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Re: GLExcess

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From: Nightbird
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:40
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somebody@tiscali.fr (Nightbird) wrote in message news:<9e57d0cb.0210270723.40714269@posting.google.com>...
> somebody@tiscali.fr (Nightbird) wrote in message news:<9e57d0cb.0210261302.4a99f942@posting.google.com>...
> > richard6121@excite.calm wrote in message news:<Pine.NEB.4.44.0210252228050.26644-100000@panix3.panix.com>...
> > > Has anyone ever gotten GLExcess to run properly on a Voodoo3?
> > > 
> > > I've tried several different drivers (WinXP) and different opengl32.dll's.
> > > The demo either crashes, refuses to run, or has missing graphics.  Am I
> > > wasting my time?
> > 
> > -----------
> > interesting, he, he
> > 
> > this is possible under XP
> > 
> > you could use Mesa, extract opengl32.dll into your system directory
> > c:\windows\system)
> > 
> > but make a backup your existing OpenGL driver(Just copy your
> > opengl32.dll file (located in c:\windows\system) to any other folder
> > (for example c:\windows\temp) or rename the existing one (for example
> > xx.bak)
> >  
> > 
> > Nightbird
> 
> ------------------------
> I ran the demo with my V3 3000 ! enjoy, this is really beautiful and a
> big sound system is recommended !
> 
> I use the Amigamerlin 1.6 for V3/4/5 (i am under Win98SE)
> 
> there is a little bug at the run but this is not really awkward
> 
> but you must have a sound card installed otherwise the demo doesn't
> run
> 
> about your drivers, try the last Amigamerlin v2.5 WIn2K/XP V3/4/5
> 
> Nightbird

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I forgot : a big "bug" with the demo, version 1.2 : the cubes in the
space => i don't see the textures but if you use the old version 1.1,
no problem !

Nightbird
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