GPL lockups

If you are having trouble with GPL lockups or blinking blocks in menus Make sure you have Glide 2.53 and not Glide 2.54 .The 3 files are Glide2x.dll , Glide3x.dll , and Glide2x.ovl . The first two files are in your window\system folder and the Glide2x.ovl file is in your window folder . Hope this helps you took me a long time to figure this one out

Opps, I forgot to tell you that HalfLife and maybe other games need Glide 2.54 , so before you replace the Glide 2.54 drivers please be sure to back them up ex: C:\windows\system\Glide254back\ . WARNING If your note sure what your doing then don't do it . I do not want you to crash your system, I will send a message to Sierra telling them of this problem , maybe we can get a patch so that new drivers that have Glide 2.54 in them will work with GPL Also I am using two Diamond V2's 8 meg . I'm not sure if this is a problem with other v2's or not . >If you are having trouble with GPL lockups or blinking blocks in menus >Make sure you have Glide 2.53 and not Glide 2.54 .The 3 files are >Glide2x.dll , Glide3x.dll , and Glide2x.ovl . The first two files are in >your window\system folder and the Glide2x.ovl file is in your window folder >. >Hope this helps you took me a long time to figure this one out

thanks for the info, been wondering how to fix this problem....are your lock ups occuring in the menu screens, and does it happen while moving the mouse or clicking on a button? also, where might I find a copy of glide 2.53, every thing is 2.54 now... thanks >If you are having trouble with GPL lockups or blinking blocks in menus >Make sure you have Glide 2.53 and not Glide 2.54 .The 3 files are >Glide2x.dll , Glide3x.dll , and Glide2x.ovl . The first two files are in >your window\system folder and the Glide2x.ovl file is in your window folder >. >Hope this helps you took me a long time to figure this one out

Go to the 3dfx web site and download the Voodoo2 reference drivers from July 98. They work fine. The DirectX6 drivers don't.

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>thanks for the info, been wondering how to fix this problem....are your >lock ups occuring in the menu screens, and does it happen while moving the >mouse or clicking on a button? > also, where might I find a copy of glide 2.53, every thing is 2.54 >now... >thanks >>If you are having trouble with GPL lockups or blinking blocks in menus >>Make sure you have Glide 2.53 and not Glide 2.54 .The 3 files are >>Glide2x.dll , Glide3x.dll , and Glide2x.ovl . The first two files are in >>your window\system folder and the Glide2x.ovl file is in your window

folder >>. >>Hope this helps you took me a long time to figure this one out

Yes lockups occuring in the menu screen and happens while moving mouse around . Get Glide 2.53 from 3dfx.com the name of the file is rkv2.exe . Un zip to a temp folder all files the three files that you want are Glide2x.dll Glide2x.ovl and Glide3x.dll . First be sure to back up the existing files that you have installed into a safe place ex: C:\Windows\system\Glideback254 and I would also suggest making a folder call C:\Windows\system\Glideback253 . Most games now use Glide 2.54 so you still need these files . When you want to play GPL copy from the Glideback253 folder the two dll files into the Windows\system folder and the single ovl file into the windows folder and then when playing games that need the Glide 2.54 drivers copy from the C:\Winddows\system\Glideback254 . I have sent a message to Sierra's tch support telling them of this problem since I have HalfLife and it needs the 2.54 drivers so I hope they will be coming out with a patch soon . Hope this help :) Ken Brown aka OldManWar or VG_RoadKill in Q2 Sin HalfLife etc etc

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>thanks for the info, been wondering how to fix this problem....are your >lock ups occuring in the menu screens, and does it happen while moving the >mouse or clicking on a button? > also, where might I find a copy of glide 2.53, every thing is 2.54 >now... >thanks >>If you are having trouble with GPL lockups or blinking blocks in menus >>Make sure you have Glide 2.53 and not Glide 2.54 .The 3 files are >>Glide2x.dll , Glide3x.dll , and Glide2x.ovl . The first two files are in >>your window\system folder and the Glide2x.ovl file is in your window

folder >>. >>Hope this helps you took me a long time to figure this one out

Actually you should be able to get by with just copying the olde Glide drivers to the the main directory of the program you wish to run. If they are found there, then the path to Windows\system isn't searched. % Yes lockups occuring in the menu screen and happens while moving mouse % around . Get Glide 2.53 from 3dfx.com the name of the file is rkv2.exe . Un % zip to a temp folder all files the three files that you want are Glide2x.dll % Glide2x.ovl and Glide3x.dll . First be sure to back up the existing files % that you have installed into a safe place ex: % C:\Windows\system\Glideback254 and I would also suggest making a folder call % C:\Windows\system\Glideback253 . Most games now use Glide 2.54 so you still % need these files . When you want to play GPL copy from the Glideback253 % folder the two dll files into the Windows\system folder and the single ovl % file into the windows folder and then when playing games that need the Glide % 2.54 drivers copy from the C:\Winddows\system\Glideback254 . I have sent a % message to Sierra's tch support telling them of this problem since I have % HalfLife and it needs the 2.54 drivers so I hope they will be coming out % with a patch soon . Hope this help :) Ken Brown aka OldManWar or VG_RoadKill % in Q2 Sin HalfLife etc etc % >thanks for the info, been wondering how to fix this problem....are your % >lock ups occuring in the menu screens, and does it happen while moving the % >mouse or clicking on a button? % > % > also, where might I find a copy of glide 2.53, every thing is 2.54 % >now... % > % >thanks % > % > % > % >>If you are having trouble with GPL lockups or blinking blocks in menus % >>Make sure you have Glide 2.53 and not Glide 2.54 .The 3 files are % >>Glide2x.dll , Glide3x.dll , and Glide2x.ovl . The first two files are in % >>your window\system folder and the Glide2x.ovl file is in your window % folder % >>. % >>Hope this helps you took me a long time to figure this one out % >> % >> % >> % > % > -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Yes copying the old glide drivers to the root of the GPL directory will allow you to play with the new Direct x 6 drivers installed .. as far as I know all products check the current directory first for drivers so it should work for all games .. I've been running GPL for a while now after copying the old glide drivers into the GPL directory ..,I just lifted everything that wasnt a direct x driver into GPL so am not sure exactly what files you need there as I copied all 5.The files I lifted across to GPL are listed below. Glide2x.dll Glide2x.ovl glide3x.dll fxmemmap.vxd fxoem2x.dll I'm sure these arent all needed but I couldnt be bothered to experiment ;-) Ravey

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>On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 03:28:12 GMT, "Michael E. Carver" >>Actually you should be able to get by with just copying the olde Glide >>drivers to the the main directory of the program you wish to run. If >>they are found there, then the path to Windows\system isn't searched. >Does this work for GPL?