ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 So I put in a different second video card to run my backglass and DMD...... (I had them both running off the old card that exact way, no issues.....I wanted a better second card.) Now that I put the new card in, I can't get the back glass off of my DMD display, I am running the B2S back glass and no matter what I change it to on the b2s Screen Res editor it still shows up on that monitor. HELP!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 All of my back glasses are showing up on my DMD...... regular back glasses and b2s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Changed position of monitor back and Static back glasses are back on correct monitor however B2S are still on wrong screen no matter which one I choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Oh and best yet....somehow it screwed up my back glass setting and I can't get that to fit right either!! All because I wanted a better video card to run the back glass and DMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkMalmeida Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I had this same exact issue ScubaMichael. From what I can tell, the issue is that even though your monitors are set up correctly and show in the control panel in the correct order as 1 (playfield), 2 (backglass), and 3 (DMD) because you're using a 2nd video card (I use one for my backglass and DMD too) the software seems to be doing something wierd with the screen numbering. What I ended up doing to fix the issue was to set the x position of the backglass to be a negative value equal to the horizonal resolution of my 3rd screen. This moved it back onto the second screen and I haven't had any issues since. Hopefully this works for you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightpin Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Edit your screenres.txt file (in your ./tables directory) to indicate the which display should be used as the backglass, its size, and its origin in pixels compared to the top left corner of your primary display. There's a settings config tool floating around that will prompt you for the values if you don't get how to set the values manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Lightpin......I already edited that......doesnt help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkMalmeida Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 You tried setting a negative value for your backglass X position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les73gtx Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 What has worked for me was to edit the screenres.txt file were it says what number you BG monitor is (like the 5th line I think) and start with 2 then 3 then 4 then 5 ect ect until it works. This is because windows remembers each video card you have ever installed and labels each output sequentially. So on my install my BG ender up being #7 because I had 3 outputs from on board graphics then I had a ATI card with 3 outputs. I removed the ATI and installed nVidia card and just happened to plug in the BG to the first output (DVI)on that card and the main screen used HDMI. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 I got the back glass back on the proper screen.......except when it is running B2S.......then it is on my DMD screen When I run the B2S editor....no matter what screen I set that on its on the DMD screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les73gtx Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Using the editor only allows you to select 1, 2 or 3. If you look in the screenres.txt file in your tables folder (open it with notepad) the 5th line down it will have a single digit number. That number specifies what number windows has assigned to you BG monitor. This only applies to the B2S files. So again change that line 5 to 4 (starting with 4 because i assume you have tried 1-3)and then 5 and then 6 . Make sure to save and then run the table in question in between each change. Actually mapping the x and y never worked for me, but others it does Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Ok Les....that worked Now I just have to get my screen resolution dialed back in GGGGGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les73gtx Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Glad that helped you ... I have just finished my 3rd format and install of all the VP and related files .... starting to be a real pro at this. Huh, I remember when I was younger I would format and reinstall my OS every couple of months.... now I cringe every time I need to do the reinstall. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Dazz Posted January 9, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 9, 2014 Just partition your hard drive. Create a partition large enough for your OS and support files. Then create another where you keep your software, VP, HyperPin, VPM, etc. Then if you need to change OS, just format the OS partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Ok.....So I got my B2S back glass running fine in visual pinball but they aren't showing up in Hyperpin..... Also my static back glasses are still oversized. Anyone have any Koolaid?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Wildman Posted January 10, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 10, 2014 LOL your almost there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Dazz Posted January 10, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 10, 2014 if you changed the backglass size setting in your HyperPin settings... change it back to whatever it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ok....so I think I have everything sized properly...... However when I am in hyper pin menu mode or in games that don't have a B2S back glass, I don't have back glasses showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMichael Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ok.....I just reset everything and got it working....... Unfortunately it was after I drank the Koolaid...... This is however give me a chance to catch up on all of the "Archer" shows I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Dazz Posted January 10, 2014 Administrators Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ok....so I think I have everything sized properly...... However when I am in hyper pin menu mode or in games that don't have a B2S back glass, I don't have back glasses showing. HyperPin does not use your existing B2S's for backglasses while in HyperPin menu. You need to download media packs for HyperPin that contain the Backglass images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider Itchigo Posted January 10, 2014 Content Provider Share Posted January 10, 2014 Does HP support screengrabs? That's what I did for my table/backglass images with Pinball x. It's how I know if I have an updated table or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2K24 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I think it will show a pic file if you don't have a video for that table. At least that's how my setup seems to be working anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les73gtx Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Does HP support screengrabs? That's what I did for my table/backglass images with Pinball x. It's how I know if I have an updated table or not... I have captured a couple of tabels that I wanted better images for HP ... as long as they are in .png and size close to what your monitor resolution is then you should be OK Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider Itchigo Posted January 13, 2014 Content Provider Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yes, I'm sure HP will show it, but Pinball X will take screenshots via hotkey. That's what I was asking, maybe I should've worded it differently. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les73gtx Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Just used print screen when I had the keyboard plugged in but I thought about setting up a button mapped to the ipac ... hmmm .. no hotkey that I know of in HP but I am really new to all of this also. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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