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	SolVBE 1.3b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-3-08 @ 10:03 pm
Sol_HSA $20 Joined: 2004-03-03 Posts: 105 Location: Finland	Available at: http://solvbe.sourceforge.net 1.3b Changes: - Added options to reduce or increase debug information. Basically, if you have a game that works but pops up "unknown int10h" or some such dialogs, you can supress those now. (This feature was added since some nice people from a Polish university use SolVBE to run some old scientific apps, which used some weird VGA detect functions). older releases follow.. -- 8< -- 8< -- 1.2b Changes: - Tons of new options, mostly for tweaking performance For those who have performance options, try to lower the display update refresh rate first. As before, please report your successes or failures.. Oh, I just ran through TN. =) -- 8< -- 8< -- http://iki.fi/sol/zip/SolVBE_10b.zip - binaries Improvements over the last alpha: - Aspect lock - Mouse is now released on loss of focus - New options dialog - Dialog boxes now have appropriate icons - Fullscreen mode - Web links - Higher frequency timer - Retrace check - Some tweak mode support (320x200 and 320x400 un-chain4 modes; no display address changing support yet) - Shorter log files - Fixed palette reading - Better console window detection code - Version numbers for both DLL and TSR - Mouse now moves on IRQ12 instead of system timer interrupt - Nifty icons, cursors and other little stuff like that. The sources are also availabe at http://iki.fi/sol/zip/SolVBE_10b_src.zip (zlib/libpng license, but I'd appreciate patches if you find/fix bugs) Last edited by Sol_HSA on 2004-9-16 @ 08:05 am; edited 2 times in total tnova5_20040307.gif (71.62kB) - Viewed 10151 Time(s) Terra Nova, 320x400 mode (very slow, and unstable) tnova3_20040307.jpg (49.66kB) - Viewed 10151 Time(s) Terra Nova, normal HUD mode, aspect ratio lock off dune_20040307.gif (43.62kB) - Viewed 10151 Time(s) Dune, a 13h mode game, in a nifty window with filtering enabled options_20040307.gif (39.28kB) - Viewed 10151 Time(s) The new options popup _________________ http://iki.fi/sol - my schtuphh

	Re: SolVBE 1.0b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-3-08 @ 11:41 pm
Stiletto Oldbie Joined: 2002-07-01 Posts: 1291	Suggestions for the future: DirectX/Direct3D scaling Scale2x/3x/4x, hq2x/3x/4x support and other filters the other stuff I said already (VESA2/LFB - there are games w/o proper fallbacks, I have to go dig up what they are in VOGONS) _________________ "I see a little silhouette-o of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango!" - Queen Stiletto

	SolVBE 1.1b release :: 2004-3-10 @ 07:15 pm
Sol_HSA $20 Joined: 2004-03-03 Posts: 105 Location: Finland	Available at: http://iki.fi/sol/zip/solvbe_11b.zip Sources at: http://iki.fi/sol/zip/solvbe_11b_src.zip Changes: - Commandline options to toggle the behavior of some (possibly) troublesome options off. - Small bugfixes that may or may not have any effect. If you had problems with 1.0b (or if you have problems with 1.1b), please report if this version helps (or not), and which options you used. For "tn freezes at startup", I recommend trying things in the following order: 1. SolVBE -t0 (disable high freq timer) 2. SolVBE -v1 (disable vrc emulation) 3. SolVBE -m8 (move mouse from irq12 to timer) 4. SolVBE -t0 -m8 -v0 (same as the alpha versions, ie. no tweak mode support, mouse in timer, no high freq timer) _________________ http://iki.fi/sol - my schtuphh

	Re: SolVBE 1.0b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-3-11 @ 11:53 pm
Targaff Student, Translator, Bum Joined: 2002-11-19 Posts: 233	Maybe it's just me being a muppet, but those 11b links aren't working here - just takes me to a page on your site saying you may have moved it elsewhere (custom 404, I presume). Any chance you could just upload as attachments to the BB? _________________ Intel CC820 \| PIII 667 \| 2x128MB SDRAM \| 3Dfx Voodoo 5 5500 @ Dell P790 \| Creative SB PCI128 \| Fujitsu MPC3064AT 6GB + QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 10 GB \| SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-608 \| IOMEGA ZIP 100 \| Realtek RTL8139C \| Agere Win Modem

