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SFFT Drivers
13.02.06 at 18:16:30

I decided I'd like to install SFFT now

The latest version is alpha 33, right? Please confirm.

I run Win XP Pro SP2 with Voodoo3 2000 PCI. Currently I have Amigasport 3.0 XP installed. Also I have this glide2x installed, as per ps47's recommendation Wink

I know SFFT needs to be installed via Device Manager (update driver and that's it). I thought SFFT was geared towards D3D, but I see it has glide and 3dfxOGL dll's present in the installation package. Won't SFFT overwrite any glide/opengl related files? I am happy with Amigasport regarding this part.

If there's a recommended driver installation of Amigasport 3.0 XP + SFFT, please let me know. Maybe I should replace some files in SFFT package with better/more optimized ones from other packages, for example, Amigamerlin 3.0 XP itself, or any other?

To sum it up, I'd to find out the best all-round driver setup for my voodoo3 which would include the best parts from Amigasport 3.0 XP and SFFT.

Thanks.

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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #1 - 14.02.06 at 00:50:42 see voodoo3/SFFT.that should be enough..
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #2 - 14.02.06 at 10:00:49 All right, thanks. And I need this only if opengl/glide doesn't work well. Otherwise I don't need it at all, right? Also, it seems that nothing will be left from the Amigasport driver installation once I install SFFT (except 3dfxTools)?
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #3 - 14.02.06 at 11:16:57 yes.that package contains original glide2x and 3dfx opengl ICD,and the latest glide3x..
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #4 - 14.02.06 at 18:26:37 Quote: Also, it seems that nothing will be left from the Amigasport driver installation once I install SFFT (except 3dfxTools)? Is it 'yes' to this question as well?
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #5 - 14.02.06 at 23:20:05 yeah.
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #6 - 15.02.06 at 00:00:21 All right... I always thought SFFT was specifically targeted at better D3D support? As it turns out it's actually a complete driver on its own...
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FalconFly YaBB Administrator Offline 3dfx Archivist Posts: 2445 5335N 00745E Gender:	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #7 - 15.02.06 at 00:19:48 Of course it's a 'complete' Driver, otherwise it would be quite a hassle for Users to merge it with the required OpenGL/MesaFX and Glide Files Still, it's up to the User to choose other Core Files if he so wishes (mostly it's the Tweaks that some people may prefer over other Drivers)
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #8 - 15.02.06 at 21:16:59 And one last question, SFFT will work just fine if I simply install it via Device Manager without uninstalling Amigamerlin first?
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #9 - 15.02.06 at 21:18:18 Also does SFFT provide video overlay gamma controls (via 3dfx tools)? Amigamerlin 3.0 XP does not provide this.
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #10 - 16.02.06 at 02:18:21 yes,SFFT has fixed this (if memory serves). device manager instal will work fine.just make sure you overwrite all old files (even if xp says they are newer).
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #11 - 16.02.06 at 09:33:31 Thanks, everything's clear now.
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #12 - 16.02.06 at 19:29:56 I installed SFFT... but 3dfx tools controls in windows display properties disappeared. How do I re-enable 3dfx tools? Also, glide2x.dll and glide3x.dll (windows/system32) were not updated after SFFT was installed, they were left the same I had with Amigamerlin installation. How come?
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #13 - 17.02.06 at 04:09:23 weird.reinstall 3dfx tools (download here).
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ReeD Guest	Re: SFFT Drivers Reply #14 - 17.02.06 at 09:06:46 Should I pick the 'modern' or 'old fashioned' 3dfx tools? Is there any difference?
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