HALF LIFE 2 wont run on NVIDIA cards

kinney · Jul 19, 2003

If you can help AMD Man I'd gladly go back to using my ati tuner, but when I last was trying to get it to work under win2k/xp it would come up with a scrambled image everytime I started their program. With ATI cards it worked fine but using NV it produced this scrambled image.. I'll post a new thread in the video/tuner section to reduce further distraction of the original topic of this guys thread.

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kinney · Jul 19, 2003

i never dragged on the canadian thing, i never claimed their nationality had anything to do with DRIVERS (christ) or anything they do.. it was a snide and unnecessary comment at the end of a 3 sentence post..i dropped it.. so quit trying to proliferate it. sheesh.
have a nice day

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coolsquirtle · Jul 20, 2003

Oh you DON'T want to see me going crazy!!!!! and addiarmadar your asking for it u fanATic, liked i said, if hl2 really wont work on nVidia cards, it would be hl2 that would be changing, not nVidia. if it take nVidia to bribe them so be it!!

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AMD_Man · Jul 20, 2003

If you can help AMD Man I'd gladly go back to using my ati tuner, but when I last was trying to get it to work under win2k/xp it would come up with a scrambled image everytime I started their program. With ATI cards it worked fine but using NV it produced this scrambled image.. I'll post a new thread in the video/tuner section to reduce further distraction of the original topic of this guys thread.

Ohh, yea. You're right, I experienced that problem a couple of years ago, but I had since forgotten about it since I switched to an ATI card. If I recall correctly, that problem was fixed one or two driver revisions ago (ATI only updates their TV Tuner driver once or twice a year).

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

Kinney you can place me in whatever category you want using your usual 'flawed' logic. Your obvious hatred of ATI is warping your sense of objectivity. If you want to try and post ONE thing where I've mislead people due to what you believe is Fanboyism go ahead. I doubt you'll find anything that isn't tongue in check. Whereas for you I can definitely find a TON of instances where your information warped by your blind allegiance to NV will likely be to the detriment of anyone using your advice as factor in their decision making. There are good products from boh but you seem obviously WARPED into the mould/mold of an Nvidiot. Your jingoistic America-first attitude is also to the detriment of those in here. Objectivity is obviously a foreign concept to you. People here know my allegiance, and it's NOT to ATI, you still haven't figured it out yet have you!?!

And Phial IS correct, everything you've posted since coming HERE (Graphics Card forum) has followed a particular pattern, regardless of your time in THGC, your time HERE has definitely NOT been to the benifit of the forum. Contribute something other than PR and perhaps that wil change, but for now you're just another Nvidiot, and a nationalistic one at that. What a waste. And considering you haven't seen ALL my posts either, and your characterisations once again prove you to be ignorant and uninformed.

Don't read my posts, that's fine, but stop wasting our time with yours as well. Simply post a link to <A HREF="http://www.nvidia.com/page/newsandevents.html" target="_new">NV PR</A> an save us the time of reading your posts.

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

Hey, I'll hold him down and you can force-feed some <A HREF="http://www.sleeman.com/en/beer/styles.html" target="_new">Sleeman</A> into him. Maybe THAT would help him appreciate Canadian products! :evil:

And yes likely it would be Valve coding a patch, since it's a current game. Bethesda coded the patch for Morrowind's TrueForm issues (witch itself was a mod), not ATI. As long as it's a current game, usually it's the programmers who code the patch (easier than VPU makers who have to make it work on 1000s of games).

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POPEGOLDX · Jul 20, 2003

as i said over on the webvelosix.com LAB forum

people who are on the fence about thier next video card.......will go with Ati now after reading this HL2 issue

TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

An interesting revelation from Beyond 3D's forums is <A HREF="http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=142176" target="_new">THIS</A> thread. Take a look at the post by Forbidden Donut, mmm forbidden donught! Aaaah! 😱

It's interesting that it might work better on OpenGL (although it's DX) due to Centroid Sampling (I know what the centroid of an object is, but I've never seen that before in graphics, I have heard of it in forestry [from my time forest fire fighting when I was a pup] but never in graphics. Maybe Dave can explain it

. I think I have an idea but it sounds like it would be VERY slow if it's what I'm thinking [so many extra calc.]). I wonder if it actually WOULD work with Fragment AA (know the Parhelia isn't a true DX9 card, but would it work better?).

