Re: GP3 & Diamond V2

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 12:11:49 GMT, [email hidden] (Andre Warringa) wrote: >What brand is your card btw? I forgot an 's', that's two Diamond Monster2's here. Therefor my remark about the resolution; with 12MB SLI it should allow for 1024x768. Just in case, the drivers report as D3D Driver Version 4.12.01.1151. Blaze

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:52:29 GMT, [email hidden] (Andre Warringa) wrote: >I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >options screen. Did you try the SLI flag as described in the readme? Well I didn't have to, it recognized my 12MB V2 immediately. The resolution is limited to 800x600 though. They apparently have no clue. Blaze

Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic options screen. I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear solution yet. Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? Thanks, Andre

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 14:48:11 +0200, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> wrote: >Did you try the SLI flag as described in the readme? Yes, I did that, but after that it still didn't reckognize my V2 card. Just to test it I then removed the SLI flag again, and turned SLI off. Still not working... :( What brand is your card btw? Andre >Well I didn't have to, it recognized my 12MB V2 immediately. >The resolution is limited to 800x600 though. They apparently >have no clue. > > >Blaze

RTFRM +) read the readme Andre Warringa wrote:

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> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! > I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize > it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic > options screen. > I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear > solution yet. > > Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, > get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? > > Thanks, > Andre

ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine G'luck.. Martyn_D Andre Warringa wrote:

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> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >RTFRM +) read the readme > > If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt > file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, > please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory > allready... > > Andre > > > > >Andre Warringa wrote: > > > >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! > >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize > >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic > >> options screen. > >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear > >> solution yet. > >> > >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, > >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Andre

no unfortunately i don't have u tried the latest reference drivers?, dx7a i assume... Martyn_D Andre Warringa wrote:

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> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed > >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine > >G'luck.. > > Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file > which I must have missed :) > Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? > > Andre > > > > >Martyn_D > > > >Andre Warringa wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> > >> >RTFRM +) read the readme > >> > >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt > >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, > >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory > >> allready... > >> > >> Andre > >> > >> > > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> > > >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! > >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize > >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic > >> >> options screen. > >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear > >> >> solution yet. > >> >> > >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, > >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> Andre

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >RTFRM +) read the readme If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory allready... Andre

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> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >> options screen. >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear >> solution yet. >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? >> >> Thanks, >> Andre

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine >G'luck.. Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file which I must have missed :) Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? Andre

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> >Martyn_D > >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme >> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory >> allready... >> >> Andre >> >> > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> > >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >> >> options screen. >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear >> >> solution yet. >> >> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Andre

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:08:52 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >no unfortunately i don't >have u tried the latest reference drivers?, dx7a i assume... Tried the latest drivers from www.3dfx.com, tried the latest official Diamond Monster drivers, dx7a, believe me - I tried a LOT :) Andre

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> >Martyn_D > >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed >> >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine >> >G'luck.. >> >> Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file >> which I must have missed :) >> Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? >> >> Andre >> >> > >> >Martyn_D >> > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> > >> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme >> >> >> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt >> >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, >> >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory >> >> allready... >> >> >> >> Andre >> >> >> >> > >> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! >> >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >> >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >> >> >> options screen. >> >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear >> >> >> solution yet. >> >> >> >> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, >> >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Andre

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 23:03:31 +0200, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 12:11:49 GMT, [email hidden] (Andre Warringa) >wrote: > >>What brand is your card btw? > >I forgot an 's', that's two Diamond Monster2's here. >Therefor my remark about the resolution; with 12MB SLI it >should allow for 1024x768. Just in case, the drivers report >as D3D Driver Version 4.12.01.1151.

