Re: What are some common failure modes for defective Voodoo2 cards?

Posted on 2020-04-07, 01:13

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by DonutKing

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Following this thread. I have two 12MB STB Voodoo 2's and one of them seems to have failed in a similar fashion - detected in device manager but gives the same GlideInitEnvironment error when trying to launch a game. So far I've been unable to troubleshoot it.

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Re: 1024k L2 Cache- where can I find it?

Posted on 2020-02-26, 23:31

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mpe wrote on 2020-02-26, 22:40: 64MB RAM wasn't that uncommon in 486 days if you were doing stuff like DTP in Aldus Pagemaker or QuarkXPress. AKA 'edge case' 😀

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Re: 1024k L2 Cache- where can I find it?

Posted on 2020-02-26, 20:57

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I got mine from utsource.net - you can also try alibaba or aliexpress In my 486 it made little difference upgrading from 256kb to 1mb, beyond the number on the POST screen. Maybe if I was running 64mb of RAM or something equally ridiculous for a 486, but those big SIMMs are probably harder to find …

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Re: SBPRO2 + SB16 same system

Posted on 2020-02-26, 20:52

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Out of curiosity, is there a list of games which have stereo sound, support the SBPro but don't support the SB16? Not that I’m aware of. Wolf3d is usually cited as an example, however it is incorrect as it does work in stereo with an SB16. There’s some discussion here https://www.vogons.org/ …

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Re: SBPRO2 + SB16 same system

Posted on 2020-02-26, 09:53

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No practical reason to use them both. Unless you're SB Pro low-pass filter connoisseur or desperately need stereo sound in one of the few games which do not have SB16 support. Out of curiosity, is there a list of games which have stereo sound, support the SBPro but don't support the SB16? Not that …

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Re: SBPRO2 + SB16 same system

Posted on 2020-02-26, 04:41

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1) Do you think it makes sense this decision? I'be been reading various opinions to this subject. Not really. There's not a big difference between these cards in practical terms. 2) In the affirmative case, which would be the correct way to a proper configuration daisy-chaining both cards? You will …

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Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-10-11, 09:45

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I still lurk but rarely post these days. I've still got my old rigs but they don't get taken out of the cupboard very often. Since having a son and buying an old fixer-upper house I don't get a whole lot of free time. I'm sure I'll catch the bug again and pick the hobby up once I find the time for …

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Re: Issues with ReelMagic EM7011 ISA card

Posted on 2019-07-10, 02:13

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by DonutKing

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I have completed the RealMagic version Return to Zork on my 386 and I didn't have any of the issues described here. You can see pics of my card here: Re: ReelMagic MPEG Decoder running Return to Zork Mine does use the VESA feature connector so perhaps the problems are related to VGA passthrough.

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Re: Reelmagic/Realmagic MPEG games

Posted on 2019-07-05, 00:58

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Thanks to exofreeze for finding one more REALmagic game - 'Entity' by Loriciel! Unfortunately I am not able to reply with private messages... Hang tight... I have acquired an extensive "Reelmagic" library and own several models of the elusive mpeg board. Out of town but once I get back I'll look …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-06-06, 21:42

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I haven’t noticed any performance issues however I did upgrade my rig last year which probably helps. I’m playing on Very High settings with an I5 8400 and a GTX960 and seems to run pretty well.

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Re: Old games that had CD Audio tracks?

Posted on 2019-06-06, 09:34

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So is this list for 'any game that had at least one redbook audio track on the disc' or 'games that actually played redbook audio tracks for in game music'? Colonization That was only the (comparatively rare) Windows version. The DOS version just used FM or MIDI. King's Quest 6 - Heir Today, Gone …

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Re: Help with my 286 board

Posted on 2019-06-06, 09:21

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Unfortunately it looks like all my photos are gone :( No idea about the serial port, I can't say I ever had that problem. A cursory google found one weird case where the user's fridge compressor would kick on and cause problems with their serial devices. Seems a long shot but maybe try unplugging …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-06-06, 09:18

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I've started replaying Kingdom Come: Deliverance. A new patch and DLC dropped recently so I decided to start another playthrough. I really rate this game, reminds me a little bit of morrowind minus the fantasy and magic. Probably my favourite game to come out of the last few years after Prey.

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Re: NOTICE FOR IBM XT OWNERS

Posted on 2019-02-10, 08:39

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by DonutKing

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I've had a few tantalum caps explode, and they certainly make big racket, but those scorch marks are something else. Looks like it was actually on fire? Have you replaced the cap and does the card still work?

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Re: CRT monitor whining

Posted on 2019-01-22, 22:48

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A lot of CRT's whine especially as they get older. It can be coils on the PCB, the flyback transformer, the windings on the yoke... often the glue/lacquer used on these components has broken down and is allowing them to vibrate. One trick you can try to isolate the noise is take the cover off (being …

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Re: About Cyrix/IBM 6x86MX

Posted on 2019-01-17, 09:17

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by DonutKing

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Try it and see. 2.8V should be OK if your voltage is fairly stable. It won’t hurt but might crash if it doesn’t get enough juice.

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Re: Party like it's 1999 with a 6x86

Posted on 2019-01-17, 03:15

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I don't know about the rest of the world, but here in Australia computers were damn expensive, and people would run them for 5 years or more before upgrading. Seeing a Pentium class machine in regular use in 99/2000 was not unusual at all.

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Re: sound cards - help me decide what to sell

Posted on 2019-01-17, 03:07

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Of your new cards, I'd sell all of them except possibly the YMF-724 as that supports wavetable synthesis. It's a subset of the Yamaha XG synth used in the DB50XG or MU50 but its still pretty good.

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Re: sound cards - help me decide what to sell

Posted on 2019-01-16, 09:16

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I think its because they have a real OPL3, not CQM, and they supposedly don't have the 'hanging note' bug when using a WaveBlaster daughterboard or external MIDI module (but this is only true for DSP version 4.05 AFAIK, there are CT1750's with later versions). You have other cards that serve these …

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Re: sound cards - help me decide what to sell

Posted on 2019-01-16, 08:45

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IMHO, here's what I would sell: -One of the Pro 2's as they are basically identical apart from CDROM controller -The AWE32's as they are basically outclassed by the AWE64 - get a SIMMCon if you need more RAM for soundfonts -The Live! cards, the Audigy is better - you have better cards if you need …

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