Question on video resolution

[dee2eR]

It will depend on the screen, some will do 480i but not know how to handle 240p - which sounds a bit like what may be happening for you.

On a high res screen the results will be best with the whole system set to run in highres, 480i will not look as stable or sharp.

[mtcawirtz]

So what do you suggest?

[dee2eR]

These settings are what I used when checking:

hdmi_group=1
## Use only one mode at a time
# Boot and menus in 480i (rotated games in 480i, non rotated games in 240p/256p/288p)
#hdmi_mode=6
# Boot and menus in 240p (all games in 240p/256p/288p)
#hdmi_mode=8
# Boot and menus in 480p (no res switching, just 480p)
hdmi_mode=1

[mtcawirtz]

Happened with mame too. My settings are identical as you.

I hooked up an LCD monitor to test along with the CRT to test video. Funny thing was everything looked normal until I selected the game and then the CRT did it’s thing that it normally does with the blurry image and the LCD could not find a signal at all. Am I really the only one with issues?

[mtcawirtz]

I asked Highscoresaves if they had seen this before and they have not. They asked if I wanted to send the SDCARD back and they would re flash it. Is that a possible fix?

[dee2eR]

It does seem like your software isn't acting right, in high res mode it shouldn't change to any other res and I can't seem to replicate it happening to you here. I'm not sure what the difference between what we have done would be.

Out of curiosity have you tried the regular downloadable release of ARpiCADE 3.82? (it looks like 3.82 was what you had but it's possible there's some difference I'm not thinking of).

Before going to the extent of sending the card off to be reflashed try running the auto config option for high res horizontal again from the service menu (can't hurt). If it reboots automatically after you select the option it has run correctly, if it just sits at the menu you need to uncomment the high res options from the file /boot/launchers/servMenu.sh (if using Windows use a good text editor like Notepad++ as the built in Windows ones can break Linux file formatting) to run the option properly. Running this option should set you up in the proper way, if it isn't working something unknown is wrong and the reflash may fix it.

[mtcawirtz]

OK. I will try that at lunch. I really do appreciate all your help.

[mtcawirtz]

This is what the file looks like, is it correct?


#!/bin/bash
# Service menu script for ARpiCADE

# High res is disabled here by default for safety, uncomment lines 5 through 21 to use.
if [ $1 == hrh ]; then
#set Pi to High Res 480p horizontal
cd /boot/config-updater
sudo cp config.txt.hrh /boot/config.txt

# Reboot to make changes take effect
sudo reboot
fi

if [ $1 == hrv ]; then
#set Pi to High Res 480p vertical
cd /boot/config-updater
sudo cp config.txt.hrv /boot/config.txt

# Reboot to make changes take effect
sudo reboot
fi

if [ $1 == romscan ]; then
# bash /home/pi/.attract/sortRoms.sh
# Below is the same script as above but with an extra array to ignore 'adult' games
bash /home/pi/.attract/noPornRoms.sh >/dev/tty1 2>&1
fi

if [ $1 == bootsplash ]; then
sudo cp /boot/config-updater/splash.png /etc/
fi

if [ $1 == 240ph ]; then
#set Pi to 240p horizontal (progressive scan only low res modes)
cd /boot/config-updater
sudo cp config.txt.240ph /boot/config.txt

# Reboot to make changes take effect
sudo reboot
fi

if [ $1 == 240pv ]; then
#set Pi to 240p vertical (progressive scan only low res modes)
cd /boot/config-updater
sudo cp config.txt.240pv /boot/config.txt

# Reboot to make changes take effect
sudo reboot
fi

if [ $1 == lrh ]; then
#set Pi to Low Res horizontal (ARpiCADE default settings 480i menu 240/256/288p in game)
cd /boot/config-updater
sudo cp config.txt.lrh /boot/config.txt

# Reboot to make changes take effect
sudo reboot
fi

if [ $1 == lrv ]; then
#set Pi to Low Res vertical (480i menu 240/256/288p in game)
cd /boot/config-updater
sudo cp config.txt.lrv /boot/config.txt

# Reboot to make changes take effect
sudo reboot
fi

if [ $1 == update ]; then
bash /boot/config-updater/update.sh
fi

if [ $1 == shutdown ]; then
sudo poweroff
fi

if [ $1 == reboot ]; then
sudo reboot
fi

if [ $1 == cconsole ]; then
cd /home/pi/.attract/romlists
rm Console.txt
cat nestopia.txt pcsx-rearmed.txt snes9x_next.txt advmess.txt mednafen_pce.txt picodrive.txt | sort -t';' -k2 > Console.txt
fi

if [ $1 == carccons ]; then
cd /home/pi/.attract/romlists
rm allGames.txt
cat Arcade.txt Console.txt | sort -t';' -k2 > allGames.txt
fi

# Alsamixer cannot display while A-M is running with console output piped to null so pipe it to tty1
if [ $1 == volume ]; then
alsamixer >/dev/tty1 2>&1
fi

# Midnight Commander cannot display while A-M is running with console output piped to null
if [ $1 == mc ]; then
sudo mc >/dev/tty1 2>&1
fi

# Edit wifi settings
if [ $1 == wifi ]; then
sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf >/dev/tty1 2>&1
fi

# Consoles romscan
if [ $1 == romscanc ]; then
bash /home/pi/.attract/sortRomsConsoles.sh >/dev/tty1 2>&1
fi

# Show colourbars
if [ $1 == colorbar ]; then
vertSize=$(cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/virtual_size | cut -d, -f2)
if [ $vertSize == "240" ]; then
pngview /boot/previews/system/colorbar240.png
else
pngview /boot/previews/system/colorbar.png
fi
fi

# Show crosshatch 480i/p
if [ $1 == cross480 ]; then
vertSize=$(cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/virtual_size | cut -d, -f2)
if [ $vertSize == "240" ]; then
pngview /boot/previews/system/crosshatch240.png
else
pngview /boot/previews/system/crosshatch480.png
fi
fi

# Show crosshatch 240p
if [ $1 == cross240 ]; then
pngview /boot/previews/system/crosshatch240.png
fi

exit

[mtcawirtz]

It just doesn't do anything when I select "Change to High Res Horizontal or Vertical" doesn't reboot or anything.

[mtcawirtz]

Hey, so I decided to Nuke the SD Card and follow the instructions to install a fresh copy of Arpicade 3.82. I backed up the 3 folders you told me too and did the install, partition size and am now putting the 3 folders back. I will give it a go tonight and let you know what happens. I am hopeful because of the settings not doing anything when I clicked on them. I think that maybe, just maybe when I first clicked on the wrong display settings in the beginning I messed something up. Crossing my fingers!!!!