V2 (and Obsidian2) Glide driver kit 21/02/2010

[adromalius]

system

athlon xp 3000+
36gig raptor
1gb ram
nforce chip set a7n8x-e deluxe mobo
2 x voodoo 2 sli config


I play alot of diablo 2 lod. I have always heard voodoo ran the game best.
It is true, this driver runs the game great. There are some odd happenings at game load up tho.
3dfx logo displays 3 times in a row at diablo launch
and every time you join a game.

Really odd.

besides that it works great.

[Buras]

Hi, im new in this forum.
here and today i found how to connect voodoo2 in sli(mismatched).1 hour of work with sli cable:)) Koolsmokys drivers work just fine with unreal (1024x768res). But with Ultima 9 its strange: it works, but my monitor view divides in 2 and i see same picture in each:)) what a ****?

[us185damiani]

One Question,
How do you tweak it since the tweak screen no longer shows up in display properties on the tabs?
I need to limit texture mem to 2 MB for Red Baron 3D.
Thanks

[ps47]

create a txt file in your red baron folder,edit it with notepad and type:

set FX_GLIDE_TMU_MEMSIZE=2
xxx.exe

save and exit (xxx.exe is your red baron executable),rename the file to run.bat and launch it (your system MUST be configured to view file extensions!).thats it..

[agrelaphon]

Ok, should we set FX_GLIDE_NO_DITHER_SUB to 1 or 0 ?

[ps47]

depends,see this:

FX_GLIDE_NO_DITHER_SUB=0



FX_GLIDE_NO_DITHER_SUB=1


some games look better with dither enabled,others do not..this was Wheel of Time

you should try SSTV2_VIDEO_24BPP=1,it improves the IQ quite a bit,but its not compatible with SLI.

you can try to use koolsmoky's glides (if you aren't running them already),they force a different way of dithering,and some games really like it (quake3 looks particularly good,especially when combined with SSTV2_VIDEO_24BPP=1)

[agrelaphon]

Thanks for the clarification ps47. I'm already using koolsmoky's glides[8D]. Tried Q3, smoke and blood puffs looking great.
Still like my V3 better though

[ps47]

new V2 driver kit is up (first post has been edited 3 days ago,I almost didnt notice it).I will give it a spin later this week

[skinnie]

tried this new driver,at least nfs porsche runs =) single voodoo 2 for now

[4eRNoBiL]

I removed the old driver, installed the new one and once again -  the "mapmem returned an error..." message appeared. I'm testing with the system in my signature. The only thing different is that the CPU is underclocked to 1.53 MHz - 1800+, but this doesn't matter, I guess.
I tried starting some 3dfx demos, NFS, Quake 3 and nothing. I can't get it working.

I was getting the same error with the old version (15.1.2005, I think) and the only sollution I've found was: disable the Radeon from device manager, insert an old S3 Virge DX board, start a glide application, restart, remove the S3 (from the computer), re-enable the Radeon and everything is fine until the next time.
Sometimes it magicaly fixed itself when the PC was restared, but I have no luck with the new driver and since I don't have the S3 anymore, I can't try to trick the PC, unfortunately.

Will there be a fix for this error anytime soon ?

[koolsmoky]

Originally posted by 4eRNoBiL

I removed the old driver, installed the new one and once again -  the "mapmem returned an error..." message appeared. I'm testing with the system in my signature.

The Radeon is stepping on the space that the V2 uses. I can provide a fix, but cannot make any promises on a release date. The workaround for Radeon has to be done in the miniport driver. Glide2x.dll and glide3x.dll have nothing to do with this and have no problem.

-KoolSmoky

[4eRNoBiL]

Well, If you know where the cause of the problem lies, that's perfect - I can wait until it's done. I don't have a choice, do I ?
Thanks in advance !

[feinripp]

Core2Duo System
E 4300
Gigabyte 965P-DS3
2 Gbyte DDR2-RAM
Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo II SLI

perfect work with win xp
only driver allowing voodoo2 work with this system!
good work!
cu
feinripp

[skinnie]

Core2Duo System
E6300
Asus P5B
2 Gb Gskill PC800 PK
Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo II SLI

workgs good in windows xp,till now I played ut and screamer 4x4 only.the iq seams very cool to me..
thanks for this drive
edit: tried nfs porsche..and this driver fixed hte in car "image" he game looks really really cool...thanks one more time!

[ps47]

I gave my new obsidian2 200SBi a quick spin nad the card is running smooth as butter,tested hitman1 (glide3x),incubation (glide2x) and q3 arena (glide2x via wickedgl minigl),everything running fine and looking better than ever (especialy fog in hitman1,yumm)

edit: the new memory mapper still causes BSODs from time to time,see attachment.no problem with the original 3dfx memory mapper (not sure about port mapper).

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