Geforce 460 bugs

sumpis · 11-18-11, 05:32 PM

Hi there!

Having a really bad day here. Got my old Sidewinder FFB working again with a soundblaster live gameport and wanted to try some oldies. BOB2 works ok, but no FFB. Mig Alley starts but the graphics are corrupted with some flare strobe effect. X-wing Alliance has the same graphics bug. It has something to do with incompatible ddraw versions with newer Nvidia drivers I think. Tried multi-monitor with Black Shark, but ooops, Nvidia manage to scrap the horizontal span functionality. So that's what I got for buying a newer Nvidia card...

So anyway, just checking if someone here knows:

1. Enable horizontal span with newer Geforce cards?
2. How to get FFB in BOB2? (it works in other games)

Thanks for any help!

Arclight · 11-18-11, 07:40 PM

1. Right-click your desktop > screen resolution.

sumpis · 11-19-11, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

1. Right-click your desktop > screen resolution.

I wish it was that easy!

Arclight · 11-20-11, 03:39 AM

Er, it is. "extend these displays", voila, horizontal span.

I'm assuming Win7, since you didn't specify. Not that it's much different in XP.

sumpis · 11-20-11, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Er, it is. "extend these displays", voila, horizontal span.

I'm assuming Win7, since you didn't specify. Not that it's much different in XP.

Nope, it's only dual view, clone or dual, no horizontal span. So I can split screen in FS2004 for example (which use extended screen) but not in Black Shark (which uses horizontal span). And this is because newer Geforce cards no longer support horizontal span...

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=298567

Arclight · 11-20-11, 08:50 AM

No, seriously, I have a GTX460 and 2 monitors in horizontal span. I'm not making this up here.

edit: aaah, I think I'm catching on now. Present 2 monitors as one, right. You can still do it for DCS if disable full-screen and tinker with the config files a bit.

For the record though, it's a Windows thing.

11-18-11, 05:32 PM	#1
sumpis Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 43 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Geforce 460 bugs Hi there! Having a really bad day here. Got my old Sidewinder FFB working again with a soundblaster live gameport and wanted to try some oldies. BOB2 works ok, but no FFB. Mig Alley starts but the graphics are corrupted with some flare strobe effect. X-wing Alliance has the same graphics bug. It has something to do with incompatible ddraw versions with newer Nvidia drivers I think. Tried multi-monitor with Black Shark, but ooops, Nvidia manage to scrap the horizontal span functionality. So that's what I got for buying a newer Nvidia card... So anyway, just checking if someone here knows: 1. Enable horizontal span with newer Geforce cards? 2. How to get FFB in BOB2? (it works in other games) Thanks for any help!

11-18-11, 07:40 PM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	1. Right-click your desktop > screen resolution. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-20-11, 03:39 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Er, it is. "extend these displays", voila, horizontal span. I'm assuming Win7, since you didn't specify. Not that it's much different in XP. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-20-11, 08:50 AM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	No, seriously, I have a GTX460 and 2 monitors in horizontal span. I'm not making this up here. edit: aaah, I think I'm catching on now. Present 2 monitors as one, right. You can still do it for DCS if disable full-screen and tinker with the config files a bit. For the record though, it's a Windows thing. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.