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RE: Univbe Driver Problem (Trident 9440)





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> From: Peter Board
> To: executor@ardi.com
> Subject: RE: Univbe Driver Problem
> Date: Friday, May 10, 1996 6:43 AM
> 
> I forgot to Add that I am using Executor 2.0 beta 1. This is the Problem
I
> am getting in executor with Univbe 5.2
> 
> On Friday, 10 May 1996, Peter Board wrote...
> > I just downloaded Univbe version 5.2, Now called display doctor. It
now
> > supports my video card Trident 9440 PCI, but the only problem is that
> > executor goes weird when Univbe is running with Vesa 2.0 mode enabled.
> The
> > top of the screen is very bright but after about 1cm, the who screen
> fades
> > and by about 2cm is very dark. With brightness turned up full I can
see
> > the screen, but like I said the top 1cm is very bright and the rest of
> the
> > screen is very dim. If however I disable vesa 2.0 support and just use
> > vesa 1.2 the screen is perfect but not as fast as with vesa 2.0.
> > 
> > Does anyone know how to fix this problem. If so can you email me at
> > dboard@gil.com.au  . Thanks.
> > 
> > Regards Peter :-)
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

	I have a Trident 9440Agi  /w 1 MB of ram.  Using Univbe 5.2, executor
1.99q12 and 2.0 beta 1, in Dos.

I do not have the problem's that you are describing.  I do have other ones
though.

First I only could get 640x400 max resolution.  I was able to fix this by
using the -vga switch ( was very slow).  Another way to fix it was to
check the box 8-bit in low resolution mode support in the configuration
options window.

Both resolutions have a white border around executor's screen.  This can
only be fixed when I totally disable Univbe 5.2 

Univbe actually slows down executor!! (sort of)

Without univbe I get 680 fps in globe on my P75
With univbe I get 630 fps.

When I use speedometer 3.23 all of my results are the same except for
Color QuickDraw.

Again without univbe I average 3.728
And with univbe I average 2.798

The only good thing about Univbe is I do not need to set refresh on
programs that don't use Quickdraw.  The end result is my programs run just
as fast when I do something like refresh 3 as when I use Univbe.  Univbe
makes programs run smoother.

I have also noticed slowdown using univbe with virtual pool.  Flickering
in duke3d 800x600. Only Quake test demo appears to have a 2 fps
performance gain.

I have tried changing the framebuffer address (default 4088MB), adding
X=C000-CFFF to Emm386.exe, changing several display doctor options, and
trying several executor -switches. Not to mention several combos of them
all.

If there is a solution or anyone else has better luck let me know.

Thanks,

Glenn R. Keyser