Is Drmdx Using The Second Processor?

[Leshrac]

Yesterday I ran DrMDx 4.3 after overclocking the main processor and noticed that there was no sound. The app I used to overclock turns off the second processor, so I concluded that the emulator must be using the second processor for the sound.

I found no reference to it in the readme, so I am asking here. Congratulations on the first emulator to use the second processor for something if true!

 

[barnesy]

Turning the volume up makes a difference too!

 

[K-teto]

AFAIK drmd only uses 1 processor and don't need more than this.
On gp32 it runs with one arm9 at 166Mhz and nothing more.

 

[Jarska333]

Should think not, I understand it's pretty straight-forward port of the GP32 version.

Maybe adjust the volume?

One arm at 133mhz, btw.

 

[Leshrac]

Should think not, I understand it's pretty straight-forward port of the GP32 version.

Maybe adjust the volume?

One arm at 133mhz, btw.

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Nope, adjusting the volume won't work, the sound simply doesn't play if I use the overclocking app.

 

[dgnadt]

Yesterday I ran DrMDx 4.3 after overclocking the main processor and noticed that there was no sound. The app I used to overclock turns off the second processor, so I concluded that the emulator must be using the second processor for the sound.

I found no reference to it in the readme, so I am asking here. Congratulations on the first emulator to use the second processor for something if true!

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I've found that the LCD tweak and CPU overclocker will sometimes kill the audio on my GP2x. I will some times have to reboot to get the audio to come back on. It doesn't happen often but it does happen.

 

[Reesy]

Nope DrMD does not use the second processor.

 

[reallynotnick]

Do you even need to overclock the system to play DrMD at full speed?

It runs on a 133mhz processor so doesn't it run at 200mhz full speed?

 

[deadlychicken22]

Do you even need to overclock the system to play DrMD at full speed?

It runs on a 133mhz processor so doesn't it run at 200mhz full speed?

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You need to overclock if you want 60+ fps with 0 frameskip and high-quality sound

 

[Goity]

144mhz was the magic number with drmd on gp32, but that was not 60fps, just worked nicely.

 

[ihate56k]

I've noticed poor performance on gauntlet 4 underclocking the cpu...

I set to 133 and the frame rate was unplayably low, it's fined at 200 mhz though...

I guess some games need more cpu power than others.

I've never had sound problems with underclocking though

 

[Julius]

Turning the sound off and on again in the DrMDx menu will turn it back on.