image without any artifacts. It's a software feature, but acts the same as the hardware option on a monitor. It's really quite nifty. It doesn't work well when running at native resolutions, but might be fine in the scaled circumstance of a TV. Oh, I forgot about using Advancemame. Well, obviously, I'm hinting you maybe shouldn't in this overall situation. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/VGA-to-Composite-tp20390806p20550436.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-17 19:00:18
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25" TVs with S-VIDEO inputs are hard to come by in my area, for some reason. I've been camping on craigslist for 2 months. I've seen lots of 25" TVs, but so only 1 with S-VIDEO. I've seen lots of 27" TVs, but those are too big. Hey, here's a question. Do most people build cabs with horizontal monitors and just put up with black margins on vertical games, or do most people build 2 arcade cabinets? :-) -- Eric Robinson Director of Information Technology Physician Select Management, LLC 775.885.2211 x 111 -----Original Message----- From: rindahl [mailto:cla...@ao...] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 3:40 AM To: adv...@li... Subject: Re: [advancemame-users] VGA to Composite Robinson, Eric-2 wrote: > >> you might as well crack open your tv and wire a chopped vga cable > right in ;). > > I can do that? Cool. Do you have any links to instructions? > This kind of question has been asked and answered at arcadecontrols.com forum. It isn't easy, and involves more than you can guess. I suggest, like I did before, getting a different TV, with component. It's not like they aren't inexpensive, just look on your local craigslist. Of course, if you want to get seriously involved, though only if the TV has a great picture, you can check this out: http://www.8liners.com/datatech/monitor.html -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/VGA-to-Composite-tp20390806p20537874.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ Unsubscribe at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/advancemame-users Disclaimer - November 17, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for rindahl,adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: rindahl <cla...@ao...> - 2008-11-17 11:39:44
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Robinson, Eric-2 wrote: > >> you might as well crack open your tv and wire a chopped vga cable > right in ;). > > I can do that? Cool. Do you have any links to instructions? > This kind of question has been asked and answered at arcadecontrols.com forum. It isn't easy, and involves more than you can guess. I suggest, like I did before, getting a different TV, with component. It's not like they aren't inexpensive, just look on your local craigslist. Of course, if you want to get seriously involved, though only if the TV has a great picture, you can check this out: http://www.8liners.com/datatech/monitor.html -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/VGA-to-Composite-tp20390806p20537874.html Sent from the AdvanceMame - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: John K. <jo...@yo...> - 2008-11-17 07:21:00
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scuze the delay. It depends on the manufacturer, but the jist is that unless you're a whiz with a soldering gun, cracking open a consumer television will most likely result in a broken television, and maybe a nasty electrical burn. A little less risky (but still a significant undertaking) is to get a CGA arcade monitor. I've been driving one via a pc in my arcade cab for quite a while now...and the pixels are nice and fat and round :). On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Robinson, Eric <eri...@ps...>wrote: > > you might as well crack open your tv and wire a chopped vga cable right > in ;). > I can do that? Cool. Do you have any links to instructions? > > > -- > Eric Robinson > > > > Disclaimer - November 8, 2008 > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for *John Ketchpaw,adv...@li...*. 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 > |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-13 17:39:41
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What would really top it all would be a robot that could appreciate the irony. :-) -- Eric Robinson Director of Information Technology Physician Select Management, LLC 775.885.2211 x 111 -----Original Message----- From: Simon Tetu [mailto:si...@gm...] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:38 PM To: Robinson, Eric Cc: Robert Carter; adv...@li... Subject: Re: [advancemame-users] control of emulator by pipe A robot playing "I, Robot".... now that would top it all! Simon On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Robinson, Eric <eri...@ps...> wrote: >> Can anyone suggest a way to have advancemame use a pipe > > Because of the nature of what the software does, I imagine advmame > would be unwilling to detatch itself from the console to offer you a > handle to stdin. Have you tried messing around with the standard pipe > and redirection techniques? > > > > Disclaimer - November 12, 2008 > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for Robert Carter,adv...@li.... 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/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > ___ > Unsubscribe at > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/advancemame-users > |
From: Simon T. <si...@gm...> - 2008-11-13 02:38:04
