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Article #81427Re: D2_3dfx + 3dfx Voodoo3 = Low Refresh Rate
From: David Gillespie
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:00
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I'll take a look at it and see what I can figure out. zapp Kevin Murphy wrote: > > 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$WS3.1091921@typhoon.we.rr.com... > > > > Why is 60Hz the limit on D2_3dfx for the Voodoo3? I was able to get > > > D2_3dfx > > > > up to 120Hz when I had a V2, and even with my old V1! Unfortunately, > I > > > > don't still have my V2, so I cannot plug it in and get my 120Hz > refresh > > > rate > > > > back. 60Hz really hurts my eyes! Please help me! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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From: David Gillespie <ph...@uswest.net> Subject: Re: D2_3dfx + 3dfx Voodoo3 = Low Refresh Rate Date: 2000/07/14 Message-ID: <396F33F1.FA110DF8@uswest.net> X-Deja-AN: 646356096 References: <T%aa5.125012$WS3.1091921@typhoon.we.rr.com> <%uba5.78$DR6.138272@news.pacbell.net> <REpa5.125726$WS3.1106727@typhoon.we.rr.com> <iyua5.89$Me7.95962@news.pacbell.net> X-Accept-Language: en X-Trace: news.uswest.net 963595822 209.181.118.175 (Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:30:22 CDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: dg...@unm.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:30:22 CDT Newsgroups: alt.games.descent Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit