Re: [Rpcemu] MDF query

In message <39c69ff652.Matthew@sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk>
Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <63dd3bf552.old_coaster@old_coaster.yahoo.co.uk>
> on 27 Nov 2012 Tony Moore wrote:
>
>> On 27 Nov 2012, george greenfield <george.greenfield@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > Presumably like many of us, I use RPCEmu in a window on a 1920 x 1080
>> > display; in my case, the RPCEmu 'screen' is 1680 x 1050 using a Xerox
>> > XM3-22wB monitor def file, which allows most (but not quite all) of
>> > the icon bar to be displayed.
>> >
>> > The ideal solution IMHO would be to have something like 1632 x 1020,
>> > which would allow the whole icon bar to be fitted in; or better still,
>> > 1824 x 1026 (16:9 ratio), which would use more of the base display
>> > area. Do either such MDFs exist? Would it be possible to create them?
>>
>> I use a 1280 x 760 MDF, on a 1280 x 800 screen, which allows the RPCEmu
>> window, together with its Windows title bar, to fill the screen exactly.
>>
>> In your case I'd suggest modifying the Xerox MDF, using MakeModes, or
>> CustomRPC, so that its resolution is 1920 x 1040.
>
> You don't need to go to the trouble of using MakeModes or CustomRPC. Just go
> to the MDF and add the modes you require by hand using a text editor. For a
> real RISC PC you need to make sure all the timing values are correct so that
> the picture will be stable on a CRT monitor, but RPCEmu really doesn't care
> about most of the values. If you just edit the x_res and y_res that's
> sufficient in my experience.

Not in mine, unfortunately: I copied my current MDF and changed the x
and y res (and the name of the resolution) to 1824 x 1026, which
produced an 'Inconsistent parameters' error when I attempted to select
it under Boot-Configure-Screen.

George


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george greenfield

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