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2009-05-13, 11:51
(This post was last modified: 2009-05-13, 12:16 by cloverfield.)
I have a strange situation. I don't get XBMC to go fullscreen! It's keeping windowed.
I followed the steps in the startpost, no luck.
I followed the steps where -fs is instead of SDL_FULLSCREEN_HEAD=2, no luck.
Is it right to leave the UltraMon - Window settings ignored (exept Monitor2), like show: is "normal".
Some stats: XP SP3, nVidia 7600GS, newest XBMC and UltraMon 3.04 (didn't configure them yet, both).
PS: I is right that the shortcut becomes a special UltraMon shortcut, right? I saw that when I tried to edit one to add -fs tot the target. I had to make a new one to do that!
Edit: I tried the original shortcut (-fs -p). Now I get a maximized (!) XBMC. I can see a little titlebar ontop. That is no fullscreen. Anybody can get it real fullscreen?
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Thank You! I suppose I just look stupid for only now getting it all right, but this has bugged the shit out of me for forever on windows. Finally, one click and XBMC opens on my TV, and doesn't screw with my primary display resolution. Truly a wet dream come true.
What I was doing wrong: I had left the -fs in and pasted SDL_FULLSCREEN_HEAD=2 at the end of it. The result was my primary display being resized to XBMC resolution. Then, once I'd changed ultramon settings I couldn't see (and thus remove) -fs.
Solution: Start with a new shortcut, delete -fs, add SDL_FULLSCREEN_HEAD=2 and then make the ultramon changes. Really, it works just like Blackkatt has been saying all along. I bet some of you made the same stupid mistake I made, rushed through and didn't follow the damn instructions.
THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
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Hello
I have tied everything I know.
But I had maked my start button on the remote to start xbmc.
But now, i want to start it via this program, so it opens in the 2nd monitor.
But can`t get this to work.
Someone know this?
Use eventghost so you know that.
Kindly
Petter
Petter :-)
Many thanks for all the effort YOU all do! THANKS! :-)
nVidia Shield TV (2015), Samsung QE75Q70R and Yamaha RX-V767
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Just change the shortcut mapping in eventghost from xbmc.exe to the .ink file you've just created
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I am having the same issue as well...
I have XBMC running on second screen using this guide, I appreciate it however XBMC on the second monitor just lags a litlle, in the menus and during video play back I am not dropping frames just slow laggy XBMC. TO let you know my setup I have a C2d at 3.6 4 gbs of ram vista and nvidia 9800 GT hooked up to a 1080 p monitor to display one and a 720p projector for diplay 2.
Any help would be appreciated!
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it seems that this method generates these lags, if you switch your 2nd display to primary its fine .. also it breaks the 'autodetect refresh feature' of xbmc, it stays at 60hz disregarding the source material i played .. so its not very practical. or am i missed something here?
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Same issue here. Video playback lags when running on the second monitor. Also I can't get it to run fullscreen no matter what I do and believe me I've tried everything in this thread a dozen times over. Switching the secondary to primary works just fine although that's not my ideal way of doing things it will have to do.