Re: How do I run DOS games on my Windows 98 PC?

Posted on 2021-08-26, 13:55

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ Software

Make sure that the VXD drivers for the SB Live are installed as by installing it by default through the CD will use WDM which has a lot of issues. You should have a SB16 Emulation driver on the Device Manager if using the VXD ones. I downloaded Duke Nukem 3D, Atomic version from here: -- abandonware …

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Re: Voodoo 1 displays garbage

Posted on 2021-08-26, 00:27

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by Gmlb256

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With the Banshee I am lucky then in that case. Works like a charm on my xp2400+ 133mhz fsb. My poor Banshee has had a rough life. The last owner cut a hole into the AGP connector so that it could fit into a 1.5V key. Who knows what kind of horrors its been through. IMG_20210825_201519_resize_1.jpg …

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Re: Limit DOS RAM memory (XMSDSK / HimemX / JemmEx), DOS RAM size limit

Posted on 2021-08-25, 13:58

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by Gmlb256

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2) HimemX.exe 32767 or 65535 parameters 3) JemmEx with similar parameters as HimemX You should use HimemX with the /MAX parameter. That is: DEVICE=C:\win98\command\HIMEMX.EXE /MAX=64M This limits the available extended memory, not the free. On my Core2 PC with 4GB RAM installed: 1. Win98 SE default …

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Re: Voodoo 1/2/3 does not work in DOS, works in Windows (Carmageddon 3dfx)

Posted on 2021-08-24, 19:02

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by Gmlb256

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You should use an older version of GLIDE2X.OVL for Voodoo Graphics in DOS. I had that issue when using the latest drivers as they only works on a Windows 9x environment only. Try the GLIDE2X.OVL that comes from this Diamond CD . You can't exactly use the Voodoo2 environment (V2AUTO.INF) on that card …

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Re: What happens when your MB doesn't support the K6-2+/3+?

Posted on 2021-08-24, 17:35

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Chkcpu wrote on 2021-08-24, 17:08: Gmlb256 wrote on 2021-08-24, 14:53: Didn't know that you were here at VOGONS! I joined recently. After helping people via e-mail and visiting here as guest for many years, it was high time I joined the VOGONS community and make my contributions directly. 😉 PM you …

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Re: What happens when your MB doesn't support the K6-2+/3+?

Posted on 2021-08-24, 14:53

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

A great vintage project indeed, and nice you could extract the BIOS image! I've checked this Award SiS 5598 BIOS for CPU support and as you would expect, it has no K6-2+/K6-III+ support. It does support the K6-2 and K6-III up to 400MHz. So if it boots with a K6-III, but not with the K6-III+, you …

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Re: GET OFF MY LAWN (the YouTube channel)

Posted on 2021-08-24, 13:12

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by Gmlb256

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This week's scripted video was about the importance of source ports and game remakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aO-yFlOwY8 One thing that sometimes gets overlooked is the tickrate calculation on certain source ports and remakes that doesn't implement framerate interpolation such as ECWolf ( …

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Re: PowerVR psychedelic failure

Posted on 2021-08-24, 12:20

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ Video

Cool hardware failure. As if the hardware got on drugs or something.

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Re: Is it worth it for me to get a Voodoo card?

Posted on 2021-08-24, 01:11

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by Gmlb256

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There's a trade off though. With those cards, you need to use a pass through cable which results in image quality degradation whenever the non-Voodoo card is used (e.g. while showing the Windows desktop). This becomes very noticeable at 800x600 and higher resolutions. However, it can be worked …

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Re: Digital DOS games (GOG, Steam...) Retro PC Compatibility Sheet: We need your input!

Posted on 2021-08-23, 15:29

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by Gmlb256

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in DOS

- Not sure that Hexen and expansion status is justified. Appreciate the note on compressed soundtrack, yet if one is good to go with FM or MIDI music installing is as easy as copying files. The CD music has fewer soundtracks compared to the other options for music playback. These soundtracks are …

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Re: AGP & SE440BX-2 & D815EEA

Posted on 2021-08-23, 14:46

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by Gmlb256

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I have a similar issue with my GF4 MX440 when it is inserted on a Slot 1 AGP occasionally. Try twiddling the cards when the computer turned off a bit to see if the POST screen appears.

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Re: Why people still love XP

Posted on 2021-08-23, 00:28

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leileilol wrote on 2021-08-22, 23:41: I still hate Luna. I prefer the Zune theme for Windows XP as Luna looks like a toy. At least there is the classic theme that feels closer to Windows 2000 except the icons.

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Re: Duke3D AWE64 No Music under “Restart in MSDos mode”

Posted on 2021-08-23, 00:23

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ Sound

You're welcome!

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Re: Duke3D AWE64 No Music under “Restart in MSDos mode”

Posted on 2021-08-22, 23:09

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by Gmlb256

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Chadti99 wrote on 2021-08-22, 23:06: Why does MS-DOS mode not run autoexec automatically? Because it is executed already prior staring Windows 98. For "Restart in MS-DOS Mode" there is a batch file called DOSSTART.BAT in C:\WINDOWS for that purpose, you can add CTCM and AWEUTIL there.

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Re: What happens when your MB doesn't support the K6-2+/3+?

Posted on 2021-08-22, 19:34

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Interesting. Unfortunately, I've yet to discover any useful way to get in the middle of the boot process of the card earlier or any kind of debug output/log for what's going on. I haven't attempted to attach MacsBug (old classic Mac debugger) to it yet. So, I suppose it's possible the CPUs are both …

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Re: What happens when your MB doesn't support the K6-2+/3+?

Posted on 2021-08-22, 18:48

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by Gmlb256

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Depends. If you use an unsupported CPU with the correct voltage configuration, the POST screen if it appears will not properly identify the CPU and the BIOS would not enable the K6 Write Allocation. That feature could be later enabled by software after the POST was successful. You should disable …

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Re: Duke3D AWE64 No Music under “Restart in MSDos mode”

Posted on 2021-08-22, 18:03

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ Sound

Does the AWE64 gets initialized with CTCM then AWEUTIL in MS-DOS mode? Also "General MIDI" will not work in DOS since that's for MPU-401 compatible devices and it is only emulated on the AWE EMU8K chip in Windows and with AWEUTIL loaded as TSR. The latter however won't work with protected mode games …

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Re: What should I upgrade in my new Windows 98 gaming build?

Posted on 2021-08-22, 17:07

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by Gmlb256

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I would try to lower VRAM clock by 10 or 15 MHz first (you can use RivaTuner for that). Maybe it will help... Back then in 2002 I had 2MX 400 with V-Data memory and raising their clock by just 5 MHz caused artifacts... This reminds of an issue I had with text mode on a GF4 MX440 card which …

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Re: Win 9x Build - Three Graphics Cards?

Posted on 2021-08-22, 16:29

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by Gmlb256

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Of the things that I know and heard when using a Voodoo2 such fast computer is that you should only use the latest or second to last official drivers as using older drivers brings problems such as the computer freezing. I've tried that kind of thing with my Slot 1 machine equipped with a PIII-750 …

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Re: Game will ONLY work with CD in drive

Posted on 2021-08-22, 04:38

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by Gmlb256

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Interesting program from Microsoft for handling the backwards compatibility. I've always known that Windows was backwards compatible due to keeping old API around and hardware abstraction, but never known that there were additional flags or parameters for addressing problems with old software. With …

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