hello,I have a question,I've read about amigamerlin 3
and the sfft drivers and that stuff,and I was wondering,
are they for 2k/xp only?
is amigamerlin 2.9 the final version for 9x or is there
going to be a 9x version of the new drivers?.
the sfft is "the most advanced directx core" but,
it's frustrating for 9x users (like me) that it's avaiable
onyl for 2k/xp. it should be avaiable for both platforms.
(is it that that core can't be done for 9x or is it some kind of
"nobody uses 9x anymore" factor?)
ok,I know,programming drivers and optimizing them and
everything is not a "ok,sure,I'll do it,I'll post the link in 5
minutes" thing,but I'm worried that even the community support for
v3 in 9x stopped.
I'm going to try anyway the sfft alpha 33 drivers,just
in case,I'll try both the legal/right way and the "ilegal"/"wrong" way
(replacing the amigamerlin 2.9 files and installing that
modified amigamerlin set,or manually replace the
files in c:\windows\system,that kind of stuff),
but I don't have any hopes.
btw,I'm using 98 first edition in an amd k6-2 500mhz
processor,64mb ram,and voodoo 3 2000 pci 16mb.
so far the amigamerlin 2.9 are the best drivers I've tryed,
(but with the original 3dfx glide?x.dll from the 1.07 drivers
replacing the ones that came with am2.9,they are A LOT faster
than those,koolsmoky files and the sourceforge open source ones,
and even than the same files but with its own drivers),
but I started looking for newer drivers since I saw something frustrating:
some weeks ago I was testing xp,(argh...don't get
me started about how much it SUCKS...),and I found
that the amigasport drivers have a "force 3d now" feature,
and I was amazed that the speed in max payne
really increased a lot!!,it was actually working faster
than with the amigamerlin 2.9 in 98,EVEN WITH THE
COMPUTER "underclocked" TO 400MHZ (xp refused to
complete an installation and/or boot at 500mhz.
??),
AND CONSIDERING THE OVERALL DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE BECAUSE OF XP!.
(it's slower,bigger,unusable,unbearable,unstable...
I'll choose a DOS operating system over a NT one any day).
anyway,I still can't believe max payne was faster
under that circunstances,and I bet it was the
"force 3dnow" feature in the amigasport drivers.
I tryed to install those drivers in 9x,edit the inf,replace
the files,etc etc,but I had no luck,so,am I stuck with
a slower performance or is there any hope of
even better drivers than the already good amigamerlin 2.9?.
btw,if you know of a patch or registry tweak or tsr program
or whatever that forces the use of 3dnow always,tell me.
my specs:
amd k6-2 500 64mb ram,voodoo 3 2000 16mb pci,win98 first edition "pack"
(the ms dos 7.10 operating system & the windows 4.10 front end gui),
and I'm using directx 9.0c,the amigamerlin 2.9 drivers (with the 3dfx
glide files from the 1.07 drivers and I'll choose the opengl32.dll file
for each situation between mesa,wickedgl,the minigl,the 3dfx one that
ends in "761",etc etc).
ps: don't take this as an impertinent feature-request or something
unpolite/unfriendly,it's the opposite thing,I'm glad there's a community
that still supports and develops drivers for the voodoo cards and
I thank you a lot for the drivers and optimizations and features not
present in the original reference drivers and that stuff.
and the sfft drivers and that stuff,and I was wondering,
are they for 2k/xp only?
is amigamerlin 2.9 the final version for 9x or is there
going to be a 9x version of the new drivers?.
the sfft is "the most advanced directx core" but,
it's frustrating for 9x users (like me) that it's avaiable
onyl for 2k/xp. it should be avaiable for both platforms.
(is it that that core can't be done for 9x or is it some kind of
"nobody uses 9x anymore" factor?)
ok,I know,programming drivers and optimizing them and
everything is not a "ok,sure,I'll do it,I'll post the link in 5
minutes" thing,but I'm worried that even the community support for
v3 in 9x stopped.
I'm going to try anyway the sfft alpha 33 drivers,just
in case,I'll try both the legal/right way and the "ilegal"/"wrong" way
(replacing the amigamerlin 2.9 files and installing that
modified amigamerlin set,or manually replace the
files in c:\windows\system,that kind of stuff),
but I don't have any hopes.
btw,I'm using 98 first edition in an amd k6-2 500mhz
processor,64mb ram,and voodoo 3 2000 pci 16mb.
so far the amigamerlin 2.9 are the best drivers I've tryed,
(but with the original 3dfx glide?x.dll from the 1.07 drivers
replacing the ones that came with am2.9,they are A LOT faster
than those,koolsmoky files and the sourceforge open source ones,
and even than the same files but with its own drivers),
but I started looking for newer drivers since I saw something frustrating:
some weeks ago I was testing xp,(argh...don't get
me started about how much it SUCKS...),and I found
that the amigasport drivers have a "force 3d now" feature,
and I was amazed that the speed in max payne
really increased a lot!!,it was actually working faster
than with the amigamerlin 2.9 in 98,EVEN WITH THE
COMPUTER "underclocked" TO 400MHZ (xp refused to
complete an installation and/or boot at 500mhz.
??),AND CONSIDERING THE OVERALL DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE BECAUSE OF XP!.
(it's slower,bigger,unusable,unbearable,unstable...
I'll choose a DOS operating system over a NT one any day).
anyway,I still can't believe max payne was faster
under that circunstances,and I bet it was the
"force 3dnow" feature in the amigasport drivers.
I tryed to install those drivers in 9x,edit the inf,replace
the files,etc etc,but I had no luck,so,am I stuck with
a slower performance or is there any hope of
even better drivers than the already good amigamerlin 2.9?.
btw,if you know of a patch or registry tweak or tsr program
or whatever that forces the use of 3dnow always,tell me.
my specs:
amd k6-2 500 64mb ram,voodoo 3 2000 16mb pci,win98 first edition "pack"
(the ms dos 7.10 operating system & the windows 4.10 front end gui),
and I'm using directx 9.0c,the amigamerlin 2.9 drivers (with the 3dfx
glide files from the 1.07 drivers and I'll choose the opengl32.dll file
for each situation between mesa,wickedgl,the minigl,the 3dfx one that
ends in "761",etc etc).
ps: don't take this as an impertinent feature-request or something
unpolite/unfriendly,it's the opposite thing,I'm glad there's a community
that still supports and develops drivers for the voodoo cards and
I thank you a lot for the drivers and optimizations and features not
present in the original reference drivers and that stuff.