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#1
The metabyte wicked3d Glide2x wrapper that makes this "resolution override" possible is also included with a later version of the metabyte software. They didn't change the glide2x part, so the Voodoo2 resolution override feature still works, but isn't available in the control panel.
(you need to change some registry entries).
the wrapper works in windows 9x/ME using the latest original 3dfx glide drivers (3.03 and 3.02.02 for example)  
(the latest beta installs intop of a 3dfx driver, so it is always up2date.)

I think I once say that the iso and the latest 5.02 beta is downloadable using p2p, but I don't know for sure, I don't need to, I own a copy.

According to a programmer at metabyte, the wrapper could also work in windows 2000. But since you can't install the software in windows 2000, the wrapper will fail the  security check, and say that the metabyte software isn't installed properly. (MAYBE you could use XP in compatibility mode, but I didn't try it yet)

The resolution override feature doesn't work with the glides from koolsmokey (the windows port of the linux source for glide).
So it won't work in systems that need this driver to function properly.

If you use the latest Glide2x, WickedGL, and set the wrapper in Voodoo2 mode, than you can play Quake 3 in 1024x672 (or 1024x1024 with  SLI).
The 3dfx OpenGL ICD doesn't work because it is Glide3x based, and the "resolution override" wrapper is Glide2x only.



#2
Very nice versions of Glide!
They solve a problem that I had with the original 2.56 builds and my Miro Hiscore2 SLI set using Windows 98.

Using the original miro fxoem2x.dll from an older Miro Hiscore 2.54 driver, you could get TV-out to function using the newer drivers.
That even worked in windows 2000.
But there was a problem under windows 9x (strangly no problem in windows 2000) . If you used this fxoem2x with the original 3dfx 2.56 glides, you couldn't change the resolution or restart the game in a different display setting, this would crash the app (with a glide error, I forgot what)

You could try to use the older glide 2.54 versions, TV-out would function perfectly, but they only function if I set my Front side bus to 66 Mhz (PIII on a intel BX mainboard). A higher FSB makes the Voodoo horribly unstable using older glides.

But this new 2.56 Glide build solves my problem!!!
-works just as stable ad the original 2.56 3dfx glides, and the Miro TV-out is functioning perfectly!!! many thanks!!

I do have 1 problem with this new glide 2.56. It doesn't function with  the Metabyte Wicked3D stereo wrapper if you set it in "Voodoo2" mode. It only works if it is set to "global 3dfx" modes.
If I play Quake3 using Wicked GL I get:
"Error" "PCI library not open." If the Wicked3d Glide2x stereo wrapper is set to "voodoo2"

Using Voodoo2 mode allows resolution override to strange resolutions like: 640x960 , that works wonderfully in stereo. So I would very much like to have this bug sorted out, so I post it here.

But very nice work!! I'll test it a bit more in the coming days