Thanks for the info, perhaps this can help... My version is 4.11.01.1151... Stupid question of the day: The D3D driver, is it installed with directx or with the 3dfx drivers? I have Dx7a and the latest drivers from www.3dfx.com (release date 27 jan 2000) installed, how can it be that my version is lower than yours? Andre > > >Blaze

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 21:22:41 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote: >My version is 4.11.01.1151... >Stupid question of the day: The D3D driver, is it installed with >directx or with the 3dfx drivers? I have Dx7a and the latest drivers >from www.3dfx.com (release date 27 jan 2000) installed, how can it be >that my version is lower than yours? Yes, that's the one that are installed with the driver package from 3dfx. Pretty funny, since I'm using the 27 Jan 2000 driver as well. I've just doublechecked but no typo, it says 4.12. ... here. Blaze

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 01:49:57 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote: >When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: >One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. >I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. Yeah, that's most likely. If you still have a driver package from Diamond around, you could open it in Winzip and check for the files it's installing. Then you can search for these files on your Windows and delete them. After that reinstall the 3dfx drivers just to be sure. Blaze

Andre, I'm that other guy. My 2 Voodoo2's are: 1 STB BlackMagic and 1 3Dfx Voodoo 2000. I know, I know -- I'm lucky that I got 2 different manufacturer's cards to work together, but the STB card was supposedly the one least "modified" by other manufacturers. As I reacll, I originally ahd problems setting them up together, but once I got things ironed out, I've had no problems since with any game. (Knock Wood). BTW, even with this set up, GP3 only runs in 800x600 max, but runs smoothly. (after doing the card.txt thing.) I'm using the latest (at least I think they are) reference drivers and DirectX 7a. If you need more specific info let me know, but please be specific as to where I can find it (ie - exact driver versions etc.). Wish that I could be more help to you. Good Luck. Bert Andre Warringa wrote:

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> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed > >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine > >G'luck.. > > Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file > which I must have missed :) > Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? > > Andre > > > > >Martyn_D > > > >Andre Warringa wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> > >> >RTFRM +) read the readme > >> > >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt > >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, > >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory > >> allready... > >> > >> Andre > >> > >> > > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> > > >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! > >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize > >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic > >> >> options screen. > >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear > >> >> solution yet. > >> >> > >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, > >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> Andre

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:03:20 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: I think I may have found the problem... when I go to my Directx setup, I saw that I had an older D3D version 3.11.something. When I read the readme file from the 3dfx reference drivers, it says that it will install the D3D 3.12.something version. Yet, after I install the 3dfx ref drivers, I still have D3D 3.11.something. When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. There is afaik no uninstall option for those diamond drivers. Does anyone know how I can completely uninstall those diamond drivers, so that the diamond menu isn't in my properties menu anymore, and that all diamond registry entries will be gone? Bert, just to make sure, what is your D3D version? Go to Program Files -> DirectX -> Setup -> DXDiag -> go to the menu which mentions the Voodoo 2 DirectX 7 driver -> on the right side of that screen is the version (for me it's 4.11.01.1151, it should be 4.12.something) Andre PS: Just downloaded the ISO (full cd version), it's exactly 100% the same at the warez version, except the ISO has an intro movie. No other car sounds, no split axis...

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>Andre, > >I'm that other guy. > >My 2 Voodoo2's are: > >1 STB BlackMagic and 1 3Dfx Voodoo 2000. I know, I know -- I'm lucky that I got >2 different manufacturer's cards to work together, but the STB card was >supposedly the one least "modified" by other manufacturers. As I reacll, I >originally ahd problems setting them up together, but once I got things ironed >out, I've had no problems since with any game. (Knock Wood). BTW, even with >this set up, GP3 only runs in 800x600 max, but runs smoothly. (after doing the >card.txt thing.) > >I'm using the latest (at least I think they are) reference drivers and DirectX >7a. > >If you need more specific info let me know, but please be specific as to where I >can find it (ie - exact driver versions etc.). > >Wish that I could be more help to you. > >Good Luck. > >Bert > > > > > > >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed >> >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine >> >G'luck.. >> >> Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file >> which I must have missed :) >> Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? >> >> Andre >> >> > >> >Martyn_D >> > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> > >> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme >> >> >> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt >> >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, >> >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory >> >> allready... >> >> >> >> Andre >> >> >> >> > >> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! >> >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >> >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >> >> >> options screen. >> >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear >> >> >> solution yet. >> >> >> >> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, >> >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Andre

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 01:49:57 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:03:20 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > >I think I may have found the problem... when I go to my Directx setup, >I saw that I had an older D3D version 3.11.something. >When I read the readme file from the 3dfx reference drivers, it says >that it will install the D3D 3.12.something version. >Yet, after I install the 3dfx ref drivers, I still have D3D >3.11.something.

