Hi,

I am in need of working XP driver for Voodoo3 2000
I downloaded AmigaSport V3.0 WinXP/Win2K
-= Latest Release =- from http://www.falconfly.de/voodoo3.htm
But that one keeps freezing on a few games (Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam.. etc)

I did some google and found out that the best driver for my Voodoo3 2000 card is Xpentor Voodoo 3 X-ForceDGL which is available on http://www.voodoofiles.com/4701 but as you can see the download link on that site is down

So I was wondering if someone from here can supply me with a working download link of
Xpentor Voodoo 3 X-ForceDGL for XP

Or any other suggestions?

Thanks.

Have you tried the latest patch for UT and try to run it in glide and wickedgl for ssam?

What is wickedgl?
Found it on http://www.falconfly.de/tools.htm and downloaded latest version and installed
But what does it do?

EDIT: I've noticed a wickedgl icon in the right corner when playing serious sam, what does this do?

Its an optimized 3dfx ogl driver. It will replace the existing one in the game directory and fix problems and optimize speed and compatibility. The 2.99b high res driver works fine for me in serious sam : the first encounter and the second encounter. It also worked fine with the latest patch (1.05 or 1.07 cant remember corectly) for the first encounter but failed on the second encounet when I installed an unofficial 1.5b patch  ???

Edit : it means the wickedgl driver is loaded  ;)

Seems to work good and it did not crash or freeze yet

Thanks  ;D

Generally, for those old Games (that run just fine on original Glide cores), older Drivers (like WickedGL) are recommended.

The newer Drivers do a great job on newer Games, but sometimes (for some) compatiblity with older Games is a tad lower.

It just crashed again...  :'(

Went playing again (serious sam) and screen froze after about 30 minutes and had to reboot

If anyone can tell me how I can find out what is causing the trouble?

30 mins is a long time to blame the drivers. My guess is that you have some kind of hardware problem that prevents you from playing too long. First thing I d do is to add a fan to the gpu heatsink. Then some prime, memtest, s&m and so on....

Just froze and crashed again after about 10 minutes playing...

Windows made some report about the error;

Quote:

// // Watchdog Event Log File // LogType: Watchdog Created: 2006-04-20 17:13:07 TimeZone: -60 - West-Europa (standaardtijd) WindowsVersion: XP EventType: 0xEA - Thread Stuck in Device Driver // // The driver for the display device got stuck in an infinite loop. This // usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device // driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your // display device vendor for any driver updates. // ShutdownCount: 42 Shutdown: 0 EventCount: 5 BreakCount: 5 BugcheckTriggered: 1 DebuggerNotPresent: 1 DriverName: 3dfxvs EventFlag: 1 DeviceClass: Display DeviceDescription: AmigaSport 3.0 for Voodoo3 AGP HardwareID: PCI\VEN_121A&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_0034121A&REV_01 Manufacturer: 3dfx Interactive, Inc. DriverFixedFileInfo: FEEF04BD 00010000 00050000 089300E8 00050000 089300E8 0000003F 00000008 00040004 00000003 00000004 00000000 00000000 DriverCompanyName: 3dfx Interactive, Inc. DriverFileDescription: 3dfx VSA Display Driver DriverFileVersion: 5.00.2195.0232 DriverInternalName: 3dfxvs.dll DriverLegalCopyright: Copyright © 3dfx Interactive, Inc. 1998-2000 DriverOriginalFilename: 3dfxvs.dll DriverProductName: 3dfx Interactive VSA Series DriverProductVersion: 5.00.2195.0232

How to fix this? Do you know?

http://www.falconfly.de/voodoo3.htm

try some of them.....if they all keep crashing reconsider adding a fan to your voodoo's heatsink

Yep, sounds like overheating or another Resource conflict that causes the Video Driver to timeout and trigger the Error Event.

wrote on 19.04.06 at 13:01:51:

Hi, I am in need of working XP driver for Voodoo3 2000 I downloaded AmigaSport V3.0 WinXP/Win2K -= Latest Release =- from http://www.falconfly.de/voodoo3.htm But that one keeps freezing on a few games (Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam.. etc) I did some google and found out that the best driver for my Voodoo3 2000 card is Xpentor Voodoo 3 X-ForceDGL which is available on http://www.voodoofiles.com/4701 but as you can see the download link on that site is down So I was wondering if someone from here can supply me with a working download link of Xpentor Voodoo 3 X-ForceDGL for XP Or any other suggestions? Thanks.

Windows XP Drivers for the Voodoo3 - 2000
http://files.filefront.com/Voodoo3_Driver_Windows_XP/;3935375;;/fileinfo.html

Windows XP Overclockers for the Voodoo3 - 2000
http://files.filefront.com/Voodoo3_Overclocker_For_Win_XP/;3935398;;/fileinfo.html

Get a fan for your V3 @MasterNJS - those things are notorious for overheating! ::)

...also Banshee cards...but you're only worried about your V3. :P

wrote on 30.04.06 at 15:05:12:

Get a fan for your V3 @MasterNJS - those things are notorious for overheating! ::) ...also Banshee cards...but you're only worried about your V3. :P