Netbook Experience

In this post I described the process for installing the Linux version of MAME (XMame) on the Acer Aspire One.

There are a couple of settings which can be changed to significantly improve the performance of XMAME and make the games run at full speed.

To make these changes:

1. Load GXMame ( the front end for XMAME) from the advanced menu.
2. Go to the option menu.
3. Choose Default Options.
4. Click the Display tab.
5. In the Resolution section – set Height scale and Width scale to 2

1. Click the Rendering tab.
2. In the Video Mode Menu box select the XVideo option.
3. Make sure the full screen option is turned off.

1. you won’t to able to see the OK button on screen so press the Alt and o keys to save your settings.

When you play your games now they should run at good speed.

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/netbookjohn