rec.autos.simulators

GPL & G400

Tim Harriso

GPL & G400

by Tim Harriso » Mon, 13 Dec 1999 04:00:00

I recently put my system through a major upgrade which included the
installation of a Matrox G400 card. I was a little shocked when 3D apps
failed to initialise with the new card in conjunction with an Orchid
Righteous II. Matrox technical support indicated that the latest drivers
preclude the use of 3Dfx  card a G400 in the same system. GPL with the new
G400 drivers also fails to work in software or OpenGL modes. Is there any
possibility of GPL being revamped to work with Direct3D or does it have to
be consigned to the shelf? Many thanks.

Tim Harrison

KelunaBo

GPL & G400

by KelunaBo » Mon, 13 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Really, and to think I "almost" bought a G400. Sorry guy...
parche

GPL & G400

by parche » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00


<SNIP>
Is there any possibility of GPL being revamped to work with Direct3D or does
it have to

If this is really the case, then surely the G400 would be consigned to the
shelf, not GPL !!!     ;-)

Asbj?rn Bj?rnst

GPL & G400

by Asbj?rn Bj?rnst » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00


> I recently put my system through a major upgrade which included the
> installation of a Matrox G400 card. I was a little shocked when 3D apps
> failed to initialise with the new card in conjunction with an Orchid
> Righteous II. Matrox technical support indicated that the latest drivers
> preclude the use of 3Dfx  card a G400 in the same system. GPL with the new
> G400 drivers also fails to work in software or OpenGL modes. Is there any
> possibility of GPL being revamped to work with Direct3D or does it have to
> be consigned to the shelf? Many thanks.

I've got a Matrox G400 MAX card, and I coudn't get it to work with
GPL either (Except in software, of course.) Fortunally, I also got a
V3 2000 PCI card which works excellent, so now my G400 never gets used,
which is kind of sad, since I really like it. But I just don't bother to
switch the monitor cable every time I want to play GPL.
Maybe we could convince Matrox to make a driver for GPL, they already have
a G200 patch which probably just need some tweaking to make it work with
G400.
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Kirk Lan

GPL & G400

by Kirk Lan » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

The G200 patch was released back in October '98....and it reeked.  Matrox
hasn't given it another thought.  Hardly better than software.   A V2 1000
works much better.  However, since they now ship G200/400 drivers in the
same package, I guess they are somewhat similar....

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> > I recently put my system through a major upgrade which included the
> > installation of a Matrox G400 card. I was a little shocked when 3D apps
> > failed to initialise with the new card in conjunction with an Orchid
> > Righteous II. Matrox technical support indicated that the latest drivers
> > preclude the use of 3Dfx  card a G400 in the same system. GPL with the
new
> > G400 drivers also fails to work in software or OpenGL modes. Is there
any
> > possibility of GPL being revamped to work with Direct3D or does it have
to
> > be consigned to the shelf? Many thanks.

> I've got a Matrox G400 MAX card, and I coudn't get it to work with
> GPL either (Except in software, of course.) Fortunally, I also got a
> V3 2000 PCI card which works excellent, so now my G400 never gets used,
> which is kind of sad, since I really like it. But I just don't bother to
> switch the monitor cable every time I want to play GPL.
> Maybe we could convince Matrox to make a driver for GPL, they already have
> a G200 patch which probably just need some tweaking to make it work with
> G400.
> --
>   [asbjxrn]            [lLd25z*%ds1-100/sLlSdI%ds2-O/sSl1l2*PlL0<l]sl
>                        21172310731916131628237117 3237142523312SSSLllxq


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