[sxamiga]

I just downloaded it last night and installed it. Now I seem to be having some problems w/it and the 2250 video drivers that I am using. I keep getting lockups and OE errors when I try to run ePSXe. It will play for a while and then a lockup or error occurs. Has anyone else had these problems or something similar to them?
Could it be the video drivers (betas of 2250)? Any responses or help wpuld be greatly appriecated. I'm using Win 98 first edition and an Elsa Gladiac GEForce 2 GTS video card. Thanks.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

 

[fivefeet8]

I downloaded directx 8.1 from the MS website about 1 month ago... Haven't run into any problems with any emulator or pc games yet.. I am on win98se.. Maybe you should try different video card drivers for your geforce2..

 

[sxamiga]

Thanks for replying so quickly fivefeet8. That is what I was thinking also. I'm thinking of going to Elsa's site and downloading their latest "offical" driver. It is based on the Nvidia 1281, I believe.
Thanks again.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

 

[aoshi]

i downloaded my dx8.1 from MS and i also have a gts(although not made by elsa) and using the 22.50(i'm using 22.80 right now) and found no bugs and runs fine maybe you forgot to tweak your settings coz usually when i install new drivers some settings get changed

 

[Zephon]

Hum... No problems here also. I got my Portuguese version of DirectX 8.1 from MS and it's working fine. I'm running Win98 first edition also. Probably it's the drivers. I've seen that Detonator 23.10 has leaked and some sites have it(since it's not officially released, I don't know if I can post the link here). You could try it.

 

[Nightmare]

Originally posted by sxamiga
I'm thinking of going to Elsa's site and downloading their latest "offical" driver. It is based on the Nvidia 1281, I believe.
Thanks again.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

I downloaded directx8.1 from MS website some times ago, and have no problems so far. I am using Elsa Gladiac GTS PRO and the driver i am using is the lastest official driver i downloaded from Elsa website, and it works fine.Btw, the window os i use is win98 se. Hope this helps.

 

[404]

using DX8.1 for Win2K with Detonator4 21.85 - no prob whatsoever.

Winfast GF2

 

[sxamiga]

Thanks guys for all the help. The problem turned out to be a memory module "conflict". I removed one of my dimms and went from 256meg to 128 meg of PC 133 memory. Since I did that, my problems have dissappeared. PacMan World, Gauntlet Legends, and Ms. PacMan run flawlessly. I'm using the latest Elsa driver which is based on the 21.81. I also reinstalled DX 8.1 (formatted my HD and reinstalled Win 98 SE last night) and have had no problems, so far. So it seems that the memory was the problem. Thanks again.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

 

[Schädelkeks]

i think you should try a memory test programm.

this is the programm i use for memory testing

just put it on a formated disk.

 

[sxamiga]

Thanks Schadelkeks. I"ll d'l your program tonight since I'm at work right now and can't d/l anything here. I'll give it a try and see what it tells me. Thanks for posting it. I'm certain though, that even if both memory modules test out fine, there is some kind of "conflict" going on. I say this because, since I have removed one of the mem modules, I have had no problems at all. Even w/DX 8.1 installed. But thanks again for the program, I really appriecate it.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

 

[Schädelkeks]

i hope it helps you to find the root of the problems

 

[Jonys]

My portuguese version isn't showing any problems too....but the one that came installed with my Win ME were causing me a lot of trouble.....

 

[guwapings]

does vgs work with dx 8.1?

Thanks

 

[sxamiga]

Yes, I believe it does. Since VGS does all its stuff in unenhanced modes, there should be no problem running it w/DX8.1. But I don't think that VGS works w/Win ME and I know it does not work w/XP.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

 

[guwapings]

So vgs will still be playable if i upgrade to 8.1 from 8? I'm running win98se.

 

[Prafull]

So vgs will still be playable if i upgrade to 8.1 from 8? I'm running win98se.

Yes it should be playable after upgrading.

Sxamiga,
Windows ME has no problems running cvgs.

 

[Ryos]

It should work fine, since functions of older versions of DX should work fine in the newest version (as that isn't always the case, I'm leaving it at that).

 

[Esturk]

I use it, and have noticed no difference from 8.0.

 

[sxamiga]

Thanks prafull, I wasn't sure about Win ME, but I know that Win XP does not run CVGS.
sincerely,
sx/amiga