Ok, I'll mess around more and see if I can get it to work... but not
today. I'm leaving it a bit of a mess I fear but I'll be in to keep
working on it, if not tomorrow then Wednesday.
Simon
On 10/23/2016 06:31 PM, Eris Symms wrote:
What about RCA to VGA. It can do RCA out with the right cables.
On Oct 23, 2016 5:53 PM, "John Lewis" <oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
There is a setting in raspbian that forces hdmi to work with most
monitors I have used. I haven't tried it with CRT yet.
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/4127/no-video-on-hdmi
<https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/4127/no-video-on-hdmi>
Modify /boot/config.txt make sure these configs are set.
|config_hdmi_boost=4 hdmi_force_hotplug=1 hdmi_drive=2|
On 10/23/2016 05:46 PM, Simon Heath wrote:
Ok, good news and bad news.
Good news: Eris, your Pi works awesome, and the RetroPie software
works great. Not perfect, but great.
Bad news, the HDMI to VGA converter I got works perfectly on the
Pi station monitor, but doesn't work with the actual arcade
monitor. It just shows fuzz and junk, as if the tracking is off
on a VCR. I think the vsync rate is off and the Pi's video chip
tries to find a rate that works, in vain. There's a control box
in the machine that adjusts the vpos and hpos and such, but I've
twiddled every knob on it and haven't found anything that even
starts to look right.
It's a 24" non-widescreen monitor. Plus the RetroPie emulators
for older games appear to have a filter that simulates some of
the fuzz in a CRT display anyway. If it was up to me I'd just
replace it with an LCD and get rid of the ear-rending whine, but
appropriate monitors appear to be $100-200 on eBay and maybe
someone who knows more than I can figure out what the problem is
and fix it.
Any thoughts?
Simon
On 10/23/2016 11:52 AM, Robert Berger wrote:
The laptops running the BoXZY and vinyl cutter have SD card
readers.
On Oct 23, 2016, at 11:29 AM, Simon Heath <icefoxen@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:icefoxen@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:icefoxen@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:icefoxen@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
In related news, is there an SD card reader at the shop? I
couldn't find one, and the one in my laptop seems to have
broken...
Simon
On 10/22/2016 11:54 PM, James Keener wrote:
OK, I just didn't know the arrangement (donation or loan) :) I
know where he went! I visited his factory a few months ago:)
Sorry, just sticking my nose where it doesn't belong!
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 10:55 PM, Yevgeniy Soroka
<ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Its Jeremy's, but he moved to Silicon Valley 3 years ago to
start
a company, and donated a bunch of stuff, including the arcade
machine. We can do what we want to it. Jeremy would only
encourage
it.
-Geno
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:49 PM, James Keener
<jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
John, which machine? The one by the garage door that is
a real
arcade box and screen with a PC in it was Jeremy
Herrman's.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:28 PM, John Lewis
<oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I am pretty sure Chad built this one.
On 10/22/2016 09:09 PM, James Keener wrote:
Not to poo-poo anyone, but is the Arcade ours or
just on
loan from Jeremy? If it's ours, I'd be OK
upgrading it:)
I like playing it from time-to-time when I stop in.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:04 PM, Eris Symms
<eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Missed the USB controls part. Either way, I
can drop
off the pi tomorrow.
Eris
On Oct 22, 2016 9:03 PM, "Eris Symms"
<eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I can provide the pi 3 and the retro pie
image
but I don't know much about mapping the
physical
buttons via gpio.
Eris
On Oct 22, 2016 9:01 PM, "John Lewis"
<oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I think we should replace the whole thing
with a Raspberry Pi 3. I am
willing to go in for half of a New Pi
and a
hdmi to vga converter.
On 10/22/2016 08:33 PM, Simon Heath
wrote:
> So I've figured out how to take the
arcade
machine apart enough to
> actually do stuff to it, if we
want. Turns
out that the computer in
> it is *really* old, like, Pentium 4
with
512 mb of ram. I'm kind of
> amazed it still works at all. But I
tried
at least seeing if I could
> get Linux or something to boot on
it, and
it's too old to boot off of
> a USB drive. And I don't really
feel like
burning a CD just to see if
> that thing is salvagable. It's
running an
old version of software
> called Maximus Arcade.
>
> There's a pile of custom wiring to
get all
the inputs and outputs
> connected to the computer, but it LOOKS
like the joysticks end up
> plugging into a USB input, the
monitor is
VGA and the sound is just a
> 3.5 mm jack.
>
> So the question is, what do we want to
actually do with it? Our
> options seem to be:
>
> * Just update the software to a new
version
of the same thing
> * Keep the same computer but put
Linux on
it running MAME or something
> (maybe http://www.lakka.tv/)
> * Just replace the thing with a RPi
>
> I'll play around with different
programs
and see if I can find one
> that works significantly better than
what
we have.
>
> On the more hardware-y side, I
really want
to cover the gaping holes
> next to the coin acceptor with
something...
maybe plastic with cool
> laser-cut designs and LED
backlighting. The
sides of the thing are
> also just aching for paint and/or
decals.
Anyone have any good
> suggestions there?
>
> Simon
>
>
>
