rec.autos.simulators

>Foolishly I tried the horrible Detonator drivers which are buggy with GPL,
lots
>of nv4ogl.dll problems. Even when it didn't GPF, there was a zero percent
speed
>gain. I ran the Detonator uninstall program, removed all references to
nvidia
>from the registry, deleted all nv* files from the Windows system directory.
>Reinstalled the superior 0.48 reference drivers, and now GPL does not GPF.
>However, it suffers from stutters, most noticeable a few seconds after the
start
>- start of a race or leaving pit lane in practice. What I mean by stutter
is
>that GPL freezes for a couple of seconds, then resumes normal execution. It
>never did this before the Detonator fiasco, so much for the wonderful
uninstall
>program.

>Anyone else have this problem, and any ideas for a fix? Any truth that the
next
>alpha release of buggy nvidia drivers is called the Imploder?

>Keith.

> Hmmm, I tried the same drivers with GPL and didn't experience a problem.
> They were, however, not as smooth as the
> Voodoo2, so that's what I stick with. On other games, however, the Detonator
> drivers through Direct3D(6.1) fly like shit off a shovel. Half Life, for
> example,
> now screams along compared to the Voodoo2 OpenGL.

> Laurie Sinnett.

> On other games, however, the Detonator
> drivers through Direct3D(6.1) fly like shit off a shovel. Half Life, for
> example,
> now screams along compared to the Voodoo2 OpenGL.