I was doing fine for the last few days, no freezes but today I am
starting to get the screen freeze, sound stays problem some of you
have been reporting. Any solutions as of yet? my sys is as follows
P2 - 266
64megs
monster 3d 2- 12meg - last diamond updated drivers (not the ref.
drivers from 3dfx)
sblaster 16
Thanks for any help, anyone heard anything about this from papy?
Cyriel
Just bought a Monster3DII (Voodoo 2) 12 meg, and my computer also freezes.
I had Orchid Righteous Voodoo1 card and it worked fine.
Any Ideas.
>I was doing fine for the last few days, no freezes but today I am
>starting to get the screen freeze, sound stays problem some of you
>have been reporting. Any solutions as of yet? my sys is as follows
>P2 - 266
>64megs
>monster 3d 2- 12meg - last diamond updated drivers (not the ref.
>drivers from 3dfx)
>sblaster 16
>Thanks for any help, anyone heard anything about this from papy?
>Cyriel
> Hey all,
> I was doing fine for the last few days, no freezes but today I am
> starting to get the screen freeze, sound stays problem some of you
> have been reporting. Any solutions as of yet? my sys is as follows
> P2 - 266
> 64megs
> monster 3d 2- 12meg - last diamond updated drivers (not the ref.
> drivers from 3dfx)
> sblaster 16
> Thanks for any help, anyone heard anything about this from papy?
> Cyriel
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Neil Yeatman
Ajax, Ontario, CANADA
The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound will
continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the game
then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box" and
close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
program box" to get out of the program completely.
Win 98
DFI BX motherboard
P2 - 266
64 megs
monster 3d 2- 12 meg - have tried the 3dfx Ref, and both of Diamonds
drivers
sblaster 32
Thanks for any help. This is starting to look like a bug.
Andy
> The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound will
> continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the game
> then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box" and
> close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
> program box" to get out of the program completely.
> Win 98
> DFI BX motherboard
> P2 - 266
> 64 megs
> monster 3d 2- 12 meg - have tried the 3dfx Ref, and both of Diamonds
> drivers
> sblaster 32
> Thanks for any help. This is starting to look like a bug.
> Andy
Win 95
ASUS mb
P2 266
Voodoo II 8Mb
96 Mb
SoundBlaster 32
Matrox Mill. II graphics
/petern
Are you overclocking? I think PCI bus speed may be a factor here.
--
Neil Yeatman
Ajax, Ontario, CANADA
200MMX
Canopus Total3d (Rendition Verite'1000) w/ latest reference drivers
32meg EDO
Win 95
SoundBlaster 16
Any help is appreciated
Tony Joy
> > The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound
> will
> > continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the
> game
> > then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box" and
> > close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
> > program box" to get out of the program completely.
> > Win 98
> > DFI BX motherboard
> > P2 - 266
> > 64 megs
> > monster 3d 2- 12 meg - have tried the 3dfx Ref, and both of
> Diamonds
> > drivers
> > sblaster 32
> > Thanks for any help. This is starting to look like a bug.
> > Andy
>> The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound will
>> continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the game
>> then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box" and
>> close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
>> program box" to get out of the program completely.
I have the same problem, my V2 is not overcloked and the game freezes after a
few minutes of play, but it looks that ONLY the display is freezing, because
the sound will reflect exactly what I'm doing up to the moment at wich I'll
hit a wall or break. And I can terminate the program with Alt Ctrl Del and
then restart the game. No need to reboot
And the same problem occurs with Monaco Grand Prix Racing but with this one
the whole thing freeze (sound image and all) and I must reboot.
I did not find any solution yet.
John
> >> The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound
> will
> >> continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the
> game
> >> then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box"
> and
> >> close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
> >> program box" to get out of the program completely.
> SNIP
> >Overclocking the Voodoo 2 made GPL lock up in a couple of
> seconds/minutes. I'm
> >now running the V2 at 90 Mhz. No probs.
