The Euro version has some strange problems with the startup. I have to
click the N4 shortcut 5-10 times before it starts. Is this also due to
that stupid copy protection? I thought that the people who had the
copy protection problems couldn't start N4 at all.
I have the problem with both of my drivers, a Creative DVD player and
the HP 8100 burner.
Someone else who also has the Euro version has exactly the same
problem..
Andre
I had a similar problem with the European version of (tadaaa!) Grand Prix
Legends: I would click the shortcut, wait a minute and finally GPL launched.
I got the US version of N4 and that's not giving me a problem. Maybe it has
something to do with the factory that is used to produce the European
Papyrus CDROMS? Just a wild guess..
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jhl wrote in message <9c0vbt$g62$[email hidden]>...
>I have similar problems (euro version), when I click the icon on my desktop
>nothing seems to happen, but I can hear my cd drive trying to start up a
>couple of times, after quite a while it finally starts. The same sort of
>thing happens when I start a practice or race session, sometimes it takes
>just a few seconds but most of the time it seems to take almost twominutes,
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>while my harddisk and cd drive aren't doing anything! It's a small problem, >but it is quite annoying... >JH > > >Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> The Euro version has some strange problems with the startup. I have to >> click the N4 shortcut 5-10 times before it starts. Is this also due to >> that stupid copy protection? I thought that the people who had the >> copy protection problems couldn't start N4 at all. >> I have the problem with both of my drivers, a Creative DVD player and >> the HP 8100 burner. >> Someone else who also has the Euro version has exactly the same >> problem.. >> >> Andre > >I have similar problems (euro version), when I click the icon on my desktop
nothing seems to happen, but I can hear my cd drive trying to start up a
couple of times, after quite a while it finally starts. The same sort of
thing happens when I start a practice or race session, sometimes it takes
just a few seconds but most of the time it seems to take almost two minutes,
while my harddisk and cd drive aren't doing anything! It's a small problem,
but it is quite annoying...
JH
Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
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> The Euro version has some strange problems with the startup. I have to > click the N4 shortcut 5-10 times before it starts. Is this also due to > that stupid copy protection? I thought that the people who had the > copy protection problems couldn't start N4 at all. > I have the problem with both of my drivers, a Creative DVD player and > the HP 8100 burner. > Someone else who also has the Euro version has exactly the same > problem.. > > AndreYup, Andre, mine takes up to 2 minutes to start. Annoying, isn't it!
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Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> The Euro version has some strange problems with the startup. I have to
> click the N4 shortcut 5-10 times before it starts.
Andre,
I believe Olav got the same problem as you.... and he too got a DVD drive.
I think this is due to the Securom copy-protection thingy.
Not sure if a patch will fix this or not... so perhaps getting a(nother)
"normal" CD-player is the best option? They *should* be dirt-cheap these
days...
ed_
"Andre Warringa" wrote:...
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> The Euro version has some strange problems with the startup. I have to > click the N4 shortcut 5-10 times before it starts. Is this also due to > that stupid copy protection? I thought that the people who had the > copy protection problems couldn't start N4 at all. > I have the problem with both of my drivers, a Creative DVD player and > the HP 8100 burner. > Someone else who also has the Euro version has exactly the same > problem.. > > AndreOn Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:12:26 GMT, "Joeri Cox"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
With GPL you had to change something in the core.ini file.
There's something like 'modem search = 1' in it, and if your modem was
turned off GPL took a couple of minutes before it would start.
I can't remember exactly but it was something like that.
Andre
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>I had a similar problem with the European version of (tadaaa!) Grand Prix >Legends: I would click the shortcut, wait a minute and finally GPL launched. >I got the US version of N4 and that's not giving me a problem. Maybe it has >something to do with the factory that is used to produce the European >Papyrus CDROMS? Just a wild guess.. >--- >Joeri J. CoxOn Mon, 23 Apr 2001 12:18:25 +0200, "jhl"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
Yep, I have the long waits at the start/practice session problem too
:(
Andre
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>I have similar problems (euro version), when I click the icon on my desktop >nothing seems to happen, but I can hear my cd drive trying to start up a >couple of times, after quite a while it finally starts. The same sort of >thing happens when I start a practice or race session, sometimes it takes >just a few seconds but most of the time it seems to take almost two minutes, >while my harddisk and cd drive aren't doing anything! It's a small problem, >but it is quite annoying... >JHJust saw this post on Sierra's NASCAR4 forum:
http://community.sierra.com/WebX?[email hidden]^3@.eecfebd
Perhaps this will help....?
For firmware links for the CD-R/RW - try this page:
http://www.ahead.de/en/firmware.htm
ed_
I just wrote:
> Andre,
>
> I believe Olav got the same problem as you.... and he too got a DVDdrive.
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> I think this is due to the Securom copy-protection thingy. > > Not sure if a patch will fix this or not... so perhaps getting a(nother) > "normal" CD-player is the best option? They *should* be dirt-cheap these > days... > > ed_On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:23:36 +0200, "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>Andre,
>
>I believe Olav got the same problem as you.... and he too got a DVD drive.
>I think this is due to the Securom copy-protection thingy.
Lol, the 'someone else' I was referring to was Olav :)
>Not sure if a patch will fix this or not... so perhaps getting a(nother)
>"normal" CD-player is the best option? They *should* be dirt-cheap these
>days...
But I only have room for 2 drives.. and I won't replace either my DVD
drive or my burner for a normal cdrom player just because papy screwed
up with this Securom protection :(
We had a blast yesterday with the IGPLC crew at Bristol and Watkins,
too bad you couldn't join us Ed. My report is on the IGPLC forum.
Andre
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>ed_ > >"Andre Warringa" wrote:... >> The Euro version has some strange problems with the startup. I have to >> click the N4 shortcut 5-10 times before it starts. Is this also due to >> that stupid copy protection? I thought that the people who had the >> copy protection problems couldn't start N4 at all. >> I have the problem with both of my drivers, a Creative DVD player and >> the HP 8100 burner. >> Someone else who also has the Euro version has exactly the same >> problem.. >> >> Andre > >> But I only have room for 2 drives.. and I won't replace either my DVD
> drive or my burner for a normal cdrom player just because papy screwed
> up with this Securom protection :(
ahem, it was Sierra who screwed it :(
There's nothing Papy could have done.
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:57:50 +0300, "Mika Takala"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>> But I only have room for 2 drives.. and I won't replace either my DVD
>> drive or my burner for a normal cdrom player just because papy screwed
>> up with this Securom protection :(
>
>ahem, it was Sierra who screwed it :(
>There's nothing Papy could have done.
You're right, sorry.
Anyway, it's so stupid, I've got hundreds of original games and
notasingleonofthem have startup problems, except N4.
That Securom protection SUCKS!
Andre
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>
>
> You're right, sorry.
> Anyway, it's so stupid, I've got hundreds of original games and
> notasingleonofthem have startup problems, except N4.
> That Securom protection SUCKS!
>
> Andre
That's unfortunately true. I have the same problem too. It seems that the
game hangs every now and then when trying to start it. It just hangs there
on the screen that says N4 1.0.0.0. W2k's task manager can shut it down so
no problem. This is with a Plextor IDE cd-writer.
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:41:55 +0300, "Mika Takala"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
Afaik the problems mostly happen with DVD drives or burners.
I uprgades the firmware of both drives, but no luck, N4 still starts 1
out of 5 times. I'll have to live with this crap I guess :(
Andre
