From: "Greg Greenaae" To: Reply-To: ml@qoole.com Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 17:03:48 -0800 Subject: Re: FireGL Pro 1000 I have it, it sucks, get the VOODOO! -----Original Message----- From: Martin Espinoza To: Rick Clark Cc: ml@qoole.com Date: Thursday, April 02, 1998 10:35 AM Subject: Re: FireGL Pro 1000 >Rick Clark wrote: >> >> Martin, >> >> You were kind enough to answer my questions on the Quake mailing list about >> the new computer I ordered and the FireGL. I have my new computer now and I >> am trying to get Quake2 to use the OpenGL. It goes into software mode right >> now. I am sure that I am not doing something correctly and I was wondering >> if I could impose again on your kindness. >> >> How did you get the OpenGL to work? Any help would be appreciated. BTW, you >> were right about the card. Its is very fast. > >For Windows 95/98: > > Go to www.3dlabs.com > > Get BOTH the latest and the next to latest reference drivers. > > Install the next to latest drivers. Reboot. Install the latest >drivers. > Don't reboot when it prompts you. > > Now make a temp directory and put the OPENGL.EXE or whatever it is > from the next to latest drivers in it. Run it. It will spit > out the OpenGL32.DLL, GLU32.DLL, and some .h (header) files which > you can ignore. > > Put the DLL files in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. > >For Windows NT: (this is what I'v eheard, haven't used it with NT) > > Go to www.diamondmm.com > > Get the latest NT drivers. > > Install. > >That should work fine - now you should be able to select "Default >OpenGL" from the Quake Video menu and have it work properly. > >Installing both the next to latest and the latest reference drivers >is probably just superstition, and I probably did something ELSE that >made that seem to have an effect, but it still looked like that was >what worked. Just remember you'll need 3dlabs' OpenGL DLLs from the >next to latest whether you install the next to latest or not. They >don't come with the latest. > >If you have a Cyrix, god help you. > >---------------------- mespinoz@tivoli.com ------------------------- > Nothing is true; Everything is permitted. --Hassan I Sabbah