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N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

Uwe Schuerkam

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Uwe Schuerkam » Mon, 03 Jun 2002 20:33:02

Hi folks,

this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing
working online.

It's an ECS mobo running an Athlon 1800XP+ if that is any help.
I found a posting on high gear where someone described a
similar problem with an ECS mainboard.

Sierra Support is helpless and "blames Microsoft" as usual, but
a complete re-install did not help, either.

GPL & VROC work fine online.

Cheers & thanks again for your ideas,

Uwe

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Hi,

I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who has problems with
n2002 multiplayer mode (latest patch on win98se, Fritz! AVM
ISDN).

A week ago, I installed my copy of n2002 on his machine entering
my cd key so he could give it a try, then yesterday he bought
his own copy, deinstalled "my" version and installed his
version using the new cd key on the manual.

Now, when he tries so much as to even host a race (not even on
sierra.com), n2002 just freezes. Same for trying to race on
sierra. Machine dead. Reboot imminent.

GPL works fine online using VROC.

We also tried two different ISPs, achieving the same result,
namley a complete crash.

Could this be related to the same windows installation seeing
two different CD keys?

I'd very happy if you could help us solve this problem so that
we can get down to business and "swap a bit of paint" as they
say!

Cheers & thanks much in advance,  

Uwe
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Eldre

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Eldre » Mon, 03 Jun 2002 23:22:51



>It's an ECS mobo running an Athlon 1800XP+ if that is any help.
>I found a posting on high gear where someone described a
>similar problem with an ECS mainboard.

>Sierra Support is helpless and "blames Microsoft" as usual, but
>a complete re-install did not help, either.

>GPL & VROC work fine online.

>Cheers & thanks again for your ideas,

Can your friend run a race against the AI ok?  I don't think it's related to
the CD-key.  Maybe there's a conflict between the ISDN modem and the video
card.  The graphics on GPL aren't as detailed as N2002, so maybe the extra
processing power/RAM needed throws the system for a loop.  Try turning down all
the graphics to a minimum, and see if it works.

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Goy Larse

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Goy Larse » Mon, 03 Jun 2002 23:28:23


> Hi folks,

> this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing
> working online.

If you install your copy on his PC again, does Multiplayer work then ?

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

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Uwe Schuerkam

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Uwe Schuerkam » Tue, 04 Jun 2002 18:24:53


> Hi folks,

> this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing
> working online.

Hi folks,

the problem was solved by disabling "look for modem" in
core.ini.

We found the solution ourselves, nothing useful came out of the
support hotline (heck, they even recommended re-installing for
crying out loud!)

cheers,

uwe

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Dave Henri

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Dave Henri » Tue, 04 Jun 2002 22:41:59


> On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:33:02 +0200, Uwe Schuerkamp

> > Hi folks,

> > this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing
> > working online.

> Hi folks,

> the problem was solved by disabling "look for modem" in
> core.ini.

> We found the solution ourselves, nothing useful came out of the
> support hotline (heck, they even recommended re-installing for
> crying out loud!)

> cheers,

> uwe

   I can't say if this helped, but I used -Larry's daemon tools method and
ran for about an hour a Pokeyknow last night without locking up....My only
trouble was I was using fast and everyone else had something a little
faster...  :)
  Again, I have not run enough online to verify if this helped or I was just
lucky.

dave henrie

Larr

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Larr » Wed, 05 Jun 2002 05:24:21

LOL!  I _still_ can't get this to work with N2002/XP/DaemonTools 3.11, and I
kind of invented the damned process :)

-Larry




> > On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:33:02 +0200, Uwe Schuerkamp

> > > Hi folks,

> > > this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing
> > > working online.

> > Hi folks,

> > the problem was solved by disabling "look for modem" in
> > core.ini.

> > We found the solution ourselves, nothing useful came out of the
> > support hotline (heck, they even recommended re-installing for
> > crying out loud!)

> > cheers,

> > uwe

>    I can't say if this helped, but I used -Larry's daemon tools method and
> ran for about an hour a Pokeyknow last night without locking up....My only
> trouble was I was using fast and everyone else had something a little
> faster...  :)
>   Again, I have not run enough online to verify if this helped or I was
just
> lucky.

> dave henrie

Dave Henri

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Dave Henri » Wed, 05 Jun 2002 08:07:37


   i was *** through it so fast, I forget which, but in the readme,
either clone cd or Daemon tools had a big conflict with the Roxio Direct CD.
I kill everything I can, then run daemon...good luck.
dave henrie

Larr

N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

by Larr » Wed, 05 Jun 2002 11:44:35

I used my Roxio ECDCD 5 CD for a dog frisbee a long time ago :)

-Larry




> > LOL!  I _still_ can't get this to work with N2002/XP/DaemonTools 3.11,
and
> I
> > kind of invented the damned process :)

> > -Larry
>    i was *** through it so fast, I forget which, but in the readme,
> either clone cd or Daemon tools had a big conflict with the Roxio Direct
CD.
> I kill everything I can, then run daemon...good luck.
> dave henrie


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