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[WrackJacket]

Hi guys,

 

I'm stuck fixing an issue I don't understand. Maybe you can help me?

 

I got my 3 screen cabinet set up and it works fine with VPX 10.7.3. But I have the problem, that my DMD is not alsways on the 3rd screen. It depends on how I start VPX.

Option 1) When I start VPX and than load a table and start it that way, the DMD is at the right position (3rd screen).

Option 2) When I start a table by clicking it in tables folder (without opening VPX before) I got the DMD shown in short at the playfield (1st screen).

My biggest problem is, when I start a table with a frontend (like PinballY) it loads the table like option 2... 

 

I set up all roms by using SetDMD. When I test in VPINMAME Setup it works. When I test in SetDMD with preview, it works. It's always on the 3rd screen.

Just when I start like option 2, it is not...

 

I tried for hours going round in circles and don't know what I can do about it. If I start from tables folder by right click an "edit POV" the DMD is where I want it.But as I start with left click it appears in the wrong position. 

The only strange thing I could find is in VPX video/graphic preferences. My 3 displays are listed there with their resolutions written behind. But they are not right. It's like this:

 

Display 1   3840x2160 (This is right, I got 4k)

Display 2   5760x3240 (this actually is 1920x1080)

Display 3   3840x2160 (this actually is 1280x720)

In the scrollfield below, the resolutions are selected right. It's just showing this in the display dropdown.

Maybe the issue depends on this? I've un- and replugged the displays, still the same.

In Windows they are shown right, I got them set up 1,2,3 in desktop extension Playfield (1) is outer left.

 

I just have no idea what else to do... :-( Does anyone know the problem? Can you help me? 

 

Thank you so much!

Edited by WrackJacket, 20 February 2024 - 12:18 PM.

[strells]

Check your screenres.txt file: https://www.nailbust...ension_location

 

Or maybe you have multiple screenres.txt files for multiple version of VPX?  Do you only have 10.7 installed or do you have 10.8 installed as well?

 

And of course check that your resolutions are set correctly in Windows Displays settings.  No idea why VPX would show completely wrong resolutions for your displays.

[WrackJacket]

Hi strells,

 

thanks for your answer, 

 

I've checked that already. ScreenRes is good and I only got one file. I'm just using 10.7.3.

 

In windows setting all resolutions are shown right.

 

If i go to tables folder and click right mouse "edit POV" the DMD is where I want it.

It's just messed up when I open the table straight from tables folder with no context.

 

Anyone else with an idea or experience?

[WrackJacket]

Hey guys,

 

I fixed it. 

 

I had installed the latest B2S version and my ScreenRes.txt was still the old one.  I hit B2SSetup, but that was wrong...

What I had to do was running B2S_ScreenResIdentifier.exe and define the positions of the cabinet displays.

After that it worked. 

 

Maybe this will help someone else sometime.

 

If you start B2S_ScreenResIdentifier.exe with 4k display, make shure that Windows 10 doesn't zoom an put the view on 100%.

Otherwise the display windows are not shown right and you can't configure them. This was at least my situation.

Edited by WrackJacket, 21 February 2024 - 07:20 PM.

[DarlimJ]

This JUST started happening for me too!

I haven't had this issue in ages.

Now, nearly every time I start up my rig screens are mixed up.
Monitors are on first.

Baller installer.  Auto updates.  VPX 18.8 rc 4.

I have to use the screen identifier utility to set them and that works. 
But it gets messed up again after a restart.
Then go into VPX and select the correct monitor for the playfield.

So strange.  Maybe a Windows 11 update screwed things up?
Buy why would the setting inside VPX change?

Damn gremlins! 

SMH.

Edited by DarlimJ, 24 January 2025 - 05:22 AM.