What title say, anyone knows a 8900D windows 3.1 286 driver?
Yes, i found 8900C windows 3.0 drivers that work on the 8900D and win3.1 but are slow, and not very compatible
I just need 640x480x8 in my 286
Thanks a lot
First three Google search results:
https://theretroweb.com/drivers/150
https://vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid=37
https://arxvaldex.com/trident-microsystems-dr … -drivers-p-1292
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keenmaster486 wrote on Today, 03:21:First three Google search results: https://theretroweb.com/drivers/150 https://vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid=37 https://arxv […]
First three Google search results:
https://theretroweb.com/drivers/150
https://vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid=37
https://arxvaldex.com/trident-microsystems-dr … -drivers-p-1292
none of this work on 286
The Trident series is unaccelerated, so there is no need for Trident specific logic in the driver. The TVGA8900D is faster than the C, because they improved the pipelining of CPU writes to video memory, not because of extra capabilities offered to a Windows driver. Trident ships a BIOS extension tool called "LOCKFIFO" which can be used to configure the pipelining ("FIFO") on the TVGA8900D, which is a BIOS extension, and thus will be effective with nearly any Windows 3.1 driver, because drivers of that age use the BIOS to configure the video mode.
So, did you already try Microsofts generic "SVGA 640 x 480 256 colors" driver? If that driver works, I don't see what a TVGA8900D driver can improve over the generic one.
Hi, no, generic svga driver dont work with 8900D
Like i said the only way i can get 256 colors is with a old win3.0 driver, but is not working fine, slow with color problems
Im with the hope someone have a old woking driver version, because i already download and tested every?one i found in internet
Patched svga and vesa ones need 386, i tested too
I will check LOCKFIFO tonight thanks
There's a bunch of 286-compatible drivers attached in this post - Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?
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https://archive.org/download/trident-tvga-890 … er-disk-trident - this one is later, the TRW one readme says that some require 386, this one doesn't mention
i think sadly trident 8900D (and other 8900 i think) have not good support for 256 colors in 286 computers. The only driver i found it work is for windows 3.0, and is terrible slow, and hava a lot of problems
In fafct, just for tetst, i build a 486 DX4 PC, plug the trident and same isa audio and CF card of 286, load windows, and windows 3.1 is same slow than in 286. Build a horrible 386 SX25mhz i have, pretty slow board, load 386 triedent drivers, and is pretty fast
For me after test everything i found, is simple, trident drivers for windows 3.1 and 286.. SUCKS
thanks for all help
Grzyb wrote on Today, 08:43:There's a bunch of 286-compatible drivers attached in this post - Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?
Hi, i download the trident driver from this compilation, but sadly same as others, the "good" 640x480x256 driver need 386, and the 286 one is anciend win3.0 one, slow and full of problems
Matth79 wrote on Today, 18:31:https://archive.org/download/trident-tvga-890 … er-disk-trident - this one is later, the TRW one readme says that some require 386, this one doesn't mention
Sadly this driver if you expand amd check TRIT640.DR_ 640x480-256C , have this text This driver ONLY can work on 386/486 machines or above..
thanks
