Not ideal, but have you tried the 9385 Win 3.1 drivers?

https://www.idealine.info/pcdrivers/TRIDENT/

(9385w31.zip)

Edit: Actually, the readme states for 93xx so this might do it.

That's interesting. The drivers say that they support 93XX, but I get solid colors instead. It might not be compatible with the 9388 in my laptops.

The VESA.ZIP I found from that list fixed some corruption issues I was having though with PC Player Benchmark at 640x480. Thanks for that.

Kahenraz wrote on 2022-11-28, 18:31:

That's interesting. The drivers say that they support 93XX, but I get solid colors instead. It might not be compatible with the 9388 in my laptops.

The VESA.ZIP I found from that list fixed some corruption issues I was having though with PC Player Benchmark at 640x480. Thanks for that.

Maybe this?

https://www.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php … driverid=103253

Those are video capture drivers. Not video card drivers. 😀

Kahenraz wrote on 2022-11-28, 20:21:

Those are video capture drivers. Not video card drivers. 😀

Whoops. Ah well. Good luck with it.

Bumping this thread. Has anyone ever come across this driver (if it even exists).

Can you be specific about brand/model of the laptop ?

It's from an NEC Versa SX (not the SXi).

is this of any use ? Looking for video and sound drivers for NEC Versa SX laptop

edit:

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nevermind, it's the 95 driver.

I have the Windows 95 driver, thank you. Maybe there never was a Windows 3.1 driver.

It sure looks there never was.

Considering there is some linux/X support, I guess someone knowledgeable in windows 3.x drivers and programming might be able to create one.

From that idealine site try "UH68-WIN.ZIP".

There is a slightly newer package (UH6.9(06)) here: https://driverscollection.com/?file_id=17917

The difference is in the "TVBIOS16.DL_" file.

Maybe a laptop specific driver might work better. IBM ThinkPad 760ED/XD have a Cyber 9385. It's not a 9388 but still.

https://ardent-tool.com/industrial/files/ref7592.html

Laptop information:
http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/101fa.htm
https://www.infania.net/misc/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/873e.html

The drivers for the Cyber9385 don't work with the 9388, unfortunately.

eddman wrote on 2024-12-14, 10:49:

From that idealine site try "UH68-WIN.ZIP".

There is a slightly newer package (UH6.9(06)) here: https://driverscollection.com/?file_id=17917

The difference is in the "TVBIOS16.DL_" file.

These say that they're for the ProVidia. I wonder if they will work with my Cyber9388? Apparently there are two different monikers by Trident with the same 9388 model number

Kahenraz wrote on 2024-12-14, 14:33:

These say that they're for the ProVidia. I wonder if they will work with my Cyber9388? Apparently there are two different monikers by Trident with the same 9388 model number

ProVidia is just a continuation of the TGUI line, basically a rebrand. I just looked up Cyber9388 and it is apparently based on the 3DImage line. If that doesn't have Windows 3.1 drivers, then the 9388 wouldn't either.

https://websrv.cecs.uci.edu/~papers/mpr/MPR/1 … 623/1108msb.pdf
https://mail.spinics.net/lists//xfree86/msg08274.html
http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/trident1.html

EDIT:

This is one odd model. There are 3.1 drivers for 3DImage but no mention of 9388. I can't tell if it's related to Cyber9382/5 and the desktop 94xx/96xx line, or is some variant of 3DImage.

EDIT 2:

Apparently it IS 3D capable: What good games can a Pentium II MMX @ 233MHz + Trident Cyber9388 run and can't run?
Theoretically that means it's from the 3DImage family. Try that driver. If it complains about the model being wrong, then I suppose someone has to modify it to bypass the check.