rec.autos.simulators

> Unfortunately, I encountered a strange problem:

> 1.??? The sound 'cracks' from time to time.
> 2.??? Although I normally have a frame rate of more than 30fps (driving
> alone, that is...), the screen freezes for some tenths of seconds from time
> to time (just annoying enough to drive into a wall)
> 3.??? It doesn't happen at random, but at certain places at a track. For
> example: on the straight at Monza, or just after the second Lesmo
> accelerating towards the bridge. In the last case the following happens
> (every time): I change gear (2nd - 3rd; or 3rd - 4th; or 4th - 5th), after
> changing gear I hear a cracking sound, and then the screen freezes for -say-
> 0.15 seconds. On the straight it freezes longer, and without me changing
> gear.
> 4.??? When I crash really hard, GPL sometimes crashes with a 'Invalid page
> fault in DSOUND.DLL'. I've had crashes before, but never 2 or 3 in just a
> few laps.

> I suspected that the Glide patch (for decreasing the mirror updates) might
> cause the problem for some reason, because it was the last thing I changed
> in GPL. However, removing it makes no difference. I also tried my original
> Glide.dll; no difference. And before I forget it: I have nothing else
> running on my system (with a 233MMX you can't afford that).

> I'm not sure whether the sound is the cause problem (although I haven't
> changed the drivers) or just the result. The same goes for the freezing
> screen. I thought the problem might be in detail settings (difficulties in
> getting 'all that' scenery in memory, and therefore also with the sound),
> but even at the lowest settings the problem persists (maybe a bit less, but
> I'm not sure).

> So: I haven't got a clue, except that probably some change on my system
> (unrelated to GPL) in the past 3 months caused this problem. Can somebody
> help me out?

> Thanks in advance!!!

> Regards,

> Bert (GPLRank 'under construction')

> Eric

> > For over 3 years I'm driving GPL on my 233MMX (with a whopping 32 MB,
and
> > for the last year with a Voodoo2) without major problems; the biggest
> > problem has always been my driving ability (lack of...). My other hobby
> > (constructing aircraft/car scale models) has kept me busy for the past
> > months, but last week I got tired of sniffing glue and filler and I
thought
> > it was time to connect my LWSF again.

> > Unfortunately, I encountered a strange problem:

> > 1. The sound 'cracks' from time to time.
> > 2. Although I normally have a frame rate of more than 30fps (driving
> > alone, that is...), the screen freezes for some tenths of seconds from
time
> > to time (just annoying enough to drive into a wall)
> > 3. It doesn't happen at random, but at certain places at a track. For
> > example: on the straight at Monza, or just after the second Lesmo
> > accelerating towards the bridge. In the last case the following happens
> > (every time): I change gear (2nd - 3rd; or 3rd - 4th; or 4th - 5th),
after
> > changing gear I hear a cracking sound, and then the screen freezes
for -say-
> > 0.15 seconds. On the straight it freezes longer, and without me changing
> > gear.
> > 4. When I crash really hard, GPL sometimes crashes with a 'Invalid page
> > fault in DSOUND.DLL'. I've had crashes before, but never 2 or 3 in just
a
> > few laps.

> > I suspected that the Glide patch (for decreasing the mirror updates)
might
> > cause the problem for some reason, because it was the last thing I
changed
> > in GPL. However, removing it makes no difference. I also tried my
original
> > Glide.dll; no difference. And before I forget it: I have nothing else
> > running on my system (with a 233MMX you can't afford that).

> > I'm not sure whether the sound is the cause problem (although I haven't
> > changed the drivers) or just the result. The same goes for the freezing
> > screen. I thought the problem might be in detail settings (difficulties
in
> > getting 'all that' scenery in memory, and therefore also with the
sound),
> > but even at the lowest settings the problem persists (maybe a bit less,
but
> > I'm not sure).

> > So: I haven't got a clue, except that probably some change on my system
> > (unrelated to GPL) in the past 3 months caused this problem. Can
somebody
> > help me out?

> > Thanks in advance!!!

> > Regards,

> > Bert (GPLRank 'under construction')

> The silly thing is that I never had this problem before, and I was quite
> happy with my Voodoo2. The problem also isn't related to the other
> 'stuttering' problems mentioned on R.A.S.: I tried all those tricks before
> (to good effect), simply because I need to with my 'dinosaur system'...

> Upgrading will take place in 2002 with a completely new system, so I still
> have some 7 months to go...

> Thanks for your reaction, regards,

> Bert


> > hi Bert... I use to have a V2 when GPL came out, definatly related to
the
> V2
> > causing that crackling sound in GPL... time to upgrade perhaps ?

> > Eric

> > > For over 3 years I'm driving GPL on my 233MMX (with a whopping 32 MB,
> and
> > > for the last year with a Voodoo2) without major problems; the biggest
> > > problem has always been my driving ability (lack of...). My other
hobby
> > > (constructing aircraft/car scale models) has kept me busy for the past
> > > months, but last week I got tired of sniffing glue and filler and I
> thought
> > > it was time to connect my LWSF again.

> > > Unfortunately, I encountered a strange problem:

> > > 1. The sound 'cracks' from time to time.
> > > 2. Although I normally have a frame rate of more than 30fps (driving
> > > alone, that is...), the screen freezes for some tenths of seconds from
> time
> > > to time (just annoying enough to drive into a wall)
> > > 3. It doesn't happen at random, but at certain places at a track. For
> > > example: on the straight at Monza, or just after the second Lesmo
> > > accelerating towards the bridge. In the last case the following
happens
> > > (every time): I change gear (2nd - 3rd; or 3rd - 4th; or 4th - 5th),
> after
> > > changing gear I hear a cracking sound, and then the screen freezes
> for -say-
> > > 0.15 seconds. On the straight it freezes longer, and without me
changing
> > > gear.
> > > 4. When I crash really hard, GPL sometimes crashes with a 'Invalid
page
> > > fault in DSOUND.DLL'. I've had crashes before, but never 2 or 3 in
just
> a
> > > few laps.

> > > I suspected that the Glide patch (for decreasing the mirror updates)
> might
> > > cause the problem for some reason, because it was the last thing I
> changed
> > > in GPL. However, removing it makes no difference. I also tried my
> original
> > > Glide.dll; no difference. And before I forget it: I have nothing else
> > > running on my system (with a 233MMX you can't afford that).

> > > I'm not sure whether the sound is the cause problem (although I
haven't
> > > changed the drivers) or just the result. The same goes for the
freezing
> > > screen. I thought the problem might be in detail settings
(difficulties
> in
> > > getting 'all that' scenery in memory, and therefore also with the
> sound),
> > > but even at the lowest settings the problem persists (maybe a bit
less,
> but
> > > I'm not sure).

> > > So: I haven't got a clue, except that probably some change on my syste
m
> > > (unrelated to GPL) in the past 3 months caused this problem. Can
> somebody
> > > help me out?

> > > Thanks in advance!!!

> > > Regards,

> > > Bert (GPLRank 'under construction')