Can't use both monitors

[speed-of-heat]

1) make a backup of options.lua

 

2) You need to edit options.lua's ["graphics"] section:

 

["resolution"] = "2304x1024",

["multiMonitorSetup"] = "camera+shkval+abris",

["width"] = 2304,

 

3) You then need to create the following as the file camera+shkval+abris.lua in the monitors directory

 

 
Description = 'Cockpit camera on the left monitor and ABRIS & Shkval on the left monitor'
Viewports =
{
    Center =
    {
         x = 0;
         y = 0;
         width = 1280;
         height = 1024;
         viewDx = 0;
         viewDy = 0;
         aspect = 1.25;
    }
}
ABRIS =
{
   x = 1280; -- starts at the left of the secondary screen, 1280
   y = 0;
   width = 512; -- half the secondary screen pixel width
   height = 768; -- full height of the secondary screen
}
Shkval =
{
   x = 1792; -- as the Shkval starts at the second half of the right monitor, this is  1280(the main view width) plus half of 1024(halfway across the right monitor width)
   y = 0;
   width = 512; -- half of 1024, the secondary monitor width
   height = 384; -- to keep the aspect correct, half the height of the secondary screen
}

 

Because you have monitors of different vertical resolution you will have to run the game in windowed mode, I think.

 

DO NOT USE NOTEPAD TO EDIT ANY FILES use NOTEPAD++, available from http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net

Edited October 4, 2009 by speed-of-heat

[Sparks]

I have tried all kind of settings but never managed to get anything on my 2nd screen.

It is no problem to get all on one screen on different places with changing the coordinates.

 

I suspect it has something to do with NVDIA settings and/or in combination with UltraMon.

 

Anyone experienced with proper settings for Ultra Mon ?

[speed-of-heat]

If you are using Vista or Win 7 you have to ensure that you are in Windowed mode not full screen, you may also have to use windowed mode if you don't have all your monitors the same size.

 

Have you tried not using ultramon ?

[Death-17]

I'm new at this lua stuff. Ive downloaded notepad++ but still having trouble making changes to lua, won't save. I opened lua at first with regular notepad. Now all files have the notepad symbol next to them. Do I have to reinstall the game? I have desktop set to "extend my desktop. All I would like is the shekval on the second monitor. I have a 42 inch main monitor, 17 inch 2nd monitor, Vista 32, AMD Dual core 3.0, 9800GTX+ 1gb video card, 4 gb ram. Sorry for all this newbie stuff but just getting into sims. I need baby steps. Please, help.

[speed-of-heat]

Maybe where did you install DCS to? IF C:\Program Files? the UAC will be getting in the way, the easiest way to "fix" this is to uninstall and re-install without switching the machine off (this means you don't have to use an activation), I would create a specific directory C:\Games\ to use instead of C:\Program Files for games.

 

You may need to re associate the default program for lua to be Notepad ++, right click on one of the lua files and select open with, and select choose default program, depending on what you have you may have to search for the file but notepadd++ is what you need to choose, make sure the "Always Use the Type of Program" box is check .. then select ok and that should change your default program to open lua to notepad++.

 

once you have done that before you do anything else make a backup of the options.lua file.

 

What resolution is your main monitor, and what resolution is your 17", and what do you want displayed on the main and 17" monitors?

Edited October 25, 2009 by speed-of-heat

[Death-17]

Thanks for the info. Reinstalled with patch and opened with notepad++. I run the 42 inch screen with 1920 by 1080 res, I would like the 17 inch 1024 by 768. I can adjust these if that's too much trouble. Appreciate the help.

[speed-of-heat]

Hi

assuming you want the Shkval & ABRIS onthe 17" monitor?

