the problem is one strange behavior i found, in opengl when xfb is enable, frame limit causes the frame rate to be limited exact half the correct speed, so if you choose auto and the game uses 30 fps you get 15 fps
so in opengl, you have to limit to the exact double of the game speed, 100 to pal games and 120 to ntsc.
in d3d this not happened every time, it just happen when you change some time consuming setting like changing the ssaa or resizing the window, in that case you have to disable and re enable frame limit to get the correct fps
to all the devs please if you can help me debug this, will give you a lot of thanks as i'm short in time to debug this error and is driving me crazy not to find the source of the problem.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5249 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
applied mlkbouba patch to make Mario Strikers Charged Football work (i do not own the game so please test).
some minor tweaks to the plugins to improve performance. for game that do not use xfb the best settings are dual core enabled, audio throtle disabled, frame limit set to the desired value, and xfb off.
change the frameskip calculations to use fps instead of vps as in dual core vps != fps caused by unresolved sync problems, till this problems are fixed the best for game play is calculate times in base of fps.
please test and let me know the results
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5239 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Fixed minor font issue with wiimote pad button dialog.
Removed unnecessary OpenGL_MakeCurrent call from DoState.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5209 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Fixed a segfault in linux when a cd/dvd drive is empty or invalid and "Boot from DVD" or "Show Drives" are selected.
On all platforms if a game fails to load show the game list again.
The other things here are essentially code cleanup and won't be noticeable by most users.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5204 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
If you are having trouble with segmentation faults in linux try "shared_soil=true". That seems to fix the problem. How do we fix this for the static build?
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5182 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
after some test the more relevant parameters were the color samples and the tlut max size.
so delete the rest of the parameters and define 3 modes:
Safe : the two values are set to 0 meaning all the texture data and all the tlut data are hashed this is the most correct and slowwwwwwwwwww way
Normal: 37 samples are taken from the color textures an the firs 4096 bytes of the tlut are hashed, is a lot faster than safe mode but in some games i observe small glitches.
Fast: 8 samples are taken from the color textures an the first 1024 bytes are hashed from the tlut, is a little slower than the unsafe cache but at least all the games i tested have correct text output and fast frame rate. the glitches in dinamyc color textures are more noticeable in this mode
this values could be improved, if you find a better combination please post it and the game it fixes and i will update the source.
for the moment, as my time is limited by a lot of work, only implemented the d3d gui, if someone can implement the opengl gui will be a lot of help for me.
please test a lot and let me know the results.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5135 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
fixed a misbehavior in the clear code that causes depth clear problems in reference hardware (Intel as example).
add 6 parameters to optimize Safe Texture Cache:
SafeTextureCacheColorSamples, SafeTextureCacheIndexedSamples, SafeTextureCacheTlutSamples:
this 3 parameters gives the number of samples taken to calculate the final hash value, less samples = more speed, more samples = more accuracy
if 0 is specified the hash is calculated using all the data in the texture.
SafeTextureCacheColorMaxSize, SafeTextureCacheIndexedMaxSize, SafeTextureCacheTlutMaxSize:
this parameters limits the amount of data used for the hash calculation, it could appear as redundant but in some games is better to make a full hash of the first bytes instead of some samples of all the texture.
color, indexed, tlut : define the texture type, full color data, indexed, and the tlut memory.
the parameters are available in the config , no GUI at this time, if the test are OK will add it to the GUI.
if someone needs it will give more examples on how to configure the values for specific games.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5116 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
This changes the dependency in linux from libxxf86vm-dev to libxrandr-dev.
Use Alt-Return to toggle fullscreen mode (as in windows).
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5065 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Removed X event loops from GCPad and Wiimote plugins, and implemented an asynchronous check for keyboard and mouse buttons.
Also added an X event loop in core that handles events while the emulator is paused. Prevents unexpected behavior from events that occur while the emulator is paused.
Now there is only one event loop running at a time (besides those hidden in SDL).