Also basically the ATI's won't work until DX9.1 and even then that MAY or may not fix it.

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kinney · Jul 20, 2003

Whatever. Your the one who cant listen or change, you've decided you dont like my posts and thats just how your going to sit with it eh?
Read my last response to phial, it explains alot for you.

 I can definitely find a TON of instances where your information warped by your blind allegiance to NV will likely be to the detriment of anyone using your advice as factor in their decision making. There are good products from boh but you seem obviously WARPED into the mould/mold of an Nvidiot. 
Did you read the part about the ATI tuner? It DID appear the better buy.. I think blind allegiance to NV is absolutely silly when I have had ATI parts in the past. Im just a consumer. You are a true jerk.

Your jingoistic America-first attitude 
Did you even read the APOLOGY i made, I guess what I meant and shouldve said is your an idiot.

And my final comment to you is, when people bringing different experiences with products post in "your" forum and that is a bad thing (because it doesnt coincide with your opinion) it only shows YOUR close mindedness.

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

I've read the response to phial and it basically admits to being an NVIDIOT! You want a COOKIE for that? So you've had some problems with your ATI TV card, my friend had to get a new ATI All-In-Wonder from ME because his doesn't run with XP. Now considering that the items were sold for specific support of specific OS and current configs. Who's fault is that? ATI alone? MS for making their OSs not backward compatible. BTW Win2K is not supposd to be a personal OS (although I have it on my video rig). Alot of things don't run on Win2K that run on 95/98/ME(well does anything run well on ME?). Alot of companies don't support old products heck MS removed support for 98 for companies about 3-5 months BEFORE the expiry date, because of the gigantice security hole which would be difficult to patch and not worth it for them. So ATI's not alone in abandoning old product, but there was neve a promise of support with other OSs unlike MS's promises for support.
Ok so you're biased. Yippee we figured that out before you admited it. And it appears that ATI DID add a workaround, but obviously your didn't know that 'til it was pointed out to you.

I think blind allegiance to NV is absolutely silly when I have had ATI parts in the past. Im just a consumer. You are a true jerk.

Well so far you've mentioned only an ATI part, and considering your biased statements I'd say one item (which NV doesn't make) doesn't remove the stigma of Fanboi from you.

Did you even read the APOLOGY i made, I guess what I meant and shouldve said is your an idiot.

I don't care about your apology, it rings as hollow as that of the Dixie Chicks. You realized you weren't in a US-only forum and then had to backtrack because you REALLY stuck your foot in it. It still underlies what your feelings were, or else it wouldn't have come anywhere near your lips. And I'm not editing my post to cover up your folly. I'd repeat it but it doesn't warrant repeating.
And yeah you should've stuck with the insults you're most familiar with, as creative and entertaining as they are. I don't mind Canada (or any other country) bashing as long as it's done tongue in check (heck I bash my country all the time in jest), but it was obvious you weren't joking, and totally unwarranted in this discussion.

As to your final statement, I don't mind divergent opinions, heck I'm usually in the minority (MATROX Rulz! Get it now?) however I do take umbrage at someone who comes here to spread their ignorance and argues with the people in the forum who actually know what they are talking about. Otherwise I would have written your posts of as ignorant and left it at that. But when dispensing your ignorance as informed advice and simply linking to the SAME website you are posting in is a little much for anyone to take. Especially when you haven't even had experience with any of these cards or even ones in their class.

I'll simply leave everyone with this statement from another one of your posts (without comment);

I also have a GF4 MX 440 and I find its performance admirable

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kinney · Jul 20, 2003

OMG, now you are comparing me to the DIXIE CHICKS.
Dude listen, I said "and their canadian a$$" there is no comparison. I suppose all cops are racists now since rodney king got beat huh? I know your type, quick to judge and label.. its how you like things.

And my ATI tuner had a nice "works with 2000" sticker slapped on it, making your statement about it being made for "specific support of specific OSs" untrue.
So are you lying or are you just being an a$$ again talking about what you don't even know about?

