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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos
series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. Do you know any way? I am not aiming for performance; I just want to play old games. -- sabun, gereksiz işler şerifi. |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
sabun wrote:
I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. Do you know any way? I am not aiming for performance; I just want to play old games. For Win9X generally and ATI GPUs: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx Check Legacy . WinME/98 - card [not sure which]- adapter you have likely the Catalyst driver... http://support.amd.com/us/psearch/Pa...ch%20Doc%20GPU Perhaps the VMWare people may have something else. http://communities.vmware.com -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking http://peoplescounsel.org The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government ___--- |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
sabun wrote: I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. Do you know any way? I am not aiming for performance; I just want to play old games. For Win9X generally and ATI GPUs: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx Check Legacy . WinME/98 - card [not sure which]- adapter you have likely the Catalyst driver... http://support.amd.com/us/psearch/Pa...ch%20Doc%20GPU Perhaps the VMWare people may have something else. http://communities.vmware.com -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking http://peoplescounsel.org The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government ___--- |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
"sabun" wrote in message ...
I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. You don't want to install drivers for your physical hardware. The video adapter is emulated in the virtual machine as is most of the hardware. Does your virtual 98 install allow you to change resolution or is just the game that you are having problems with? FWIW, all my Virtual PC installs allow 32-bit color, and for the short time I ran VMWare Player it did too. |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
"sabun" wrote in message ...
I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. You don't want to install drivers for your physical hardware. The video adapter is emulated in the virtual machine as is most of the hardware. Does your virtual 98 install allow you to change resolution or is just the game that you are having problems with? FWIW, all my Virtual PC installs allow 32-bit color, and for the short time I ran VMWare Player it did too. |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
What OS are you running this on? If you use the Microsoft VM you will not
need W98 drivers for your graphics card and you will get the full size and color depth that it is capable of. -- Jeff Richards ---------------------------------------- "sabun" wrote in message ... I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. Do you know any way? I am not aiming for performance; I just want to play old games. -- sabun, gereksiz işler şerifi. |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
Thanks for your replies...
@MEB: @Bill; Latest Radeon drivers for Win98/ME give support up to Radeon 9800; since my HD 3850 belongs to next generation I cannot use them. Furthermore, there is a driver named "Radeon Series" fails on installation. Lately (It was 0300 in the night, btw) I have discovered "VMWare add-ons; a generic graphics dirver gives support to higher resolutions and deeper colors. Then I have face a greater problem; I could not installed DirectX ! I have tried each and every version of DirectX; from 6.0 to 9.0c. I seems every installation was ok; but whenever I tried to run games two different error messages salutes me; "I can not find Directx 5" (a unique error log for Commandos: BEL) and more common "Directx Initialization Error" for Commandos: COD) I did not try any other games to test, though... Just uninstalled everyhing the emulator, the OS, the games, everthing (*). @Jeff; I did not know that; I will give it a try, thank you. (*) My wife hates my computer more than I love it... God, dude, if you are have not so; do no install tha unique, so-called-tailor-made wife 1.0 OS in your Home Computer. Girlfirend 7.0 is more common but promises much more flexibilities! -- sabun, gereksiz işler şerifi. "sabun" , iletide şunu yazdı ... I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. Do you know any way? I am not aiming for performance; I just want to play old games. -- sabun, gereksiz işler şerifi. |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
Thanks for your replies...
@MEB: @Bill; Latest Radeon drivers for Win98/ME give support up to Radeon 9800; since my HD 3850 belongs to next generation I cannot use them. Furthermore, there is a driver named "Radeon Series" fails on installation. Lately (It was 0300 in the night, btw) I have discovered "VMWare add-ons; a generic graphics dirver gives support to higher resolutions and deeper colors. Then I have face a greater problem; I could not installed DirectX ! I have tried each and every version of DirectX; from 6.0 to 9.0c. I seems every installation was ok; but whenever I tried to run games two different error messages salutes me; "I can not find Directx 5" (a unique error log for Commandos: BEL) and more common "Directx Initialization Error" for Commandos: COD) I did not try any other games to test, though... Just uninstalled everyhing the emulator, the OS, the games, everthing (*). @Jeff; I did not know that; I will give it a try, thank you. (*) My wife hates my computer more than I love it... God, dude, if you are have not so; do no install tha unique, so-called-tailor-made wife 1.0 OS in your Home Computer. Girlfirend 7.0 is more common but promises much more flexibilities! -- sabun, gereksiz işler şerifi. "sabun" , iletide şunu yazdı ... I have just installed W98se in VMWare just for playing original Commandos series. But I couldn't find a way to increase graphics quality since there is no 98 drivers for my graphics card; Ati Radeon 3850. I'm stuck with "Standart PCI Graphics Adaptor" with 640*480 res. & 16 (yes, sixteen) colors. Do you know any way? I am not aiming for performance; I just want to play old games. -- sabun, gereksiz işler şerifi. |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
"sabun" wrote in message
... Then I have face a greater problem; I could not installed DirectX ! I have tried each and every version of DirectX; from 6.0 to 9.0c. I seems every installation was ok; but whenever I tried to run games two different error messages salutes me; "I can not find Directx 5" (a unique error log for Commandos: BEL) and more common "Directx Initialization Error" for Commandos: COD) DirectX v.9 runs OK under Win98 (with Radeon 9200SE adapter) (not in a Virtual Machine: for this shell you may get better help in a WinXP NG.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Looking for a graphics driver solution for my Radeon 3850
"sabun" wrote in message
... Then I have face a greater problem; I could not installed DirectX ! I have tried each and every version of DirectX; from 6.0 to 9.0c. I seems every installation was ok; but whenever I tried to run games two different error messages salutes me; "I can not find Directx 5" (a unique error log for Commandos: BEL) and more common "Directx Initialization Error" for Commandos: COD) DirectX v.9 runs OK under Win98 (with Radeon 9200SE adapter) (not in a Virtual Machine: for this shell you may get better help in a WinXP NG.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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