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GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

nobo

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by nobo » Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Does anyone else have this problem;

When i start up GPL when not online, there is no activity (no
harddisk, CDROM or otherwise) for about 20-30 seconds.
Then after that it loads normally.

If i go online it loads the splashscreen after the usual 3-5 seconds.

It seems that the patch is checking if you are online, which in my
opinion is a waste of time AND an annoyance.

If anyone knows a way round this i'd apprciate to know about it.

Thanks in advance

Lars Gaarde
Denmark

Kees Folme

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by Kees Folme » Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:00:00

First off all read the readme!!!

But I shall tell you.....:-))

He is checking your modem.
Add to your core.ini;
Disable_modem = 1


J. Clermont

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by J. Clermont » Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Same Problem over here. I didn't clocked the time but it takes much more
time before the game starts.

Johan Clermonts

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Jan Verschuere

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by Jan Verschuere » Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:00:00

it's checking for your modem... which I take it is turned off, when you're
not online??? see readme....

Jan.
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>Does anyone else have this problem;

>When i start up GPL when not online, there is no activity (no
>harddisk, CDROM or otherwise) for about 20-30 seconds.
>Then after that it loads normally.
><snip>

Jan Verschuere

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by Jan Verschuere » Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Ooops, beginner mistake... one should read the other replies first ;-))

Jan.
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asgeir nes?e

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by asgeir nes?e » Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:00:00

It does the same thing for me, but I don't have a modem? Now explain that,
buzzhead!

;-)

---Asgeir---


> it's checking for your modem... which I take it is turned off, when you're
> not online??? see readme....

> Jan.
> -------

> >Does anyone else have this problem;

> >When i start up GPL when not online, there is no activity (no
> >harddisk, CDROM or otherwise) for about 20-30 seconds.
> >Then after that it loads normally.
> ><snip>

Jan Verschuere

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by Jan Verschuere » Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Well, Asgeir... whether you have one or not it still looks for one.... see
readme on how to disable this check, blockhead. ;-))

I don't use my modem for GPL either, but it wouldn't load (V1.0) if for some
reason my modem (which is attached to the system to fax and do my banking)
had crashed. Got it disabled now and, lo and behold, no more problems of
that nature.

Jan.
------


>It does the same thing for me, but I don't have a modem? Now explain that,
>buzzhead!
>;-)
>---Asgeir---

nobo

GPL Patch 1.1 extrememly slow starting up when not online??

by nobo » Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Thanks guys

<with a low grumbling voice> "Well, who reads those damn readme's
anyway!!?!"

Lars Gaarde :-P

On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 03:20:48 +0200, "Jan Verschueren"


>it's checking for your modem... which I take it is turned off, when you're
>not online??? see readme....

>Jan.
>-------

>>Does anyone else have this problem;

>>When i start up GPL when not online, there is no activity (no
>>harddisk, CDROM or otherwise) for about 20-30 seconds.
>>Then after that it loads normally.
>><snip>


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