Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2007-01-04, 15:35

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if you use the WinXP video drivers for your graphics card in Vista 32 bit it can resume full screen capability. Could it be true then ? Would downgrading of the drivers be safe anyway, aside from effectiveness ? Yes, it's right, Vista can work with old XPDM-class drivers too, but you don't have DWM …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2007-01-04, 14:36

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Well i thought even in long mode temporarily switching to that compatibility mode is possible I think theoretically it could be implemented in two steps: first switching from long mode to 'normal' mode, and then switching to v86 mode. Nevertheless it would cause too much performance overhead, would …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2007-01-04, 13:07

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Do you think this (especially dgVesa and SolVBE) has any chance on 64bit systems? Unfortunately, not. Since a 64 bit processor can't execute any code in virtual x86 mode (from 'long' mode, due to * ** AMD :angry: ), I guess there isnt even any kind of ntvdm included in 64 bit windows. Must use …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2007-01-04, 10:28

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Hi all again, sorry for intensive inactivity, but it isn't going to change much in the future too. I would like to share my latest experiences. I read a lot of rumours, complains about Vista's ntvdm in several forums. Thanks to those I thought MS have let ntvdm get screwed up totally in Vista …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-11-12, 16:10

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Did you launch dgvesa before starting tr1? (from the same dos prompt) What happens when you use built-in vesa & glide together in windowed mode?

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-11-07, 20:01

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Excuse my being late... I'm going to give a multi-answer: :happy: @daljaxon: Have you seen this before and do you know of the setting to fix this. May be setting on my graphics software? Yes, it's a (typical) Win2K issue. TR1 (even the Glide version) uses VESA 640x480 for Eidos logo and movies. If …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-10-19, 09:07

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Hi again :happy: ! Well, yes, it's autumn already, but... :happy: Frankly, I still don't feel any inspiration to put new, serious developments into dgvoodoo, reasons are various, e.g. the Dos Glide emulation couldn't be solved in 64 bit environments (what is more, as far as I heard rumours, not even …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-07-04, 08:58

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Yes it can be used because Glide and VESA support are independent on each other. But indeed, vesa supp doesn't provide great compatibility, some dos apps use mixed x-mode with high res vesa modes, and dgvesa cannot emulate any vga functionality (only palette registers and vertical retrace register). …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-06-13, 13:31

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Hi arromdee, The right exe is the 873739 bytes one, but as Zebius says, use Advanced Installer, it will install everything you need, and then you can update dgvoodoo if you want. I got immediate reboot on Win9x/Me when my first CD drive (I mean the CD drive with the first letter) was empty. It seems …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-06-08, 19:07

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Hi again, sorry for the late respond. :neutral: Well, you configured the settings for windows apps via the command line! (use /platform:dos!) :happy: And, you don't have to specify all of the options, only that you want to change. :happy: Anyway, once I come across this white-outlines-on-polygons …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-06-04, 16:25

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Hi! I started using v1.31 and everything was fine at first, except for the writings on the main menu (unreadable) and the brightness of the screen during gameplay, too high compared to the original. If it's too bright/dark compared to the original, it's maybe because of glide gamma ramp is disabled …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-05-29, 17:45

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I had to use that method too, allocating the extra buffers and copying them before presenting. But games like Descent II were hopelessly slow if I presented on every unlock of the front buffer, so I ended up setting a flag and presenting on a timed callback. Doesn't really work very well. Yes, it's …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-05-28, 17:21

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You can do that via the command line interface. Texturetiling has three mode: auto, disabled and forced. The GUI only toggles between auto/disabled. 😀

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-05-28, 15:41

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I've noticed one visual glitch - when using DX9 renderer I can see blinking icons of my taskbar during gameplay, it doesn't happen in DX7 renderer Indeed, it's a problem with DX9. It seems that GDI isn't shut down even during full screen rendering and overwrites areas that aren't covered by the …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-05-27, 22:35

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... :blush: :neutral: Sorry for not responding at all.. Today I dusted dgvoodoo src and made myself do something with it. I put some development into it since 1.40, but never had a good mind to keenly deal with it. :happy: So, today I finally got it to a releasable beta state (I hope), otherwise I …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-03-27, 08:54

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I sent you a couple of PMs, from this and my new account here, a few weeks ago with no reply from you. I wrote you about Bokkie asking me to contact you since he's very busy lately. Please check your PMs for details. Uh, indeed, sorry. I check my private messages very rarely... :oops: @themortal: …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-03-17, 21:55

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Hi, blackscreen when it comes to the 3d part. Hmm, do you hear any sound indicating that the gameplay is going on, or it's just a total black scr deadlock? (in windowed mode you can see in the task manager if ntvdm.exe uses 100% cpu, if not, then it's certainly bad... :sad: , but keep the dgv-window …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-03-06, 09:25

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Anyway, just starting either the normal version of Tomb.exe, or the 3dfx enhanced version will crash NTVDM immediately. Uhh, I hope it's really a beta state, and MS will improve it... :s-face: But on the other hand ntvdm is being condemned to death because of 64 bit environments, so may not... …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-03-03, 12:12

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Yeah, texture tiling applies point sampled filtering, and it's basically used for replacing the simple buffer blitting in cases when it wouldn't be enough, like locking a buffer with active pipeline. 1.40 betas always preferred texture tiling to simple buffblitting in any cases (it seemed better, …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2006-03-03, 09:30

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I've tried a number of settings (including the defaults), running with and without VDMS 2.10, with and without VDD mode, but I haven't been able to make it work yet. This computer has an Nvidia videocard, I assumed these had fewer problems than ATI cards? Yes, Zebius is right, I can only say the …

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