Hi all, (miss me? its been a while, but I've been watching this forum)

I just recently installed Linux Ubuntu 10.04 (waiting for 10 Oct 2010 for 10.10), along side with Voodoo5 5500 PCI.

I got Windows XP, 7 and Linux Ubuntu. (all are 32 bit)

I am downloading Dosbox for windows&linux and to test them on really old games, say MechWarrior 1 SE or Tomb Raider 1.

Tip: Linux Ubuntu: Thank god for Synaptic Package Manager, I can install the driver. This is my first time using linux with Voodoo5 PCI, bear with me! So I installed libglide3, libglide2 device3dfx-source and glide2-bin (I'm guessing it, I'm not sure what those does!).
Tested with glxgears, it looks like its working.. ^^

For Windows, as per normal, using SSFT for Win7 and Ami for WinXP!

So while waiting for Dosbox download and ubuntu updates, I been doing a lot research regarding glide wrapper works with DosBox..


My question is are:-
1. I do not require GlideWrapper(nGlide) since I already have a Voodoo 5 PCI hardware accelerated, correct?

A. If yes, Does DOSBOX(Linux or Windows) allow Tomb Raider 1 or MechWarrior 1 (with 3dfx patch of course), allow direct communication to the Voodoo5 card itself?

B. If no, Does it means, that I need to install MS-DOS 6 so that DOS games can talk directly to Voodoo5?

The reason me asking this, coz I have some old dos games, that I would like to play with my 3dfx voodoo5 card. DosBox, to my understanding, is a DOS emulation under windows, so just curious if the games in DosBox enviroment, could detect my V5 5500 card, which is outside of DoSBox?

Any tip or instruction on how to get it working?

Hi all,
I just recently obtain another Voodoo5 from my family relative.
It was from a MAC computer.

The problem is, I thought I can just put it into a computer and it work. But it didn't.

A normal PC wont do the trick. There is just no Display at all. However, I heard there are ways to flash the BIOS!

But I don't know how or what to do... Any Advice?

Hi People.
I have a potential PC that always give me this " Mapmen returned an error " when trying to map memory  problem.
[All 3 Windows, which is 2K Pro, XP Pro and Vista Ultimate)

I saw the post Mapmen returned at http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=644 .
This works my another PC very well, but it doesn't work on my potential PC. I have download almost all drivers at 3dfxzone.it and mess around with Fastvoodoo 3.X 2.X 4.X Mesa Legend...etc . till I Am CraZY!

Thank God, I got it working...

My Potential PC specs is
Tyan S2469 http://www.tyan.com/archive/products/html/thunderk7xpro.html
4 GB DDR ECC
AMD MP 2800+ 2 Processors
Geforce FX 5200
2 X 80GB HDD IDE.
2 X DVD
2 X Voodoo2 SLI [Genius card SLI with Creative card]
1 X Audigy Soundcard.

I spend one week trying to resolve this issue and I [think] I had overcome the impossible.

This tweak is simple, and I had reinstall all 3 operating system countless times, to make sure this works for me & u. I would just like to share it with you guys.



First, Get the drivers...
http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1514
I use 2.5.0

Secondly...

On XP (Memory Fix)
Note: The idea behind this, is to make it work! This tweak is to fix the problem & it has nothing to do with optmizing or improve the graphic perfomance.

Install the Driver for XP according to their documentation that comes with it.

Just double click voodoo2.exe on your desktop and adjust/configure it, OR... (see below - On XP and 2K: (Memory Fix) (Vista - Glide Only))



Win2K & Vista:(Memory Fix and A way to allow Glide/3DFX to be played in Vista/Win2K)

I found the use Windows Vista with this simple guide (SlI or Single Card) :

All you need to do, is to update the driver in Device Manager, with the LegendgrafiX VooDooMage2 XP, by updating the Voodoo2 with the correct driver:-

If you have 2 MisMatched card, then install
3DFX Voodoo2 SLI(secondary MisMatched) for both of it.

If you have 2 identical/Matched card, then install
3DFX Voodoo2 SLI(secondary Matched) for both of it.

