Re: Partitioning and formatting - disk issues

Posted on 2012-07-28, 15:24

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by tincup

in DOS

in DOS

Looks fine and dandy when win98(or XP) looks at it, but when all alone in a pure DOS environment then... That's why you need to partition/format using DOS - the problem you describe happens to me too if I try otherwise. As for drive iimaging, if you put [or already have] your FAT16 DOS HD in a …

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Re: Partitioning and formatting - disk issues

Posted on 2012-07-28, 02:09

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by tincup

in DOS

in DOS

In my opinion, the patched versions of fdisk from DOS 7.1 and that of PTS DOS and Freedos all do a much more reliable job -even if one still uses DOS 6.22- than fdisk shipped with DOS 6.22. http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/129027-big-hdd-48-bit-lba-thread-index/ No doubt, but I believe the poster …

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Re: DVI, DOS & Aspect ratio

Posted on 2012-07-27, 01:23

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by tincup

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Perhaps your monitor has a button/control panel with aspect ratio settings? my Dell 24 does with a few options like widescreen, original aspect ratio, fill to height, fill to width. That is, the adjustments are not made within the OS but directly with the monitor. the options are well burried inm …

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Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2012-07-27, 01:08

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by tincup

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

felt sure if i mentioned it I'd meet the competion here on Vogons:) only 4 bids though. I'd heard of the 4mb QDi on these pages so thought it was worth a gamble. The Hercules might attract a lot more attention.. we'll see if it holds it's own.. EDIT: here's a pic.

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Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2012-07-26, 23:35

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by tincup

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

couldn't resist haha... but it should run closer to 30fps in all situations such as race starts. Average fps doesn't always convey peaks and vallies and feel at the wheel can feel smoother even though the fps may seem identical. Finally getting ICR2 running in 3D has been a holy grail for me and I …

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Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2012-07-26, 23:18

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by tincup

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

finally snagged an 8mb v2200 on eBay. If it works... it will replace my 4mb S220 and run alongside a pair of voodoo 2s SLI. When it arrives I'll post performance comparison in Indycar Racing 2 rendition version.

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Re: Partitioning and formatting - disk issues

Posted on 2012-07-26, 23:09

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by tincup

in DOS

in DOS

I second using 6.22 fdisk. I've run into all kinds problems trying to format a dos install with win based utilities.

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Re: Win98 Shut Down Freeze

Posted on 2012-07-26, 02:28

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That sounds particularly strange. Yeah I would reinstall. Try running without the unofficial service pack. Install drivers one at a time and test shutdown every time. Same with any apps that use a driver (ie Daemon Tools). The current install was a methodical install, making Acronis images at …

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Re: Win98 Shut Down Freeze

Posted on 2012-07-26, 02:21

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Venerable Voodoo5500 on 3dfx ref drivers. Can always try reinstalling drivers but will try VGA mode too. Thanks for input - probably looking at a roll-back/install. EDIT: 5 consequtive good restarts in VGA mode. Re-nstalled 3dfx ref drivers [beta w/ tools], lockup on first shutdown. Rather than go …

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Re: Win98 Shut Down Freeze

Posted on 2012-07-25, 21:05

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK.. BIOS: ACPI=disable 1st restart ok 2nd LOCKUP DEV MGR: force APM v1 1st LOCKUP BIOS: PM Control by APM=NO 1st ok 2nd ok 3rd LOCKUP BIOS: ACPI=enable 1st ok 2nd ok 3rd ok 4th LOCKUP DEV MGR: reset APM v12 1st ok 2nd LOCKUP Can't draw firm conclusions from any of this. Will continue using the …

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Re: Win98 Shut Down Freeze

Posted on 2012-07-25, 20:33

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'll try disabling ACPI in bios and report any findings. Mobo is a trusty old Abit VA6.

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Re: F1 Racing Simulation Ubisoft

Posted on 2012-07-25, 19:39

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by tincup

in Windows

in Windows

@ VIM - you're correct - they used fictitious teams to get around the license issue. Have it too and will haul them both out for a spin. As I remember the sequel was an improvement, but still dogged by input problems. Never got RS3 and will try to track that one down. BTW GP2 is still a great drive …

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Re: Win98 Shut Down Freeze

Posted on 2012-07-25, 19:32

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

At what point is it freezing? At the "Please Wait" screen before the final shutdown, or earlier? Locks up just as soon as I hit Start->Turn Off Computer. The screen sort of greys out and no shutdown options can be selected. I'm inclined to just reinstall though I may start by falling back on one of …

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Re: F1 Racing Simulation Ubisoft

Posted on 2012-07-25, 14:07

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by tincup

in Windows

in Windows

I have F1RS in storage but I think I may break it out for a 'retro' look. I remember finding throttle pedal inputs very bizar at low revs [some kind of deadzone issue but it was more than that] and never felt fully comfortable at the wheel. For open wheel racing I basically stuck with GP2 until the …

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Re: F1 Racing Simulation Ubisoft

Posted on 2012-07-25, 01:44

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by tincup

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in Windows

You need a "glide wrapper" to emulate 3dfx, which is a glide app based on a video card that is no longer around. Do an internet search for "dgvoodoo" and download the latest version - I use 1.5beta for example. It's easy to use - extract the files into the F1 game folder, run 'dgvoodoosetup.exe' [ …

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Re: Win98 Shut Down Freeze

Posted on 2012-07-25, 01:31

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hmmm. Yes It's W98se with the SP added. What you say though makes me think I should do a fresh install and update/tweak it myself - the SPs are just so fast and handy. I never had this problem before [even with previous retro W98/SP] though I dimly remember the issue from years ago..

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Re: Daughter board ribbon cable for sound cards.

Posted on 2012-07-24, 15:00

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If I understand correctly, daughtercards [such as the XR385], plug drirectly into some sound cards *if* the layout of the two cards accomodate each other, but if they don't a cable is needed. Am I getting this right? Is there a compatibility list somewhere of which combos work without a cable? I'm …

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Win98 Shut Down Freeze

Posted on 2012-07-24, 02:24

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My W98 box, still a pretty fresh setup, recently started to lockup during shutdown. I restored an OS mirror and the problem went away for a couple of weeks but returned. My W98se is patched with the "Unnofficial SP" v21a, and v3. I've scanned the web these last few days and found many forum threads …

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Re: What speaker setup are you using on your vintage machine?

Posted on 2012-07-23, 00:02

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by tincup

in Milliways

in Milliways

For now a super cheap LS-21 2.1 system [same as pictured in a previous post]. Run them through a 2-port IOgear KVM w/audio to share between 2 retro rigs. At low/moderate volume they aren't that bad - no great shakes, but I'll probably step up a bit when the retro "building" phase settles down [haha …

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Re: Using a AT MB in a modern CASE

Posted on 2012-07-22, 23:53

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mau1wurf1977 wrote: The other option is to just build on open test bench kinda setup. I change my parts so often maybe I should be doing that. I know what you mean - I always thought these looked like a cool solution.. http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant … =StdTechStation

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