You didn't specify for which OS you need drivers, and the link points to XOrg (X11, former XFree86, for Linux and other *nix systems) drivers.
What exactly are trying to do?
Of course the machine could run some flavor of Linux (I installed Linux with GUI on a 386DX-40 with 8MB RAM in the 90s) but since you are wanting to run games there is not much point to install Linux.

Moved to Marvin.

idspispopd wrote:

You didn't specify for which OS you need drivers, and the link points to XOrg (X11, former XFree86, for Linux and other *nix systems) drivers.
What exactly are trying to do?
Of course the machine could run some flavor of Linux (I installed Linux with GUI on a 386DX-40 with 8MB RAM in the 90s) but since you are wanting to run games there is not much point to install Linux.

Oops that would be helpful wouldn't it? I'm currently running Windows 3.1 but I do plan on getting 95 on it at some point. I don't have any intention of running Linux on it as I don't really have the need for that OS on such old hardware. So that's probably knocked that site on the head...

[EDIT] I found this: http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=328 . The 'README' info suggests it should work so i'l give it a go when the card arrives.

swaaye wrote:

Moved to Marvin.

Many thanks, sorry I forgot that part of the forum.

I think you won't be needing any ''exact'' driver for you version, but anyways I provide you a solid base of several drivers to be tested on variety of OSes:

http://ftp.mpoli.fi/hardware/DISPLAY/ATI/

I can't speak of win3.11, but I sure do know you won't be installing any drivers on win95 - they're already there and run OK (but no serious testing - but seriously - on a 2D chip?)

Shodan486 wrote:

I think you won't be needing any ''exact'' driver for you version, but anyways I provide you a solid base of several drivers to be tested on variety of OSes:

http://ftp.mpoli.fi/hardware/DISPLAY/ATI/

I can't speak of win3.11, but I sure do know you won't be installing any drivers on win95 - they're already there and run OK (but no serious testing - but seriously - on a 2D chip?)

True enough, will certaily bookmark that too and try them out and see what works best. 😀

Looks like the link I found on the Vogons driver 'vault' (of sorts) seems to have done the trick. Should there be a command line during MSDOSboot relating to the new VGA card drivers?

I'm also trying to run the driver in Windows 3.1 to get 256 colour mode. This is proving to be difficult because there is no 640x480 SVGA 256 colour mode and if i'm honest, have no idea how to load in the driver into windows to reconize the card.

Apologies for the triple post in a row.

You go to the windows folder and run setup, then choose graphics driver (by default its VGA). It asks for the path where you put it, enter the path. It should display the list of modes the driver is capable of. Choose.

elianda wrote:

You go to the windows folder and run setup, then choose graphics driver (by default its VGA). It asks for the path where you put it, enter the path. It should display the list of modes the driver is capable of. Choose.

I know that much, what file type(s) am I looking for? .DRV? I tried putting the the path to the Mach64 files that I got from the Vogons link (above) into a directory on C:\ and it didn't seem to find or install anything.

tokyoracer wrote:

I know that much, what file type(s) am I looking for? .DRV? I tried putting the the path to the Mach64 files that I got from the Vogons link (above) into a directory on C:\ and it didn't seem to find or install anything.

There is a README.TXT in the zip file. It seems you have to run one of the EXE files to unpack it and then edit system.ini manually according to the description.

idspispopd wrote:

tokyoracer wrote:

I know that much, what file type(s) am I looking for? .DRV? I tried putting the the path to the Mach64 files that I got from the Vogons link (above) into a directory on C:\ and it didn't seem to find or install anything.

There is a README.TXT in the zip file. It seems you have to run one of the EXE files to unpack it and then edit system.ini manually according to the description.

I didn't notice that, i'l go check it out and see what I can do. Though i've no experience editing the sytem.ini, I can only assume its similar to autoexec?

Yes. Since you've gone this far, you'll be able to figure it out, no worries.