Woops, made a typo, it should be 4.11 and 4.12 instead of 3.11 and 3.12. Andre

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> >When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: >One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. >I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. >There is afaik no uninstall option for those diamond drivers. >Does anyone know how I can completely uninstall those diamond drivers, >so that the diamond menu isn't in my properties menu anymore, and that >all diamond registry entries will be gone? > >Bert, just to make sure, what is your D3D version? >Go to Program Files -> DirectX -> Setup -> DXDiag -> go to the menu >which mentions the Voodoo 2 DirectX 7 driver -> on the right side of >that screen is the version (for me it's 4.11.01.1151, it should be >4.12.something) > >Andre > >PS: Just downloaded the ISO (full cd version), it's exactly 100% the >same at the warez version, except the ISO has an intro movie. >No other car sounds, no split axis... > > > >>Andre, >> >>I'm that other guy. >> >>My 2 Voodoo2's are: >> >>1 STB BlackMagic and 1 3Dfx Voodoo 2000. I know, I know -- I'm lucky that I got >>2 different manufacturer's cards to work together, but the STB card was >>supposedly the one least "modified" by other manufacturers. As I reacll, I >>originally ahd problems setting them up together, but once I got things ironed >>out, I've had no problems since with any game. (Knock Wood). BTW, even with >>this set up, GP3 only runs in 800x600 max, but runs smoothly. (after doing the >>card.txt thing.) >> >>I'm using the latest (at least I think they are) reference drivers and DirectX >>7a. >> >>If you need more specific info let me know, but please be specific as to where I >>can find it (ie - exact driver versions etc.). >> >>Wish that I could be more help to you. >> >>Good Luck. >> >>Bert >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Andre Warringa wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >>> >>> >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed >>> >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine >>> >G'luck.. >>> >>> Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file >>> which I must have missed :) >>> Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? >>> >>> Andre >>> >>> > >>> >Martyn_D >>> > >>> >Andre Warringa wrote: >>> > >>> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme >>> >> >>> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt >>> >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, >>> >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory >>> >> allready... >>> >> >>> >> Andre >>> >> >>> >> > >>> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! >>> >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >>> >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >>> >> >> options screen. >>> >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear >>> >> >> solution yet. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, >>> >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Thanks, >>> >> >> Andre

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:50:33 +0200, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 01:49:57 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> >wrote: > >>When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: >>One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. >>I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. > >Yeah, that's most likely. >If you still have a driver package from Diamond around, you could >open it in Winzip and check for the files it's installing. Then you >can search for these files on your Windows and delete them. >After that reinstall the 3dfx drivers just to be sure.

Good idea Jan, I'll try that immediately when I get home from work. I'll let you know the results. Andre > > >Blaze

I think I may have found the problem... when I go to my Directx setup, I saw that I had an older D3D version 3.11.something. When I read the readme file from the 3dfx reference drivers, it says that it will install the D3D 3.12.something version. Yet, after I install the 3dfx ref drivers, I still have D3D 3.11.something. When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. There is afaik no uninstall option for those diamond drivers. Does anyone know how I can completely uninstall those diamond drivers, so that the diamond menu isn't in my properties menu anymore, and that all diamond registry entries will be gone? Bert, just to make sure, what is your D3D version? Go to Program Files -> DirectX -> Setup -> DXDiag -> go to the menu which mentions the Voodoo 2 DirectX 7 driver -> on the right side of that screen is the version (for me it's 4.11.01.1151, it should be 4.12.something) Andre PS: Just downloaded the ISO (full cd version), it's exactly 100% the same at the warez version, except the ISO has an intro movie. No other car sounds, no split axis...

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>Andre, >I'm that other guy. >My 2 Voodoo2's are: >1 STB BlackMagic and 1 3Dfx Voodoo 2000. I know, I know -- I'm lucky that I got >2 different manufacturer's cards to work together, but the STB card was >supposedly the one least "modified" by other manufacturers. As I reacll, I >originally ahd problems setting them up together, but once I got things ironed >out, I've had no problems since with any game. (Knock Wood). BTW, even with >this set up, GP3 only runs in 800x600 max, but runs smoothly. (after doing the >card.txt thing.) >I'm using the latest (at least I think they are) reference drivers and DirectX >7a. >If you need more specific info let me know, but please be specific as to where I >can find it (ie - exact driver versions etc.). >Wish that I could be more help to you. >Good Luck. >Bert >> >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed >> >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine >> >G'luck.. >> Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file >> which I must have missed :) >> Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? >> Andre >> >Martyn_D >> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme >> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt >> >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, >> >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory >> >> allready... >> >> Andre >> >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! >> >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >> >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >> >> >> options screen. >> >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear >> >> >> solution yet. >> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, >> >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Andre

