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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: fabriziosbf on August 11, 2021, 01:00:59 PM

Title: difference between mame64 standalone and the same in AM
Post by: fabriziosbf on August 11, 2021, 01:00:59 PM

Hi eveybody. I noticed that using mame standalone everything is ok, including switchres with groovymame.
The same mame in Attract mode doesnt switch the resolution in vertical games. I'm running Attract mode in windows 10 and the crt is an old tv.
Games like frogger, galaxians, burgertime start with pixel corrupted, if I start them in mame64 alone they works.
Otherwise games like Cadillacs and dinosaurs, double dragon they works in both mode.. even on Am even in mame standalone.
Also the TAB key is different.. in mame showme the machine info and video options, in Attract mode only few options.
Can you help to understand? maybe the mame.ini? I don't know where is the mistake.
I include some picture showing the different tab key between AM and mame64.exe and some pixels in too much low res in two frogs of frogger.
Thanks a lot

Title: Re: difference between mame64 standalone and the same in AM
Post by: fabriziosbf on August 11, 2021, 01:02:37 PM

here the switchres message received from mame64.exe and a picture showing the too much low res on frogger, as you can see two frogs has small legs.

Title: Re: difference between mame64 standalone and the same in AM
Post by: hermine.potter on August 12, 2021, 08:05:20 AM

maybe any plugins are not loaded?
what happens, if you start a specific romfile with Mame64.exe direct from commandline?

Title: Re: difference between mame64 standalone and the same in AM
Post by: fabriziosbf on August 12, 2021, 08:40:28 AM

Hi Hermine, thanks a lot for your answer.
Honestly I don't know anything about plugins. I think I leave all of them turned off.
when I start a romfile with mame direct from commandline evetything is ok. It give me the switchres message and the rom starts with it's own resolution.

Title: Re: difference between mame64 standalone and the same in AM
Post by: hermine.potter on August 12, 2021, 11:32:22 PM

No idea where the error is.
Maybe MAME gets a wrong resolution from AM.
If MAME is started directly, it may read the Desktop resolution.
If Mame is started from AM, it may read the resolution from AM and also start this resolution in MAME.
Try the switchres and resolution MAME-parameter with different resolutions:

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executable           C:\attract\EMU\MAME\mame.exe
args                 [name] -skip_gameinfo -switchres -resolution 640x480

Title: Re: difference between mame64 standalone and the same in AM
Post by: progets on August 12, 2021, 11:58:49 PM

Try setting the "working directory" in the attract-mode emulator configuration file to be your mame folder.
Configure-->Emulator-->MAME-->Working Directory = <path to (and including) your mame folder>

Make sure your using the correct "window mode"
Configure-->General-->Window Mode = try each setting to see if it fixes your issue

Post your attract-mode MAME.cfg emulator file and tell us the paths to attract-mode, mame and your mame roms if you need more help.

Title: Re: difference between mame64 standalone and the same in AM
Post by: fabriziosbf on August 13, 2021, 08:02:20 AM

ALLRIGHT!! THANKS!! it works! but much faster...
I modified first the args and it works immediately but faster, then I modified the emulator as you both said to me. I noticed burgertime run faster than normal, maybe it's a wrong roms I have.
Switchres Works!!! both in fullscreen and windowed.
In everycase the TAB key in AM gives me limited options, in english. In mame64 give me the complete menu in italian..

Attract mode is in Q:\AttractMode261\


# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.6.1
#
executable           Q:\mame64\mame.exe
args                 [name] -skip_gameinfo -switchres -resolution 640x480
rompath              Q:/mame64/roms/
romext               .zip;.7z
system               Arcade
info_source          listxml
exit_hotkey          Escape
artwork    cabinets        Q:\CoinOPS Next 2 Furio\collections\- Arcade Official\medium_artwork\cabinets
artwork    marquee         Q:\CoinOPS Next 2 Furio\collections\- Arcade Official\medium_artwork\marquee
artwork    snap            Q:\CoinOPS Next 2 Furio\collections\- Arcade Official\medium_artwork\video
artwork    wheel           Q:\CoinOPS Next 2 Furio\collections\- Arcade Official\medium_artwork\logo