Maximus Posted July 31, 2001 Share Posted July 31, 2001 I have a 64MB Geforce 2 GTS. I'm using the stock drivers that came with the card. The card was brand new in April, 2001. The driver number in the Display Properties says: "4.12.01.0647" So which version of the Detonator series is this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 31, 2001 Author Share Posted July 31, 2001 I apparently downloaded the 12.41 drivers from the Manufacture's site some time ago, but I never installed them. And with all the problems that seem to stem from the 12.41 drivers, I'm gonna hold off for some time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted July 31, 2001 Share Posted July 31, 2001 The last set of digits (in this case, some manufacturers play around with the numbering scheme) indicates your version number. The drivers that came with your card are 6.47. I believe most of the 6.xx drivers should have no problems within CM in regards to FSAA. I'm not sure at what point NVidia changed their FSAA sampling routines, it may have been 7.xx or the 10.xx series. I'd stick with what you have now if CM is the most important game for you. Some of the newer drivers can be a bit faster, especially in regards to FSAA performance in other games, but they will of course have text problems in CM. Unfortunately I believe that CM will continue to have problems with FSAA, even with any newer drivers that come from NVidia, since they're probably intent on remaining with their current FSAA sampling methods. If we're lucky, Charles will find a way around the text problem in CMBB, but I wouldn't count on it (without a lot of recoding). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 31, 2001 Author Share Posted July 31, 2001 OK thanks. Just the info I was looking for. So I take it if that I upgraded to the 12.41 drivers then the number would be "4.12.01.1241"? [ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: Maximus ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 31, 2001 Author Share Posted July 31, 2001 So another question is, if I upgrade to a newer driver and it causes problems can I go back to an older driver without much problem? Madmatt posted a link to an excellent site that has every Nvida driver available from 3.56 to 14.20 [ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: Maximus ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 You can switch back and forth (uninstall, reinstall), but it can be problematic. Some users on this board have had some headaches doing just that. So you may want to be selective in the number of different drivers you try out in order to minimize the possible hassles you may experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted August 1, 2001 Author Share Posted August 1, 2001 Now that brings up another question. About the "uninstall" part. I tried this once before with my old TNT2 Ultra. I did the "set display driver to Standard VGA thing" once and then upon trying to install just the updated drivers (I think it was the 3.86 drivers at the time), I couldn't restore any display setting above the Standard VGA. I eventually just had to reinstall the drivers and control panel from the CD. I just found it that it was easier to just run the driver update within the regular display, ie. 16-bit color, etc.. So what I'm asking is do I really have to restore Standard VGA drivers before updating? [ 07-31-2001: Message edited by: Maximus ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 The answer to this varies. Sometimes it is best to completely remove the NVidia drivers (drivers, registry settings and .INF files), boot and let Windows detect it as an SVGA card and then eventually install the version of drivers you want. I'm not sure why going from the SVGA driver to the latest caused problems for you, most of the installers should get it right, but there is always the chance that something isn't going to cooperate. If you have any "uninstall utilities" running, this may cause problems. It's probably best to close down as many apps and applets as possible before installing software/drivers. Some people are able to install a new set of drivers over the previous version without going through uninstalling the old set. However there may be problems with this due to registry settings remaining and causing problems or something else "remaining" in the system. So you can do it either way. If you plan on checking out a lot of drivers you may want to prepare yourself for the possibility that you may have to wipe out Windows and reinstall it (this may not be necessary, but on occasion it may be the best bet for some issues). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted August 1, 2001 Author Share Posted August 1, 2001 Well wiping out Windows at this point is NOT an option. If someone can determine which Det drivers changed FSAA routines then I might try installing the version below that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWB Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 Probably not one too much later than the 6.47s you have now. I use 6.49s, which are very little different, and CM works fine if FSAA is forced. The best piece of advice I can give you is that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If your games play fine, don't mess with the drivers. WWB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenfive2 Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 Schrullenhaft, you're amazing... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisetrac Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 I just removed a failed Gigybyte GA-622 using a TNT2 chip set. Let me tell you, Windows went bye-bye. I finally got it to SAFE MODE and spend four hours on the phone with Microsoft $35 an incident support. Changing drivers can be very problematic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 I own a Hercules GF2 card and use the 5.32 drivers. All other drivers sets I have tried above this one gives me unreadable text with FSAA enabled. But what is a man to do?? CM is THE MOST important game for me, so I really dont give a damn. Heinz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 I upgraded to the latest Nvidia drivers and I had to turn off forced anti-aliasing because of the corrupted text. I also have a problem where CM reverts to the desktop after launching. The game is still running, but it is minimized. When I maximize CM all I see is a black screen with some white text at the bottom. If I click where I know the buttons should be I can set into the game menu and then everything is fine. I also had this problem with a TCP/IP game yesterday so that I had to quit the game and restart. There was no save file because we hadn't completed a turn yet. What a pain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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