rec.autos.simulators

Hi

Maybe you have a faulty CD

Scott

I have seen the same problem with gp2 as well as some other cd's in my
collection. The problem is that my cd drive is getting flakey in it's
old age!  A COLD reboot often will cure the problem, at least
temporarily.  Unless, of course, I'm wrong!

: Everytime I try and start a race in GP2, I get a 'File Not Found'
: error message as the program tries and reads the track off the CD.
: This happens whether I try a Quickrace, Single Race, or what have you.
: Happens with all the tracks too.
the solution to your problem is to :
make a dir gp2\circuits
cd\gp2
md circuits

copy files from your cdrom
copy e:\gp2\circuits\*.dat

you do not need to copy that huge trackdat.bin 215MB file.  just the
track .dat's... then the game will work.

ps - this isn't a normal thing to happen, check your cdrom its most
likely about to break.

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MalSoft
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   |
   | >Everytime I try and start a race in GP2, I get a 'File Not Found'
   | >error message as the program tries and reads the track off the CD.
   |
   | DId you install the mouse-driver.....

From the GP II FAQ <URL="http://www.edu.lahti.fi/~masayard/gp2/faq.html">

Answer: The solution to your problem is to :

     make a dir gp2\circuits
     cd\gp2
     md circuits

     copy files from your cdrom
     copy e:\gp2\circuits\*.dat

     You do not need to copy that huge trackdat.bin 215MB file. Just the track
     .dat's... then the game will work. This isn't a normal thing to happen,
     check your CD-ROM it's most likely about to break.

                                                --[ Edwin ]--
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Dept. of Computer Science,  Utrecht University, The Netherlands   [WHOIS: ehk3]
-------------------- http://www.cs.ruu.nl/people/edwin/ -----------------------

:    | >Everytime I try and start a race in GP2, I get a 'File Not Found'
:    | >error message as the program tries and reads the track off the CD.
:    | DId you install the mouse-driver.....

: From the GP II FAQ <URL="http://www.edu.lahti.fi/~masayard/gp2/faq.html">
:
: Answer: The solution to your problem is to :
:
:      make a dir gp2\circuits
:      cd\gp2
:      md circuits
:
:      copy files from your cdrom
:      copy e:\gp2\circuits\*.dat
:
:      You do not need to copy that huge trackdat.bin 215MB file. Just the track
:      .dat's... then the game will work. This isn't a normal thing to happen,
:      check your CD-ROM it's most likely about to break.
the above is EXACTLY what i typed on this NG a few days ago...
is this pasted from my post on the newsgroup, or, is this the strangest
coincidence EVER?

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Carlos Ribas
President
MalSoft
http://www.nol.net/~draconis

   |
   | : From the GP II FAQ <URL="http://www.edu.lahti.fi/~masayard/gp2/faq.html">
   | :
   |
   | the above is EXACTLY what i typed on this NG a few days ago...
   | is this pasted from my post on the newsgroup, or, is this the strangest
   | coincidence EVER?

I've copied-and-pasted it from the FAQ that I found on the URL above.  I've
not seen your posting. I'm sorry that I gave credits to the FAQ, but maybe
the FAQ should give credits to you.
If you want credits, I suggest you contact the FAQ maintainer.

Happy racing. (w e e k e n d  is coming :-))

                                                --[ Edwin ]--
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Dept. of Computer Science,  Utrecht University, The Netherlands   [WHOIS: ehk3]
-------------------- http://www.cs.ruu.nl/people/edwin/ -----------------------