I will revert this commit if other devs are unhappy with it.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5048 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
sorry to tell but this will bring a speed drop, so let you decide if this change stay or not.( used the fastest open source hash algorithm i know)
do not apply full hashing to other format because it kills the performance.
for popular request added 9x SSAA believe me will kill your graphic card even if is the best but the image quality is exceptional.
as always please test and let me know the results.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5034 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
implement proper window handling (d3d/sw) which i believe fixes a hang that occurs when a game is stopped (plz test this :)) + some minor stuff
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5030 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
emulator. Also added the ability to close the emulator with the escape key.
Fixed an issue that caused a segmentation fault when trying to close the
emulator when running in fullscreen mode, which can also be done using the
escape key. This makes fullscreen mode useable in linux!
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5023 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Bit of cleanup/grouping, control creation is now a bit more separate from value setting and tooltip assignment which IMO cluttered the code as it was.
Removed something from main.cpp that looked like a hack to me.
Fixes Issue 2229
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5021 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
reverted a tiny leftover of my safe texture cache commit
D3D
renamed the SSAA modes to use samples as MSAA now they are 2,25x and 4x.
OpenGL:
fixed a nasty logical bug introduced in 4984 that causes efb corruption when efb to texture is used
re enabled shader caching as it was not producing errors.
fixed efb misalignment caused by integer rounding still a bit misaligned but many games will look better now
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5020 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
chage the global format of the screenshots to bmp, is correctly supported by both plugins and is faster.
reverted the changes in safe texture cache, will try to make them more stable then commit them, this should fix compilation in linux and macand error introduced in MP games
corrected all the issues commented by ector, thanks for the comments alway is good that the code is revised by others to find missed spots.
please report any remaining issue to solve them.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5001 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
first fixed scaling when updating backbuffer to make it friendly with encoders, now frame dumping must work without errors in any codec.
clean screenshot and frame dumping code now is more correct, faster and stable.
improve safe texture cache, improving the distribution of the hash algorithm, including tlut hash in the final hash of the texture, and making use of a 64 bit hash to make it more accurate.
clean a lot of code and corrected some missused vertex formats when drawing full screen quads.
and biggest change last:
implemented pseudo antialiasing: a image post-process algorithm that mimics antialiazing and is fare more easier to implement in this scenario.
you can change the intensity of the effect changing the values of the antialiasing combo. the right value depends on the game.
for example mkwii looks awesome with 8x.
please try all the changes and let me know the results.
if something is broken, please let me know and will fix it asap.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@5000 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Basic usage: "sudo scons install=global install"
Hopefully this doesn't break builds on Macs. I have tested this on linux and windows.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4994 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Unfortunately the mouse pointer doesn't match up very well with the IR pointer yet.
Also, I had to add the PointerMotionMask to XSelectInput which adds overhead to the already stressed X event loops. Five event loops by my count, really?
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4961 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
if a degenerated primitive is passed to the VertexManager treat it as a compatible primitive, for example if a 5 vertex quad is passed treat it as a triangle fan.
as crazy at this seems it fix the sun glare in ZWW, please test an d let me know if it make a difference in other games
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4931 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Now the frame limiter yields on CPU thread, not as before on GPU thread mistakenly
2. Fixed clear of VI interrupts
I guess VI interrupts are not used at all, because they were never cleared before
3. Made GPU thread 0% processor usage when paused whatever your active config is.
I tried the event approach but somehow the thread resume latency is excessively long (Who can tell me why?)
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4790 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
All you gotta do is Pause the emulation! That's useful for when your batteries run out during gameplay, for example...
But if you change the WiiMote source (between Emulated, Real or Inactive) you must disconnect and reconnect (Menu Tools -> Connect WiiMote) the WiiMotes affected by the change...
Thanks to jack.fr0st who did all the emulation state notification work!
Now every plugin has a way to know the current emulation state (paused, stopped or playing)
@ayuanx: I thought about doing a PostMessage(g_WiimoteInitialize.hWnd, WM_USER, WIIMOTE_DISCONNECT, current_number); so that the user gets asked to reconnect that WiiMote, trying to avoid having to disconnect and reconnect, but it didn't work because shooting that message only asks to reconnect, doesn't do a disconnect... Do you have any ideas on how to accomplish that?
Also, if anyone could check if Issue 1916 is finally fixed... Or at least when is the cursor being hidden or not...
