Re: Blood Source Port on XP?

Posted on 2023-11-02, 22:43

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by VenomSpark

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thanks for the answer guys! By far, looks like installing Java (the exe with 515 thing) did almost the trick (i totally forgot to install it ^^") Now i can run BloodGDX version 1.16, but sadly it only runs on Classic rendering mode, on an average of 42-35fps, but when i try to put on fullscreen the …

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Blood Source Port on XP?

Posted on 2023-11-02, 18:29

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Hi everyone :) I recently built a kinda retro machine for DOS\98\XP with these specs AMD Sempron 2500+ Throughbred 1.75Ghz Socket 462 768MB DDR GeForce FX 5500 256MB AGP 8x ASUS A7S8X-MX Chipset SiS 741GX ESS X-wave Allegro 1989S Win 98SE \ Win XP Home SP3 i want to play hardly my beloved fps Blood …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-28, 08:51

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make sure that you have PSU that can provide enough power on 5V rail, so you don’t run into issues because of that. Umh right now i am using a 500W semi-modern PSU with 45A on 5V, is it good? Anyway little update for those who can help me! im so desperate :( So i bought that ASUS A7S8X-MX on eBay, …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-26, 19:23

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by VenomSpark

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make sure that you have PSU that can provide enough power on 5V rail, so you don’t run into issues because of that. Umh right now i am using a 500W semi-modern PSU with 45A on 5V, is it good? Anyway little update for those who can help me! im so desperate :( So i bought that ASUS A7S8X-MX on eBay, …

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Re: silly help on dual booting

Posted on 2023-10-16, 19:39

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by VenomSpark

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You dont need to use the OS and GUIFormat.exe to set up the partition and format on the disk, its just what I use because I have the OS and GUIFormat.exe is free to download. As long as you end up with the disk that has the partition size you want and formatted FAT32 then use what ever tools you …

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Re: silly help on dual booting

Posted on 2023-10-16, 16:34

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by VenomSpark

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I dont know what tools you have to do this but I presume you have the disc based media for Windows XP and Windows 98, a Windows 98 floppy disk and a fully working computer you want to install onto. First you need to set up a partition for Windows 98 to install onto. As its a 250Gb disk you will …

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silly help on dual booting

Posted on 2023-10-16, 10:23

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by VenomSpark

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Hi all :) sorry for asking always silly question, but they are just like i am lol i'll be fast and direct as always: i will recently build a "new" retrobuild for XP and 98, just waiting for the GPU and Mobo from eBay to come this week. The idea is to install both Windows 98 SE and Windows XP Home …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-13, 17:30

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by VenomSpark

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well nobody is answering anymore, i know the struggling and try to understand mine :( so, i think considering maybe get a new mobo and start a new project, using the same parts but this time moving on AMD, as by my very past experience i almost didn't had any issue. im considering buying this on …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-12, 14:37

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by VenomSpark

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Thanks for all responses! Sorry lately i am very rusty on my favourite passion ever, and also have less time free :( Fact is i never heard of ESS before (maybe something, barely) but for sure never had one sound card of this type, i found this on an old box my father gave me like two years ago and …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-11, 16:25

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with your chipset (which one is it by the way?) VIA VT82C694X (Apollo Pro 133A) Ah, parts of my post are obsolete now ;) Can you open the ESS.INI file in a hexeditor or attach it here? https://easyupload.io/fusjiz here's a pure copy of the all files im using right now that i directly copy and paste …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-10, 16:08

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by VenomSpark

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just tried selecting bot 16 bit and 8 bit under sound settings in Blood\Duke3D but that damn red error shows up always :( You are using an VIA apollo based chipset. I believe these have intrgrated sound blaster pro emulation which can be enabled or disabled in the bios. Make sure these aren't …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-10, 11:28

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I had a similar DMA problem on a soundbalster Vibra16xv. It uses the same DMA for 8 and 16 bits, and the duke engine cant use the right DMA (in my case 1) for 16 bits. When i use 8 bit sound fx modes in duke it works. Maybe it helps... just tried selecting bot 16 bit and 8 bit under sound settings …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-10, 09:30

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The Allegro dropped ESFM (ESS's OPL3 compatible (and enhanced) FM implementation), but that doesn't mean no DOS support at all. You should try to isolate the problem first: - Try with a minimal setup: have only the absolute minimum hardware installed and try a fresh DOS install or even just a boot …

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Re: help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-09, 21:49

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Hello there! I think you're trying an ESS cards that doesn't have DOS support. I'm not an expert, but from what I remember, there was a video that Phil from Philscomputerlab did, and he mentioned about something that ESS cut support starting from the Allegro card and onward, so the last DOS card …

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help getting sound on DOS from a ESS sound card

Posted on 2023-10-09, 18:03

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by VenomSpark

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Hi all again :) I'll try be very fast and direct this time: I have a sound card PCI "ESS ES1989S ALLEGRO A571-T20 from X WAVE" (pratically this one https://www.ebay.it/itm/155459169232) and i had a modern ASUS (can't really remember the name right now, but i was a Socket 775 mobo from 2006 or 2004) …

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Re: change name on boot selection?

Posted on 2023-10-08, 11:29

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It is in the boot.ini file in root of C: . First you must make a copy and save as something like boot_ini.bak using Notepad (in case you screw something up LOL) OK reopen boot.ini and you can edit the description, you may need to change the System attribute and maybe the Hidden attribute first or …

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change name on boot selection?

Posted on 2023-10-07, 16:25

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by VenomSpark

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hi all :) as always sorry for silly questions or if is right sections, but this forum is full of nice fellas and I know someone can always help me out, somehow :D my question is: I have a single HDD with dual boot inside (Windows 98 SE installed first, and Windows 2000 installed later) and by far is …

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Re: Problem with old PC not booting anymore

Posted on 2023-09-22, 20:21

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by VenomSpark

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Nexxen wrote on 2023-09-22, 13:28: Try in safe mode. Try a different video card. as i said sadly can't boot in safe mode in both systems 🙁 Win XP just goes black and reboot not even before see the logo, same goes for 7 that if i choose safe mode i see the write files loading then goes back to the …

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Re: Problem with old PC not booting anymore

Posted on 2023-09-22, 12:56

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by VenomSpark

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To boot with one stick it needs to be in a certain slot. Use memtest and check them all. the "faulty" stick is removed, despite sometimes works fine if i move it a little bit. I'll try then for now to use one stick only, but can it be that with different amount of GB than before, can give such …

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Re: Problem with old PC not booting anymore

Posted on 2023-09-22, 00:24

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by VenomSpark

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To boot with one stick it needs to be in a certain slot. Use memtest and check them all. the "faulty" stick is removed, despite sometimes works fine if i move it a little bit. I'll try then for now to use one stick only, but can it be that with different amount of GB than before, can give such …

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