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    Getting DosBox in fullscreen?

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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @tekn0
      last edited by edmaul69

      @tekn0 so what did you set the scaler to? Im always willing to find/use a better method

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        tekn0 @edmaul69
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        @edmaul69 I updated the pastbin http://pastebin.com/UXET46HP

        I ended up setting it to scan2x.

        Im on a 1080p display.

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          goodpi31 @tekn0
          last edited by goodpi31

          @tekn0 Does that make it fullscreen for you?

          I'm also on a 1080p display- and even though I managed to increase the screensize of the dosbox (I think I used normal3x or normal2x), it's still not fullscreen as it would using a pc with dosbox installed.

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @goodpi31
            last edited by edmaul69

            @goodpi31 try setting

            Aspect=true
            

            It is the only way i can get it on my setup. Im using a tv that is 1024x768 however.

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              goodpi31 @edmaul69
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              @edmaul69 Yep that did the trick. Thanks :)

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              • edmaul69E
                edmaul69 @goodpi31
                last edited by edmaul69

                @goodpi31 you're welcome

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                  tekn0 @edmaul69
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                  @edmaul69

                  Interesting, setting that to false is what works for me in full screen. Testing sierra games and dune2.

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                  • edmaul69E
                    edmaul69 @tekn0
                    last edited by edmaul69

                    @tekn0 yeah i set dispmanx as you said. I looked at your config and it is all the same as mine except for the aspect. I was testing on retro city rampage and a couple leisure suit larry's

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                      tekn0 @edmaul69
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                      @edmaul69 It is a little odd. I just updated everything in retropie including kernel updates as of 1/20/2017. I started with a fresh dosbox and the default conf file. Then enabled dispmanx in retropie-setup and coped over my conf file from the pastbin above.

                      Instant full screen at 1080p with what looks like proper integer scaled scanlines. Perfect. Setting aspect to false is really the key for me. Not sure how or why. I just have a standard 1080p led tv and standard hdmi cable.

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                        LasagnaDevil
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                        Sorry for the Necrobump, but now I got DOSBOX to work, I would like to add a
                        CRT-like filter for it. Round corners (not just overlays), and the stuff. I'm editing my dosbox-SVN.conf, and added:

                        fullscreen=false
                        fulldouble=false
                        fullresolution=original
                        windowresolution=original
                        output=overlay
                        autolock=true
                        sensitivity=100
                        waitonerror=true
                        priority=higher,normal
                        mapperfile=mapper-SVN.map
                        usescancodes=false
                        pixelshader=CRT-geom-curved.fx

                        And later in the file:

                        [render]
                        frameskip=0
                        aspect=true
                        scaler=hardware2x

                        So... It's not working. No error output, just nothing at all. I dunno if it's the shader file (where do I even put it?), the fact it's not supported, or what.

                        Is there a way to make this work? :)

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                          edmaul69 @LasagnaDevil
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                          @lasagnadevil not sure about adding shaders. If you read through everything in the config it tells you what to change for scan2x or scan3x i think it is.

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                            LasagnaDevil
                            last edited by

                            Indeed, but I found this:

                            https://forums.duke4.net/topic/7387-crt-screen-imitation-in-dosbox/

                            It kinda allows for a CRT-fishbowl-shaped effect. :D

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                            • edmaul69E
                              edmaul69 @LasagnaDevil
                              last edited by

                              @lasagnadevil looking at it, that appears to be for dosbox daum, which can do more than the standard dosbox. If you get the curvature to work let me know.

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