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Article #81426Re: D2_3dfx + 3dfx Voodoo3 = Low Refresh Rate
From: Kevin Murphy
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:00
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The string you found would/should be the command that is not working. I really don't have the time to sort through the file right now. I suspect it is a HEX value, and is not going to be as easy to find as a string search. You could also email 3dfx, if enough people complain maybe they will fix it Goldwing\ <gold...@REMOVEtoREPLYsocal.rr.com> wrote in message news:REpa5.125726$WS3.1106727@typhoon.we.rr.com... > How can I change the default refresh rate? I searched for the ascii string > "refresh" in my glide2x.ovl file, and it found some stuff that might help, > but I have no idea how to edit it! Can anyone help me? > Kevin Murphy <ktmu...@pacbell.net> wrote in message > news:%uba5.78$DR6.138272@news.pacbell.net... > > the problem is the Glide2x.OVL file that is used for the DOS > > 3dfx games. It only supports the default refresh rate on the v3. > > > > They have never answered our requests to fix it and the gamma commands > > for v3. > > > > If you want to spend sometime you could find, and hack the value in the > OVL > > file > > > > > > Goldwing\ <gold...@REMOVEtoREPLYsocal.rr.com> wrote in message > > news:T%aa5.125012$WS3.1091921@typhoon.we.rr.com... > > > Why is 60Hz the limit on D2_3dfx for the Voodoo3? I was able to get > > D2_3dfx > > > up to 120Hz when I had a V2, and even with my old V1! Unfortunately, I > > > don't still have my V2, so I cannot plug it in and get my 120Hz refresh > > rate > > > back. 60Hz really hurts my eyes! Please help me! > > > > > > > > > > > >
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From: "Kevin Murphy" <ktmu...@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: D2_3dfx + 3dfx Voodoo3 = Low Refresh Rate Date: 2000/07/10 Message-ID: <iyua5.89$Me7.95962@news.pacbell.net> X-Deja-AN: 644846369 References: <T%aa5.125012$WS3.1091921@typhoon.we.rr.com> <%uba5.78$DR6.138272@news.pacbell.net> <REpa5.125726$WS3.1106727@typhoon.we.rr.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Complaints-To: ab...@pacbell.net X-Trace: news.pacbell.net 963278094 209.233.186.229 (Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:14:54 PDT) Organization: SBC Internet Services X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Reply-To: "Kevin Murphy" <ktmu...@pacbell.net> NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:14:54 PDT Newsgroups: alt.games.descent MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit