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GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

Gallowa

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by Gallowa » Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:00:00

GPL freezees totally when I select OpenGl mode. OK, no easy way out here.
I've tried evrything.
Here's the situation:

Before:
I have been playing GPL for a year with this set which consist of
Motherboard Asus 440BX,  P3 B-F, PIII 500 MHz, SBLive value, Maxi Gamer
Xentor 32 TNTN2 Ultra, detonator 3.53. MSFFWheel. Framerate has been
constantly normal ie. 36 fps. Everything has been great.

Then suddenly:
GPL wouldn't start normally, took almost a minute to open OR after clicking
.exe file, there would be a series of GPL's opening one after an other. I
waited and then evrything was OK.

I tried to install a LAN card. Wouldn't work.
Neither wouldn't SB live value. Had to re-install SB. OK again.

BUT, and that is a big but.

After this I re-installed WIN 98 by running setup from installion disk.
Re-installed GPL. Re installed OPEN GL patch no 2, GPL 1.1 patch and 1.2
patch, both right versions.

And everything works fine in software mode, I get 20 fps. BUT BUT BUT, when
I switch back to OPEN GL, game freezees, but still functioning, I get only
3,6 yes 3 point 6 frames per second, and the game takes ages to start.

And I have tried to:

1) re-install game, NO Effect
2) re-install different detonators and display drives multiple times, and by
the book ; NO Effect
3) run set up from WIN 98 disk, NO effect
4) Checked all the possible files, app.ini, core.ini etc, No effect
5) Re-installed to different hard disks, NO effect
6) Re-install TNT2 card; NO effect
7) Run Open GL setup from net, NO effect
8) Tried to tweak OPEN GL setting, NO effect
9) Deleted all the Nvidia files and Maxi Gamer files from Registry and
remove all the Nvidia drives from "Add/rEMOVE" AND THEN RE-INSTALLED
DRIVERS, no EFFECT.

Everything other game works just fine, all the D3D games for example MGPRS 2
runs like a heaven with 1024 x768 resolution and Colin McRae with 800X600.
Niema problema, but this *^*^ GPL.

So what could I do??

1) Is there something wrong with game files in CD?
2) Something wrong with my computer which only appears when running GPL in
OPEN GL mode?
3) Millenium Bug?
4) CIA?
5) Me just losin' it totally?

"They are coming to take me away ha haa hi hii"

Asko Kallonen
Helsinki Rock City

Gallowa

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by Gallowa » Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:00:00

GPL freezees totally when I select OpenGl mode. OK, no easy way out here.
I've tried evrything.
Here's the situation:

Before:
I have been playing GPL for a year with this set which consist of
Motherboard Asus 440BX,  P3 B-F, PIII 500 MHz, SBLive value, Maxi Gamer
Xentor 32 TNTN2 Ultra, detonator 3.53. MSFFWheel. Framerate has been
constantly normal ie. 36 fps. Everything has been great.

Then suddenly:
GPL wouldn't start normally, took almost a minute to open OR after clicking
.exe file, there would be a series of GPL's opening one after an other. I
waited and then evrything was OK.

I tried to install a LAN card. Wouldn't work.
Neither wouldn't SB live value. Had to re-install SB. OK again.

BUT, and that is a big but.

After this I re-installed WIN 98 by running setup from installion disk.
Re-installed GPL. Re installed OPEN GL patch no 2, GPL 1.1 patch and 1.2
patch, both right versions.

And everything works fine in software mode, I get 20 fps. BUT BUT BUT, when
I switch back to OPEN GL, game freezees, but still functioning, I get only
3,6 yes 3 point 6 frames per second, and the game takes ages to start.

And I have tried to:

1) re-install game, NO Effect
2) re-install different detonators and display drives multiple times, and by
the book ; NO Effect
3) run set up from WIN 98 disk, NO effect
4) Checked all the possible files, app.ini, core.ini etc, No effect
5) Re-installed to different hard disks, NO effect
6) Re-install TNT2 card; NO effect
7) Run Open GL setup from net, NO effect
8) Tried to tweak OPEN GL setting, NO effect
9) Deleted all the Nvidia files and Maxi Gamer files from Registry and
remove all the Nvidia drives from "Add/rEMOVE" AND THEN RE-INSTALLED
DRIVERS, no EFFECT.

Everything other game works just fine, all the D3D games for example MGPRS 2
runs like a heaven with 1024 x768 resolution and Colin McRae with 800X600.
Niema problema, but this *^*^ GPL.

So what could I do??

1) Is there something wrong with game files in CD?
2) Something wrong with my computer which only appears when running GPL in
OPEN GL mode?
3) Millenium Bug?
4) CIA?
5) Me just losin' it totally?

"They are coming to take me away ha haa hi hii"

Asko Kallonen
Helsinki Rock City

Joachim Blu

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by Joachim Blu » Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Hi!

What color-depth are you using on the windows-desktop? You have to set it to
16 bit, otherwise the opengl-patch doesn't work properly.

Regards
Crash

Jon Anderse

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by Jon Anderse » Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Not true. I'm using 32 bit color depth with no problems whatsoever.

Jon


Joachim Blu

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by Joachim Blu » Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Hi!

Hmm, I just could tell from my own experiences with my old TNT1-card.
Nowadays this problem has gone for I have a V3-3000 now :-P.

Regards
Crash

RCFU

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by RCFU » Fri, 25 Feb 2000 04:00:00

You should probably get Detonator drivers for riva TNT from their website.

Steven

Steve Garrot

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by Steve Garrot » Sat, 26 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Open you computer up and see how hot the TNT2 is getting, does it have
a fan? I have had good*** with adding 486 fans to TNT/TNT2s and it
helps in the stability.

