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Mouse doens't work in Glide games (Voodoo 2)

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First post, by eeJay

Posted on 2020-09-26, 12:40

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Hi guys,
I got a new Voodoo 2 12 MB card.
I'm using it together with a Matrox g200 AGP.
Voodoo drivers: FastVoodoo 2.4.6
Motherboard: DFI p2xbl, rev D
CPU: Pentium 2 400 MHz
Mouse: Logitech MX518, connected via PS/2

The problem is that my mouse doesn't work/work properly in Glide games.
Tested with:
Quake 2: no mouse input recognized
Diablo 2: no mouse input recognized
Star Wars Jedi Knight Dark Forces II: mouse works, but there are severe system freezes (for a second or so) once in a while.

The mouse works with Diablo 2 in Direct3D mode and with Quake 2 in software mode.

I haven't done any additional troubleshooting so far (different drivers, changing PCI slots, changing the memory address of the Voodoo card, trying with another primary VGA card ...)

I was just wondering if anyone else has encountered this before and if there is a known fix.

Thanks.

Reply 1 of 8, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2020-09-26, 13:00

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1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. On the Performance tab, click Graphics.
4. Move the Hardware Acceleration slider one notch to remove mouse hardware acceleration.

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.

Reply 2 of 8, by eeJay

Posted on 2020-09-26, 15:01

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Thanks for the tip, The Serpent Rider.
Unfortunately, this doesn't fix the issue.
No change.

Reply 3 of 8, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2020-09-26, 15:35

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Try USB mouse.

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.

Reply 4 of 8, by texterted

Posted on 2020-09-26, 15:39

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Try using regular Voodoo drivers as the "fast" ones overclock the card. Maybe causing funky sh*t.

Cheers

Ted

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Reply 5 of 8, by eeJay

Posted on 2020-09-26, 15:43

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@texterted, I made sure to also install the OC_tool that comes with the drivers and reset to factory defaults in order to get rid of the overclock. I did this before running any games.

Reply 6 of 8, by eeJay

Posted on 2020-09-26, 15:46

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@The Serpent Rider, trying the mouse via USB didn't help. After the mouse was up and working, the PC showed the "found new hardware" dialog for the mouse when I started a Diablo II game (after the game's main menu, before the game loaded).
Guess there are too many demons inside this PC; installing a fresh copy of Windows 98 SE now ... 😀

Reply 7 of 8, by eeJay

Posted on 2020-09-26, 17:11

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Even after a fresh install, things stayed the same.
Now, I installed MouseWare 9.80 and hooked up my mx510 via USB; works like a charm.

Until now, I've always used the MX518 via PS/2 with my retro PCs, no problems.
Why the mouse works fine in Windows with this particular board, but fails to show up/keeps freezing the PC in Glide games, is beyond me ...

Reply 8 of 8, by texterted

Posted on 2020-09-26, 20:20

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Just one of those things to caboodle your noodles!

Glad you got it sorted. 😁

Cheers

Ted

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XP Pro:- Asus P5 Q SE Plus, C2D E8400, 4 Gig DDR2, Radeon HD4870, SB Audigy 2ZS.

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