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Subject: Re: GPL and Diamond Monster Voodoo II Card
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:43:47 -0500
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Don't use the new drivers they will make GPL crash the 203 drivers work
great and I also here the ref divers from 3DFX work also


Dave Hawnt <dhawnt@tcp.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
>
>Robert Crotty wrote:
>
>> Need help.
>>
>> I am having a problem with GPL and my Diamond Monster Voodoo II card.
When
>> I try to run GPL in 3dfx the track and all the surroundings will turn
black
>> but can still see my car.  A little farther down the track the road comes
>> back and then is gone again.  I really am very new to computers and such
so
>> I need some help getting this problem cleared up.  Here is what my system
>> is:
>>
>> Pent II 400
>> 128 mb ram
>> Sound Blaster Live sound card
>> Diamond Viper 550 Riva TNT card 16mb
>> Diamond Monster Voodoo II card 12mb
>> 8.0 Gig HD
>> and so on
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>H'mmm, something to try..... in the Diamond Monster control panel, make
sure
>'tripple buffering' is 'OFF', I had trouble with that with GPL originally,
but
>all ok now.... I also heard that GPL don't like 128mb. of ram, something to
do
>with memory allocation.... but you will have to ask others on that one!
>Also make sure you have the latest 3dfx drivers from Diamond.... w9xm2207
>Good luck....
>DHawnt (UK)
>


