4194 and 4349 and TwonView and gaming

konsti · 04-02-03, 06:59 AM

Hi there!

So far, 4349 works fine, like the "old" 4194 Version too.

I use a TwinView Setup like
" 1280x960@1280x1400 , 1280x960@1280x1400 "

Every game I start (q3a, ut2003, wolf ...) is placed half offscreen. I mean, the 1280x1024 game is placed at bottom of the screen, the viewport is locked to the top of the screen.

That issue is with both 4x Version of the Drivers.

When gaming starting a setup using only one Monitor works perfect though!

I am proud owner of an i845PE with an GF4 4400 :-)

regards, Konstantin

huru · 04-24-03, 09:16 AM

I have the same problem, and I've been looking for answer for a long long time.. if there is one please reply to this.

As said above, using a game resolution lower than the desktop resolution with one monitor works just fine - resolution is changed and viewport set that the game appears to be fullscreen.

Enabling TwinView (monitor and TV) locks the resolution changing, ie. the game only fills part of the screen, unless of course, I set the game resolution same as the desktop resolution. But that's not an option since my desktop is 1600x1200 and I lack the CPU power to run games in that hi-res modes

Here's relevant parts of my XF86Config file:

Code:

Section "Screen"
    Device      "Videocard"
    Monitor     "Monitor"
    DefaultDepth 24
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Option "TwinView"
    Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
    Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
    Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
    Option "MetaModes" "1600x1200@1600x1200, 800x600@1600x1200; 1280x1024@1600x1200, \
 800x600@1600x1200; 1024x768@1600x1200, 800x600@1600x1200"
    Option "TVStandard" "PAL-G"
    Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
EndSection

Help highly appreciated!

[Edit: Fix messed board layout]

huru · 04-24-03, 09:21 AM

Additional info:
Xfree versions used: 4.2.1, 4.3.0
NVdriver version used: 1.0-3132, 1.0-4191, 1.0-4349

No notable differences, ie. same problem with all of those.

04-02-03, 06:59 AM	#1
konsti Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22	4194 and 4349 and TwinView and gaming Hi there! So far, 4349 works fine, like the "old" 4194 Version too. I use a TwinView Setup like " 1280x960@1280x1400 , 1280x960@1280x1400 " Every game I start (q3a, ut2003, wolf ...) is placed half offscreen. I mean, the 1280x1024 game is placed at bottom of the screen, the viewport is locked to the top of the screen. That issue is with both 4x Version of the Drivers. When gaming starting a setup using only one Monitor works perfect though! I am proud owner of an i845PE with an GF4 4400 :-) regards, Konstantin Last edited by konsti; 04-02-03 at 08:17 AM.

04-24-03, 09:16 AM	#2
huru Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3	I have the same problem, and I've been looking for answer for a long long time.. if there is one please reply to this. As said above, using a game resolution lower than the desktop resolution with one monitor works just fine - resolution is changed and viewport set that the game appears to be fullscreen. Enabling TwinView (monitor and TV) locks the resolution changing, ie. the game only fills part of the screen, unless of course, I set the game resolution same as the desktop resolution. But that's not an option since my desktop is 1600x1200 and I lack the CPU power to run games in that hi-res modes Here's relevant parts of my XF86Config file: Code: Section "Screen" Device "Videocard" Monitor "Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection Option "TwinView" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone" Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50" Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60" Option "MetaModes" "1600x1200@1600x1200, 800x600@1600x1200; 1280x1024@1600x1200, \ 800x600@1600x1200; 1024x768@1600x1200, 800x600@1600x1200" Option "TVStandard" "PAL-G" Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" EndSection Help highly appreciated! [Edit: Fix messed board layout]

04-24-03, 09:21 AM	#3
huru Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3	Additional info: Xfree versions used: 4.2.1, 4.3.0 NVdriver version used: 1.0-3132, 1.0-4191, 1.0-4349 No notable differences, ie. same problem with all of those.