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:50:33 +0200, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> wrote: >On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 01:49:57 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> >wrote: > Jan, I deleted all the diamond software, deleted all registry entries, reinstalled the 3dfx drivers, but then I still have the 4.11 drivers.. any idea? Andre

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>>When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: >>One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. >>I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. > >Yeah, that's most likely. >If you still have a driver package from Diamond around, you could >open it in Winzip and check for the files it's installing. Then you >can search for these files on your Windows and delete them. >After that reinstall the 3dfx drivers just to be sure. > > >Blaze

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:46:24 +0200, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 21:22:41 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> >wrote: > >>My version is 4.11.01.1151... >>Stupid question of the day: The D3D driver, is it installed with >>directx or with the 3dfx drivers? I have Dx7a and the latest drivers >>from www.3dfx.com (release date 27 jan 2000) installed, how can it be >>that my version is lower than yours? > >Yes, that's the one that are installed with the driver package from >3dfx. Pretty funny, since I'm using the 27 Jan 2000 driver as well. >I've just doublechecked but no typo, it says 4.12. ... here.

Yup, there's a .txt file in the 3dfx folder which conferms the 4.12 version. For some reason it doesn't overwrite my 4.11 version... Andre > > >Blaze

Andre, I followed your instructions. My Voodoo2 driver is 3dfxV2.drv and the version is 4.11.01.0441 The funny thing is that it says that it's a DirectX 6 driver, while under the tab for System. it says that I have DirectX7 installed. Something might not be exactly right, but I don't careas long as it works. Hope this helps you. Bert Andre Warringa wrote:

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> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:03:20 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > > I think I may have found the problem... when I go to my Directx setup, > I saw that I had an older D3D version 3.11.something. > When I read the readme file from the 3dfx reference drivers, it says > that it will install the D3D 3.12.something version. > Yet, after I install the 3dfx ref drivers, I still have D3D > 3.11.something. > > When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: > One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. > I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. > There is afaik no uninstall option for those diamond drivers. > Does anyone know how I can completely uninstall those diamond drivers, > so that the diamond menu isn't in my properties menu anymore, and that > all diamond registry entries will be gone? > > Bert, just to make sure, what is your D3D version? > Go to Program Files -> DirectX -> Setup -> DXDiag -> go to the menu > which mentions the Voodoo 2 DirectX 7 driver -> on the right side of > that screen is the version (for me it's 4.11.01.1151, it should be > 4.12.something) > > Andre > > PS: Just downloaded the ISO (full cd version), it's exactly 100% the > same at the warez version, except the ISO has an intro movie. > No other car sounds, no split axis... > > >Andre, > > > >I'm that other guy. > > > >My 2 Voodoo2's are: > > > >1 STB BlackMagic and 1 3Dfx Voodoo 2000. I know, I know -- I'm lucky that I got > >2 different manufacturer's cards to work together, but the STB card was > >supposedly the one least "modified" by other manufacturers. As I reacll, I > >originally ahd problems setting them up together, but once I got things ironed > >out, I've had no problems since with any game. (Knock Wood). BTW, even with > >this set up, GP3 only runs in 800x600 max, but runs smoothly. (after doing the > >card.txt thing.) > > > >I'm using the latest (at least I think they are) reference drivers and DirectX > >7a. > > > >If you need more specific info let me know, but please be specific as to where I > >can find it (ie - exact driver versions etc.). > > > >Wish that I could be more help to you. > > > >Good Luck. > > > >Bert > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Andre Warringa wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> > >> >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed > >> >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine > >> >G'luck.. > >> > >> Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file > >> which I must have missed :) > >> Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? > >> > >> Andre > >> > >> > > >> >Martyn_D > >> > > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme > >> >> > >> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt > >> >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, > >> >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory > >> >> allready... > >> >> > >> >> Andre > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! > >> >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize > >> >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic > >> >> >> options screen. > >> >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear > >> >> >> solution yet. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, > >> >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Thanks, > >> >> >> Andre

