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GPL & Viper V550 ???

7 posts by 4 people · 10 Jan 1999 - 12 Jan 1999

Hello there Am I correct in thinking there is a problem with the above configuration. I have judst uppgraded my old ATI Rage PCI card with an AGP V550 and whenever I use the mouse on the GPL menu screens the system freezes. I have tried all possible combinations of V550 drivers to no avail. To tell the truth I think the V550 is a load of ***and pending anyone recommending a work round / program patch I think I'll stick the old ATI back in !!! Cheers for now .... TIA Mike
Iain Miller 10 Jan 1999#444621
Mike, I have a V500 and am using Diamond drivers (latest from their Website) - generally no probs at all - using Beta 2 OGL driver from www.papy.com. Running 1024x768 Obviously I've had the occasional lock up but then who hasn't....bet very rare. suggest you need to look at something else as being the cause of the problem. I. PS could you p'raps configure yr newreader to post in plain text rather than HTML Hello there Am I correct in thinking there is a problem with the above configuration. I have judst uppgraded my old ATI Rage PCI card with an AGP V550 and whenever I use the mouse on the GPL menu screens the system freezes. I have tried all possible combinations of V550 drivers to no avail. To tell the truth I think the V550 is a load of ***and pending anyone recommending a work round / program patch I think I'll stick the old ATI back in !!! Cheers for now .... TIA Mike
Marc 10 Jan 1999#444622
snip Iain, what about the rest of your configuration? I have V500, Beta2 OGL, but only get blackscreen in 1024 * 768, can get it only to run in 640 * 480. Currently run nvidia driver on the TNT. OS is win98. Your running the external view I suppose? Marcus.
Iain Miller 10 Jan 1999#444623
I just noticed from my earlier post - my card is of course a Diamond Viper 550, not a V500!
Quoted text (41 lines)>I am running Win 98, DIAMOND DRIVERS (release 0241). Running 1024x768 in >cockpit, not chase view, Getting 36FPS in practise, drops to high 20's when >racing & mid ***s going into the first corner (can be interesting!) - 19 >opps, all details on, Core.ini as follows >[ Int Profile Values ] >value0 = OpenGL:TossHighestMip:0 ; do not change >value1 = OpenGL:MipFiltering:0 ; do not change >value2 = OpenGL:MirrorsEvery:0 ; do not change >[ OpenGL ] >TossHighestMip = 1 ; >MipFiltering = 2 ; >MirrorsEvery = 4 ; >hope that helps >I. >>>Mike, >>>I have a V500 and am using Diamond drivers (latest from their Website) - >>>generally no probs at all - using Beta 2 OGL driver from www.papy.com. >>>Running 1024x768 >>snip >>Iain, >>what about the rest of your configuration? >>I have V500, Beta2 OGL, but only get blackscreen in 1024 * 768, can >>get it only to run in 640 * 480. Currently run nvidia driver on the >>TNT. OS is win98. >>Your running the external view I suppose? >>Marcus.
Iain Miller 10 Jan 1999#444624
I am running Win 98, DIAMOND DRIVERS (release 0241). Running 1024x768 in ***pit, not chase view, Getting 36FPS in practise, drops to high 20's when racing & mid ***s going into the first corner (can be interesting!) - 19 opps, all details on, Core.ini as follows [ Int Profile Values ] value0 = OpenGL:TossHighestMip:0 ; do not change value1 = OpenGL:MipFiltering:0 ; do not change value2 = OpenGL:MirrorsEvery:0 ; do not change [ OpenGL ] TossHighestMip = 1 ; MipFiltering = 2 ; MirrorsEvery = 4 ; hope that helps I.
Quoted text (17 lines)>>Mike, >>I have a V500 and am using Diamond drivers (latest from their Website) - >>generally no probs at all - using Beta 2 OGL driver from www.papy.com. >>Running 1024x768 >snip >Iain, >what about the rest of your configuration? >I have V500, Beta2 OGL, but only get blackscreen in 1024 * 768, can >get it only to run in 640 * 480. Currently run nvidia driver on the >TNT. OS is win98. >Your running the external view I suppose? >Marcus.
With what CPU? 10x, Borut.
Quoted text (41 lines)>I am running Win 98, DIAMOND DRIVERS (release 0241). Running 1024x768 in >cockpit, not chase view, Getting 36FPS in practise, drops to high 20's when >racing & mid ***s going into the first corner (can be interesting!) - 19 >opps, all details on, Core.ini as follows >[ Int Profile Values ] >value0 = OpenGL:TossHighestMip:0 ; do not change >value1 = OpenGL:MipFiltering:0 ; do not change >value2 = OpenGL:MirrorsEvery:0 ; do not change >[ OpenGL ] >TossHighestMip = 1 ; >MipFiltering = 2 ; >MirrorsEvery = 4 ; >hope that helps >I. >>>Mike, >>>I have a V500 and am using Diamond drivers (latest from their Website) - >>>generally no probs at all - using Beta 2 OGL driver from www.papy.com. >>>Running 1024x768 >>snip >>Iain, >>what about the rest of your configuration? >>I have V500, Beta2 OGL, but only get blackscreen in 1024 * 768, can >>get it only to run in 640 * 480. Currently run nvidia driver on the >>TNT. OS is win98. >>Your running the external view I suppose? >>Marcus.
Iain Miller 12 Jan 1999#444976
Sorry - it was late, Pii 350 overclocked to 392 (3.5x112). Viper is an AGP card btw.... Iain
Quoted text (9 lines)>With what CPU? >10x, >Borut. >>I am running Win 98, DIAMOND DRIVERS (release 0241). Running 1024x768 in >>cockpit, not chase view, Getting 36FPS in practise, drops to high 20's
when
Quoted text (39 lines)>>racing & mid ***s going into the first corner (can be interesting!) - 19 >>opps, all details on, Core.ini as follows >>[ Int Profile Values ] >>value0 = OpenGL:TossHighestMip:0 ; do not change >>value1 = OpenGL:MipFiltering:0 ; do not change >>value2 = OpenGL:MirrorsEvery:0 ; do not change >>[ OpenGL ] >>TossHighestMip = 1 ; >>MipFiltering = 2 ; >>MirrorsEvery = 4 ; >>hope that helps >>I. >>>>Mike, >>>>I have a V500 and am using Diamond drivers (latest from their Website) - >>>>generally no probs at all - using Beta 2 OGL driver from www.papy.com. >>>>Running 1024x768 >>>snip >>>Iain, >>>what about the rest of your configuration? >>>I have V500, Beta2 OGL, but only get blackscreen in 1024 * 768, can >>>get it only to run in 640 * 480. Currently run nvidia driver on the >>>TNT. OS is win98. >>>Your running the external view I suppose? >>>Marcus.

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