Forceware 77.72 feedback

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These new drivers break OpenGL on my old GeForce4 Ti4600 which I paid big
bucks for when it came out. If Nvidia is going to rely on the unified driver
architecture for multiple generations of cards they better test the drivers
on older products before it gets certified. As I'm sure Johnathan Lewis will
agree, Nvidia has been getting sloppy with it's drivers in the last couple
of years and I hope this isn't a sign that Nvidia will no longer support
their products once a new generation comes out. This is the impression I've
been getting. I don't have these sorts of issues with ATI's drivers with
non-current cards. Anyone else experience the same?

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"twobirds" <notareal@eaddy.com> wrote in message
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> Ants wrote:
> > I don't have these sorts of issues with ATI's drivers with non-current
> > cards. Anyone else experience the same?
>
> LOL. Riiigghhhht.

ATI used to be bad with driver issues, but they seem to have gotten better
recently. nVidia certainly has been getting sloppy with drivers lately
though.

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"Ants" <ants@pants.com> wrote in message
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> These new drivers break OpenGL on my old GeForce4 Ti4600 which I paid
> big bucks for when it came out. If Nvidia is going to rely on the
> unified driver architecture for multiple generations of cards they
> better test the drivers on older products before it gets certified.
> As I'm sure Johnathan Lewis will agree, Nvidia has been getting
> sloppy with it's drivers in the last couple of years and I hope this
> isn't a sign that Nvidia will no longer support their products once a
> new generation comes out. This is the impression I've been getting. I
> don't have these sorts of issues with ATI's drivers with non-current
> cards. Anyone else experience the same?

I definitely do, with ATI Catalyst sets and ATI Radeon 9800 Pro! But I
think the 9800 Pro is simply glitchy hardware as the 8500 and 7000 are
fine. I haven't even tried these newest sets on P3-800/Ti4600/98SE. I
can't see a reason to use anything newer than the 61.77 set on that box.
I wonder if the 77.72 will do anything more for my 6800GT?
McG.

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"twobirds" <notareal@eaddy.com> wrote in message
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> Cory Dunkle wrote:
> > "twobirds" <notareal@eaddy.com> wrote in message
> > news:QZadnXbBr59cpSPfRVn-gg@bresnan.com...
> >> Ants wrote:
> >>> I don't have these sorts of issues with ATI's drivers with
> >>> non-current cards. Anyone else experience the same?
> >>
> >> LOL. Riiigghhhht.
> >
> > ATI used to be bad with driver issues, but they seem to have gotten
> > better recently. nVidia certainly has been getting sloppy with
> > drivers lately though.
>
> I can't quite agree. But, to render the point moot, I just installed
77.72
> on a machine with a 4600 and OGL is A-OK. OP is likely to have some other
> issue to work out unrelated to the driver version. Perhaps he didn't
> uninstall the old ones first or something like that.

Check out my post in the _original_ thread about the new drivers and any
issues. The thread subject line is "New Drivers. Official Nvidia 77.72 WHQL
Candidate all platforms". The OP apparently doesn't understand how to look
thorugh the current threads before starting a new one.

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"twobirds" <notareal@eaddy.com> wrote in message
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> I can't quite agree. But, to render the point moot, I just installed
> 77.72
> on a machine with a 4600 and OGL is A-OK. OP is likely to have some other
> issue to work out unrelated to the driver version. Perhaps he didn't
> uninstall the old ones first or something like that.

Will have to look into it...thx.
Could be time for an OS reinstall perhaps.

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In article <11btp9dim2jt153@corp.supernews.com>, Ants says...
> "twobirds" <notareal@eaddy.com> wrote in message
> news:2oCdnfCujOEC_SPfRVn-sA@bresnan.com...
> > I can't quite agree. But, to render the point moot, I just installed
> > 77.72
> > on a machine with a 4600 and OGL is A-OK. OP is likely to have some other
> > issue to work out unrelated to the driver version. Perhaps he didn't
> > uninstall the old ones first or something like that.
>
> Will have to look into it...thx.
> Could be time for an OS reinstall perhaps.
>
Only if you're new to computers.