WHEN I CHECK FROM DXDIAGNOSTICS I SEE D3D VERSION AS 4.11.... BUT WHEN I CHECK FROM DISPLAY PROPERTIES FROM VOODOO 2 TAB SYSTEM INFO I SEE VERSION 4.12.... AND I CANNOT FIND THE CARDS.TXT FILE.HOW CAN I MODIFY IT? I HAVE SINGLE DIAMOND MONSTER VOODOO2 THANKS ATA > >I followed your instructions. My Voodoo2 driver is 3dfxV2.drv andthe version is

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> >4.11.01.0441 > > Same as me. Someone else posted me that he did have the 4.12 version > (which I don't get even after reinstalling everything completely, > still 4.11) but GP3 also doesn't reckognize his V2 card. So I guess > the version number isn't the cause after all. > > >The funny thing is that it says that it's a DirectX 6 driver, while

under the tab for > >System. it says that I have DirectX7 installed. > > Yup, that's weird :) I have DX7a installed, and under system it also > says correctly DX7. > > > >Something might not be exactly right, but I don't careas long as itworks.

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> > I can imagine that :) > > >Hope this helps you. > > Uhh... no, but thanks anyway :) > > Andre > > >Bert > > > > > > > >Andre Warringa wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:03:20 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> > >> I think I may have found the problem... when I go to my Directx

setup, > >> I saw that I had an older D3D version 3.11.something. > >> When I read the readme file from the 3dfx reference drivers, itsays > >> that it will install the D3D 3.12.something version. > >> Yet, after I install the 3dfx ref drivers, I still have D3D > >> 3.11.something. > >> > >> When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my MonsterSLI: > >> One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. > >> I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. > >> There is afaik no uninstall option for those diamond drivers. > >> Does anyone know how I can completely uninstall those diamonddrivers, > >> so that the diamond menu isn't in my properties menu anymore, andthat > >> all diamond registry entries will be gone? > >> > >> Bert, just to make sure, what is your D3D version? > >> Go to Program Files -> DirectX -> Setup -> DXDiag -> go to the menu > >> which mentions the Voodoo 2 DirectX 7 driver -> on the right sideof > >> that screen is the version (for me it's 4.11.01.1151, it should be > >> 4.12.something) > >> > >> Andre > >> > >> PS: Just downloaded the ISO (full cd version), it's exactly 100%the

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> >> same at the warez version, except the ISO has an intro movie. > >> No other car sounds, no split axis... > >> > >> >Andre, > >> > > >> >I'm that other guy. > >> > > >> >My 2 Voodoo2's are: > >> > > >> >1 STB BlackMagic and 1 3Dfx Voodoo 2000. I know, I know -- I'm

lucky that I got > >> >2 different manufacturer's cards to work together, but the STBcard was > >> >supposedly the one least "modified" by other manufacturers. As Ireacll, I > >> >originally ahd problems setting them up together, but once I gotthings ironed > >> >out, I've had no problems since with any game. (Knock Wood).BTW, even with > >> >this set up, GP3 only runs in 800x600 max, but runs smoothly.(after doing the > >> >card.txt thing.) > >> > > >> >I'm using the latest (at least I think they are) referencedrivers and DirectX > >> >7a. > >> > > >> >If you need more specific info let me know, but please bespecific as to where I

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> >> >can find it (ie - exact driver versions etc.). > >> > > >> >Wish that I could be more help to you. > >> > > >> >Good Luck. > >> > > >> >Bert > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]>

wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problemstil we pointed > >> >> >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine > >> >> >G'luck.. > >> >> > >> >> Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readmefile

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> >> >> which I must have missed :) > >> >> Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? > >> >> > >> >> Andre > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> >Martyn_D > >> >> > > >> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]>

wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to thecards.txt > >> >> >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse theproblem, > >> >> >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards bymemory

