Re: GPL crashing, locking - Need some help

Make sure you dont have any background tasks running. No virus scan and no screen saver and if you have MS Office, turn off Find Fast in control panel. If it still crashes in 3dfx, get the glide2x.dll ver. 2.53 from www.the-fastlane.com and put it in the gpl folder. In article <qDDh5.23746$[email hidden]>, "Gurk" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > "Don Scurlock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8F8353F0Ddscurlock@news... > > [email hidden] (Gurk) wrote in > > <S3Ch5.22956$[email hidden]>: > > > > >Hello all- > > > > > >I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > > > > >1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a > > >few seconds. > > >2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't > > >happen all the time, but it happens a lot. > > > > > >Here's what I have for hardware and such: > > >Gateway P2-450 > > >128 MB RAM > > >VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > > >ATI RagePro video card > > >Creative Labs sound card > > > > D3D is not an option for your Voodoo card. You don't mention what > > version of gpl your running. Have you installed the 1.2 upgrade > > patch? It's available from the Pits: http://www.theuspits.com/ > > > > -- > > Don Scurlock > > Vancouver,B.C. > > GPLRank -5.09 > > > > Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/ > > > > I do have the patch installed already, version 1.2.0.1, got it from

Sierra's > web site. > > Gurk > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Hello all- I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: 1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a few seconds. 2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't happen all the time, but it happens a lot. Here's what I have for hardware and such: Gateway P2-450 128 MB RAM VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site ATI RagePro video card Creative Labs sound card I'm not sure what else may be important information, but I'm hoping that someone here had a similar experience and/or knows what I may try to get around these issues. I appreciate any help! Gurk

[email hidden] (Gurk) wrote in <S3Ch5.22956$[email hidden]>:

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>Hello all- > >I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > >1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a >few seconds. >2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't >happen all the time, but it happens a lot. > >Here's what I have for hardware and such: >Gateway P2-450 >128 MB RAM >VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site >ATI RagePro video card >Creative Labs sound card

D3D is not an option for your Voodoo card. You don't mention what version of gpl your running. Have you installed the 1.2 upgrade patch? It's available from the Pits: http://www.theuspits.com/ -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -5.09 Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

"Don Scurlock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8F8353F0Ddscurlock@news...

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> [email hidden] (Gurk) wrote in > <S3Ch5.22956$[email hidden]>: > > >Hello all- > > > >I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > > >1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a > >few seconds. > >2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't > >happen all the time, but it happens a lot. > > > >Here's what I have for hardware and such: > >Gateway P2-450 > >128 MB RAM > >VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > >ATI RagePro video card > >Creative Labs sound card > > D3D is not an option for your Voodoo card. You don't mention what > version of gpl your running. Have you installed the 1.2 upgrade > patch? It's available from the Pits: http://www.theuspits.com/ > > -- > Don Scurlock > Vancouver,B.C. > GPLRank -5.09 > > Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/ >

I do have the patch installed already, version 1.2.0.1, got it from Sierra's web site. Gurk

On Tue, 01 Aug 2000 16:15:18 GMT, [email hidden] (Don Scurlock) wrote: >D3D is not an option for your Voodoo card. Actually, if you change D3DDevice from 0 to 1 in the Core.Ini file, you can use it with a Voodoo2. Only problems are that it's a lot slower than using the 3dfx rasterizer and that there's no mouse cursor. Generally irrelevant info, but it bears mentioning. Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

What resolution are you using? I have an almost identical system and GPL locks "within a few seconds" if I try running 1028*764 or higher. 800*600 works just fine, occasional hang but so rare that it doesn't bother me that much. "Gurk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:S3Ch5.22956$[email hidden]...

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> Hello all- > > I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > 1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a few > seconds. > 2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't happen > all the time, but it happens a lot. > > Here's what I have for hardware and such: > Gateway P2-450 > 128 MB RAM > VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > ATI RagePro video card > Creative Labs sound card > > I'm not sure what else may be important information, but I'm hoping that > someone here had a similar experience and/or knows what I may try to get > around these issues. I appreciate any help! > > Gurk > > > > >

Hi Gurk, I remember I got GPL crashing (right after my first mouse movement) which was due to an incompatible glide-driver (2.54) reverting back to 2.53 solved it for GPL. My advice: get the latest voodoo drivers from 3dfx-site and see if it works. I also noticed that some V2 boards (I had a Diamond Monster 12MB) are very critical towards overheating. Adding a fan solved this problem for me. Success, Jan. Gurk wrote:

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> Hello all- > > I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > 1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a few > seconds. > 2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't happen > all the time, but it happens a lot. > > Here's what I have for hardware and such: > Gateway P2-450 > 128 MB RAM > VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > ATI RagePro video card > Creative Labs sound card > > I'm not sure what else may be important information, but I'm hoping that > someone here had a similar experience and/or knows what I may try to get > around these issues. I appreciate any help! > > Gurk