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4789 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Fixed Issue 1917
(Since wxWidgets is not allowed in core, so I moved the popup window to CFrame)
*Maybe* this could also fix Issue 1919?
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4780 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Unbreak linux stop on Single Core, remove an unnecessary wait event, fix DSP HLE/DSP LLE/OGL plugin hang on stop when the config dialog has been opened (nJoy and Wiimote still need to be fixed), avoid the CpuThread to be stuck in the efb/swap loop by setting a flag before the thread is actually shutdown (contrary to r4756 which was setting it.. after :D)
Clear the status bar Framerate/Core message when the game is stopped.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4769 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
in D3D and Opengl:
fixed one nasty bug in texture loading where if a dynamic texture keeps his format but the tlut format is changed, the try or reloading the texture in the same texture could cause a hang if the size of the resulting texture is different than the original (size in bytes)
Applied a ugly temporal hack to the texture conversor to solve efb to ram misalignments and effect distortions.
in D3D:
Pseudo implementation of logic ops using basic blending: the first 8 operations are "good approximations", the remaining 8 are bullshit :) if someone have a better approximation to emulate this logic please let me know.
please test if i don't break anything in the process and test Mario kart wee you will get a nice surprise.:)
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4656 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
opengl: a little code cleanup and possible speedup in texture recreation.
d3d and opengl :plugins corrected the efb alignment when efb to ram is used.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4637 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
D3D: add the EFB Copy option to complete Rodolfo's commit plus add the Overlay FPS and the Disable Fog options
also change the config dialog's behaviour a bit
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4622 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Now efb to ram display correctly but still is misaligned by one pixel
please test and give me feedback
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4618 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
D3D: fix the wireframe option getting enabled when using the fullscreen option
and did some code cleanup
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4555 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
corrected a little depth textures still broken but now at least i discover the reason, the ultra bad news for d3d lover is, the only correct way to implement depth textures will be do a firs depth only pass disabling blending.
This is because blending is affecting the values stored in the depth texture, so to store the true values, blending mus be deactivated.
this will degrade performance but is the only "Correct" way in d3d 9. the other possibility is dx10 but that's a complete different story ;)
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4526 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
in direct3d this is different, the only valid values are between 0.0 an 1.0 so fix this and let the shader handle the rest.
please test all this and let me know the results.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4494 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
This is a test, clamp the values to see if this fix the problem, please test a lot don't know if this breaks something else
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4491 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
please test specially in paper mario and Killer 7 that where games where supposedly this was used.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4470 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
thanks a lot to chaoscode he make possible to test this on nvidia. please test this a lot and give me feedback :)
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4468 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
d3d: remove the depth texture path it will not work so for now only lockable textures were available. i thing the only way will be a use a secondary render target and do a depth pass to mimic depth textures.
opengl: minor cleanup here and there and a possible fix to issue 1509, but not tested because in my system the errors remarked in the issue don't show.
commond: code reorganization an optimization in the pixel shader generator, trying to understand the tev stages, make some changes to make the generator faster (not much only started for the alpha test and fog).
this changes try start solving the diferences bethen the hardware plugins and the soft plugin.
i hope with i don't brake nothing but please test this a lot.
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4465 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Code cleanup in nJoy i had around for a while, it also adds code to support SDL 1.3's force feedback API and is more stable (will not crash anymore on stop when rumble is enabled)
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4459 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
implemented buffer format fall back to allow hardware that don't support lockable formats to run the games with Z peeking disabled, applied as well the patch suggested in issue 1494 please give heavy test to this commit
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4365 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Opengl:
Reorder the rendering path to make it more generic, and a little bit faster i think.
Reduce the index Buffer size to make it more Friendly to older video hardware.
get rid of the remaining annoying sps (I hope).
D3D:
Implement the same path as opengl to make the plugins more similar and maintainable.
Fixed Peek_Z this means, Pushing stars in SMG Now Works.
Please give heavy testing to this changes and compare the performance with the old path.
Thanks to hrydgard for let me participate :).
git-svn-id: https://dolphin-emu.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@4353 8ced0084-cf51-0410-be5f-012b33b47a6e
Glenn Rice