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GPL Crashes or lose Joystick setting

5 posts by 5 people · 18 Feb 2002 00:16 UTC - 19 Feb 2002 00:09 UTC

L Button 18 Feb 2002 00:16 UTC#135695
Having a problem where grand prix legends, it will either lose the Joystick settings whenever I go to a menu and after several times just crashes and returns me to the desktop or sometimes just crashes first. Also if it keeps working for about 30 Min. without a crash, suddenly the frame rate drops from 30 + FPS to between 3 to 6 FPS. I have to reboot to clear this problem. I'm using the original version of GPL and an AMD 1.0 Ghz, 256 Mg. RAM, ATI All-in-Wonder Video Card with 16 Mg RAM, 15 Gbytes free disk space, and DirectX 7.0. Would anyone have any idea's how to cure this ? Thanks, Laurie
I had a similar problem that turned out to be a faulty serial catridge for my act-labs force-rs. It would work quite happily for 30 mins then the fps would dip eventually to 2-3 then the computer would lockup (and it happened in both GPL & Nascar4)! However I never had the lose of joystick problem you describe "L Button" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:7JXb8.2420$[email hidden]... > Having a problem where grand prix legends, it will either lose theJoystick
Quoted text (17 lines)> settings whenever I go to a menu and after several times just crashes and > returns me to the desktop or sometimes just crashes first. > > Also if it keeps working for about 30 Min. without a crash, suddenly the > frame rate drops from 30 + FPS to between 3 to 6 FPS. I have to reboot to > clear this problem. > > I'm using the original version of GPL and an AMD 1.0 Ghz, 256 Mg. RAM, ATI > All-in-Wonder Video Card with 16 Mg RAM, 15 Gbytes free disk space, and > DirectX 7.0. > > Would anyone have any idea's how to cure this ? > > Thanks, > Laurie > >
I was having constant problems, losing joystick settings with my home built wheel and pedals for ages until somewhere in R.A.S. I read about DX Tweak, a util for adjusting controller settings. Can't remember where I downloaded it from but it certainly solved all my problems as far as that went. Maybe someone else here can point you to the URL? As far as crashing to the desktop goes, I had that more recently and the only remedy was to back up all my settings and re-install GPL. Cheers, Glenn L Button wrote:
Quoted text (19 lines)> Having a problem where grand prix legends, it will either lose the Joystick > settings whenever I go to a menu and after several times just crashes and > returns me to the desktop or sometimes just crashes first. > > Also if it keeps working for about 30 Min. without a crash, suddenly the > frame rate drops from 30 + FPS to between 3 to 6 FPS. I have to reboot to > clear this problem. > > I'm using the original version of GPL and an AMD 1.0 Ghz, 256 Mg. RAM, ATI > All-in-Wonder Video Card with 16 Mg RAM, 15 Gbytes free disk space, and > DirectX 7.0. > > Would anyone have any idea's how to cure this ? > > Thanks, > Laurie > > >
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 07:20:36 GMT, "Richard Freedman" <[email hidden]> wrote: >It would work quite happily for 30 mins then the fps would dip eventually to >2-3 then the computer would lockup (and it happened in both GPL & Nascar4)! So I'm not the only one.. I reinstalled windows a month or 3 ago and since then I have this problem. When I start my pc and start GPL all is ok, 36fps at all tracks. But when I run 'some' other programs, leave the computer on for about an hour, and I start GPL, I have massive fps problems. Suddenly I get major stutters and fps varies randomly from 37 (yes, 37) to 15 or so. A fresh restart and all is ok again.. I have the same problem in every racing sim btw, so it's not the sim that is faulty. I guess it's a driver problem.. but I tried a lot of different GF2 drivers, and also ending all tasks with ctrl-alt-delete does not fix the problem, so it's not something running in the background causing the problem. I guess reinstalling windows AGAIN is the only option :-/ Andre
> > I guess reinstalling windows AGAIN is the only option :-/ > > Andre Sounds like something running in the background has a memory leak. Are you using something like enditall2 to shut down stuff you don't need running? dave henrie

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