#Change dosbox resolution driver#

Because my program works perfectly on DOSBox emulator, but when I try to run it from FreeDOS flash drive, it works correctly for standard BIOS modes, but just doesn't show any signs of life for VGA X. 320/360 resolutions work perfectly, but 640/720 refuse to work, while switching to them via BIOS works as intended.ĭoes anybody have access to real VGA hardware? I mean REAL. No matter, if I use 1 or 9 value for this register, result is still the same. And according to this article, it's controlled by Dot Clock Rate bit. as in case of vertical resolution, being controlled by Maximum Scan Line register (and this one actually works perfectly for me), 2x/1x mode should be controlled by some register too. It's horizontal resolution, that is wrong.Īccording to this article CRT registers should have the same data for both 320 and 640 modes. vertical resolution is actually correct 480 one. I currently have problems with making screenshot of a problem, but what I see - is 320x240 picture, taking whole 640x480 screen, when every 2nd line is blank, instead of taking just 1/4 of it. No matter, what I do, DOSBox refuses to switch from half-width resolution like 320/360 to full-width resolution like 640/720.

I'm playing with VGA X Mode now and I have a problem. Maybe I've helped others on the fence too.Dunno, if somebody can help me with this problem, as it's very specific one. I know I might have rambled a bit but I think I have made up my mind: 1440p definitely 32' 16:9, MAYBE splurge for the 34' 21:9. At ~$600 (and almost as much as my 55' 4k TV) its a stretch, but if it last 10 years, I can't see replacing it anytime soon. It might even be possible to get a 34' 1440p ultrawide w/165Hz (Samsung).

So, after some selling and even birthday gift money, 32' 1440p is doable. (I know, that is a sin for many at VOGONS) And I'm actually selling some of my retro hardware like my voodoo 3 3000's to help pay for it. I'm older and have more disposable income but I don't have THAT much disposable income. And even once GPUs hit MSRP again, driving 4K means more money. 4K at anything higher than 60Hz starts around $900-$1000. 32' 1440p curved monitors with Freesync and 144Hz+ are affordable $350-ish. I've also never spent the extra for high refresh rates. But 9' display height is starting to show its drawbacks. Oddly enough, Wolfenstein 3D seems like the most immersive games in Ultrawide. That makes pixel perfect emulation quite small (like 15' CRT size monitor small)but with source ports and third party engines, games like Quake, the DOS DOOMs, Wolfenstein 3D at 2560x1080 look amazing. My only regret is that it is not curved and although it is a 29' UW, vertically, it is 9' and no bigger that the 23' 1920x1080. It was the most expensive monitor I have bought at $350. It has Freesync and I've used it with an RX 480 and currently an RX 580. For the last 6 years I've been using a 29' ultrawide 2560x1080. My wife uses it now, had it for 10 years. Eventually had to replace the capacitors which gave me a few more years. First was a Viewsonic 1440x900 when LCDs were starting to get cheaper. Therr monitors over the last, roughly 20 years. Really, when it comes to monitors, I have bought brand new, three.

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#Change dosbox resolution driver#

Please forgive my ignorance, but I've always used to let the graphics driver do the scaling work. How about DOSBox or SDL ? Are they even capable to smoothly move around such a mass of pixel information ? I've never knew that video game resolutions can be such a science! 😅