Hi Gurk, I remember I got GPL crashing (right after my first mouse movement) which was due to an incompatible glide-driver (2.54) reverting back to 2.53 solved it for GPL. My advice: get the latest voodoo drivers from 3dfx-site and see if it works. I also noticed that some V2 boards (I had a Diamond Monster 12MB) are very critical towards overheating. Adding a fan solved this problem for me. Success, Jan. Gurk wrote:

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> Hello all- > > I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > 1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a few > seconds. > 2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't happen > all the time, but it happens a lot. > > Here's what I have for hardware and such: > Gateway P2-450 > 128 MB RAM > VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > ATI RagePro video card > Creative Labs sound card > > I'm not sure what else may be important information, but I'm hoping that > someone here had a similar experience and/or knows what I may try to get > around these issues. I appreciate any help! > > Gurk

Thank you, putting the glide2x.dll v 2.53 in the GPL directory did the trick. Gurk <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8m72m3$5rm$[email hidden]...

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> Make sure you dont have any background tasks running. No virus scan > and no screen saver and if you have MS Office, turn off Find Fast in > control panel. If it still crashes in 3dfx, get the glide2x.dll ver. > 2.53 from www.the-fastlane.com and put it in the gpl folder. > > In article <qDDh5.23746$[email hidden]>, > "Gurk" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > "Don Scurlock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:8F8353F0Ddscurlock@news... > > > [email hidden] (Gurk) wrote in > > > <S3Ch5.22956$[email hidden]>: > > > > > > >Hello all- > > > > > > > >I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > > > > > > >1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a > > > >few seconds. > > > >2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't > > > >happen all the time, but it happens a lot. > > > > > > > >Here's what I have for hardware and such: > > > >Gateway P2-450 > > > >128 MB RAM > > > >VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > > > >ATI RagePro video card > > > >Creative Labs sound card > > > > > > D3D is not an option for your Voodoo card. You don't mention what > > > version of gpl your running. Have you installed the 1.2 upgrade > > > patch? It's available from the Pits: http://www.theuspits.com/ > > > > > > -- > > > Don Scurlock > > > Vancouver,B.C. > > > GPLRank -5.09 > > > > > > Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site > > > http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/ > > > > > > > I do have the patch installed already, version 1.2.0.1, got it from > Sierra's > > web site. > > > > Gurk > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

Are you trying to run GPL online (Vroc) or offline. The reason I ask, is that I have had lock up problems while running online, and I traced some lockup problems to an application I use called Zone Alarm. Zone Alarm is a mini firewall type program that will alert me to other systems trying to access my system. It reports GPL trying to handshake with the server computer, but the dialog box that makes me aware of this information is on the windows screen. So firewall setup may cause lock-ups. Don't know why offline lockups would happen. Brian "�ke Larsson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:v0Jh5.3396$[email hidden]... > What resolution are you using? > I have an almost identical system and GPL locks "within a few seconds" ifI > try > running 1028*764 or higher. 800*600 works just fine, occasional hang butso

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> rare that it doesn't bother me that much. > "Gurk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:S3Ch5.22956$[email hidden]... > > Hello all- > > > > I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > > > 1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within a few > > seconds. > > 2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't

happen

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> > all the time, but it happens a lot. > > > > Here's what I have for hardware and such: > > Gateway P2-450 > > 128 MB RAM > > VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > > ATI RagePro video card > > Creative Labs sound card > > > > I'm not sure what else may be important information, but I'm hoping that > > someone here had a similar experience and/or knows what I may try to get > > around these issues. I appreciate any help! > > > > Gurk > > > > > > > > > > > >

Does it also have yellow pokadots? In article <iEQq5.3967$[email hidden]>, "Brian Heiland" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Are you trying to run GPL online (Vroc) or offline. > > The reason I ask, is that I have had lock up problems while runningonline, > and I traced some lockup problems to an application I use called ZoneAlarm. > > Zone Alarm is a mini firewall type program that will alert me to other > systems trying to access my system. It reports GPL trying tohandshake with > the server computer, but the dialog box that makes me aware of this > information is on the windows screen. So firewall setup may causelock-ups.

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> > Don't know why offline lockups would happen. > Brian > > "�ke Larsson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:v0Jh5.3396$[email hidden]... > > What resolution are you using? > > I have an almost identical system and GPL locks "within a few

seconds" if > I > > try > > running 1028*764 or higher. 800*600 works just fine, occasionalhang but

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> so > > rare that it doesn't bother me that much. > > "Gurk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:S3Ch5.22956$[email hidden]... > > > Hello all- > > > > > > I'm having a few problems running GPL on my system: > > > > > > 1) D3D and 3dfx will not run. The game starts, but locks within

a few

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> > > seconds. > > > 2) In software mode, the game will crash to desktop. This doesn't > happen > > > all the time, but it happens a lot. > > > > > > Here's what I have for hardware and such: > > > Gateway P2-450 > > > 128 MB RAM > > > VooDoo2 card running latest drivers from 3dfx site > > > ATI RagePro video card > > > Creative Labs sound card > > > > > > I'm not sure what else may be important information, but I'm

hoping that > > > someone here had a similar experience and/or knows what I may tryto get

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> > > around these issues. I appreciate any help! > > > > > > Gurk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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