If you have 1 single card, then install
3DFX Voodoo2 SLI(secondary Matched/MisMatched)

DO NOT ATTEMPT to install Voodoo2 itself, as it will not install with VISTA/2K Correctly!





On XP and 2K: (Memory Fix) (Vista - Glide Only)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\3Dfx Interactive\Voodoo2]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\3Dfx Interactive\Voodoo2\D3D]
"SSTV2_REFRESH_512X384"="60"
"SSTV2_REFRESH_640X480"="60"
"SSTV2_REFRESH_800X600"="60"
"SSTV2_REFRESH_1024X768"="60"
"SSTV2_RGAMMA"="1.5"
"SSTV2_GGAMMA"="1.5"
"SSTV2_BGAMMA"="1.5"
"SSTV2_IGNORE_INIT_REGISTER"="1"
"SSTV2_SWAP_EN_WAIT_ON_VSYNC"="0"
"SSTV2_FASTMEM"="1"
"SSTV2_FASTMEM_RAS_READS"="1"
"SSTV2_FASTPCIRD"="1"
"SSTV2_SLIDETECT"="1"
"SSTV2_VIDEO_NOCLEAR"="1"
"SSTV2_SWAPINTERVAL"="1"
"SSTV2_GRXCLK"="90"
"SSTV2_MISMATCHED_SLI"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\3Dfx Interactive\Voodoo2\Glide]
"SSTV2_REFRESH_512X384"="60"
"SSTV2_REFRESH_640X480"="60"
"SSTV2_REFRESH_800X600"="60"
"SSTV2_REFRESH_1024X768"="60"
"SSTV2_RGAMMA"="1.5"
"SSTV2_GGAMMA"="1.5"
"SSTV2_BGAMMA"="1.5"
"LEGENDGRAFIX_GLIDE_FULLSCREEN"="1"
"LEGENDGRAFIX_OPENGL_EMM"="0"
"LEGENDGRAFIX_DIRECTX8_EMM"="1"
"SSTV2_IGNORE_INIT_REGISTER"="1"
"SSTV2_SWAP_EN_WAIT_ON_VSYNC"="0"
"SSTV2_FASTMEM"="1"
"SSTV2_FASTMEM_RAS_READS"="1"
"SSTV2_FASTPCIRD"="1"
"SSTV2_SLIDETECT"="1"
"SSTV2_TMUMEM_SIZE"="4"
"SSTV2_VIDEO_NOCLEAR"="1"
"FX_GLIDE_SWAPINTERVAL"="1"
"SSTV2_GRXCLK"="90"
"SSTV2_MISMATCHED_SLI"="1"


Whatever is above, Copy and Paste it in notepad, save as Example.reg and run it. That's about it!





I ran Unreal Tournament, and Diablo2 in Vista! The loading is just slightly (a little noticable) slower in vista compare with XP, but the gameplay awesome (In term of speed, not graphic quality).

In my analyst, I think it is slightly more smoother but (noticable) I can feel that it is faster than XP, during Gameplay. As far as quality is concern, I think they are both the same.

I hope this help for those who wants to install Voodoo2 in Vista.

I sincerely hope that someone will come up a driver support for Vista too, although, I know it is not possible, as it is using DirectX10 API, but nevertheless,

"Everything is possible..."

Hi guys,
Im running:
Windows2000 (Non SP4) Original
AMD Athlon XP (The MAX Hertz, I forgotten the speed)
Latest Via Hyperion Today's date.
1GB SDRAM
160HDD Western Digital.
1 DVD ROM.
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
SFFT Alpha Drivers (Current driver).
17" Monitor.
SB Live Value! (Creative Soundcard)


Voodoo5 is OLD, but it is also a graphic card.
Graphic + OLD = GOLD!

=) I have a decent 50 FPS in the house, and 30 FPS when Im outside the house.
Running on 1280X1024! I never Overclock the graphic card, nor the processor. It is what it is!

Check it out! (I will upload more later)





Sweet, I can play. The game is nice. However, the sad part is, OpenGL sucks in WOW (It shows 3Dfx logo before it start).
It has to be played in Direct3D. Im going to upload more picture! so, stay tune!