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GPL on Windows 2000 (and a bit F1 2001)

18 posts by 8 people · 05 Nov 2001 08:56 UTC - 06 Nov 2001 07:51 UTC

Olav K. Malmin 05 Nov 2001 08:56 UTC#154320
Just to check it out I installed Win2000 this weekend, and it worked for most of the games great. The MSFF (gameport) profiler could not be installed, but the wheel was recognized by windows and with split axis support. Rally Trophy demo was great. Better framerate than on my crappy winME installation. F1 2001 worked, but I have the "half pedal travel before anything happens" problem. I tried to use DXtweak to fix it, but I couldn't get DXtweak to work. Somehow I couldn't click the checkboxes or alter any values. Pretty weird. GPL was a whole other story. It didn't run in Glide, so I had to change it to Direct3D. But in direct3d I got a huge problem with polygons all over the place, like the z-buffer didn't work or something. Very weird, and very undrivable. Many thanks for any tips. oh, my system: Celeron 566@850 on abit Be 6 rev 1 SB Live player V5 5500, running latest certified windows 2000 1.04 drivers. -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying
"Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[email hidden]... > GPL was a whole other story. It didn't run in Glide, so I had to GPL definitely runs in W2K using Glide. Just make sure you installed a driver by 3dfx, the MS packaged driver doesn't include the Glide libraries. Joachim
3Dfx is making Win2K/XP Glide drivers from beyond the grave? "Joachim B�ddeker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9s5rnj$1131hh$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:[email hidden]... > > GPL was a whole other story. It didn't run in Glide, so I had to > > GPL definitely runs in W2K using Glide. Just make sure you installed a > driver by > 3dfx, the MS packaged driver doesn't include the Glide libraries. > > Joachim > >
nope but the drivers exists without having been made by 3dfx.... "Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message de news: CvvF7.3470$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (17 lines)> 3Dfx is making Win2K/XP Glide drivers from beyond the grave? > > "Joachim B�ddeker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9s5rnj$1131hh$[email hidden]... > > "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > > news:[email hidden]... > > > GPL was a whole other story. It didn't run in Glide, so I had to > > > > GPL definitely runs in W2K using Glide. Just make sure you installed a > > driver by > > 3dfx, the MS packaged driver doesn't include the Glide libraries. > > > > Joachim > > > > > >
"Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:CvvF7.3470$[email hidden]... > 3Dfx is making Win2K/XP Glide drivers from beyond the grave? no, but they created working drivers before they were dying. ;-) -- Joachim B�ddeker
"Joachim B�ddeker... > > 3Dfx is making Win2K/XP Glide drivers from beyond the grave? > > no, but they created working drivers before they were dying. ;-) > -- > Joachim B�ddeker > SSSssssshhhhh! Joachim don't TELL everyone that 3dfx has working drivers...it will only PISS OFF the Nvidia users.... :) dave(ducking)henrie
"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes:
Quoted text (10 lines)> "Joachim B�ddeker... > > > 3Dfx is making Win2K/XP Glide drivers from beyond the grave? > > > > no, but they created working drivers before they were dying. ;-) > > -- > > Joachim B�ddeker > > > SSSssssshhhhh! Joachim don't TELL everyone that 3dfx has working > drivers...it will only PISS OFF the Nvidia users.... :) > dave(ducking)henrie
LOL! But GPL does currently not work though. All other applications work great, even F1 2001. I haven't tried withough FSAA. When I start GPL with 2xFSAA I get the 3dfx splash-screen, the GPL version welcome screen, and then a blue screen with the upper left quarter black, mouse a hourglass and I have to use the Swedish button the restart my computer :) -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying
If you are getting the 3dfx splash screen something is not right. Check the readme file with the d3d patch it will tell you which file to edit to set the rasterizer <sp> to use. Sounds like its still set to use glide but trying to run it on a Nvidia card which will deffintly not work! MadDAWG
He has a 3dfx card Mad....i'm thinking his CERTIFIED drivers are not working right. Perhaps a peek at some of the privately built drivers with newer dates than your present drivers may be the solution. Good luck... dave(still hiding behind win98se)henrie "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3be6b7e5$[email hidden]... > If you are getting the 3dfx splash screen something is not right. Checkthe
Quoted text (7 lines)> readme file with the d3d patch it will tell you which file to edit to set > the rasterizer <sp> to use. Sounds like its still set to use glide but > trying to run it on a Nvidia card which will deffintly not work! > > MadDAWG > >
Whoops! But i still don't think he should be getting the 3dfx splash screen when trying to run d3d. I never did in my 3dfx days, but they stoped with the Banshee card. MadDAWG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 2:54 PM Subject: Re: GPL on Windows 2000 (and a bit F1 2001) > I haven't tried withough FSAA. When I start GPL with 2xFSAA I get the > 3dfx splash-screen, the GPL version welcome screen, and then a blue > screen with the upper left quarter black, mouse a hourglass and > I have to use the Swedish button the restart my computer :) Olav, which drivers, which card? For the v5-5500 1.04.0 would be fine. check with driver details. check for glide libraries in system32 (correct, these are the drivers matching your vga drivers release), check for glide in gpl (not correct may. be from an older installation if you just moved your gpl-dir). oh... last but not least, you *have to* use the smiley glide patch, without it is not working (vb, v3 and above) my v5-5500 runs fine with or without fsaa. Joachim B�ddeker
