LegendgrafiX VooDooMage 2 WindowsXP D3D GL OGL

[secretfj]

Originally posted by enthomologist
Is it about SLI? Have you tried with different PCI slots? I've also noticed that different V2 models behave in various ways on my rig in SLI mode, for example the Amax 12MB works with my Guillemot Maxigamer3D 12MB flawlessly while the same Guillemot aka EON Electronics with the Volcano2 12MB makes either my soundcard disappearing or the HDD not waking up.

No, actually it happens even only a single V2 is present...
it have conflicts with other devices (for memory address or io address, forgotten), but as my board is from Acer, so i can't change it neither in WinXP nor the BIOS about sharing the resources..
(That board is a crap..i can't even use the 2nd IDE Channel as it have conflict with other devices in IRQ..how weird..)

[enthomologist]

Seems like you have a serous mobo problem, then. Why won't you swap the board for another BX/VIA693Pro one? They come dirt cheap these days, you may get some for ten bucks second-hand, no matter the brand...

[secretfj]

Originally posted by enthomologist

Seems like you have a serous mobo problem, then. Why won't you swap the board for another BX/VIA693Pro one? They come dirt cheap these days, you may get some for ten bucks second-hand, no matter the brand...

I have thought of that, but as the CPU (the VIA C3)'s performance is not satisfactory anyway, i am thinking of a major upgrade...but that's another story

[Geri]

uw hu is o.k.

here is another link:
http://voodoomage.uw.hu/lgfx_voodoomage2_xp_2_0_0.rar

now the uw is o.k., i will upload some other versions (with different deafult settings, may a bit different core) named 2.0.1, 2.0.11, or names like this...

[Xasd]

I've been proving this driver but I've have some problems with my Radeon 9600. This is what may occurs:

I did this steps:
1.- Install LegendGraphics-VoodooMage2 2.00 ->OK
2.- I copy newer files of ATI's Radeon Fix (SYS.RAR) to "Windows\System32"
3.- Restart my computer
4.- Now, here's the problem. When I enter on the screen in where I must choose the user, I don´t see nothing, only a blank screen, but I can to interact with the user I want. I know this because when I click on XXXXXX (remember that I don't see anything) I enter with a user and I can ear Windows's sounds.
5.- When I choose the user X I enter to desktop, and now I can see only the background of my desktop. I can't see any icons or taskbar, and to shutdown my PC I have to pulse the Power Button.

In SafeMode there's no errors on Voodoo 2 card and I see the same settings of memory adresses than others drivers of Voodoo2.
I disabled all of services and programs of startup, and nothing.


Now, after a few days I can use this driver, but only with Glide games. In OpenGL games like UnrealTournament, it start with my primary card.
And with Direct3D games, when I run its, I only see my desktop with no icons, no taskbar and it is resized (much bigger). Others times, I run the game in Software Mode, like as UT2004.

I think that Direct3D uses my primary card as 3D accelerator, but in my monitor I can see the third adaptor (Voodoo2). Note: In Display Properties I can see three adapters: Radeon 9600 Series - Radeon 9600 Series Secondary - 3dfx Voodoo2

[Geri]

in the start menu is a legendgrafix tab. Start the special dxdiag in the tab. What u see?

[Geri]

hint: try to disable also in the device tab the radeon 9600 - secondary...

[Xasd]

In dxdiag, I only see my ATI Radeon 9600, no others displays.
I've tried to disable secondary display of Radeon but I have the same problems.

I also have proving uninstalling drivers manually and then installing its. Now I can see at startup 3dfx logo, but I have a desktop corruption. I can't see images of icons and taskbar is now black, icons on my desktop are transparents and "My documents", "c:\", etc icons are in black.


Also, I've been proving UnrealTournament and Quake3 and here are my conclusions:
Everytime I run a game with shortcut LegendGraphics VoodooMage, display changes resolution about three times (1024x768 -> 800x600 -> 640x480). When it set to 640x480 I only can see desktop background without any icons and taskbar. If i take a screenshot I'll see two desktop, in the left of image I see desktop background without any icons and without taskbar and in the right of image I see the game I'm running. Only occurs this when I run a game with LegendGrafix VoodooMage shortcut.

I hope that this works. Thanks for your help.

NOTE: If I can, I would put a few images of this (screenshots).

[ps47]

Originally posted by Xasd

Now I can see at startup 3dfx logo, but I have a desktop corruption. I can't see images of icons and taskbar is now black, icons on my desktop are transparents and "My documents", "c:\", etc icons are in black.

..you have broken the driver.remove all voodoomage stuff from msconfig an xp should start normally again..or try to reinstall the driver..

btw,I have uploaded a glide2x that fixes the corruption for good,here,unpack to your system32 folder and say goodbye to corruption..

[enthomologist]

Also, Xasd, to avoid desktop coruptions in some percent, disable Legendgrafix' animated intro-screen via msconfig.exe or directly via Regedit.exe.

[Geri]

the animated 3dfx splash logo can be disabled in the menu...

i plan to relase a new driver package.

-reg cleaner + uninstall
-at install, ask for radeon fix
-full mismatched sli support
-....

[Geri]

and i think i painted the italian flag not good... It is red white green, or green, white, red?

[Manuelson]

green, white & red.. don't worry..the major part of us italians doesn't kwow the order..! ;-)

[Xasd]

Well, now I reinstalled all drivers and I've used the patch that mentions ps47 and I do not have desktop corruptions, but games does not run in OpenGL and D3D.

First of all I want to say that when I UT'99 in Direct3D, display changes resolution three times and show desktop background without any icons, and at the third change of resolution it stops. I can see left image of this:



and I doesn't see the right image. I took this image with a Screenshot, and I doesn't understand this. When I disable Voodoo2 and I take a screenshot I only see one display not two in the screenshot. The same occurs if I disable ATI Radeon 9600 - secondary display (I see 2 images).

What can I do? Somebody have proved a Radeon 9600 with a Voodoo2? If I format my PC and install at first time LegendGrafiX VoodooMage2 can I solve my problems?.


There are any method to include images in this forum. I have had to upload this image to a free public server. Thanks.

[Geri]

it seems this is hard a driver-bug... The radeon 9600 does not go to sleep while voodoo2 is activating. However: i heve now a 9600. I go and check what is the problem.