Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-30, 07:54

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I tried using the Matrox g2+ (AKA g200) card instead of the Voodoo2 SLI cards, and I must say that it produced better results. For instance, I can now play Jedi Knight at 1280x1024, and the game plays quite fast too. Also, it's a huge improvement on playing this particular game using my Diamond …

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Re: LCD, fresh rate & DOS games

Posted on 2008-06-30, 07:45

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I did download quite a few Matrox driver and BIOS update packages (their website is badly organised, and it took a few downloads to obtain the correct one for the G2+), but there didn't appear to be anything there to alter the refresh rate. However, I will try univbe later on today. Thanks a lot.

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LCD, fresh rate & DOS games

Posted on 2008-06-29, 16:46

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If I run an old VESA-based DOS game, I find that my LCD monitor sets its refresh rate to 60Hz, making the image quality appear good. If I run other old DOS games, such as Dark Forces or Hexen (which I don't think are "VESA games"), I find that my monitor's resolution is set to 720x400 @ 70Hz refresh …

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Re: AWE32 CT3990 PnP - unwanted IDE controller

Posted on 2008-06-29, 16:33

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I found two ways of permanently removing the unwanted Creative Labs IDE Controller from Windows 9x Device Manager. The first way I think is the best way - Method 1) Hardware configuration profile. a) Create a new hardware configuration profile (using Device Manager) b) Shut down PC. c) Power on PC, …

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-29, 06:55

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Ah!! Yes, your post makes perfect sense. Thanks very much for your reply - most helpful. All the best, Robert.

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-28, 20:46

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Do you mean the 2D graphics card which "assists" the SLI voodoo2 cards? If so, it is a Matrox G2+ card.

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-28, 18:31

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Success!! Thank you!! I replaced Hexen II's default opengl32.dll file with the newer opengl32.dll file found inside the minigl147.zip download package (thanks very much to Vogons user "Miki Maus" for providing this DL link), and I can now get Hexen II working at 1024 x 768 resolution using Voodoo2 …

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-28, 08:17

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That's very interesting. During testing yesterday, I had reached the stage whereby I was manually editing the ctpnp.cfg [ and was thinking to myself - plug and play, what a joke! ] , but it did not cross my mind to make this cfg file read-only - good tip that, thanks! Please note that I manged to …

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-28, 08:04

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Yep, so far I have DL'd all of my Voodoo1 and Voodoo2 driver requirements from that website.

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 19:16

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Yes, I believe it is a type of hardware conflict problem. Also, changing the GUS's IO address jumper from 240 (which is SB compatible) to 250 (which is not SB compatible) did not help solve the problem either.

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 19:03

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Hello. Please note that for my recent testing purposes, I had these two cards in the same PC - awe32 pnp gus classic However, the autoexec and config files had no mention of anything related to the gus card. When the gus classic card was present, I had adlib and sb music problems with the awe32. As …

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 18:17

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I was able to test out a non-PnP AWE32 (model CT2760) alongside a GUS Classic quite quickly because I already had this configuration inside another working legacy machine. Basically, it all works. I have no adlib or SB music problems with this awe32 model, and it also works fine alongside a GUS …

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 17:52

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Thanks! I've just DL'd it. I will try it out just as soon as I can...please note, I have very recently reformatted my HDD atm due to sound card testing, but I think that testing is nearing completion. As soon as I can, I will test out H2 with that new .dll file.

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 17:21

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I know what the problem is. It's because I have a GUS Classic card in my system. I tried removing it, and all was 100% OK with the pnp awe32. I put the GUS back in, and the adlib / SB music problem came back again. I need to do some further tests to see if it is just the pnp awe32 card that cannot …

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 15:12

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Hello, and thanks very much for your post. Please forgive me, but I am currently engaged in a significantly time-consuming pitch battle with a PnP AWE32 card, and in so doing I have subsequently formatted my HDD for additional testing purposes. When normal service has resumed (probably when I get a …

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 15:08

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I have reformatted my HDD, and then only installed DOS 6.22 on to it. I notice that whenever my PC boots up, it says my AWE32 PnP card is using IRQ 7. When I run ctcu (in DOS 6.22), it tells me that my AWE32 PnP card is using IRQ 5, and if I try to reconfigure this setting, it will only offer me one …

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 12:48

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I tried setting my BIOS PnP OS setting = No. Unfortunately, my BIOS now loses an IRQ because of this new setting. I strongly believe this lost IRQ is being consumed by the Creative AWE32 PnP card for its onboard IDE controller. However, if I use the CTCU utility, it tells me that the IDE controller …

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 09:15

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Very sorry, that should be - wglCreateContect failed (Missed out the letter "t" in my earlier post.)

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI - some games don't seem to like it.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 09:02

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I went to the id (Doom) website and downloaded the glquake package (version 0.95). Inside this package was this .dll file - opengl32.dll I overwrote my hexen II opengl32 file with this one. Then, I successfully tested hexen II with this command line - glh2.exe -width 800 -height 600 bpp 16 Then, I …

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Re: AWE32 PnP - Could not detect FM chip.

Posted on 2008-06-27, 08:33

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Thanks so much for everyone's help. I have run a series of tests on my AWE32 PnP (CT3990) to try and get SoundBlaster or Adlib music to work. I am using the sound setup found inside the freely downloadable 3D Realms game called "Shadow Warrior", because I find it quite useful for testing purposes, …

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