It's not DX6 that's the problem, it's the V2 DX6 drivers that are only beta
at the moment. Keep DX6 and return to the previous V2 drivers and you'll
find everything is OK. This is a well documented problem with the beta
drivers and Papy and 3Dfx are both aware of the problem.
iain
>Okay, I figured out why GPL is crashing. I have directx 6.
>I have this Voodoo2 card but I have to turn 3d acceleration off to keep the
>software from crashing in the pre-game menus. Using the 3dfx driver I made it
>into a game once and it was beautiful. But I could only make it into the game
>once in about a dozen tries. 3D acceleration isn't the problem, it's the 2D
>menu crashing that is the problem. But I have to turn 3D Accel off as a
>workaround. AAARRGHH!!
>So I'm limited to software mode until or unless they come out with a DX6 patch.
>Or, is there a way to uninstall DX6 and reinstall DX5?
>Oh, and I tried the OpenGL drivers but I get a GPF after the initial splash
>screen.
>Also, it would be nice if there was a seperate driver select utility instead of
>having to uninstall/reinstall when you can't get into the game due to driver
>problems.
>glen
Yep - I had the same problem...the following drivers work great
with DX6 installed..(run DXINFO)
Direct3D (DirectX) Display
Card name : Voodoo2 DirectX 5 Driver
Driver : 3DFXV2.drv
Version : 4.10.01.0158 "4.10.01.0158-2.17" English
Date and Size : 06/11/98 11:47:38 39044 bytes
Jet
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>>Okay, I figured out why GPL is crashing. I have directx 6.
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