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 michaudt
 
 

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 16:22 Reply to topicReply with quote
I recently upgraded the drivers on my Nvidia 7900GT Video card. Up until then Grand Prix Legends was working fine. After the driver upgrade when I went on track the screen was black except for the top left corner. The game didn't lock up, I could hear the motor rev when I hit the throttle and I could exit the screen.
I switched the graphic setting to OpenGL and everything was working fine. But then every once in a while my screen will go black. Again the game doesn't lockup, the car is still going I just can't see it. I exit to menu and the screen comes back up and I can start over.

does anyone know what is causing this? I don't recall this happening before I installed the new drivers. I run GPL through GEM, and I'm using the 67 cars, though the mods are installed.

thanks for any help
 

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 David Harrison
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 16:47 Reply to topicReply with quote
I remember having this problem a while back when switching drivers. Is v-sync off ? It's one of the setting in the driver control panel but I'm at a loss to remember which one. You might want to just revert back to the old driver.
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 David Harrison
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 16:56 Reply to topicReply with quote
Check your core.ini file for this edit.

What finally got vid card working for me again was:
- I had the D3D update readme.txt file "core.ini" suggested settings already loaded
- make sure you make the core.ini [D3D7] "DirectMirrorRendering=0" as
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 19:50 Reply to topicReply with quote
Thanks I'll give that a try.
 

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 18:41 Reply to topicReply with quote
David, you're a saint! Worked like a charm.

Thanks! Very Happy
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 David Harrison
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 22:00 Reply to topicReply with quote
Nah. Not Saint-ly at all. I was actually beginning to wonder if it worked since it had been so long since anyone responded.

Anyway.. Glad it worked for you.
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