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New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:11 pm
by AmintaMister
Hi all! I've tried yesterday the new "HELP" function with both Pdf and Md but on my Trinitron CRT hangs the MiSTer, maybe currently it works only on Hdmi?

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:33 pm
by AngelicLiver
You probably need "fbterminal = 1" set in your MiSTer.ini file?

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:40 pm
by AmintaMister
AngelicLiver wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:33 pm You probably need "fbterminal = 1" set in your MiSTer.ini file?
Already set...

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:46 pm
by AngelicLiver
AmintaMister wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:40 pm
AngelicLiver wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:33 pm You probably need "fbterminal = 1" set in your MiSTer.ini file?
Already set...
Very odd! Do you get any errors when running the update script? It was working for me yesterday evening (although this was on HDMI). Are you using directvideo or analogue video via an IO board?

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:48 pm
by AmintaMister
AngelicLiver wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:46 pm
AmintaMister wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:40 pm
AngelicLiver wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:33 pm You probably need "fbterminal = 1" set in your MiSTer.ini file?
Already set...
Very odd! Do you get any errors when running the update script? It was working for me yesterday evening (although this was on HDMI). Are you using directvideo or analogue video via an IO board?
I think the problem is that I'm using the analogue video via an IO board, I got no errors on the update script..

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:50 pm
by AngelicLiver
I have an IO board too so I'll test that later on a few of my CRTs and report back.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:17 pm
by RascalUK
Works fine on my CRT, pdf's too small to read like but they load okay.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:29 pm
by akeley
The .md files work on my set via Direct Video, didn't try pdfs. Perhaps you should try @thorr's CRT setting for the Menu (see Custom Video Modes section)

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:08 pm
by RascalUK
I had FB Terminal and Direct Vid on and they worked. Turn them off and they don't obviously. Certainly the Terminal.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:31 pm
by akeley
Sorry, my comment was aimed at OP.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:56 pm
by AmintaMister
akeley wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:29 pm The .md files work on my set via Direct Video, didn't try pdfs. Perhaps you should try @thorr's CRT setting for the Menu (see Custom Video Modes section)
I've tried both with:

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[Menu]
vga_scaler=1
vsync_adjust=1
vscale_mode=1
video_mode=640,54,56,106,224,16,0,28,13764
and

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[Menu]
vga_scaler=1
vsync_adjust=1
vscale_mode=1
video_mode=640,54,56,106,224,16,0,28,13764
but on my Trinitron CRT Tv connected via Vga -> Scart via analogue board it doesn't work...

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:57 pm
by AmintaMister
RascalUK wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:08 pm I had FB Terminal and Direct Vid on and they worked. Turn them off and they don't obviously. Certainly the Terminal.
But I have the CRT connected via Vga Analogue Board, not via Hdmi...

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:46 pm
by alanswx
The help feature uses the Framebuffer mode in linux. So you need to make sure you have framebuffer displayed on HDMI or somehow working on the CRT. I have two monitors hooked up, and it keeps the CoCo3 running on the VGA, while the PDF is on the HDMI.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:13 pm
by AngelicLiver
Can confirm feature is working via analogue out on my IO board, SCART and YbpPr. Perhaps manually update MiSTer Main?
alanswx wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:46 pm The help feature uses the Framebuffer mode in linux. So you need to make sure you have framebuffer displayed on HDMI or somehow working on the CRT. I have two monitors hooked up, and it keeps the CoCo3 running on the VGA, while the PDF is on the HDMI.
Functions like this.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:05 pm
by AmintaMister
alanswx wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:46 pm The help feature uses the Framebuffer mode in linux. So you need to make sure you have framebuffer displayed on HDMI or somehow working on the CRT. I have two monitors hooked up, and it keeps the CoCo3 running on the VGA, while the PDF is on the HDMI.
Ok, so do you confirm it can't work on CRT analogue only?

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:40 pm
by alanswx
AmintaMister wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:05 pm
alanswx wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:46 pm The help feature uses the Framebuffer mode in linux. So you need to make sure you have framebuffer displayed on HDMI or somehow working on the CRT. I have two monitors hooked up, and it keeps the CoCo3 running on the VGA, while the PDF is on the HDMI.
Ok, so do you confirm it can't work on CRT analogue only?
I haven't tried to get Framebuffer working on my vga - but if you can using the scaler over vga then it should work I think.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:21 am
by bbond007
alanswx wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:40 pm I haven't tried to get Framebuffer working on my vga - but if you can using the scaler over vga then it should work I think.
As long as you have "vga_scaler=1" it does work over VGA.

Perhaps there is some minimal resolution pdfviewer needs to run?

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:36 pm
by EDDIE-X
Hi guys, I'm trying out the new Help menu to open md files but I get an error that says: /media/fat/linux/glow: No such file or directory. Do you know if there is a way to install glow to have this working? I've ran update and update_all scripts already but I have the same results, also I've some filters enabled for update_all but I'm not sure it this is preventing to have glow installed in the linux folder. Thanks.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 5:18 pm
by alanswx
EDDIE-X wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:36 pm Hi guys, I'm trying out the new Help menu to open md files but I get an error that says: /media/fat/linux/glow: No such file or directory. Do you know if there is a way to install glow to have this working? I've ran update and update_all scripts already but I have the same results, also I've some filters enabled for update_all but I'm not sure it this is preventing to have glow installed in the linux folder. Thanks.
Strange, glow should be instaled with the PDF Viewer from here:
https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/PDFView ... r/releases

It should come down with update_all and downloader

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:18 pm
by EDDIE-X
alanswx wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 5:18 pm
EDDIE-X wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:36 pm Hi guys, I'm trying out the new Help menu to open md files but I get an error that says: /media/fat/linux/glow: No such file or directory. Do you know if there is a way to install glow to have this working? I've ran update and update_all scripts already but I have the same results, also I've some filters enabled for update_all but I'm not sure it this is preventing to have glow installed in the linux folder. Thanks.
Strange, glow should be instaled with the PDF Viewer from here:
https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/PDFView ... r/releases

It should come down with update_all and downloader
Thank you, I've found that I was missing the "linux" filter, so I added it and update_all downloaded the linux commands that I was missing.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:08 pm
by EeDee
alanswx wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 5:18 pm
EDDIE-X wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:36 pm Hi guys, I'm trying out the new Help menu to open md files but I get an error that says: /media/fat/linux/glow: No such file or directory. Do you know if there is a way to install glow to have this working? I've ran update and update_all scripts already but I have the same results, also I've some filters enabled for update_all but I'm not sure it this is preventing to have glow installed in the linux folder. Thanks.
Strange, glow should be instaled with the PDF Viewer from here:
https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/PDFView ... r/releases

It should come down with update_all and downloader
Same problem for me even after a complete reinstall.
Hopefully this information will help ;)

Additional: Unfortunately it hasn't. Not familiar with using Linux. Anyone able to assist?

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:36 pm
by AmintaMister
Hi, I confirm that New MiSTer Help Function doesn't work on IO analog board, VGA to Scart RGB Output on analog CRT TV.

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:30 pm
by netbeui
Was anyone able to get this working over the IO board? I tried vga_scaler=1 but I either get no image on my VGA monitor or a garbled display on my 32" Sony Wega CRT. Any suggestions or edits to the INI file are greatly appreciated!

Re: New MiSTer Help Function Not Working

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:05 am
by AmintaMister
netbeui wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:30 pm Was anyone able to get this working over the IO board? I tried vga_scaler=1 but I either get no image on my VGA monitor or a garbled display on my 32" Sony Wega CRT. Any suggestions or edits to the INI file are greatly appreciated!
No way