rec.autos.simulators

> Dear netters,

> I used the nocdrom/cs97 patch that I got off the net, and when I got a
> new machine (p133k5/32mb) gp2 started crashing on me, mostly when my
> car gets airborne due to some accident. The screen freezes and the
> sound enters a loop. The problems seems to be present in SVGA mode
> only.

> I suspected the patch to be at fault and re-installed the game from
> scratch, using the supplied gp2.exe, but the problem is still
> there. I'm using the german version (1.0b).

> Has anyone encountered the same problem and found a solution for it?

> Thanks in advance for any help,

>         Uwe
> --

> "Better to build a good reputation slowly than a bad one quickly."
>                                         --- Dave Haynie on comp.sys.be
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> I had this problem, but it was caused by overclocking my P150+ to a
> P166+. So I think this trouble appear during an overcalculating moment.
> I haven't this pb with the normal clocking.

> Is your processor cooled enough? (it's very strange with a normal
> processor to heat this way ?!?)

> > Is your processor cooled enough? (it's very strange with a normal
> > processor to heat this way ?!?)

> Finally, even without any overclocking, I got several crashes at
> Estoril, when hitting another car or something like that...
> It's not the proc :(

> I also use the cs97 but not the nocdrom, and it's the french version.
> No solution yet...
> --
> Benoit "H.i." Parmentier
> http://www.mygale.org/06/parmenti

> Finally, even without any overclocking, I got several crashes at
> Estoril, when hitting another car or something like that...
> It's not the proc :(

> I also use the cs97 but not the nocdrom, and it's the french version.
> No solution yet...
> --

> > Dear netters,

> > I used the nocdrom/cs97 patch that I got off the net, and when I got a
> > new machine (p133k5/32mb) gp2 started crashing on me, mostly when my
> > car gets airborne due to some accident. The screen freezes and the
> > sound enters a loop. The problems seems to be present in SVGA mode
> > only.

> > I suspected the patch to be at fault and re-installed the game from
> > scratch, using the supplied gp2.exe, but the problem is still
> > there. I'm using the german version (1.0b).

> > Has anyone encountered the same problem and found a solution for it?

> > Thanks in advance for any help,

> >         Uwe
> > --

> > "Better to build a good reputation slowly than a bad one quickly."
> >                                         --- Dave Haynie on comp.sys.be
> > >>>Blue Ribbon Campaign:  Support Free Speech on the Internet.<<<

> I had this problem, but it was caused by overclocking my P150+ to a
> P166+. So I think this trouble appear during an overcalculating moment.
> I haven't this pb with the normal clocking.

> Is your processor cooled enough? (it's very strange with a normal
> processor to heat this way ?!?)

> I hope it'll help you.
> --
> Benoit "H.i." Parmentier
> http://www.mygale.org/06/parmenti