Greetings everyone.
I have made alot of effort to understand and configure this, and make it work - but have hit a snag. My facts:
XP 32
24" and 19" monitors.
ATI 3870
Latest catalyst drivers
I was able to get 2 screens to work with abris and shkval on the right smaller screen (the 19") using the configuration from the vaaf.net wiki using the "Vista/Win7 (windowed)" profile listed there.
This was before I downloaded the patch, which I have now done - and should no longer need the phantom screen, if I have understood this correctly. I tried first with 1920*1200+1280*1024, and it SEEMS to work, only - what happens is that I can only see the cockpit and instruments when the taskbar is active and the game seems to be in the background. If I try to make the game active and claim the screen, both screens go completely black - and I can only see the yellow cursor. Sounds are still playing, but nothing is visible on screen.
I tried yet again, with that same setup from the wiki ( 1680*1050+1024*768 ) - a setup that worked before, only with the phantom setup - and the same thing happens. Black screen, yellow cursor; nothing else.
Here are my options.lua and monitor files:
options:
["multiMonitorSetup"] = "modified",
["color"] = "32",
["heatBlr"] = 0,
["scenes"] = "medium",
["water"] = 0,
["fullScreen"] = false,
["visibRange"] = "High",
["aspect"] = 2.575,
["textures"] = 2,
["shadows"] = 2,
["display_mode"] =
{
["avi"] =
{
["bpp"] = 32,
["resolution"] = "640x480",
["full_screen"] = false,
["aspect"] = 1.333333333,
["height"] = 480,
["width"] = 640,
}, -- end of ["avi"]
}, -- end of ["display_mode"]
["effects"] = 3,
["lights"] = 2,
["haze"] = 1,
["terrPrld"] = "20",
["height"] = 1050,
["resolution"] = "2704x1050",
["civTraffic"] = 1,
["width"] = 2704,
}, -- end of ["graphics"]
And the monitorsetup:
Description = 'modified'
Viewports =
{
Center =
{
x = 0;
y = 0;
width = 1680;
height = 1050;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 1.6;
}
}
Shkval =
{
x = 2192;
y = 0;
width = 512;
height = 768/2;
}
ABRIS =
{
x = 1680;
y = 0;
width = 512;
height = 768;
}
I have tried fullscreen as well - but that only crashes the game entirely, tossing me back to the menu.
I have reached the end of my understanding of this whole thing, and am here now, asking for anyone to help me get this working, but have nothing but gratitude to offer in return!