	Re: SolVBE 1.0b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-3-12 @ 06:43 am
Sol_HSA $20 Joined: 2004-03-03 Posts: 105 Location: Finland	ah, my bad. Wrote the links in a too lazy way: Binaries available at: http://iki.fi/sol/zip/SolVBE_11b.zip Sources at: http://iki.fi/sol/zip/SolVBE_11b_src.zip ..case matters. _________________ http://iki.fi/sol - my schtuphh

	Re: SolVBE 1.0b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-3-12 @ 11:18 am
[vEX] Member Joined: 2002-09-03 Posts: 154 Location: Sweden	A little suggestion, edit the first post and add the info there and it will be easier too find (you can even changed the thread title I believe). Haven't had time to test this yet, but I plan on doing that later tonight. Keep up the good work! _________________ Antec P182B \| Asus P8Z77-V PRO \| Intel i5 3570k \| 16GB DDR3 \| 4TB HDD \| Pioneer BDR-207D \| Asus Xonar DX \| Altec Lansing CS21 \| Eizo EV2736W-BK \| Arch Linux (64-bit/x86_64)

	Re: SolVBE 1.2b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-3-13 @ 03:03 pm
Sol_HSA $20 Joined: 2004-03-03 Posts: 105 Location: Finland	For those interested, I wrote some bits about the internals of SolVBE at http://iki.fi/sol/solvbe.html ..and 'solvbe' seems to be a very common typo of 'solve'. _________________ http://iki.fi/sol - my schtuphh

	Re: SolVBE 1.2b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-3-19 @ 08:11 pm
Jiri Member Joined: 2003-07-21 Posts: 288	Thanks for your effort to make SolVBE. I think such utility is needed - some VESA games are slow in DOSBox, others do not work at all. Also some VESA games do not work in XP and seems that there is no possibility to increase low screen refresh rates for those that work, at least with NVIDIA FX cards. The problem is, that with SolVBE are the games often too slow regardless of fiddling with SolVBE config. The games I have tested with SolVBE 1.2b (Windows XP, Intel Celeron CPU 2.5 GHz, NVIDIA FX 5200 graphic card): Shannara - good graphics, very slow, CPU usage 100% Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Rose Tatoo - good graphics, very slow, CPU usage 90-100%, mouse moves only in part of the screen Ark of Time - good graphics, very slow, CPU usage 100% Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh - no mouse, I could not start the game from the menu (good graphics there) So if speed and mouse problems were solved, SolVBE would be really a great utility.

	Re: SolVBE 1.2b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-7-23 @ 06:28 pm
scha Newbie Joined: 2004-07-23 Posts: 6	Thank you,it's a good job! but the point is slow........ CPU 1.2G I can't see anything...

	Re: SolVBE 1.2b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-7-24 @ 08:34 am
ragnic Newbie Joined: 2004-07-19 Posts: 7 Location: France	I've tested wing Commander 3 it runs with -v0, except for th fmv which is squashed in upper halfscreen. (i remember they used a special mode) it is not playable right now with my athlon 700 and geforce2mx, but i know i have an old machine maybe when i upgrade it will be playable Keep up the good work!

	Re: SolVBE 1.2b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-8-13 @ 07:45 pm
Jiri Member Joined: 2003-07-21 Posts: 288	Nice to see that SolVBE is now on SourceForge.net and that the development continues. http://sourceforge.net/projects/solvbe

	Re: SolVBE 1.2b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-8-13 @ 08:16 pm
Qbix DOSBox Author Joined: 2002-11-27 Posts: 9404 Location: Fryslan	Very nice indeed. _________________ Water flows down the stream How to ask questions the smart way!

	Re: SolVBE 1.3b release (VESA driver for WinXP/Win2k) :: 2004-9-16 @ 08:09 am
Sol_HSA $20 Joined: 2004-03-03 Posts: 105 Location: Finland	Made a little update.. it's funny what a nice, polite email can do to motivation =) _________________ http://iki.fi/sol - my schtuphh

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