rec.autos.simulators

Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8
meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2.

I have exactly the same problem. Until you posted, I thought I was the only
one!

 Here is my configuration:

Dell XPS R450
128 MB RAM
STB Velocity 128 nVidia 128ZX
Tutle Beach Montego sound card

I notice that we have the STB video card in common. That would be my first
supect.

What version of the STB video drivers are you using?

I am getting a Voodoo II card Friday, and want to see if the crashes stop. I'll
post my experience.

BTW, do you have a Dell?

Regards,
Krabby

there are several others who have the same lockup issue (see posts on the
sierra sports message board).  i have same issue...using the voodoo II 12 meg.
have tried using different drivers as suggested by sierra techs...lockups still
occur.

let me know if you find a solution.

thanks  

This is interesting because I also have a STB Velocity 128. The game runs
through my Voodoo1 but I get dumped to the desktop....often.  Very often.
See my other post (GPL Problems (Kernel32.dll errors) for my other system
specs.   I just got the latest 128 drivers and, come to think of it, it is
REALLY crashing often now.  I just assumed that, since the game was
running through the Monster card that it wouldn't matter what 2d card I
was using.  Maybe I was wrong...

J.

:>A fter a few laps GPL frame rate drops very low ( 10 fps ) and then crashes
:>sending me back to Windows 98 desktop. My normal frame rate is 15-20 fps but
:>after a few laps it starts dropping. Anyone experiencing the same?
:>
:>Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8
:>meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2.
:>

: I have exactly the same problem. Until you posted, I thought I was the only
: one!

:  Here is my configuration:

: Dell XPS R450
: 128 MB RAM
: STB Velocity 128 nVidia 128ZX
: Tutle Beach Montego sound card

: I notice that we have the STB video card in common. That would be my first
: supect.

: What version of the STB video drivers are you using?

: I am getting a Voodoo II card Friday, and want to see if the crashes stop. I'll
: post my experience.

: BTW, do you have a Dell?

: Regards,
: Krabby

Disabling the sound card, but not the joystick port,
allows me to play all day!

When I train (I just got it yesterday :) I return to the pits
whenever the top of the screen starts to get garbled.

I need a fix badly!

Jason.

says...

% Disabling the sound card, but not the joystick port,
% allows me to play all day!

% When I train (I just got it yesterday :) I return to the pits
% whenever the top of the screen starts to get garbled.

% I need a fix badly!

Make sure you are running the latest Creative Lab soundcard drivers.
Get them at: http://www.soundblaster.com/wwwnew/tech/ftp/ftpnew.html

Also make sure that there are no conflicts with your soundcard setup in
Win9x.

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I did get mine to work!  *pat on back*

You might not like the solution (as I'm not sure what caused the problem yet):

1. Reinstall Win98 fresh -- make a boot disk with your CD drivers
    and DELTREE WINDOWS.  Run setup from the CD... blah blah blah.
2. I had to install the 3Dfx reference drivers to get my Monster1 working.
3. Play like hell!

What I figure.  My DirectX setup was screwed.  If I ran *any* directx
game the sound would get screwy and crash the game.

Win98 comes with DX5.  I'm gonna start installing some of my original
software.  I'll inform you when I find what was the cause. (Of course
I'm not gonna install DX6 until I'm forced to :)

Jason (Enjoying the *blank* out of GPL!)

Make sure your boot disk works before erasing Windows.  You should
be able to see the CD-ROM drive and the setup.exe program.

The only programs I installed after Win98 were GPL and the 3Dfx
reference drivers -- the SB AWE64 was supported out of the box.

Just clearing things up.
Jason.