Lt. Kije Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 After a long layoff, I'm trying to return to playing CMBB. Problem is, I've got a new machine, a pretty new Mac powerbook G4. Has this odd native resolution of 1280 X 854. When I try to launch CMBB, having booted via System 9.2, CMBB complains about screen size being too big. "Set a smaller screen size then try again," is the upshot. But in the Monitors Control Panel I find only one screen size to select: 1280 X 854! 1GHz G4 512 MB RAM Video card: "ATY" (ATI Radeon??) 64MB (machine was bought for me; I don't recall video card choice) Anybody got a workaround, a fix, or a word of advice? And yes, I did remove the Classic RAVE extension from the Extensions folder. It is a cruel irony that Battlefront cast its CMBB lot irrevocably with technology that Apple was just about to declare jihad against. CMBB is my favorite game of all time, but it has been many months since I've even tried to play it. Many thanks for any help, -- Lt. Kije Baffled. Always baffled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Try putting your question to this forum: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G4forum.html Seems odd that your resolution is 'fixed' but there is software 'switchres' that give you more options, but first check if it's really necessary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Kije Posted September 22, 2003 Author Share Posted September 22, 2003 Thanks, Wicky. I'll follow your suggestion. Anybody else out there with other advice? -- Lt. Kije 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Originally posted by Lt. Kije: Thanks, Wicky. I'll follow your suggestion. Anybody else out there with other advice? -- Lt. Kije Just remember, when you do get it to run the pictures will be terrible due to the graphics card. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tar Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Hmmm. The original problem does seem a bit odd. On my admittedly somewhat earlier (800Mhz, 32MB VRAM) Powerbook, I have a wide range of choices for resolutions smaller than the native 1280x854. I also notice that neither CMBB nor CMBO seems to mind running in 1280x854 size. You could always try using other than recommended video resolutions in the monitors control panel. From a Classic application I just checked, I get a large number of resolution choices there as well. Perhaps you should try trashing the CM preferences file and starting again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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