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A robot playing "I, Robot".... now that would top it all! Simon On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Robinson, Eric <eri...@ps...> wrote: >> Can anyone suggest a way to have advancemame use a pipe > > Because of the nature of what the software does, I imagine advmame would > be unwilling to detatch itself from the console to offer you a handle to > stdin. Have you tried messing around with the standard pipe and > redirection techniques? > > > > Disclaimer - November 12, 2008 > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for Robert Carter,adv...@li.... 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/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > ___ > Unsubscribe at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/advancemame-users > |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-13 01:24:51
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> Can anyone suggest a way to have advancemame use a pipe Because of the nature of what the software does, I imagine advmame would be unwilling to detatch itself from the console to offer you a handle to stdin. Have you tried messing around with the standard pipe and redirection techniques? Disclaimer - November 12, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for Robert Carter,adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: Robert C. <r.c...@cs...> - 2008-11-13 01:09:09
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Can anyone suggest a way to have advancemame use a pipe (unix domain socket) as input so the gameplay can be controlled by another process? I would like to control a game using computer vision, so another process will be responsible for processing the input. Regards Rob |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-08 20:07:35
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> you might as well crack open your tv and wire a chopped vga cable right in ;). I can do that? Cool. Do you have any links to instructions? -- Eric Robinson Disclaimer - November 8, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for John Ketchpaw,adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: John K. <jo...@yo...> - 2008-11-08 01:25:54
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if by "tv frequencies" you just mean "pixel clock", then no. svideo is a compression of the 3 channel signal down to 2 channels, composite compresses it down to 1 channel. it's pretty easy to do in a circuit, but at that point you might as well crack open your tv and wire a chopped vga cable right in ;). If your TV supports component (3 cables), it's probable that this would work for you: http://www.amazon.com/6ft-component-video-cable-HD15/dp/B000FM3EQ0 On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Robinson, Eric <eri...@ps...>wrote: > I notice that people are selling VGA to composite cables on eBay for a > few bucks. > > Examples... > > http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZPCAQ5fCablesQ5fAdapters?_nkw=vga+t > o+tv&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=vga+to+composite%3F&_os > acat=0<http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZPCAQ5fCablesQ5fAdapters?_nkw=vga+to+tv&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=vga+to+composite%3F&_osacat=0> > > If you have a VGA card that does not have a TV out port but can be > configured to output TV frequencies, would something like this really > work? > > -- > Eric Robinson > > > > Disclaimer - November 7, 2008 > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for adv...@li.... 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/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > ___ > Unsubscribe at > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/advancemame-users > |
From: Robinson, E. <eri...@ps...> - 2008-11-07 23:26:25
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I notice that people are selling VGA to composite cables on eBay for a few bucks. Examples... http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZPCAQ5fCablesQ5fAdapters?_nkw=vga+t o+tv&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=vga+to+composite%3F&_os acat=0 If you have a VGA card that does not have a TV out port but can be configured to output TV frequencies, would something like this really work? -- Eric Robinson Disclaimer - November 7, 2008 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for adv...@li.... 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/ |
From: Simon T. <si...@gm...> - 2008-11-06 15:52:11
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Hi Stuart, Your best bet would be to click here: http://www.ultimarc.com/vidamp.html or http://cgi.ebay.ca/Arcade-Monitor-Video-Amplifier-A-MAME-tm-Must-Have_W0QQitemZ280198809633QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 or to buy my used amplifier (I don't use it anymore, I bought a WG D9200 monitor) PS. (No I don't work for Ultimarc, but I bought stuff there and was satisfied... :-) Cheers, SImon On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:38 AM, stuart robinson <stu...@ya...> wrote: > Hi Guys, Interesting to see some action on the forum, seems to have been quiet for a while... I am looking at my old arcade project again after a long hiatus as I now have more spare hardware, I never meanaged to solve the brightness problem before though.... > > My arcade monitor requires 5V, but standard video card output is only one, I built a video amplifier before from schematics on a website, but it didn't work... Anyone got any experience/advice about this? > > Regards, Stuart. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > ___ > Unsubscribe at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/advancemame-users > |
From: stuart r. <stu...@ya...> - 2008-11-06 10:39:52
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Hi Guys, Interesting to see some action on the forum, seems to have been quiet for a while... I am looking at my old arcade project again after a long hiatus as I now have more spare hardware, I never meanaged to solve the brightness problem before though.... My arcade monitor requires 5V, but standard video card output is only one, I built a video amplifier before from schematics on a website, but it didn't work... Anyone got any experience/advice about this? Regards, Stuart. |