> SNIP
> >/petern
> I have the same problem, my V2 is not overcloked and the game freezes
> after a
> few minutes of play, but it looks that ONLY the display is freezing,
> because
> the sound will reflect exactly what I'm doing up to the moment at wich
> I'll
> hit a wall or break. And I can terminate the program with Alt Ctrl Del
> and
> then restart the game. No need to reboot
> And the same problem occurs with Monaco Grand Prix Racing but with
> this one
> the whole thing freeze (sound image and all) and I must reboot.
> I did not find any solution yet.
> John
:-)
Jrgen Pilsl
> The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound will
> continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the game
> then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box" and
> close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
> program box" to get out of the program completely.
> Win 98
> DFI BX motherboard
> P2 - 266
> 64 megs
> monster 3d 2- 12 meg - have tried the 3dfx Ref, and both of Diamonds
> drivers
> sblaster 32
> Thanks for any help. This is starting to look like a bug.
> Andy
Until last week, I had a PII 300 on a QDI LX MB with 128 Mb and 8Mb
V2. No problems with GPL at all. Then I changed round to a new QDI LX
MB (I own a shop and like to turn the stock around!!), fitted a 12 Mb
V2 and PII 333. Now EXACTLY the same probs as you guys are having.
New drivers, PCI configs in BIOS, nothing I have tried has sorted it.
Simon Page.
>> >> The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound
>> will
>> >> continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the
>> game
>> >> then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box"
>> and
>> >> close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
>> >> program box" to get out of the program completely.
>> SNIP
>> >Overclocking the Voodoo 2 made GPL lock up in a couple of
>> seconds/minutes. I'm
>> >now running the V2 at 90 Mhz. No probs.
>> SNIP
>> >/petern
>> I have the same problem, my V2 is not overcloked and the game freezes
>> after a
>> few minutes of play, but it looks that ONLY the display is freezing,
>> because
>> the sound will reflect exactly what I'm doing up to the moment at wich
>> I'll
>> hit a wall or break. And I can terminate the program with Alt Ctrl Del
>> and
>> then restart the game. No need to reboot
>> And the same problem occurs with Monaco Grand Prix Racing but with
>> this one
>> the whole thing freeze (sound image and all) and I must reboot.
>> I did not find any solution yet.
>> John
Simon Page
Dereham Computer Services
D2 Computer Services
http://people.netcom.co.uk/spage
What's the thinking on PCI bus speed as an issue?
> :-)
> Jrgen Pilsl
> > The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound will
> > continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the game
> > then I have to ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box" and
> > close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
> > program box" to get out of the program completely.
> > Win 98
> > DFI BX motherboard
> > P2 - 266
> > 64 megs
> > monster 3d 2- 12 meg - have tried the 3dfx Ref, and both of Diamonds
> > drivers
> > sblaster 32
> > Thanks for any help. This is starting to look like a bug.
> > Andy
Tony Joy
joyaw at ibm dot net (you know what to do here)
With the BX boards, and 100Mhz front-side bus, the PCI speed is divided
by 3 rather than 2, producing the required 33Mhz.
I've cured my freezing problems by moving from an Abit LX6 running at
83Mhz to an Abit BH6 running at 100Mhz.
--
Neil Yeatman
Ajax, Ontario, CANADA
I admit, changing all possible BIOS setting to minimal timings, it
improves the problem but it still locks eventually.
Simon Page.
On Thu, 05 Nov 1998 19:18:05 -0500, Neil Yeatman
>> What's the thinking on PCI bus speed as an issue?
>Well..it has to do with how your mobo deals with your bus speeds. With
>chipsets prior to BX, which introduced the 100Mhz front-side bus, your
>PCI bus runs at your bus speed (normally 66Mhz) divided by 2. The PCI
>bus is designed to run at 33Mhz. Running at 75Mhz bus means it runs at
>37.5, at 83 it's running at 41.5. This may be causing Voodoo2 cards
>some anguish.
>With the BX boards, and 100Mhz front-side bus, the PCI speed is divided
>by 3 rather than 2, producing the required 33Mhz.
>I've cured my freezing problems by moving from an Abit LX6 running at
>83Mhz to an Abit BH6 running at 100Mhz.
>--
>Neil Yeatman
>Ajax, Ontario, CANADA
Simon Page
Dereham Computer Services
D2 Computer Services
http://people.netcom.co.uk/spage