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On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:30:59 -0600, "Ants" <ants@pants.com> wrote:

>These new drivers break OpenGL on my old GeForce4 Ti4600 which I paid big
>bucks for when it came out. If Nvidia is going to rely on the unified driver
>architecture for multiple generations of cards they better test the drivers
>on older products before it gets certified. As I'm sure Johnathan Lewis will
>agree, Nvidia has been getting sloppy with it's drivers in the last couple
>of years and I hope this isn't a sign that Nvidia will no longer support
>their products once a new generation comes out. This is the impression I've
>been getting. I don't have these sorts of issues with ATI's drivers with
>non-current cards. Anyone else experience the same?
>



The New drivers break OpenGL, no its because its now V 2.0

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On 26 Jun 2005 22:47:52 -0700, "NnjHotBoy" <nnjhotboy@aol.com> wrote:

>Mmmmm guys i have something im sure most overlooked because its a place
>noone thought to look, im a certified tech and looking at the task
>manager performance tab in windows xp under commit charge under peak
>ram used only for boot up why did it jump from what my system normally
>takes as 80 megs peak without opening any programs just the bootup
>process to over 400 megs of ram, look at your systems and you will see
>what i mean reboot your pc and dont open any programs just open task
>manager and performance tab and look at commit charge......i called
>Nvidia about this and warned them and they said they would look into it
>and they reiterated what i was talking about on there own test
>pc's....i uninstalled it.allthough it does release the ram again i dont
>trust a driver that takes 400 megs of my ram during the bootup
>process.....sorry nvidia....



What version was you using Before..?


>Tony wrote:
>> On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:30:59 -0600, "Ants" <ants@pants.com> wrote:
>>
>> >These new drivers break OpenGL on my old GeForce4 Ti4600 which I paid big
>> >bucks for when it came out. If Nvidia is going to rely on the unified driver
>> >architecture for multiple generations of cards they better test the drivers
>> >on older products before it gets certified. As I'm sure Johnathan Lewis will
>> >agree, Nvidia has been getting sloppy with it's drivers in the last couple
>> >of years and I hope this isn't a sign that Nvidia will no longer support
>> >their products once a new generation comes out. This is the impression I've
>> >been getting. I don't have these sorts of issues with ATI's drivers with
>> >non-current cards. Anyone else experience the same?
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> The New drivers break OpenGL, no its because its now V 2.0

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The 77.72 drivers support OpenGL 2.0.

Older apps which don't test the version number correctly ( i.e. are hard
coded to run with version 1.5 ) won't run and will proly produce error
messages, like "Chronicles of Riddick: EFBB" unless you patch it.


"Ants" <ants@pants.com> wrote in message
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> These new drivers break OpenGL on my old GeForce4 Ti4600 which I paid big
> bucks for when it came out. If Nvidia is going to rely on the unified
> driver architecture for multiple generations of cards they better test the
> drivers on older products before it gets certified. As I'm sure Johnathan
> Lewis will agree, Nvidia has been getting sloppy with it's drivers in the
> last couple of years and I hope this isn't a sign that Nvidia will no
> longer support their products once a new generation comes out. This is the
> impression I've been getting. I don't have these sorts of issues with
> ATI's drivers with non-current cards. Anyone else experience the same?
>

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On 27 Jun 2005 16:24:15 -0700, "NnjHotBoy" <nnjhotboy@aol.com> wrote:

>52.16 in response to TONY .......and i think these guys are still
>forgetting the memory issue...... a driver that takes over 400 megs of
>ram during the boot-up process for no reason is the REAL problem who
>cares about open GL 2.0.



Well some Games need it


71.89 gives the same result as No Nvidia river

77.72 uses some 400 megs, no diver uses 140 megs

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LOL and still missing the point........ must have taken a stupid
pill....

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In article <1tm1c1t7rplp5kbb4isbl4gmj0b0im8ufu@4ax.com>, Tony says...

> 77.72 uses some 400 megs, no diver uses 140 megs
>
Not here it doesn't.


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Not much point using these drivers on a 4600.

"Ants" <ants@pants.com> wrote in message
news:11bsbt06tp00m30@corp.supernews.com...
> These new drivers break OpenGL on my old GeForce4 Ti4600 which I paid big
> bucks for when it came out. If Nvidia is going to rely on the unified
driver
> architecture for multiple generations of cards they better test the
drivers
> on older products before it gets certified. As I'm sure Johnathan Lewis
will
> agree, Nvidia has been getting sloppy with it's drivers in the last couple
> of years and I hope this isn't a sign that Nvidia will no longer support
> their products once a new generation comes out. This is the impression
I've
> been getting. I don't have these sorts of issues with ATI's drivers with
> non-current cards. Anyone else experience the same?
>
>

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I installed the 77.72 drivers 2 days ago, and I've had GTA San Andreas crash
on me 3 times (during in-game movies), and I've had 2 infinite loop crashes
(while playing mpgs).
Prior to that, I played GTA SA daily for 1 week with the 71.89's and never
had a single glitch or crash.
So, I'm going back to the 71.89's.

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