Oh and the GF4 MX to you might be a curse compared to your shiny new NV or ATI but it isnt that bad. My P4 has one and it plays everything fine at 1024x768 about all the resolution the 17in monitor it has can do...
it is admirable, I would even go to say the GTS core that the gf4mx is based off of is still 'admirable'.. it was a great chip. Not everything has to pump out 200+ fps to be a working, decent card buddy.

The first computer I built was a 286, I started on a Commodore, I taught myself QBASIC then later VB6 on my own for "fun". I have an AAS in network technologies, I'm working on my bachelors in MIS currently. I live and breath computers, I'm an enthusiast. For my age, my experience and opinions are quite varied and lengthy, I highly doubt you have more experience than I. What are you, a forum a$$hole?

You scruntinize my every word but your really a punk who needs to worry about himself.

And FYI, if you want to feel you are making a difference. Daveperman had me convinced ATI and the R300 is best right now.
You've confirmed to me that stupid people shouldnt breed.

Though I'm now somehow a certified nvidiot, I should probably take back my latest recommendation of a 9800 pro to a fellow, my 2d recommondation of a matrox, all my posts at rage3d and my ati tv tuner.

Though you seem deeply troubled by my canadian reference, I've helped out many people in these forums.
Not always in "your" gfx forum but all around. I'm not going anywhere.

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coolsquirtle · Jul 20, 2003

HE'S TOO GOOD FOR SLEEMAN!!!! HOLD HIM DOWN AND I'LL FEED HIM OLD RAGE 128 CHIPS!!! HOW YOU LIKE THAT!!! CRUNCHY ENOUGH FOR YOU?! (okay that's just a bit(ONLY A BIT) too much) LOL

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

I suppose all cops are racists now since rodney king got beat huh?

No, that would be a BAD analogy. I'd say however that Mark Fuhrman (sp?) IS a racist based on his personal statements. Just like I'll tend to paint you with YOUR personal statements. Quick to judge? Of course,this is the internet boyo, things move fast. Perhaps maybe in the future you will THINK before you post. I'll be quick to judge if you're too quick to post stuff like THAT! If this were the Real World, a quick reaction might have resulted in a black eye from some in here, although more likely harsh words just like here. However your personal attacks definitely wouldn't receive such light treatment. Just watch you posts, it's that simple!

For my age, my experience and opinions are quite varied and lengthy, I highly doubt you have more experience than I. 

All of that experience means NOTHING in the graphics world. My dad has 40 years of advanced cutting-edge engineering experience with IBM, doesn't mean he knows jack about graphics cards. Just like everyone can get an A+ certification and think they're a computer whiz. It doesn't mean they know jack. I've been involved with computers for a LONG time too, and my first self-built was a generic AT from spare parts, but then again I was an IBM-kid who had access to all the newest stuff. So don't throw around your supposed 'experience', Who Cares? SHOW your knowledge by posting valid/current info, and not the stuff that comprises your most recent posts. Personal opinion is great but at least have something current to back it up. And some objectivity wouldn't hurt either.

your really a punk who needs to worry about himself.

Assuming (gotta watch that though) you meant you're, then I'd say you should stop projecting your inadequecies on others. And as for your other personal slights I'd say once again look to yourself my man. Perhaps your parents should've taken your breeding tips, saving us all the 'horror' of their efforts.

As for the ATI product with the 'sticker' on it just make sure it's not a STORE sticker, and that it actually was put on there by ATI. In any case, it appears there was a fix that others here have mentioned (surprised your time at Rage3D didn't already direct you there as there have been MANY fixes posted there over time). ah but none the less you're an 'enthusiast' you didn't need us to tell you what's been readily availible for some time. But based on experience don't expect it to work easily on XP either, just in case you make the switch. However still one product (that's not even a graphics card) colouring your perception is pretty sad. However it sounds like you didn't even check with ATI (since they had a fix) before painting them red. I guess that's the colour they should be being Canadian and all, right?

Though you seem deeply troubled by my canadian reference

I wasn't the only one. And since others here have taken it for their anti-American statements (rightly so to some extent), well so should you. I'd rather you make comments about me, which you have, then make such sweeping statements. It may have been a mistake, but the question is what possible other way could it be meant/taken?