 

1) make a backup of options.lua

 

2) You need to edit options.lua's ["graphics"] section:

 

["resolution"] = "2944x1080",

["multiMonitorSetup"] = "camera+shkval+abris",

["width"] = 2944,

 

3) You then need to create the following as the file camera+shkval+abris.lua in the monitors directory

 

Description = 'Cockpit camera on the left monitor and ABRIS & Shkval on the left monitor'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.77;

}

}

ABRIS =

{

x = 1920; -- starts at the left of the secondary screen, 1920

y = 0;

width = 512; -- half the secondary screen pixel width

height = 768; -- full height of the secondary screen

}

Shkval =

{

x = 2432; -- as the Shkval starts at the second half of the right monitor, this is 1920 (the main view width) plus half of 1024(halfway across the right monitor width)

y = 0;

width = 512; -- half of 1024, the secondary monitor width

height = 384; -- to keep the aspect correct, half the height of the secondary screen

}

[Death-17]

I tried it word for word and it kept giving me a windows error message "Exception Processing Message 0x0000013 Parameters 0x762592A0 0x00000004 0x762592A0 0x00000004 0x762592A0 0x762592A0"

When you wrote "resolution" under "monitorsetup" is it resolution for avi or the one below it or both? Do I type the text just like you did(all text after --), or just the numbers("1080";)? Actually, I just wanted the Shkval on the second screen. Like I said, baby steps, I'm old and slow. Sorry for the confusion.

[speed-of-heat]

I tried it word for word and it kept giving me a windows error message "Exception Processing Message 0x0000013 Parameters 0x762592A0 0x00000004 0x762592A0 0x00000004 0x762592A0 0x762592A0"

When you wrote "resolution" under "monitorsetup" is it resolution for avi or the one below it or both? Do I type the text just like you did(all text after --), or just the numbers("1080";)? Actually, I just wanted the Shkval on the second screen. Like I said, baby steps, I'm old and slow. Sorry for the confusion.

 

the one below it.

 

when do you get the error message? you have selected to run in not fullscreen mode?

 

show me what you have ?

 

Is you 17 monitor on the left or right?

[Death-17]

My 17 inch monitor is on the right. I get the error message after I hit "fly mission" while it's loading. I was running in full screen mode. I will try it again in non full screen mode, I have to change the data again. I went back to original to make sure it worked, it did. Give me a while.

Example of what I saved in monitorsetup:

}

}

ABRIS=

{

x = 1920; -- starts at the left of the secondary screen, 1920

y = 0;

 

That is exactly how I wrote it, with all the text after the numbers.

[speed-of-heat]

If you have cut and paste the stuff I typed. that should work, have you unchecked the Full Screen box on the options screen?

 

Resolution is not the avi one...

[Death-17]

I have no idea how to add a picture to this reply but I put one under my album and made it public of my screens after I made the changes. I cut and pasted your lua commands. The screen is of the cockpit stretched across both screens, no ABRIS or shkval. I unchecked the full screen mode. What's next?

[speed-of-heat]

you could just copy and paste the text?

[Death-17]

Ok, here it is.

 

["graphics"] =

{

["multiMonitorSetup"] = "shkval+camera+abris",

["color"] = "32",

["heatBlr"] = 1,

["scenes"] = "high",

["water"] = 2,

["fullScreen"] = false,

["visibRange"] = "High",

["aspect"] = 1.33,

["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"] = 1080,

["resolution"] = "2944x1080",

["civTraffic"] = 1,

["width"] = 2944,

}, -- end of ["graphics"]

} -- end of options

 

Here is monitorsetup

 

Description = 'Cockpit camera on the left monitor and ABRIS & Shkval on the left monitor'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.77;

}

}

ABRIS =

{

x = 1920; -- starts at the left of the secondary screen, 1920

y = 0;

width = 512; -- half the secondary screen pixel width

height = 768; -- full height of the secondary screen

}

Shkval =

{

x = 2432; -- as the Shkval starts at the second half of the right monitor, this is 1920 (the main view width) plus half of 1024(halfway across the right monitor width)

y = 0;

width = 512; -- half of 1024, the secondary monitor width

height = 384; -- to keep the aspect correct, half the height of the secondary screen

}

__________________

[Death-17]

Pic of monitor screen

 

Ok, I think I attached a picture of my screen.

