Disable triple buffering in the 3dfx advanced features
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> I haven't been able to find anything about this, so I hope someone can
fill
> me in. For the past few driver upgrades for a V3 3000, whenever I start
GPL
> the screen flickers several times. Seems like it's changing resolution
> and/or refresh rate four or five times. Same thing happens when I go to
and
> from the track and full screen replays.. Works perfectly the rest of the
> time and doesn't happen in other games. I've tried older versions of the
> glide2x.dll and changed the refresh rate in the adapter display properties
> to all possibilities but nothing has made a difference. It also makes no
> difference what resolution I have set in GPL. Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> Tom 'Bondzai' Bond
> GPLRank +34.070
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I haven't been able to find anything about this, so I hope someone can fill
me in. For the past few driver upgrades for a V3 3000, whenever I start GPL
the screen flickers several times. Seems like it's changing resolution
and/or refresh rate four or five times. Same thing happens when I go to and
from the track and full screen replays.. Works perfectly the rest of the
time and doesn't happen in other games. I've tried older versions of the
glide2x.dll and changed the refresh rate in the adapter display properties
to all possibilities but nothing has made a difference. It also makes no
difference what resolution I have set in GPL. Thanks for any suggestions!
Tom 'Bondzai' Bond
GPLRank +34.070
A couple ideas but dunno if they will help. You might try selecting a
different monitor type or if you have the .inf disk for your monitor,
make sure it is selected. Or see if you can download a updated .inf
for your monitor from the maker's site.
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> On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:05:44 +0200, "-=AutomaN=-" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Disable triple buffering in the 3dfx advanced features > > I have a Voodoo-3 also, and get the same 4-5 time screen-res flips > as the last poster does, and triple-buffering is disabled (all is > default with 3dfx 1.05 vid-drivers). > > It does get annoying, waiting for the screen-flips to stop, when > going from track to car-setting, etc. It must take about 3-5 seconds > each time. > > Any other suggestions? > > Thanks, Matt > >On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:05:44 +0200, "-=AutomaN=-"
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>Disable triple buffering in the 3dfx advanced features
I have a Voodoo-3 also, and get the same 4-5 time screen-res flips
as the last poster does, and triple-buffering is disabled (all is
default with 3dfx 1.05 vid-drivers).
It does get annoying, waiting for the screen-flips to stop, when
going from track to car-setting, etc. It must take about 3-5 seconds
each time.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks, Matt
Thanks guys, but yeah, I've have triple buffering disabled (get constant
flickering in the game screens at all times with it enabled) and have tried
different monitor types. Even went into the registry and set the refresh
rate the same for all resolutions. I figured if it is changing resolutions
at least then it wouldn't have to switch refresh rates. Didn't help any,
though. Hmmm, sure wish I could remember what exactly I did between when it
was fine then not. I stopped racing GPL for a couple months (I know,
SACRILEGE!) and I think that's when it changed, so I installed something...
It's funny though, I can be away from it for a couple weeks after hitting a
plateau and come back and set a new PB the first night back. Gotta let my
head process it for a while I guess. I think I'll try the original recipe
gpl.exe, then the 1.2 version, then the 1.2 with disco fix to see if that
turns up anything with the flicker. It's plenty annoying, but I mainly
don't like it thrashing my monitor.
Thanks again,
-Tom
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> A couple ideas but dunno if they will help. You might try selecting a > different monitor type or if you have the .inf disk for your monitor, > make sure it is selected. Or see if you can download a updated .inf > for your monitor from the maker's site. > > In article <[email hidden]>, > default wrote: > > On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:05:44 +0200, "-=AutomaN=-" > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >Disable triple buffering in the 3dfx advanced features > > > > I have a Voodoo-3 also, and get the same 4-5 time screen-res flips > > as the last poster does, and triple-buffering is disabled (all is > > default with 3dfx 1.05 vid-drivers). > > > > It does get annoying, waiting for the screen-flips to stop, when > > going from track to car-setting, etc. It must take about 3-5 seconds > > each time. > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > Thanks, Matt > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 03:24:34 GMT, "Tom Bond"
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Hello,
Hmm, I'll bet you're using 3dfx.com Voodoo-3 drivers newer than
version 1.03.05.
You mentioned not running GPL for a while. I can remember when this
screen-flipping problem did not occur; running 3dfx.com's version
1.03.05 drivers and older. No GPL problem at all.
For me, it started with version either version 1.04 or 1.05 (and
beta version 1.05.02). Version 1.03.5 did not have the
advanced--control-panel.
Perhaps there should be a particular Glide-setting "enabled" with
the newest drivers, a setting that was not apparent (or easily set)
using the older drivers(?). My settings are all "default", and the
screen-flipping still occurs with 1.05 drivers.
Matt
