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GPL + Voodoo3 = Black screen lockup

Edwin Phillips

GPL + Voodoo3 = Black screen lockup

by Edwin Phillips » Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Hi,

        I just bought Grand Prix legends and I can't get it to run
except in software mode.

AMD K6-2 300MHz
DFI P5BV3+ motherboard with latest BIOS and latest VIA drivers
64MB PC100 RAM
Win98 + all critical updates + DX6.1 + DXMedia6.1
Voodoo3 2000 AGP (driver version 1.02.18)
SBLive Value (Live!Ware 3.0 drivers)
Maxtor 3.5GB PIO Mode 4 drive
WD 8GB UDMA/33 drive
ZipCD650 Rewriter
Acer 40x CDROM

Now I installed this puppy and expected it to "just work" (I select
"3dfx renderer" during the install).  Every time I start GPL, I get the
3dfx "logo", then I get a black screen.  ESC-RETURN-RETURN doesn't get
me back to windows, CTRL-ALT-DEL pressed repeatedly does nothing.  The
computer is wedged... I have to power cycle to get it back again.

So, I downloaded the GPL 1.2 patch... same problem.

I see a lot of messages about people running GPL with the various
Voodoo3 cards.... how did you do it?  What V3 driver are you using?
What version of DirectX?

Other DX6/3D-accelerated games work flawlessly on my system (Need For
Speed III, Re-Volt).

Thanks,
        Ed


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