[mythtv-users] XMAME and MythTV / Gnome

[Ross Campbell]

On 7/7/06, Andrew Harteveldt <andrew at harteveldt.com> wrote:
> Anyone else got any thoughts on what is causing my problems with XMAME?  The
> problem I now have is that the screen is split diagonally and refreshes /
> flashes every .5 of a second.

did you try

xmame -fullscreen -vidmod 0 $GAME
xmame -fullscreen -vidmod 1 $GAME
xmame -fullscreen -vidmod 2 $GAME

- what is set in your ~/.xmamerc or $PREFIX/xmame/xmamerc ? I've had
problems before with the freqnet xmame/xmess command flags changes and
my dotfile configs
- is xmame SUID root?

If none of those work for you, I'd suggest that you download the
latest xmame source, and build your own binaries cusotmized to your
own liking and your system's hardware.

Try building one as X11/OpenGL and one using SDL.

Basically, if mythtv and X works on your system, I can just about
guarantee that you can make xmame run in fullscreen mode. You'll have
to follow the trail of breadcrumbs though.

If you need more help specifically with xmame, try the mame message
boards: http://www.mame.net/cgi-bin/wwwthreads/wwwthreads.pl?action=list&Board=mamegeneral

-Ross