Re: Weird problem with OpenGL on Windows 95 with TNT2 + Voodoo1

Posted on 2023-10-23, 22:40

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Thanks, Gmlb256, that was it! I removed the 45.23 from Control Panel and got 2.08 (a 1999 version) from Phil's Computer Lab site. I must have had that version, or the 3.68, before OGL broke because the tabs in Display Properties are same as before. A .zip of 2.x or 3.x was missing from my backups, …

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Weird problem with OpenGL on Windows 95 with TNT2 + Voodoo1

Posted on 2023-10-23, 15:51

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by Dracolich

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Hi, guys, my Win95c machine has been working great with anything using D3D and 3Dfx and so I haven't noticed this until trying something that uses OpenGL. See the attached image. At first OGL programs just popped an error and didn't start at all, and the 3D screensaver previews would be a …

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Re: eDuke32 for Win95

Posted on 2023-10-23, 11:50

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Things to try: Verify that OGL works in other games. Below are some ports for games better treated by ports than Duke3D: *Can't remember which ones have software, D3D, OGL support, mostly likely zdoom but hey even if they don't support OGL more games to play! You may be right, DosFreak. Last night …

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Re: eDuke32 for Win95

Posted on 2023-10-21, 20:38

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Sorry it took so long to reply, got busy with other stuff. DosFreak, thank you very much for your help. For other games, I have been using zdoom-2.2.0, recently finished Half-Life using Voodoo, and currently in the middle Heretic 2 using Voodoo. I'll try some other stuff to verify OGL.

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Re: eDuke32 for Win95

Posted on 2023-09-25, 22:59

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Thank you, DosFreak. My desktop resolution is 1024x768 with 32-bit color. The launcher has not appeared yet, only the error, so it hasn't created a config yet. I've tried the eduke32 files from its own folder as well as from in the duke3d game folder. Edit: Thanks for the tip + link about the DOS …

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Re: eDuke32 for Win95

Posted on 2023-09-25, 21:15

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Thank you for the replies and great info! elszgensa, the cpu is a AMD K6-233 with 128MB RAM on a 430TX mobo DosFreak, I've downloaded the file and will try it shortly. I have IE 5.5, not sure about ActiveDesktop, and DirectX is 8.0 (16MB TNT2 M64). I just installed the winsock2 update yesterday …

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Re: eDuke32 for Win95

Posted on 2023-09-25, 15:44

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Apologies for reviving an old thread but I just tried using this version of eduke32 on my Windows 95c rig and get a "Visual C++ Runtime Error". The only information in the error message is the name of the exe file and "Abnormal Program Termination". After some Googl'ing I got the vs6redist installer …

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Alien World Order in vanilla Duke 3D - possible?

Posted on 2023-09-16, 16:28

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Hi guys, apologies if this has been asked anywhere before; but if so I'm not finding it. I've ripped E5 from my retail installation a while back and played it in eDuke and BuildGDX. Now I'm curious if it can be adapted to the Atomic Edition in DOS by editing the CON files and converting the audio …

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Gabriel Knight 2, WfW 3.11, CD#2 crash when Grace tries to talk to characters

Posted on 2023-08-11, 23:54

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Hi folks, I've started GK2 in WfW 3.11 and the game is crashing on CD#2. Before starting the game I applied the official 1.1 patch overwriting any existing files. The details of the patch mentions that it fixed an error 999 bug when switching to my iso of CD#2. My problem is that I have inserted the …

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Re: MechCommander Gold freezes before main menu in 98SE

Posted on 2022-08-18, 17:17

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Thanks Peter.Mengel. Good to know. Which driver version are you using? Mine was locking up with 45.23 but finally worked with 77.72. I like Zotac's cards 😀 My FX5200 is PCI and a PNY Verto.

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Re: MechCommander Gold freezes before main menu in 98SE

Posted on 2022-08-11, 23:50

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Hi, guys, I just had a chance to swap video cards to test. The game works with the Radeon 9250, and when I swap back the problem returns. My FX5200 and Radeon 9250 are both PCI and have 256MB DDR ram. However, the FX5200 is 128-bit and DirectX9 while the 9250 is 64-bit and DirectX8. I wanted to try …

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Re: Best video cards with DOS / Win 3.x / Win 9x support

Posted on 2022-08-09, 13:00

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The best card Dos-Win3.1-Win95 I could find is the TnT2. I agree with this. My DOS/Win3.1/Win95/OS2 machine started with a 4MB S3 Virge/GX. It was decent in DOS and Win, but had mode switching problems in OS2. Then I tried a 4MB Matrox Millennium II (with 4MB addon!). Very nice card that works on …

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Re: MechCommander Gold freezes before main menu in 98SE

Posted on 2022-08-08, 12:42

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Just tried the Microsoft MC Gold release on both my 98SE machines: Athlon 2600+ w/ Voodoo5 : No problems Xeon 3230 w/ Radeon 9800 Pro : No Problems I know it doesn't help much not having an NVidia board, but I'm using the latest DX9 install with both builds. Thanks, I think that does tilt the …

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Re: MechCommander Gold freezes before main menu in 98SE

Posted on 2022-08-08, 00:19

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Thanks for the new replies. Meatball, I don't have any smaller ram sticks to swap with. The only way I might be able to try that is with XMSDSK. I have a Radeon 9250 that I used to use in this machine. I don't remember exactly why I replaced it but I think it had to do with performance. It would be …

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Re: MechCommander Gold freezes before main menu in 98SE

Posted on 2022-08-07, 22:34

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Thanks for the ideas. All other games I've tried so far have been working, although I have a lot installed that I haven't tried yet. I think my directx 9.0c came with Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness. That is one of only two games installed that needs a 9.0 version, the other being Myst V. I tried …

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MechCommander Gold freezes before main menu in 98SE

Posted on 2022-08-07, 14:54

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I just discovered this 24 hours ago when trying to start the game on my 98SE rig, and since then been Googling and trying different things to get it working. So far my Googling hasn't yielded much help and I haven't found any similar forum posts, here or anywhere. Basically, what happens when I …

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Re: PS/2 keyboard with builtin trackball - trackball doesn't work in Win98SE

Posted on 2021-12-06, 14:48

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Ok, I spent the weekend swapping the motherboard to the 761GX, and doing a clean install of 98se without the unofficial SP3, and everything is working great now. Nusb 3.6 is working perfectly for the card reader and I copied several GB of games from an SD card without any problem. I had a little …

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Re: PS/2 keyboard with builtin trackball - trackball doesn't work in Win98SE

Posted on 2021-11-29, 15:59

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During the holiday weekend I decided to try Windows 2000. I renamed the Windows folder again as a backup and did a clean install of Win2k Pro. Right away the trackball was not working, whether plugged into the PS/2 or using the USB converter. Also, the USB mouse was not working, whether on mobo usb …

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Re: Win98se Mechwarrior4 copy protection error running from DeamonTools

Posted on 2021-11-23, 14:55

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Thanks for the info. I'll keep both versions. The later will be nice if I need it for xp-7 era stuff, and the older will be essential in case I run into this with any other 9x games.

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Re: Win98se Mechwarrior4 copy protection error running from DeamonTools

Posted on 2021-11-23, 13:54

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Thanks, chinny22. I thought of that and I've used no-cd cracks in the past for games that only use the CD for verification or music. I only use them as a last resort now, especially for multi-disc games (ex: Myst II and III) since those usually involve dumping the CD files on the hard drive. With a …

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