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GPL questions from a newbie

WillyB41

GPL questions from a newbie

by WillyB41 » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:00:20

I've recently finished updating my systems and linking my 2 simulators for side
by side racing. Decided to give GPL a try. Bought it, loaded it, tried it. I
seem to have 2 problems. First, I have nVidia cards, not 3dFX. In software
mode, the graphics really suck. Is there a way to use around this? Second, I
use 2 Logitech FF wheels (the good old red ones). It seems the game loses the
calibration of the wheel when I switch between practice and race screens. I
have to keep recalibrating. Anybody els ever have this?

TIA
Bill

Wayne Templi

GPL questions from a newbie

by Wayne Templi » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:54:46

You have downloaded all the patches, correct?

Wayne Templin


Sid Chappl

GPL questions from a newbie

by Sid Chappl » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:12:26

Go here and get the patches you need  http://www.papy.com/    1.2 patch,
Direct3D patch, if your cpu is is faster than 1.4g you need the CPU Speed
fix, etc.........
Sid.


Mike Beaucham

GPL questions from a newbie

by Mike Beaucham » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:13:54

I always wondered.. what happens if your processor is say... 1.2GHz and you
apply that fast CPU patch. Does stuff mess up?

Cause I have an AMD 1700, which is like 1.3Ghz or something, but performs at
approximately Pentium 1.7GHZ standards..

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com


> Go here and get the patches you need  http://www.papy.com/    1.2 patch,
> Direct3D patch, if your cpu is is faster than 1.4g you need the CPU Speed
> fix, etc.........
> Sid.



> > I've recently finished updating my systems and linking my 2 simulators
for
> side
> > by side racing. Decided to give GPL a try. Bought it, loaded it, tried
it.
> I
> > seem to have 2 problems. First, I have nVidia cards, not 3dFX. In
software
> > mode, the graphics really suck. Is there a way to use around this?
Second,
> I
> > use 2 Logitech FF wheels (the good old red ones). It seems the game
loses
> the
> > calibration of the wheel when I switch between practice and race
screens.
> I
> > have to keep recalibrating. Anybody els ever have this?

> > TIA
> > Bill

Milhous

GPL questions from a newbie

by Milhous » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:17:55

A 1700+ actually runs at 1.46, last I checked...so you technically should
need the patch...I know my 2000+ did (1.67GHz, though.)

Milhouse


> I always wondered.. what happens if your processor is say... 1.2GHz and
you
> apply that fast CPU patch. Does stuff mess up?

> Cause I have an AMD 1700, which is like 1.3Ghz or something, but performs
at
> approximately Pentium 1.7GHZ standards..

> Mike
> http://mikebeauchamp.com



> > Go here and get the patches you need  http://www.papy.com/    1.2 patch,
> > Direct3D patch, if your cpu is is faster than 1.4g you need the CPU
Speed
> > fix, etc.........
> > Sid.



> > > I've recently finished updating my systems and linking my 2 simulators
> for
> > side
> > > by side racing. Decided to give GPL a try. Bought it, loaded it, tried
> it.
> > I
> > > seem to have 2 problems. First, I have nVidia cards, not 3dFX. In
> software
> > > mode, the graphics really suck. Is there a way to use around this?
> Second,
> > I
> > > use 2 Logitech FF wheels (the good old red ones). It seems the game
> loses
> > the
> > > calibration of the wheel when I switch between practice and race
> screens.
> > I
> > > have to keep recalibrating. Anybody els ever have this?

> > > TIA
> > > Bill

Jone Tytlandsvi

GPL questions from a newbie

by Jone Tytlandsvi » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:51:04


No. I have the patch on my Pentium3 1Ghz. I have seen others recommend the
patch on slow systems. Can't remember exactly why, could it fix other minor
problems as well?

Jone.

Kevin Clar

GPL questions from a newbie

by Kevin Clar » Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:53:27


> I always wondered.. what happens if your processor is say... 1.2GHz and you
> apply that fast CPU patch. Does stuff mess up?

No. you can add the patch to any CPU speed. It just specifically sorts
things out for those over a certain speed for for the others it just
ignores the fix.
David Cook

GPL questions from a newbie

by David Cook » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:18:18

Download the D3d patch and calibrate your wheel under Logitechs calibration
utility
David Cooke
bertr

GPL questions from a newbie

by bertr » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 07:35:13

My 1700XP needed the patch.  IIRS, GPL was running super-slow (or was it
super-fast?) without the patch.

> I always wondered.. what happens if your processor is say... 1.2GHz and you
> apply that fast CPU patch. Does stuff mess up?

> Cause I have an AMD 1700, which is like 1.3Ghz or something, but performs at
> approximately Pentium 1.7GHZ standards..

> Mike
> http://mikebeauchamp.com



> > Go here and get the patches you need  http://www.papy.com/    1.2 patch,
> > Direct3D patch, if your cpu is is faster than 1.4g you need the CPU Speed
> > fix, etc.........
> > Sid.



> > > I've recently finished updating my systems and linking my 2 simulators
> for
> > side
> > > by side racing. Decided to give GPL a try. Bought it, loaded it, tried
> it.
> > I
> > > seem to have 2 problems. First, I have nVidia cards, not 3dFX. In
> software
> > > mode, the graphics really suck. Is there a way to use around this?
> Second,
> > I
> > > use 2 Logitech FF wheels (the good old red ones). It seems the game
> loses
> > the
> > > calibration of the wheel when I switch between practice and race
> screens.
> > I
> > > have to keep recalibrating. Anybody els ever have this?

> > > TIA
> > > Bill

Leo Landma

GPL questions from a newbie

by Leo Landma » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 08:23:32



The practice setup is not the race setup. But you probably thought of
that...

Bye,
Leo

Ped Xin

GPL questions from a newbie

by Ped Xin » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 08:43:15



I heard the disco patch was rolled into the cpu patch.

Jone Tytlandsvi

GPL questions from a newbie

by Jone Tytlandsvi » Sat, 23 Nov 2002 08:03:26


Right! I just found this:



Jone.

mark.seer

GPL questions from a newbie

by mark.seer » Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:22:03




> > It seems the game loses the
> > calibration of the wheel when I switch between practice and race
screens.
> I
> > have to keep recalibrating. Anybody els ever have this?

> The practice setup is not the race setup. But you probably thought of
> that...

Setup has nothing to do with re-callibrating a wheel...

MS


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