On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 11:46:04AM -0500, Gabriel C Millerd wrote: > > am i missing something on why the screen modes are so hard to get right > under linux compared to dos? > seems like in dos they are what they should > be every time (like they are in the arcade) under unix they are a pain to > setup. Because *nix systems care about their hardware ? And becausae they are much more flexible ? Given a correct configured monitor section you will not be able to destroy your monitor by sending it frequencies it can handle, while in dos the monitors capabilities aren't checked and you could verry eassily send wrong signals to it.
Also the modelines that are seemingly correct always are most of the times just standard ones, 320x200,640x480,800x600 It is much more difficult to get resolutions like 512x192, 372x462 in dos then it is in *nix systems. > > perhaps i am missing something like --fullscreen --maintain-aspect-ratio It is possible that your dos/windows mame will run automatically in hw stretch mode, this way it simply uses one of thos standard resoltuions and scales the game to fit in. for command line options see: /usr/games/xmame -help | more for the keys usable during a session of xmame see http://x.mame.net/xmame-doc-3.html#ss3.12 David -- openMSX - the open source MSX emulator that aims for perfection http://openmsx.sf.net/ -- The sendmail effect: It learns us that any complex technology which doesn't come with documentation must be the best available. _______________________________________________ Xmame mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame
