Re: Glover original 1998 PC CD-ROM release... and the strict GPU compatibility it has.

Posted on 2023-09-08, 00:57

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by wiibur

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I've definitely thought about doing a project to test all these cards for Glover and see what the differences are. For now though, I use a voodoo 1 or 2 when I want to play it. I do recall that I had to use the correct Diamond drivers to get my voodoo 2 working with it.

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Re: Gotek 1.4m vs 720k drives - hardware difference? just firmware?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 19:55

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by wiibur

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If the stock firmware is not working for you then maybe the HxC firmware will work (it costs 10€ though). Edit: Before you do that, did you try formatting your USB with the 720K option from the Batch Manage Tool? That's what I use on stock goteks to format and it has several format options.

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Re: Voodoo 3 2000 Artifacts and noisy video.

Posted on 2023-08-29, 06:51

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by wiibur

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Zerthimon wrote on 2023-08-28, 16:00: Has anyone patched a bios for STB V3 3000 and can share it? For the Voodoo 3 3000, bios version 2.15.12 already sets dramInit1 refresh_load to 256, so you can just update to that (see above). You can obtain stock bios files from here.

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Re: Voodoo3 3500 Issues

Posted on 2023-08-29, 05:14

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by wiibur

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I figured it was going to be related to that write-combining setting since write-combining seems to cause other Voodoo 3 issues (namely the snowy horizontal bar artifacts in DOS VESA games). Oh well, time to move on.

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Re: 3Dfx Voodoo flimmer?

Posted on 2023-08-28, 04:05

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by wiibur

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From what I understand, the output on some voodoo 1 and 2s can be pretty noisy. I've seen reports of vertical lines, horizontal lines, and have experienced scrolling lines at a 45 degree angle on one of my voodoo 2 cards. These are usually like "shadow lines" or bands of alternating opacity. Are you …

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Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200

Posted on 2023-08-28, 03:36

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by wiibur

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I know this is an old thread but I have been struggling with this issue as well, on my PCI Voodoo 3 3000. Horizontal lines skipping around in Duke3D vga mode, and a staticy image in vesa mode. Also, lines in Quake. The lines are fixed by using MTRRLFBE in either 'WP' or 'WT' mode. Uncached and 'WC' …

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Re: Voodoo3 3000 Latest BIOS

Posted on 2023-08-21, 09:27

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by wiibur

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The DOS VESA glitches are really annoying if you plan on playing those types of games. Here's a video example from another thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wV7nwwS-cU. Tweaking the bios and flashing it was very easy, I did it on my v3 3500. There is even a test flash tool you can use before …

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Re: Voodoo3 3500 Issues

Posted on 2023-08-10, 21:25

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by wiibur

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Do you have a PC speaker attached? Is it giving any beep codes (like no GPU detected)? Maybe a POST Code card could illuminate this as well, if you have one. Also, maybe reset your BIOS settings and then follow this guide for the Voodoo 3 bios tweaks: http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/voodoo3/index.shtml …

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Re: Voodoo3 3500 Issues

Posted on 2023-08-09, 21:34

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by wiibur

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Is your CPU FSB the same on both systems? What about the AGP Bus Frequency? It looks like these are both set with jumpers on the P2B-F. Filename Screenshot 2023-08-09 162530.png File size 74.55 KiB Views 921 views Filename Screenshot 2023-08-09 163146.png File size 173.53 KiB Views 921 views

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Re: Lost tabs in firefox. Needs to recover them.

Posted on 2023-08-07, 20:56

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by wiibur

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There exist browser extensions to save your tabs. If you aren't using such an extension, you can't recover your tabs - except maybe by going through your browser history to find the pages you had opened.

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Re: Were you ever hurt by a computer?

Posted on 2023-07-12, 16:34

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My finger slipped when uninstalling some RAM and went right into a stupid RGB header. Filename 20181215_145154.jpg File size 315.29 KiB Views 1393 views Filename 20181215_145144.jpg File size 29.02 KiB Views 1393 views

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Re: Which USB 2.0 cards for old motherboards

Posted on 2023-07-12, 16:22

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by wiibur

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Hello, I've problems to get USB working on my old SuperSockel7 Machine. It's a FIC PA-2013 with K6 II, a Matrox G400 and an CF-to-IDE adapter on Windows 2000. The CF-card is marked as swapable drive. If I plugin an optical USB-mouse to the onboard USB ports, the red light only sometimes shines for …

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Re: Mechwarrior 2 Jump-Jet Recharge Fix

Posted on 2023-07-08, 08:56

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by wiibur

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What were your decompilation settings for the original mw2.exe? Was it also compressed?

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Re: Mechwarrior 2 Jump-Jet Recharge Fix

Posted on 2023-07-06, 13:50

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by wiibur

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Using the exact version of the exe you have provided and are referencing here, the byte you'd want to change is at AA300. So if you wanted MW2.exe to always run at 5 FPS. You'd want to use 182 / 5 = 36 (or 0x24) So at AA300 just put 0x24 For a constant 45 FPS, it's 182/45 = 4 and therefore just put …

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Re: Voodoo 3 PCI no display issue

Posted on 2023-07-05, 05:25

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by wiibur

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W-y-v-e-r-n wrote on 2023-06-23, 20:54: I made a batch file which is simple to start but I don't know what input to expected if that is the only graphics card I use version 2.14 (unmodified) of the flash utility to flash my voodoo3 3500. The input to the flash command is just the name of the bios …

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Re: Voodoo 3 Pixel Artifacts

Posted on 2023-07-03, 13:14

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by wiibur

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Fair enough.

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Re: Voodoo 3 Pixel Artifacts

Posted on 2023-07-03, 12:42

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by wiibur

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Bricked usually means unrepairable...but it sounds like you got it working, which is great. This is why I suggested you use the fake flash tool for testing, you could have avoided swapping to another GPU and changing mobo bios settings. That 3500 upgrade sure is nice though. Good luck with your …

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Re: Headphones and a CRT

Posted on 2023-07-01, 20:30

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by wiibur

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This is simplified, but in general the magnetic field falls off in strength inversely to the cube of the distance from the magnet (green line below). power-law.gif The majority of headphone drivers have a magnetic field strength on the order of magnitude of milliTesla (~30mT or less), which means …

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Re: Headphones and a CRT

Posted on 2023-07-01, 08:36

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by wiibur

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The magnets in headphones are not strong enough for that. You probably only need to worry about some big tower speakers or a massive subwoofer being very close to the CRT monitor. On a basic level, the electron beam in a CRT is controlled by magnets, so if you put a magnetic field strong enough next …

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Re: Mechwarrior 2 Jump-Jet Recharge Fix

Posted on 2023-07-01, 06:09

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by wiibur

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Does mercenaries not have the recharge problem? Is its fps limited or does it implement better recharge logic?

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