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> Jacobo Romero Manrique wrote:
>
> Arrrgggh!!!!
> I'm programming a CastleVania style game, the games uses
> page-flipping, but the function show_video_bitmap() doesn't wait vsync
> in Win9x/NT with NVIDIA detonator drivers, I have tried the drivers in
> a NVIDIA RIVA TNT and a NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 and the function still
> doesn't works. show_video_bitmap() works the same as
> request_video_bitmap(). I have tried my RIVA TNT2 (an ELSA ERAZOR III
> agp card) with the old manufacturers drivers (from ELSA not from
> NVIDIA) and show_video_bitmap() works perfectly.
> Is there any way to make the function show_video_bitmap() to wait
> vsync with de detonator drivers that not be putting an vsync() before
> show_video_bitmap() (it's a lot slower, the game looses various
> frames).
> Please help me.
Make sure to chect the properties pages for your display
adapter. If I'm remembering correctly you can turn vsync
off/on with the detonator drivers.
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