new TH2GO resolutions and FSX ...problem

fulcrum_64th · Post by **fulcrum_64th** » 17 Aug 2008, 11:36

Hello,

i just installed the new drivers to run the new widescreen resolutions for the triplehead2go setup(http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/press/releases/2008/gxm/th2go_widescreen/)
When i run FSX in the new resolution (which happend to be the native resolutions of the 22'' screens) , every few seconds my screens go black for 1 or 2 seconds !!!
I am running the 1680 x1050 resolution on each screen and I have a fully compatible hardware and drivers with the new triplehead2go resolution (alienware with vista, 2 x geforce 8800 ulta sli with the latest drivers, FSX acceleration).
The problem goes away when running FSX with a lower resolution ie 1280x1024.
Did anyone encouter such a problem..any idea how to solve to problem ?

Best Regards

Fulcrum

PS: actually i reallize that everytime the screen blackouts I get a driver stopped working and recoverd message :(

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 17 Aug 2008, 11:52

Hello ... welcome to the forum ... 8)

Exactly which drivers are you using ?
Is this the only game that this happens ?

A few people have reported problems with the 177 series drivers ...
Rolling back to earlier drivers has helped some people ... 175.xx drivers

(I am running these GeForce Driver v177.83 (with PhysX support) on XP without any big issues ... http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/9223 )

fulcrum_64th · Post by **fulcrum_64th** » 17 Aug 2008, 12:33

greetings Paddy

and thanks for the warm welcome and the fast answer. I am actually running 175.19. Perhaps I should upgrade to the beta 177 series

will test and let you know.

Regards

F

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 17 Aug 2008, 12:35

Try those v177.83 drivers I linked to.

fulcrum_64th · Post by **fulcrum_64th** » 17 Aug 2008, 13:47

installed 177.83 drivers , now I dont even get the new resolutions available on the matrox powerdesk (i did try reinstalling the matrox firmware and software) :( any idea ?
Actually I tried installing 177.89, 177.83,177.79 but only the 169.19 and earlier offer me the choice of the new resolution.
In terms of other software, lockon doesnt even start anymore but ghostrecon seems to work with the new resolution

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 17 Aug 2008, 15:00

Very strange ... I wonder is it Vista combined with new drivers that is causing the issue.

fulcrum_64th · Post by **fulcrum_64th** » 17 Aug 2008, 16:02

gets even weirder: get the resolution to work if I turn off the AA in FSX...but then i run into strange issues like if I call up a panel in the VC using the shift+ a number , pointer arrow become the donut and the computer seems to be stuck in a process reducing my FPS ! really strange...looks like a software issue. Wrote to Matrox a few days ago , they dont even bothe to answer !

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » 17 Aug 2008, 23:36

Dude give em a call, they tend to respond better that way. Also what screens are you using? IE Model No

Post by **BHawthorne** » 18 Aug 2008, 00:00

Also, might ask over at http://www.mycockpit.org . Those guys have troubleshot FSX + TH2G before.

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=114&page=1&pp=20&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=-1

fulcrum_64th · Post by **fulcrum_64th** » 18 Aug 2008, 16:22

Edware Dude, maybe u are right, should give them a call. I am using 3 Dell 22'' ultrasharp wide screen

Killtacular · Post by **Killtacular** » 20 Aug 2008, 01:29

It's not just you; I get the same thing in 5040x1050. Using 177.83. Works fine in other rez's.

fulcrum_64th · Post by **fulcrum_64th** » 20 Aug 2008, 20:20

Hey Killtacultur, are you saying you manage to get it to work with 177.83 (are u on XP or vista) ?
My computer won't even allow me 5040x1050 in 177.83. I manage to solve the issue but clicking Antialiasing off. The only strange secondary effet is that some 2d panels when called from the VC sent the computer into a infinite loop (ie having the mouse arrow turn into a donat).

Killtacular · Post by **Killtacular** » 23 Aug 2008, 17:24

Hey Killtacultur, are you saying you manage to get it to work with 177.83 (are u on XP or vista) ?
My computer won't even allow me 5040x1050 in 177.83. I manage to solve the issue but clicking Antialiasing off. The only strange secondary effet is that some 2d panels when called from the VC sent the computer into a infinite loop (ie having the mouse arrow turn into a donat).

Yep. I had to add it as a custom rez (something's messed up in the 177 series w/ custom resolutions). I have a couple posts that outline how I solved it, but start w/ the 175.19's to get it working right, and then go from there.

cmtemariano · Post by **cmtemariano** » 13 Jan 2009, 14:59

Hello,

i just installed the new drivers to run the new widescreen resolutions for the triplehead2go setup(http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/press/releases/2008/gxm/th2go_widescreen/)
When i run FSX in the new resolution (which happend to be the native resolutions of the 22'' screens) , every few seconds my screens go black for 1 or 2 seconds !!!
I am running the 1680 x1050 resolution on each screen and I have a fully compatible hardware and drivers with the new triplehead2go resolution (alienware with vista, 2 x geforce 8800 ulta sli with the latest drivers, FSX acceleration).
The problem goes away when running FSX with a lower resolution ie 1280x1024.
Did anyone encouter such a problem..any idea how to solve to problem ?

Best Regards

Fulcrum

PS: actually i reallize that everytime the screen blackouts I get a driver stopped working and recoverd message :(

Hi Fulcrum,

I don't know if by now you have already solved your issue, but i'm kind of having the same.

everytime i run FSX the screen keeps on flickering, going black back and forth. It is very annoying.

The only thing i found so far was an Vista issue posted on fsinsider. they point you to a vista update site, but i couldn't manage to install this upgrade because i get a msg that tells me the upgrade is not applied for my system.

Did you solve your issue already?

Help! anyone.

Thks. regards.

Fabio.

atledreier · Post by **atledreier** » 20 Aug 2009, 09:03

Same problem here. Win7, 182.50 drivers

Anyone solve this yet?

cmtemariano · Post by **cmtemariano** » 20 Aug 2009, 14:09

Same problem here. Win7, 182.50 drivers

Anyone solve this yet?

I myself solved the problem.

You download that SGU program that you can find at the matrox site and once you've installed it run the program and choose one of the optimized resolution you find there. of course, you need to choose FSX (or FSX: accelaration) from a list of games to apply the optimization in it. Then you go inside FSX config and choose the same configuration you chose on SGU, and that flickering, annoying problem is over!

Hope i could help.

regards.

Fabio.

atledreier · Post by **atledreier** » 20 Aug 2009, 14:10

Did that already, even before I tried FSX first time. Still flickering.
Workaround is to disable AntiAliasing.

cmtemariano · Post by **cmtemariano** » 20 Aug 2009, 14:24

Did that already, even before I tried FSX first time. Still flickering.
Workaround is to disable AntiAliasing.

Sorry, but that worked for me, and i still use AntiAliasing with no trouble.

Now i have another issue with widescreen: the lights at night. they're too shiny, blurred, not real.

did you have the same problem? or Anyone?

regards.

Fabio.

atledreier · Post by **atledreier** » 20 Aug 2009, 15:04

Yes, same problem, and not only at night.

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