[speed-of-heat]

...

Here is monitorsetup

...

 

is by any chance the file is called monitorsetup? what is the directory path that this file is saved in?

 

...

Here is monitorsetup

...

__________________

 

that big long line shouldn't be in the file either?

Edited October 28, 2009 by speed-of-heat

[Death-17]

Yes, it is saved under "config".

[speed-of-heat]

Yes, it is saved under "config".

 

monitorsetup is normally a folder, not a file ? just to be very clear you have a file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\Config\MonitorSetup\MonitorSetup.lua?

 

if you do then you need to rename that from monitorsetup.lua to camera+shkval+abris.lua

 

if not what is the name of the file that you cut and paste which you labeled monitorsetup?

Edited October 28, 2009 by speed-of-heat

[Death-17]

Yes, my monitorsetup is a folder. Under monitorsetup is the lua files for 1Camera, 3 Cameras, Shkval+Camera, and Shkval+Camera+ABRIS. This is what I saved to Shkval+Camera+ABRIS lua file:

 

Description = 'Cockpit camera on the left monitor and ABRIS & Shkval on the left monitor'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1920;

height = 1080;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.77;

}

}

ABRIS =

{

x = 1920; -- starts at the left of the secondary screen, 1920

y = 0;

width = 512; -- half the secondary screen pixel width

height = 768; -- full height of the secondary screen

}

Shkval =

{

x = 2432; -- as the Shkval starts at the second half of the right monitor, this is 1920 (the main view width) plus half of 1024(halfway across the right monitor width)

y = 0;

width = 512; -- half of 1024, the secondary monitor width

height = 384; -- to keep the aspect correct, half the height of the secondary screen

}

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This is what I saved to the graphics section of the options lua file that is under folders Blackshark/data/scripts:

 

["graphics"] =

{

["multiMonitorSetup"] = "shkval+camera+abris",

["color"] = "32",

["heatBlr"] = 1,

["scenes"] = "high",

["water"] = 2,

["fullScreen"] = false,

["visibRange"] = "High",

["aspect"] = 1.33,

["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"] = 1080,

["resolution"] = "2944x1080",

["civTraffic"] = 1,

["width"] = 2944,

}, -- end of ["graphics"]

} -- end of options

[speed-of-heat]

Sorry mate as best i can tell that should work ... whats strange is it is picking up the width, because you have your screen display extended into your second monitor... it's like the shkval+camera+abris isn't being detected?

 

what happens if you try running the program as Admin?

[Death-17]

Well, appreciate the help. Thanks

[Death-17]

I am running as admin, right?

[Death-17]

Ok, one more time. I got this far with it. Pic is on attachment. I basically got it backwards with the shkval and screen.

 

Here is my current graphics portion of the options file:

 

 

["graphics"] =

{

["multiMonitorSetup"] = "shkval+camera",

["color"] = "32",

["heatBlr"] = 1,

["scenes"] = "high",

["water"] = 2,

["fullScreen"] = false,

["visibRange"] = "High",

["aspect"] = 1.33,

["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"] = 1080,

["resolution"] = "2944x1080",

["civTraffic"] = 1,

["width"] = 2944,

}, -- end of ["graphics"]

} -- end of options

 

Here is my current Skval+camera file under the Monitorsetup folder:

 

Description = 'Shkval on the left monitor, camera on the right'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = screen.width / 2;

y = 0;

width = screen.width / 2;

height = screen.height;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = screen.aspect / 2;

}

}

Shkval =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = screen.width / 2;

height = screen.height;

}

 

Any help?

[speed-of-heat]

Try setting the shkval x= 1920 and width=1024 and height=768 & camera x= 0 and width = 1920

[Death-17]

Almost there, looks the aspect is off. Suggestions? Pic is attached.