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- Glide 2.42 Runtime Drivers
- for Voodoo Graphics and Voodoo Rush
-
- Platform: Windows 95 and Windows NT
-
- Copyright ( 1997 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. )
- All Rights Reserved
-
- 3Dfx Interactive, Inc.
- website: www.3dfx.com
- news server: news.3dfx.com
-
-
- =======================================================================
- What's in the distribution?
- =======================================================================
- This distribution contains the Glide 2.42 drivers for Voodoo
- Graphics Based 3D accelerators and Voodoo Rush based 3D accelerators.
-
- The following Voodoo Graphics will function with these drivers:
-
- - 3Dfx Interactive reference boards
- - Diamond Monster 3D
- - Orchid Righteous 3D
- - Deltron Realvision Flash 3D
- - Skywell Technology Magic 3D
- - Guillemot MaxiGamer
- - Canopus Pure 3D
- - Miro HiScore
-
- The following Voodoo Rush boards function with these drivers:
-
- - Hercules Stingray 128-3D
- - Jazz Multimedia Adrenaline Rush 3D
- - Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo
-
-
- NOTE: End-users are recommended to use drivers provided by their
- board manufacturer to ensure that they can obtain full support.
-
- Included Files
- --------------
-
- Voodoo Graphics - Windows 95 and DOS:
-
- GLIDE2X.DLL - Glide Voodoo Graphics Driver for Windows 95
- GLIDE2X.OVL - Glide Voodoo Graphics Driver for DOS
-
-
- Voodoo Rush - Windows 95 and DOS:
-
- GLIDE2X.DLL - Glide Voodoo Graphics Driver for Windows 95
- GLIDE2X.OVL - Glide Voodoo Graphics Driver for DOS
-
-
- Voodoo Graphics - Windows NT:
-
- GLIDE2X.DLL - Glide Voodoo Graphics Driver for Windows NT
- GENPORT.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo Graphics
- MAPMEM.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo Graphics
- NTREMAP.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo Graphics
-
-
- General Files:
-
- README.TXT - This File
- FXMEMMAP.VXD - Windows 95 VXD for 3Dfx based hardware
-
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- Installation
- =======================================================================
-
- Requirements
- ------------
-
- - Windows 95 (Supported by Voodoo Graphics and Voodoo Rush drivers)
- - Windows NT 4.0 (Supported by Voodoo Graphics drivers only)
- - PC with a Pentium or Pentium Pro Processor and a free PCI slot
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- NOTE: If the setup program is run under Windows 95, both Windows
- and DOS drivers are installed.
-
- If the setup program is run under Windows NT (while using an
- Administrator account) Windows NT drivers and 3Dfx device services
- are installed. (Currently, only Voodoo Graphics is supported under
- Windows NT)
-
- COMPATABILITY NOTICE: If you are using 3Dfx Direct3D drivers for
- Voodoo Graphics with the Glide 2.42 runtime drivers, you MUST upgrade
- to 3Dfx Direct3D 2.1 or higher drivers. The FXMEMMAP.VXD included in
- this kit is NOT compatible with the version provided with older 3Dfx
- Direct3D drivers. If you do NOT use the 3Dfx Direct3D drivers you
- don't need to do anything.
-
- 1) Run the self extracting Glide 2.42 Runtime Drivers .exe file.
- 2) Click Setup.
- 3) Follow the on screen prompts.
- 4) After installation you may need to reboot the system.
-
-
-
- Troubleshooting Voodoo Graphics
- -------------------------------
-
- ####
-
- Q: I have an S3 968/868 video card, why does my system lock
- up when I run a Glide or Direct3D title.
-
- A: S3 968 and 868 chipsets may misreport the mapped memory used.
- There is a chance that your Voodoo Graphics card will be
- assigned by Plug and Play a memory range that is used by the S3
- card, but not reported. The Voodoo Graphics card can be
- relocated by:
-
-
- Windows 95 Users: Please download the S3 Fix kit
- from the Downloads/Updates section of http://www.3dfx.com
-
-
- Windows NT Users: An NT service called NTREMAP is
- installed when Glide is added to an NT system.
- NTREMAP can change the memory address of a Voodoo
- Graphics board and prevent a conflict with an S3 card.
-
- To use NTREMAP, add the following registry values to:
- \HKLM\Software\3Dfx Interactive\NTRemap
-
- Value Name Type Value
- ---------- ---- -----
- EnableNTRemap DWORD 1 (HEX)
- ForceAddress DWORD 12000000 (HEX)
-
- The Force Address setting will vary, in this example
- 0x12000000 is used. This is normally free on most
- systems.
-
- NOTE: If you use an address that over-writes another
- device, Windows NT may not boot. If such a problem
- occurs, power off the system and remove your Voodoo
- Graphics. Alter the registry to use a different
- memory range (or remove the ForceAddress setting).
- Then Reinstall the Voodoo Graphics card into your
- system.
-
-
- ####
-
- Q: The display seems dark when a Glide title is running, how
- do I make the display brighter?
-
- A: Using a file editor (ie: Notepad), edit your \AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file. Add the following lines
-
- SET SST_RGAMMA=1.7
- SET SST_BGAMMA=1.7
- SET SST_GGAMMA=1.7
-
- 1.7 is the default value, increasing past this setting
- will raise gamma. It is however suggested that you
- don't raise the setting past 1.9
-
- ####
-
-
-
- Troubleshooting Voodoo Rush
- -------------------------------
-
- ####
-
- Q: The display seems dark when a Windows based Glide title is
- running, how do I make the display brighter?
-
- A: Adjust the Video Chroma setting by clicking on the taskbar
- icon. This will brighten Windows based Glide titles. It will
- not adjust DOS based Glide titles.
-
- ####
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