Voodoo2 and DirectX problems

[P-12]

I have a 12Mb Diamond Voodoo2 with a Matrox G100 AGP card. With applications using DirectDraw and/or Direct3D through the Voodoo the image is interlaced at some parts (like sprites), colors are blurred up and pale, or they are negative in purple tones.
Any ideas/solutions to this problem?

Thanks anyway...

[P-12]

Come on, it shouldn't be too hard to type in something useful, I'm not looking for a total remedy of problems, just some hints or tips. Do you think uninstalling and then re-installing would help?

[Rip n Tear]

update your voodoo 2 drivers.
Which version of Windows are you using and which version of Direct X?

[]Crusher[]

You should be using the latest reference drivers listed on 3dfx's website. There are still some DirectX issues even with the latest drivers, but I doubt that 3dfx is concerned with fixing them anytime soon. They've got a long way to go on their V5 drivers still.

[P-12]

My drivers are the newest available. Voodoo2 is using 3dfx's reference drivers, which helped a little, but I know it is because of DirectX. I'm currently using version 7.0a, but I had the same kind problems even on ver. 6.0 of DirectX. Any ideas?

[Erich]

How much RAM do you have on your machine? If you have 32 Megs, than you probably don't have enough for todays games......

[P-12]

32 Mb? Wow, do they really sell so small RAM chips? I haven't ever even bought smaller than 64Mb, and I'm currently holding 128 Mb. Besides, it wouldn't even have any effect on graphical occurences such as this.

[Soneji]

The card could be on its way out?

[P-12]

I don't think so, it was like that from the day it was bought. It could be a manufacturing fault, though. Hope not... Whaddaya think about the forced reinstalling of DirectX? Any related things I should be concerned about?

[P-12]

OK, now I'm getting pretty pissed... I uninstalled DirectX using a not-so-Microsoft product which did the job well according to DXTool and then I reinstalled DirectX. The problem was still there. Then I tried again... and again... and again... and no result/change. Does anyone else have this combo that I do? I'd sure like to know if anyone else's picture is screwed like mine. I think I'm losing this battle...Damnit!

[magpalm]

I also have this huge problem with directx+voodoo2, though even greater. Everytime i try to run ANY game that use
direct3d, it hangs.. huge freezup. Though games using OpenGL runs perfectly. I use the latest drivers from 3dfx.com and directx7a. I also use a amd k6-2 350 mhz,, this problem started to occur since i installed directx7/7a. So well.. they suck..

[Darkterritory3]

maybe if you remove even your 3d card! delete all drivers ... and put back your card into pc and make sure you have the right drivers! i have a 3dfx voodoo2 creative labs 12mb with directx 7.a and no problems at all!

[xLr8]

territory i have the same setup as u to the T but i have major voodoo2 problems, i am getting only 10 FPS!!

what drivers are you using?
or does anyone know what drivers would be best?/

[Ratt]

Since you mentioned that you were using 3dfx ref drivers, have you tried out Diamond's latest drivers?

Maybe Diamond's Voodoo 2 is designed differently than the reference design. Thus it does not work well with ref drivers.

Another reason could be overclocking.

[Darkterritory3]

xlr8 don`t take the drivers that are on creative labs site! they are old like hell!
thats not all i have some scpecial drivers that you can take on this site www.glsetup.com! download this! great drivers for all 3d cards! try it!