I don't think there is a way yet to fix the refresh rate 'problem', because it is very different.

I think nVidia put the refresh rates in the driver and the values in the *.inf are the exceptions or the limits (or something like that).

this is a fix for the refresh rate problem :smile:
after u run setup edit the nv4_disp.inf from the temp directory where it's unpacked by setup. Let's say u have a good old NV20 chip ... GF3 ... u'll want to look for this

; NV20 (NV20) Supported Reference Modes
;
; NOTE: 640x480 MUST be listed FIRST in this list !!!!!
;

HKR,, NV20_Modes, %REG_MULTI_SZ%, "8 640 480 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 0"

where 8 is the bit depth, 640 480 is the res, and 60, 70 etc. are the supported refresh rates for that resolution/bit-depth. Edit the lines u need to set the refresh rates. U could also save all those files from the temp dir to have a permanent fix in case u have to reinstall the driver :smile:. This works with all drivers, just be sure to edit the nvidia card that u have :smile:.

have phun :wink:

this is a fix for the refresh rate problem :smile:
after u run setup edit the nv4_disp.inf from the temp directory where it's unpacked by setup. Let's say u have a good old NV20 chip ... GF3 ... u'll want to look for this

; NV20 (NV20) Supported Reference Modes
;
; NOTE: 640x480 MUST be listed FIRST in this list !!!!!
;

HKR,, NV20_Modes, %REG_MULTI_SZ%, "8 640 480 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 0"

where 8 is the bit depth, 640 480 is the res, and 60, 70 etc. are the supported refresh rates for that resolution/bit-depth. Edit the lines u need to set the refresh rates. U could also save all those files from the temp dir to have a permanent fix in case u have to reinstall the driver :smile:. This works with all drivers, just be sure to edit the nvidia card that u have :smile:.

have phun :wink:

oops
double posting ... sorry

On 2002-02-08 21:26, Anonymous wrote:
Couldnt find what Odin was refering to in nv4_disp.inf & think i can see why, seems the new 27.42 nv4_disp.inf file size is 25k, earlier ones like 27.20 nv4_disp.inf file size is 217k, it appears all the refresh information is missing from the 27.42 inf file.

Not really a flame: Reading is hard for you?

On 2002-02-08 17:50, Anonymous wrote:
The NV refreshrate doesn't work because nVidia have changed the way that the Registry entries have been entered...

Pre 27.42..

HKR,, NV20_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "16 1280 1024 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 0"

27.42...

HKR,, NV20_Modes_Delta, %REG_SZ%, "S 1600,900,-16,120;1600,900,32,100-;1600,1024,-16,120;1600,1024,32,100-;1600,1200,-16,120;1600,1200,32,100-;1920,1080,-16,120;1920,1080,32,85-;1920,1200,-16,100-;1920,1200,32,72-;1920,1440,-16,85-;1920,1440,32,70-;2048,1536,-16,70-;2048,1536,32,-"

Ok I have a real problem here. First off I've install many a driver and have never been faced with this problem.

I uninstalled my video driver to install the 27.42s. When I attepmt to install the new driver everything seems to be going well until the end of the process. I get an error saying that it can't find the driver and it cancels the installation. This happens when it's done installing though. It appears as though it installed the driver but I guess it doesn't. I tried to install my previous driver and now I get the same error message. I tried like 5 different drivers with the same results. The only driver it will let me install is the standard VGA. I'm stumped and until I get this fixed I'm working with no drivers here. This has never happened before and all my troubleshooting has found nothing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

WinXP with a ti500

Monacious u have been BUSTED.
Hope it doesnt happen with me.

Well, I never post things that doesn't work 100% & the registry sheme is the same for 23.11 drivers & higher. L8r dudes!

Well I had to reinstall XP. Now all is well again. I'm going to stick with the 23.12s for now. I'm a little gun-shy with these 27.42s, seeing how all this happened with the attempted installation of them.