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?

13 September 2006, 15:01	#6
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 3,907	Why not try the obvious: don't use a P96 environment for starting games ? __________________ Home: thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de Email: thomas-rapp@web.de

13 September 2006, 17:29	#8
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 3,907	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. __________________ Home: thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de Email: thomas-rapp@web.de

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12 September 2006, 14:57	#2
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,140	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: 38 Posts: 11,944	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, 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, 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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