Tihiy Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 (edited) Fresh project (not by me) started to provide drivers for VESA-compatible video cards:http://www.bearwindows.boot-land.net/vbe9x.htm(alpha for now)There's also Scitech SNAP driver with wider device support, however, currently it is confirmed to handle only Intel integrated graphics up to G965 series and Radeon 9xxx. It is available per request. Edited December 25, 2007 by Tihiy
galahs Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Mate this is a much needed project.I hope it works as it will allow Windows 98 desktop use to go on way into the future.
blackwire Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 My brother is looking for drivers for his ati x1650xt agp. I'm sure he'll be glad to test them
Tihiy Posted October 11, 2007 Author Posted October 11, 2007 (edited) ati x1650xtUnfortunately, X1650 XT (and X1950) were out after X1900 and are based on chips not supported by those drivers.Edit: but heck, it may work with VESA drivers. I'll post them later when have feedback. Edited October 11, 2007 by Tihiy
Tihiy Posted October 14, 2007 Author Posted October 14, 2007 (edited) bump!Please find 5 minutes to test it.So far it is confirmed to work on Radeon 9xxx series, Intel 915/945GM. Edited October 14, 2007 by Tihiy
galahs Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 At the moment I only have a 3dfx Voodoo 4 card on my Win98 system.I can test it with that if you think it will help.
Max_04 Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) An italian user that I know can test these drivers, I'm his referent because he doesn't speak very well english.Video card in question: X1650pro agp 8x 512MB Send me download link in pm, then I can communicate results after test.EDIT: Better than nothing. Edited November 17, 2007 by Max_04
BenoitRen Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 I PMed Tihiy more than a week ago, but he/she didn't reply, even though he/she has posted yesterday. Bad Tihiy.
Tihiy Posted December 16, 2007 Author Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) Bad Tihiy.Bad me! Sorry, but Radeon 9xxx has been already confirmed to work.So far, this driver has been confirmed working on the following chipsets not supported by Windows 9x: Intel 915G,GM,945G,GM,965GOther cards (except Radeon 9xxx) are mostly not working So i'm preparing release which will contain only Intel cards support...BUT WAIT! FROM THE AUTHOR OF LEGENDARY NT VESA DRIVER:Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver (for Windows 9x x86 Architecture)(very alpha for now)Check it out! Edited December 16, 2007 by Tihiy
Philco Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Bad Tihiy.Bad me! Sorry, but Radeon 9xxx has been already confirmed to work.So far, this driver has been confirmed working on the following chipsets not supported by Windows 9x: Intel 915G,GM,945G,GM,965GOther cards (except Radeon 9xxx) are mostly not working So i'm preparing release which will contain only Intel cards support...BUT WAIT! FROM THE AUTHOR OF LEGENDARY NT VESA DRIVER:Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver (for Windows 9x x86 Architecture)(very alpha for now)Check it out! thank this works!
Max_04 Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Excuse me Tihiy, but I'm still waiting log file from that user.When I receive it, I send you.
BenoitRen Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 It was too good to be true. I tried those drivers, and now my secondary Windows 95 PC gets stuck in a BSOD loop on boot. I can't get into Safe Mode because of too much RAM. I guess system.ini gets ignored.
Tihiy Posted December 16, 2007 Author Posted December 16, 2007 Can't you delete vbemp.drv (if i do remember correctly) from dos?Why do you need drivers when you have Catalyst?
BenoitRen Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 I didn't know what I could do from DOS to fix things.I spoke too soon. Next time Windows booted normally, though suddenly Windows would exit when I clicked the Settings tab of the Display Properties. I then tried switching to the NV version, and that works a little better. All colour settings work, except for 16-bits, which looks weird. There is still no hardware acceleration, though; redrawing is slow.I would use Catalyst if there was a version of it that worked under Windows 95 that also supports my Radeon 9250.
LukeSkillz Posted December 21, 2007 Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) Has anyone tested these with VBE 2.00 PCI 2Mb S3 Inc ViRGE/MX cards? I'm currently running 1024x768x16, but it is capable of 24 bit colors up to 800x600. Problem for me is, after getting used to all that space in 1024x768, I'm not apt to shrink my screen for better colors and less space. Would be very nice to be able to use 24 bit in 1024x768. Edited December 21, 2007 by LukeSkillz
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