Re: Matrox M3D / PowerVR freezes Windows 98 SE at boot / Windows logo.

Posted on 2021-04-06, 01:13

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by Chadti99

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yes check for irq sharing. also try moving it to different pci slots. try removing unnecessary cards, try disabling onboard devices in the bios that are unnecessary like serial and parallel ports. theres a chance its conflicting with another device in the system. Great ideas, I’ll give it another …

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Re: Gotek like Optical Driver Emulator - Is it possible?

Posted on 2021-04-06, 00:47

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by Chadti99

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Just got my ATAPI simulator in from tattiebogle, crazy fast shipping, and it’s working in Windows 98SE! Now I just need a tool to change which image is currently loaded, I know something is in the works, is there a beta version of the tool available?

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2021-04-06, 00:40

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by Chadti99

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I’ve started a new thread but thought I’d ask here as well. I recently acquired a Matrox m3D and Windows detects the card and I’m able to install drivers. Unfortunately when Windows restarts it hangs at the Windows startup logo. I’m running this in an IBM Aptiva Socket 7 VX board with a K6-3 running …

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Matrox M3D / PowerVR freezes Windows 98 SE at boot / Windows logo.

Posted on 2021-04-05, 23:40

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by Chadti99

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Just got ahold of a Matrox M3D and as soon as I install the drivers and reboot Windows freezes at the startup logo. I’ve tried a few versions of the driver from the PowerVR driver package located here. Any ideas what to try next? I’ll probably test on another machine in a day or two but for now it’s …

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Re: GLQuake 3DFX 3DNow! HUD Flicker

Posted on 2021-04-05, 12:52

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by Chadti99

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gaffa2002 wrote on 2021-04-04, 15:11: In the console, try typing: gl_ztrick 0 You will probably need to add it to autoexec.cfg to avoid having to execute it every time you run the game. Apologies for the late reply, just tried it and unfortunately still seeing the same issue, thank you for your …

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GLQuake 3DFX 3DNow! HUD Flicker

Posted on 2021-04-04, 13:50

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by Chadti99

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Having an issue in GLQuake 1.09 where the HUD flickers. Noticed in the 3dfx MiniGl 1.47 readme file it mentions to enable triple buffering to eliminate the issue and to use console command “gl_triplebuffer 1”. Problem is, my version of quake doesn’t seem to recognize “gl_triplebuffer” as a valid …

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Re: IBM Aptiva 2159 S76, any love for these “Stealth” setups?

Posted on 2021-04-02, 23:41

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by Chadti99

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Happy to report I’m running reliably with a 75Mhz FSB. I need a bit more time to be sure but I adjusted the ISA bus divider and wait states to the following using TweakBios and load them at startup via autoexec. Seeing a few more FPS in Unreal!

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Re: What's the status of "TweakBios" from 1999?

Posted on 2021-04-02, 23:35

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by Chadti99

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Thanks guys, adjusting some additional settings and loading them on boot appears to allow me to run this Aptiva board at 75Mhz FSB reliably.

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Re: Does anybody have Evergreen Spectra Utilities disks V1/V2?

Posted on 2021-03-31, 16:22

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by Chadti99

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Looks like I have version 4.35 that came with a Spectrum 400. Let me know if that helps you.

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Re: Advice using OSSC with Windows 98 PC

Posted on 2021-03-31, 16:07

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by Chadti99

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Thanks guys, as soon as I adjusted the horizontal size to 800 it looks great now. I'll try out the Matrox Utility as well as I'm still struggling to force 60hz refresh using PowerStrip at certain resolutions.

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Re: Advice using OSSC with Windows 98 PC

Posted on 2021-03-31, 15:08

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by Chadti99

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Yes the Windows version of the game, specifically the Matrox version in Windows 98 SE. I'm forcing 60Hz because it wants to default to 85hz at that resolution, not sure why. My LCD Monitor, even though it appears to show the correct image says it's not supported and turns off within 30 seconds. I …

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Advice using OSSC with Windows 98 PC

Posted on 2021-03-31, 13:35

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by Chadti99

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So the Matrox Mystique is locked at 640x400 for Mechwarrior 2. And at this specific resolution at 60hz my OSSC struggles with a horizontal pixel craw effect. I know the short answer is connecting a CRT ;) but I don’t quite have enough room for that at the moment. Anyone have any advice on any …

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Re: Bios only recognizes 8GB but Windows 98SE can recognize 128GB drives

Posted on 2021-03-29, 22:51

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by Chadti99

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Got it, appreciate the clarification. I’ll investigate option roms.

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Bios only recognizes 8GB but Windows 98SE can recognize 128GB drives

Posted on 2021-03-29, 22:39

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by Chadti99

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How does that work? On my current install I’ve noticed I can read a 128GB drive from within Windows 98 SE, installed on the secondary IDE port on the mobo. Is there anyway to create a >8GB partition and install Windows 98 on it? So far when I’ve tried I’ve had the Windows 98 setup process complain …

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Re: Booting from SCSI HD with ISA SCSI controller, how does it work?

Posted on 2021-03-29, 20:27

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by Chadti99

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Awesome thanks guys, I'm going to give it a shot if I an find an adapter for a good price. How would I know for certain it has a boot rom?

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Booting from SCSI HD with ISA SCSI controller, how does it work?

Posted on 2021-03-29, 18:20

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by Chadti99

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Is it possible on a socket 3 or Socket 7 system? I've used an Adaptec SCSI controller and CDROM ages ago and I remember having to load drivers for the adapter and CDROM of course. Can you boot direct from a SCSI HD with an add on controller without drivers? Is there a guide someone can point me to? …

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Re: Mechwarrior 2 matrox mystique version

Posted on 2021-03-28, 20:09

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by Chadti99

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For anyone that might run into this same problem. I was seeing the following through an OSSC and an HP LCD. I installed PowerStrip as suggested and then added 640x400@60hz as a custom resolution. A pic of this is attached as well. It’s working well now.

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Re: Looking for an Awe64 WDM driver for Win98

Posted on 2021-03-27, 22:17

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by Chadti99

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I got these working with Daemon Tools Analog Audio and freed up a PCI slot, thanks again!

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Re: Looking for an Awe64 WDM driver for Win98

Posted on 2021-03-27, 22:16

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by Chadti99

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Jorpho wrote on 2021-03-27, 21:23: Oh. I saw the "Attachment not available" message and assumed the file was gone forever. Yep, same here, derp!

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Re: Looking for an Awe64 WDM driver for Win98

Posted on 2021-03-27, 21:22

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by Chadti99

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Thank you guys so much !

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