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> >> >> >> allready... > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Andre > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! > >> >> >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't

reckognize > >> >> >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out inthe graphic > >> >> >> >> options screen. > >> >> >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, butno clear > >> >> >> >> solution yet. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLIcombination, > >> >> >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Thanks, > >> >> >> >> Andre > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 17:39:19 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: >Andre, > >I followed your instructions. My Voodoo2 driver is 3dfxV2.drv and the version is >4.11.01.0441 Same as me. Someone else posted me that he did have the 4.12 version (which I don't get even after reinstalling everything completely, still 4.11) but GP3 also doesn't reckognize his V2 card. So I guess the version number isn't the cause after all. >The funny thing is that it says that it's a DirectX 6 driver, while under the tab for >System. it says that I have DirectX7 installed. Yup, that's weird :) I have DX7a installed, and under system it also says correctly DX7. > >Something might not be exactly right, but I don't careas long as it works. I can imagine that :) >Hope this helps you. Uhh... no, but thanks anyway :) Andre

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>Bert > > > >Andre Warringa wrote: > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:03:20 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> I think I may have found the problem... when I go to my Directx setup, >> I saw that I had an older D3D version 3.11.something. >> When I read the readme file from the 3dfx reference drivers, it says >> that it will install the D3D 3.12.something version. >> Yet, after I install the 3dfx ref drivers, I still have D3D >> 3.11.something. >> >> When I go to my window properties I have two menus for my Monster SLI: >> One from Diamond and one from 3DFX V2-1000. >> I think that the Diamond drivers may conflict. >> There is afaik no uninstall option for those diamond drivers. >> Does anyone know how I can completely uninstall those diamond drivers, >> so that the diamond menu isn't in my properties menu anymore, and that >> all diamond registry entries will be gone? >> >> Bert, just to make sure, what is your D3D version? >> Go to Program Files -> DirectX -> Setup -> DXDiag -> go to the menu >> which mentions the Voodoo 2 DirectX 7 driver -> on the right side of >> that screen is the version (for me it's 4.11.01.1151, it should be >> 4.12.something) >> >> Andre >> >> PS: Just downloaded the ISO (full cd version), it's exactly 100% the >> same at the warez version, except the ISO has an intro movie. >> No other car sounds, no split axis... >> >> >Andre, >> > >> >I'm that other guy. >> > >> >My 2 Voodoo2's are: >> > >> >1 STB BlackMagic and 1 3Dfx Voodoo 2000. I know, I know -- I'm lucky that I got >> >2 different manufacturer's cards to work together, but the STB card was >> >supposedly the one least "modified" by other manufacturers. As I reacll, I >> >originally ahd problems setting them up together, but once I got things ironed >> >out, I've had no problems since with any game. (Knock Wood). BTW, even with >> >this set up, GP3 only runs in 800x600 max, but runs smoothly. (after doing the >> >card.txt thing.) >> > >> >I'm using the latest (at least I think they are) reference drivers and DirectX >> >7a. >> > >> >If you need more specific info let me know, but please be specific as to where I >> >can find it (ie - exact driver versions etc.). >> > >> >Wish that I could be more help to you. >> > >> >Good Luck. >> > >> >Bert >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> > >> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:51 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >ugh, sorry Andre, another V2 owner the other day had problems til we pointed >> >> >out the cards.txt entry he had missed then all was fine >> >> >G'luck.. >> >> >> >> Damn, and I was hoping there was a real solution in the readme file >> >> which I must have missed :) >> >> Do you remember what brand the V2 card of that other guy was? >> >> >> >> Andre >> >> >> >> > >> >> >Martyn_D >> >> > >> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:20:34 GMT, SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >RTFRM +) read the readme >> >> >> >> >> >> If you're referring to adding the slivoodoo2=1 flag to the cards.txt >> >> >> file, I allready did that. If you know what could couse the problem, >> >> >> please say so, I can spell that readme file backwards by memory >> >> >> allready... >> >> >> >> >> >> Andre >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >Andre Warringa wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Aaarrgghh this is driving me nuts! >> >> >> >> I have 2 Diamond Monster V2 8mb SLI cards, and GP3 won't reckognize >> >> >> >> it. I turned SLI off, but the card is still greyed out in the graphic >> >> >> >> options screen. >> >> >> >> I read lots of problems with v2 cards on GP3 forums, but no clear >> >> >> >> solution yet. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Did anyone with a Diamond Monster V2 8mb card, or the SLI combination, >> >> >> >> get it working in GP3? And... h-o-w ? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Andre