SLG


>GPL freezees totally when I select OpenGl mode. OK, no easy way out here.
>I've tried evrything.
>Here's the situation:

>Before:
>I have been playing GPL for a year with this set which consist of
>Motherboard Asus 440BX,  P3 B-F, PIII 500 MHz, SBLive value, Maxi Gamer
>Xentor 32 TNTN2 Ultra, detonator 3.53. MSFFWheel. Framerate has been
>constantly normal ie. 36 fps. Everything has been great.

>Then suddenly:
>GPL wouldn't start normally, took almost a minute to open OR after clicking
>.exe file, there would be a series of GPL's opening one after an other. I
>waited and then evrything was OK.

>I tried to install a LAN card. Wouldn't work.
>Neither wouldn't SB live value. Had to re-install SB. OK again.

>BUT, and that is a big but.

>After this I re-installed WIN 98 by running setup from installion disk.
>Re-installed GPL. Re installed OPEN GL patch no 2, GPL 1.1 patch and 1.2
>patch, both right versions.

>And everything works fine in software mode, I get 20 fps. BUT BUT BUT, when
>I switch back to OPEN GL, game freezees, but still functioning, I get only
>3,6 yes 3 point 6 frames per second, and the game takes ages to start.

>And I have tried to:

>1) re-install game, NO Effect
>2) re-install different detonators and display drives multiple times, and by
>the book ; NO Effect
>3) run set up from WIN 98 disk, NO effect
>4) Checked all the possible files, app.ini, core.ini etc, No effect
>5) Re-installed to different hard disks, NO effect
>6) Re-install TNT2 card; NO effect
>7) Run Open GL setup from net, NO effect
>8) Tried to tweak OPEN GL setting, NO effect
>9) Deleted all the Nvidia files and Maxi Gamer files from Registry and
>remove all the Nvidia drives from "Add/rEMOVE" AND THEN RE-INSTALLED
>DRIVERS, no EFFECT.

>Everything other game works just fine, all the D3D games for example MGPRS 2
>runs like a heaven with 1024 x768 resolution and Colin McRae with 800X600.
>Niema problema, but this *^*^ GPL.

>So what could I do??

>1) Is there something wrong with game files in CD?
>2) Something wrong with my computer which only appears when running GPL in
>OPEN GL mode?
>3) Millenium Bug?
>4) CIA?
>5) Me just losin' it totally?

>"They are coming to take me away ha haa hi hii"

>Asko Kallonen
>Helsinki Rock City

(All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
due to too many English classes/teachers)
Steve Garrot

GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

by Steve Garrot » Tue, 29 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Maybe next time I had better proof read the message I send out. . .

SLG
just lerng to spel the big werds this wek


>Open you computer up and see how hot the TNT2 is getting, does it have
>a fan? I have had good*** with adding 486 fans to TNT/TNT2s and it
>helps in the stability.

>SLG


>>GPL freezees totally when I select OpenGl mode. OK, no easy way out here.
>>I've tried evrything.
>>Here's the situation:

>>Before:
>>I have been playing GPL for a year with this set which consist of
>>Motherboard Asus 440BX,  P3 B-F, PIII 500 MHz, SBLive value, Maxi Gamer
>>Xentor 32 TNTN2 Ultra, detonator 3.53. MSFFWheel. Framerate has been
>>constantly normal ie. 36 fps. Everything has been great.

>>Then suddenly:
>>GPL wouldn't start normally, took almost a minute to open OR after clicking
>>.exe file, there would be a series of GPL's opening one after an other. I
>>waited and then evrything was OK.

>>I tried to install a LAN card. Wouldn't work.
>>Neither wouldn't SB live value. Had to re-install SB. OK again.

>>BUT, and that is a big but.

>>After this I re-installed WIN 98 by running setup from installion disk.
>>Re-installed GPL. Re installed OPEN GL patch no 2, GPL 1.1 patch and 1.2
>>patch, both right versions.

>>And everything works fine in software mode, I get 20 fps. BUT BUT BUT, when
>>I switch back to OPEN GL, game freezees, but still functioning, I get only
>>3,6 yes 3 point 6 frames per second, and the game takes ages to start.

>>And I have tried to:

>>1) re-install game, NO Effect
>>2) re-install different detonators and display drives multiple times, and by
>>the book ; NO Effect
>>3) run set up from WIN 98 disk, NO effect
>>4) Checked all the possible files, app.ini, core.ini etc, No effect
>>5) Re-installed to different hard disks, NO effect
>>6) Re-install TNT2 card; NO effect
>>7) Run Open GL setup from net, NO effect
>>8) Tried to tweak OPEN GL setting, NO effect
>>9) Deleted all the Nvidia files and Maxi Gamer files from Registry and
>>remove all the Nvidia drives from "Add/rEMOVE" AND THEN RE-INSTALLED
>>DRIVERS, no EFFECT.

>>Everything other game works just fine, all the D3D games for example MGPRS 2
>>runs like a heaven with 1024 x768 resolution and Colin McRae with 800X600.
>>Niema problema, but this *^*^ GPL.

>>So what could I do??

>>1) Is there something wrong with game files in CD?
>>2) Something wrong with my computer which only appears when running GPL in
>>OPEN GL mode?
>>3) Millenium Bug?
>>4) CIA?
>>5) Me just losin' it totally?

>>"They are coming to take me away ha haa hi hii"

>>Asko Kallonen
>>Helsinki Rock City

>(All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
>and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
>due to too many English classes/teachers)

(All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
due to too many English classes/teachers)

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