"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes: > He has a 3dfx card Mad....i'm thinking his CERTIFIED drivers are not > working right. Perhaps a peek at some of the privately built drivers with > newer dates than your present drivers may be the solution. Good luck... > dave(still hiding behind win98se)henrie hehe, thanks Dave :) Ok, let's break it down one more time: Direct3D: (using rastd3d7.dll) no FSAA 1.04 and 1.07 (private) drivers. DX 8.1 (i think, from the F1 2001 CD) no startup problems. Everything works fine until after i've chosen track. When that happens, the first this is that the program cover is still a part of the pitlane replay picture. Then when I go racing, there are polygons and textures all over the place. Glide: (using rast3dfx.dell) no FSAA 1.04 and 1.07 (private) drivers. 3dfx splash screen. Grand Prix Legends title screen. Then a blue screen with a black upper left quarter of the screen black. Mousepointer is a hourglass. No hard disk activity, no mouse activity, no response to keyboard. PC needs rebooting. And my system: 3DFX Voodoo 5 5500 AGP (is that clear now :) ) Intel Celeron 566@850 (100 MHz FSB, 66 MHz AGP bus) 128 MB sdram It works in WinME. So maybe I have to revert back until I get new gfx card... To bad since Win2000 seems mighty good.
Quoted text (13 lines)> "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3be6b7e5$[email hidden]... > > If you are getting the 3dfx splash screen something is not right. Check > the > > readme file with the d3d patch it will tell you which file to edit to set > > the rasterizer <sp> to use. Sounds like its still set to use glide but > > trying to run it on a Nvidia card which will deffintly not work! > > > > MadDAWG > > > > > >
-- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying
"Joachim B�ddeker" <[email hidden]> writes:
Quoted text (23 lines)> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> > Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 2:54 PM > Subject: Re: GPL on Windows 2000 (and a bit F1 2001) > > > > I haven't tried withough FSAA. When I start GPL with 2xFSAA I get the > > 3dfx splash-screen, the GPL version welcome screen, and then a blue > > screen with the upper left quarter black, mouse a hourglass and > > I have to use the Swedish button the restart my computer :) > > Olav, > > which drivers, which card? For the v5-5500 1.04.0 would be fine. > check with driver details. > check for glide libraries in system32 (correct, these are the drivers > matching your vga drivers release), > check for glide in gpl (not correct may. be from an older installation if > you just moved your gpl-dir). > > oh... last but not least, you *have to* use the smiley glide patch, without > it is not working (vb, v3 and above)
Ok, i'll try that when I get home. When you mention it, it didn't work in glide on winME either, so I've been using d3d since. -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying
Olav I have pretty much the same system you mentioned except bx6 rev2 and live value. I updatad to win2000 last weekend & found I had to use the smiley glide patch for GPL - got weird polgons in D3d here. However I have a logitech wingamn formula force and cannot get this to work in F12001 in split mode Any ideas anyone? -- Cheers, Robin Lord - Trance DJ & Sim Racer. http://www.oppositelock.co.uk N�rburgring and Grand Prix Legends (yeah it needs updating I know...)
"Robin Lord" <[email hidden]> writes: > Olav I have pretty much the same system you mentioned except bx6 rev2 and > live value. > I updatad to win2000 last weekend & found I had to use the smiley glide > patch for GPL - got weird polgons in D3d here. Thanks Robin. Seems like this is the fix needed. If it could just stop snowing outside I can walk home and try it :) -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying
"Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (8 lines)> "Joachim B�ddeker" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> > > > I haven't tried withough FSAA. When I start GPL with 2xFSAA I get the > > > 3dfx splash-screen, the GPL version welcome screen, and then a blue > > oh... last but not least, you *have to* use the smiley glide patch,
without > > it is not working (vb, v3 and above) > > Ok, i'll try that when I get home. When you mention it, it didn't work > in glide on winME either, so I've been using d3d since. olav, i should have read more carefully. since you are getting the 3dfx splash then glide is installed. then the missing suff is the smiley patch. at best you should use gem+ as a frontend for gpl (http://www.manau.force9.co.uk/index.html) within the 'George Smiley Patch options" turn on "force resolution" and match it with your gpl resolution. Joachim
>3DFX Voodoo 5 5500 AGP (is that clear now :) ) >Intel Celeron 566@850 (100 MHz FSB, 66 MHz AGP bus) >128 MB sdram > >It works in WinME. So maybe I have to revert back until I get new gfx >card... To bad since Win2000 seems mighty good. Just to rule this out, have you tried to run it at stock speed, 566mhz? I know that you say it has run fine before at 850mhz, but there are always little bugs that creep in when you o'clock. For instance, I couldn't get GP3 to run with my cel 400 when o/ced at all, even when it was at 100mhz fsb. Once I turned it down to stock, 400mhz, all was fine. And no other game ever proved a problem. Worth a shot anyway :) Rafe Mc
Joachim B�ddeker <[email hidden]> writes:
Quoted text (25 lines)> "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:[email hidden]... > > "Joachim B�ddeker" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> > > > > I haven't tried withough FSAA. When I start GPL with 2xFSAA I get the > > > > 3dfx splash-screen, the GPL version welcome screen, and then a blue > > > > oh... last but not least, you *have to* use the smiley glide patch, > without > > > it is not working (vb, v3 and above) > > > > Ok, i'll try that when I get home. When you mention it, it didn't work > > in glide on winME either, so I've been using d3d since. > > olav, i should have read more carefully. since you are getting the 3dfx > splash > then glide is installed. then the missing suff is the smiley patch. > > at best you should use gem+ as a frontend for gpl > (http://www.manau.force9.co.uk/index.html) > within the 'George Smiley Patch options" turn on "force resolution" and > match > it with your gpl resolution.
ok, patches downloaded. I was able to enter GPL now in Glide, with a slightly small menu window :). Set both resolutions to 1024x768, no FSAA. Problem now is that I get a "Cannot load track" error... -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

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