Starting Games in Picasso96 Workbench Environment

XenonMB · 11 September 2006, 15:29

Hi,

i installed several games on my P96 Workbench environment OS3.9BB2. Now i got the problem that if i start the games, they run on a native resolution in their own screen, but WinUAE seems to not switch to the right screen (the game). I remember having a similar problem with my A4000 when the cable from the mainboard to the graphics card was defect. Anyone knows how i can get UAE to switch correctly?

BippyM · 12 September 2006, 14:57

setup the non-picasso screensize!

In picasso mode I think winuae makes the screen/window whatever the picasso scrnmode specifies.

So just setup a 720x576 (doubling on) screen

XenonMB · 13 September 2006, 04:06

well a screensize is always setup, at least I dont see how you can't setup a screensize... but i set it to the size you recommended, but still got the same problem. the game kinda runs in the background, and i cant switch to it. as i mentioned it seems to be a problem of detection or something similar, as i have noticed a similar problem on my real hardware when the graphics card had no possibility to detect the native screen while the cable was disconnected

im open for more suggestions^^

Toni Wilen · 13 September 2006, 09:27

Application problem. Switching happens (with both real or emulated P96) when application opens native screen or closes current viewport (with LoadView(0) for example)

XenonMB · 13 September 2006, 13:53

and can you do anything about it? i tried with two games so far (biing! and slamtilt) and they both dont switch

thomas · 13 September 2006, 15:01

Why not try the obvious: don't use a P96 environment for starting games ?

XenonMB · 13 September 2006, 16:54

well i could do that but then i would have to use a different setup for games... i currently setup a os3.9 environment, and then amikit, and use this for all things that can be installed... so i would have to setup a hd with no p96 as default for games, or switch to native mode everytime i want to play a game, not that this is such a big problem, but i thought it would somehow work

thomas · 13 September 2006, 17:29

You could run the games from a script (a seperate script for each game) and in the script switch to a native screen mode before you run the actual game. And if the game allows to return to the Workbench, you can switch back to P96 after the game quits.

XenonMB · 13 September 2006, 18:05

thats a good idea, thanks

11 September 2006, 15:29	#1
XenonMB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. Veit / Austria Posts: 14	Starting Games in Picasso96 Workbench Environment Hi, i installed several games on my P96 Workbench environment OS3.9BB2. Now i got the problem that if i start the games, they run on a native resolution in their own screen, but WinUAE seems to not switch to the right screen (the game). I remember having a similar problem with my A4000 when the cable from the mainboard to the graphics card was defect. Anyone knows how i can get UAE to switch correctly?

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12 September 2006, 14:57	#2
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	setup the non-picasso screensize! In picasso mode I think winuae makes the screen/window whatever the picasso scrnmode specifies. So just setup a 720x576 (doubling on) screen

13 September 2006, 04:06	#3
XenonMB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. Veit / Austria Posts: 14	well a screensize is always setup, at least I dont see how you can't setup a screensize... but i set it to the size you recommended, but still got the same problem. the game kinda runs in the background, and i cant switch to it. as i mentioned it seems to be a problem of detection or something similar, as i have noticed a similar problem on my real hardware when the graphics card had no possibility to detect the native screen while the cable was disconnected im open for more suggestions^^

13 September 2006, 09:27	#4
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,516	Application problem. Switching happens (with both real or emulated P96) when application opens native screen or closes current viewport (with LoadView(0) for example)

13 September 2006, 13:53	#5
XenonMB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. Veit / Austria Posts: 14	and can you do anything about it? i tried with two games so far (biing! and slamtilt) and they both dont switch

13 September 2006, 15:01	#6
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,001	Why not try the obvious: don't use a P96 environment for starting games ?

13 September 2006, 16:54	#7
XenonMB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. Veit / Austria Posts: 14	well i could do that but then i would have to use a different setup for games... i currently setup a os3.9 environment, and then amikit, and use this for all things that can be installed... so i would have to setup a hd with no p96 as default for games, or switch to native mode everytime i want to play a game, not that this is such a big problem, but i thought it would somehow work

13 September 2006, 17:29	#8
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,001	You could run the games from a script (a seperate script for each game) and in the script switch to a native screen mode before you run the actual game. And if the game allows to return to the Workbench, you can switch back to P96 after the game quits.

13 September 2006, 18:05	#9
XenonMB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. Veit / Austria Posts: 14	thats a good idea, thanks

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