Problems With Creative Voodoo2 and GPL

Yes, unfortunately i can't even get GPL to at all. Everyone i've spoken to says it's the Voodoo2 so I dunno. P2-300 system with 128 megs of ram Creative Voodoo2 3dfx card Awe64 Sound Card etc etc.. all running under Windows98

If it's the demo you're having problems with, the problem is Windows 98. If you have the retail GPL, your configuration should be great for GPL. But you should get the newest drivers for the voodoo2 card. -Jan Otto

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>Yes, unfortunately i can't even get GPL to at all. >Everyone i've spoken to says it's the Voodoo2 so I dunno. >P2-300 system with 128 megs of ram >Creative Voodoo2 3dfx card >Awe64 Sound Card >etc etc.. >all running under Windows98

I also had problems until I downloaded updated drivers and went into the voodoo2 properties and deselected all options, no checks in any boxes. Works fine (FPS is still not good with all car field but no graphics problems) Hope this helped, Chris

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>Yes, unfortunately i can't even get GPL to at all. >Everyone i've spoken to says it's the Voodoo2 so I dunno. >P2-300 system with 128 megs of ram >Creative Voodoo2 3dfx card >Awe64 Sound Card >etc etc.. >all running under Windows98

NOAMANIAC wrote Can you tell us what "exactly" is the problem ? I mean it would really help ! (It's probably not the "card" but it could be the drivers, still). I would say try to update them to 2.53 and if it still doesn't work come back here and tell us in details the problem ;-) - Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> Good race at the Brickyard! - Official Mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. - Excuse me for my English (I'm French speaking) - Sponsored by http://www.awpss.com/ on the NROS - "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."--

Well, here's one problem: I found the drivers, downloaded and unzipped. But for some reason the driver installation does'nt work. Win95. GPL recognizes no 3Dfx. I followed the instructions that came with the drivers. After I did that, the Monster2 apparently has no drivers. Yet they are all sitting there in C:Windows/Temp. The installation routine also wants me to put in a disc for DirectX, altho I've had it all along. The original problem was black patches, but now it's worse, no 3Dfx!

Run the saved EXE to extract the drivers to a folder on your system. Then go into device manager, find the Voodoo2 under Sound, Multimedia, and Game Controllers, double click the Voodoo2, click the driver tab, press update driver, follow the instructions, chosing the 'have disk' option and then pointing the installation to the location of the extracted drivers. If you are prompted to insert a DirectX disk, just point it to c:\windows\system. - Eric

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>I found the drivers, downloaded and unzipped. But for some reason the >driver installation does'nt work. Win95. GPL recognizes no 3Dfx. I >followed the instructions that came with the drivers. After I did >that, the Monster2 apparently has no drivers. Yet they are all sitting >there in C:Windows/Temp. The installation routine also wants me to put >in a disc for DirectX, altho I've had it all along. The original >problem was black patches, but now it's worse, no 3Dfx!

>I found the drivers, downloaded and unzipped. But for some reason the >driver installation does'nt work. Win95. GPL recognizes no 3Dfx. I >followed the instructions that came with the drivers. After I did Same thing happened to me with the latest drivers from Diamond Monster -- is that what you tried to install? If so, try the reference drivers 1.03.01 from the Voodoo2 site -- worked for me. Pinebox

Better yet just DL the latest Win95/98 release candidate and run it: http://www.soundblaster.com/creative/beta/vd2setup.exe - Eric

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>Better yet just DL the latest Win95/98 release candidate and run it: >http://www.soundblaster.com/creative/beta/vd2setup.exe >- Eric >>Run the saved EXE to extract the drivers to a folder on your system. >>Then go into device manager, find the Voodoo2 under Sound, Multimedia, >>and Game Controllers, double click the Voodoo2, click the driver tab, >>press update driver, follow the instructions, chosing the 'have disk' >>option and then pointing the installation to the location of the >>extracted drivers. If you are prompted to insert a DirectX disk, just >>point it to c:\windows\system.

Eric, I followed your first instructions and IT WORKED! Halleluyah! All working normally! The "pointing to location" was the key. Now I don't dare tinker with it.THANX,to the third power! BTW, what's a release candidate? Anything to do with Clinton? :-) senya

Release candidates come after beta and are potentially the final version barring any additional bugs. The new Voodoo2 control panel in the Display Properties is a nice improvement, so I'd recommend downloading it. - Eric