Not always in "your" gfx forum but all around. 

Probably migrating when you lose credibility in each forum. And it ain't mine, if it were it'd have a FAQ and maybe avitars for the truely unruly!

I'm not going anywhere.

Well, fine, I'll be here (usually while at work) and so you may see alot of me, then again you may not. We shall see.
I won't waste any more time on your personal attacks, but if your posts are a mirror of past posts I'll do what I did before an call you on it. For I am your Albatross.

However I will likely just create a link to respond to personal attacks to make these replies MUCH shorter.

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

I know you are, but what am I? :tongue:

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ltj311 · Jul 20, 2003

Note: I'm completely objective and unbiased towards you and Kinney's argument so I don't want you to think I'm raggin' on you because I'm siding with him.

your really a punk who needs to worry about himself.

Assuming (gotta watch that though) you meant you're

I really don't think you are in a position to be correcting someone's grammar/spelling...

characterisations

And isn't "informed advice" redundant?

Just want to make sure things are fair.

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

Touché! :tongue:

Actually <A HREF="http://dict.die.net/characterisation/" target="_new">it CAN be both</A>, however common useage is with a Z (now is it Zed or Zee?

). But I concede your point because usually I would use a Z myself.
It's like Quayle wasn't completely incorrect in using the oe, it is also in the dictionary, just not in American English; mainly in old english (it's in my Oxford as an alternate not of common useage). But whether that's because they couldn't spell back then is another story. :lol:

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And isn't "informed advice" redundant?

I don't know. Advice is used to inform, but what about bad advice or the advice of a crazy person? If I gave you advice to buy Martian Shares, is that necessarily informed? But then again, you may be right. 😱

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kinney · Jul 20, 2003

Refer to the other thread I've been going rounds with you for my final response to your idiocy.

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TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 20, 2003

Whatever dude! You still haven't proven your points but there is one thing I do agree on. It's old! If WS says it's out of hand then I'll take HIS word for it.

And in response to the end of your sentence <A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=359417#359417" target="_new">CLICK</A> :tongue:

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kinney · Jul 21, 2003

Good one your maturity is astounding

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Willamette_sucks · Jul 21, 2003

I wrote a school paper titled "Idiocy Reigns Supreme" once. It was pretty damn good. It was my way of venting, after the school administration had royally pissed me off.

Not a good thing to piss me off in real life

2 school administrators (the Vice principal as my trophy kill!) and one a lovely person monitor are now looking for jobs elsewhere

Exploiting (and/or fixing, if it is in my best interest) loopholes and inconsistancies in laws, rules, and constitutions (etc.) is one of my specialties

I will say this for you Grape. I do not suggest wasting more than a few posts on the flaming or discrediting of anyone addict or below

I will not say who has won here. I of course like Grape, but I currently have nothing against kinney either.

But lets move on, shall we?

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"Every Day is the Right Day." -Pink FloydEdited by Willamette_Sucks on 07/20/03 06:04 PM.

TheGreatGrapeApe · Jul 21, 2003

Yeah I'm done; 'cause really, it doesn't make EITHER of us look particularly intelligent!

Off to bed..ZZZzzzz...

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ltj311 · Jul 21, 2003

Those are good counter statements Grape.

I wasn't aware of the alternate spelling for "characterizations". And your point about "bad advice" is valid, but doesn't apply. Advice is inherently informative...of course assuming the person giving the advice isn't a complete moron of course. So your point about advice to buy martian shares definately puts a * by my reference to "informed advice" being a redundancy.

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Guest · Jul 21, 2003

"otherwise both nVidia or Valve will lose tone of profit.."

True, true.

More people own Nvidia cards than ATI. I just don't see Valve releasing a final version of HL2 that doesn't work on most peoples' PC's.

BTW, Canada is great! I can't even imagine what the U.S. economy would be like without our friendly neighbor to the North. WE NEED CANADA. And that's a fact.

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phial · Jul 21, 2003

We have your water!!! muahahahaah

=))

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phial · Jul 21, 2003

actually, that could be a valid reason to invade. i shouldnt have said that water statement out loud

*calls Prime Minister to warn of iminent attack*

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