rec.autos.simulators

> I tried to install my old Indycar Racing II on to my PII350. But I was
> unsuccessful... :((
> There were two problems:
> 1) SVGA mode just gives a black screen (the game, and sound, is running, but
> the screen is black). VGA works, but that looks incredibly awful! ;)

>I tried to install my old Indycar Racing II on to my PII350. But I was
>unsuccessful... :((
>There were two problems:
>1) SVGA mode just gives a black screen (the game, and sound, is running, but
>the screen is black). VGA works, but that looks incredibly awful! ;)
>2) The game doen't seem to recognize my steering wheel. I think this may be
>a problem with me using the PDPI L4 card. I have not tried to move the
>steering wheel to my old joyport.

> > Hi!

> > I tried to install my old Indycar Racing II on to my PII350. But I was
> > unsuccessful... :((
> > There were two problems:
> > 1) SVGA mode just gives a black screen (the game, and sound, is running,
but
> > the screen is black). VGA works, but that looks incredibly awful! ;)

> Read the documentation on getting VESA modes to work on your video card.
You
> make need to download DOS VESA drivers from the manufacturers site.  Maybe
try
> it under a DOS box in Win9x.

> > 2) The game doen't seem to recognize my steering wheel. I think this may
be
> > a problem with me using the PDPI L4 card. I have not tried to move the
> > steering wheel to my old joyport.

> That is correct, the PDPI-L4 will not work for DOS games.

> > Anyone know how to fix these problems? Is there perhaps a patch that
allows
> > ICR2 to be run from an MS-DOS screen in Windows (like GP2)? Anyone?

> I just ran ICRII from a MSDOS box in Win98 yesterday (trying Portland out
:).
> It worked fine.  I have a Mystique G200 and SB AWE64 sound card.

> > Please, please, pleeeeeeeaaaaase help me if you can! I would really like
to
> > know if my GPL expierience has changed the way I feel about the ICR2
> > physics! :)

> Yes.  GPL has changed the way you thought about ICR2 (for the worst).
> Even SCGT feels better than ICR2 right now.

> > BTW: I would KILL to get 'Indycar Racing III', based on the GPL physics
> > engine (of course tweaked towards loads more grip, and 800+ bhp), and I
have
> > a feeling others would too...
> > (Papy/Sierra, take note!)

> Agreed.

> > Ciaoooooooo! ;)
> > -- Roland

> --------
> Jason Monds
> "My other car is a Ferrari"
> http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups
> (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

> I tried to install my old Indycar Racing II on to my PII350. But I was
> unsuccessful... :((
> There were two problems:
> 1) SVGA mode just gives a black screen (the game, and sound, is running, but
> the screen is black). VGA works, but that looks incredibly awful! ;)
> 2) The game doen't seem to recognize my steering wheel. I think this may be
> a problem with me using the PDPI L4 card. I have not tried to move the
> steering wheel to my old joyport.

> Anyone know how to fix these problems? Is there perhaps a patch that allows
> ICR2 to be run from an MS-DOS screen in Windows (like GP2)? Anyone?

> Please, please, pleeeeeeeaaaaase help me if you can! I would really like to
> know if my GPL expierience has changed the way I feel about the ICR2
> physics! :)

> BTW: I would KILL to get 'Indycar Racing III', based on the GPL physics
> engine (of course tweaked towards loads more grip, and 800+ bhp), and I have
> a feeling others would too...
> (Papy/Sierra, take note!)

> Ciaoooooooo! ;)
> -- Roland

>But how can you run it in a DOS box? Windows just tells me that the
computer
>will be rstarted in DOS mode if I want to continue, when I try that. Do you
>use the Win95 version perhaps?