I bet you wonder why people like GPL, ugly eh? <g> Don't worry....
You need the OpenGL Beta2 patch, get it at:
http://www.papy.com/gpl/download.html
Also get the GPL 1.2 patch there, you need it to get Force Feedback.
Use the nVidia reference drivers 3.68. You can get that at:
http://www.nvidia.com/
To get red of the flickering mirrors, set the OpenGL buffer settings
to "Use Block Transfer"
New tracks are available at:
http://www.theuspits.com/
(Brands Hatch & Osterreich Ring)
and at the GPLEA:
http://www.kotr.de/GPL/
(Snetterton and Pantsring)
Also at the GPLEA you can get an improved Ferrari and Brabham.
The fastest laps are at Schubi's:
http://www.parc-ferme.de/
You want to race online? Start here:
http://vroc.net/
And last, but certainly not least, the site you HAVE to visit:
Alison Hine's GPL site, with much information.
http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/
I also have to inform you that you have no social life anymore... <g>
Remco
Bertrand Clech <[email hidden]> wrote:
Hello all,
I found GPL yesterday and I am now waiting for the logitech force
feedback wheel (should be there next week). My system is an athon 600
based system with a gforce 256 graphics card.
I just started to run GPL. few questions arer the following :
- how to improve video display (limited at 640 x 480) ?
- which patchs should i install and where to find them ?
- Sugestions are welcome.
What a great, thorough answer, Remco! This ought to be a FAQ posted
somewhere!
Regards,
Kurt
Remco Moedt wrote in message <[email hidden]>...
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> > >I bet you wonder why people like GPL, ugly eh? <g> Don't worry.... > >You need the OpenGL Beta2 patch, get it at: > >http://www.papy.com/gpl/download.html > >Also get the GPL 1.2 patch there, you need it to get Force Feedback. >Use the nVidia reference drivers 3.68. You can get that at: > >http://www.nvidia.com/ > >To get red of the flickering mirrors, set the OpenGL buffer settings >to "Use Block Transfer" > >New tracks are available at: > >http://www.theuspits.com/ > >(Brands Hatch & Osterreich Ring) > >and at the GPLEA: > >http://www.kotr.de/GPL/ > >(Snetterton and Pantsring) > >Also at the GPLEA you can get an improved Ferrari and Brabham. > >The fastest laps are at Schubi's: > >http://www.parc-ferme.de/ > >You want to race online? Start here: > >http://vroc.net/ > >And last, but certainly not least, the site you HAVE to visit: > >Alison Hine's GPL site, with much information. > >http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/ > > >I also have to inform you that you have no social life anymore... <g> > > >Remco > > > > >Bertrand Clech <[email hidden]> wrote: > >>Hello all, >>I found GPL yesterday and I am now waiting for the logitech force >>feedback wheel (should be there next week). My system is an athon 600 >>based system with a gforce 256 graphics card. >>I just started to run GPL. few questions arer the following : >>- how to improve video display (limited at 640 x 480) ? >>- which patchs should i install and where to find them ? >>- Sugestions are welcome. >> >Welcome to the cult that is GPL. It WILL take over your life!
In addition to the sites suggested in the previous post I also suggest that
you look at Riccardo Nunnini's informative site on driving in GPL. The URL
is:
http://website.lineone.net/~richardn/
There's also a good links page for all sites GPL at:
http://users.bart.nl/~hansvd/links.html
I also have an additional point on setting up GPL. When you are driving it
is very important that you have a steady framerate of 36 frames per second.
You can check the framerate by pressing Alt - F. If you have less than 36
fps you should reduce the graphics settings. I found that the detail slider
makes the biggest difference in framerate with minimum loss of information.
A steady 36fps at 1024x768 should certainly be possible on your system.
Cheers
Phil
Remco Moedt wrote:
> I bet you wonder why people like GPL, ugly eh? <g> Don't worry....
>
> You need the OpenGL Beta2 patch, get it at:
>
> http://www.papy.com/gpl/download.html
>
Ok I did it. That's nice I can now get 1600x1200 display
>
> Also get the GPL 1.2 patch there, you need it to get Force Feedback.
> Use the nVidia reference drivers 3.68. You can get that at:
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/
>
I took the lastest ones that seems to be OK
>
> To get red of the flickering mirrors, set the OpenGL buffer settings
> to "Use Block Transfer"
>
Thats flickering Ugh where is the menu to change the opengl buffer
settings ???
Many Thanks for your help remco
Bart Westra once wrote:
"They are in the properties for your Nvidia graphics card. You get
there via
the Display Properties in Control Panel. Click Settings - Advanced -
RIVA
TNT - Additional properties - OpenGL Settings. Then set Buffer
flipping mode
to "Use block transfer"." <End Quote>
Too bad you don't mention what drivers you're using. The latest
doesn't mean much these days.... <g> Anyway, try other drivers
if you still can't find this option...
Remco
Bertrand Clech <[email hidden]> wrote:
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>I took the lastest ones that seems to be OK > >> >> To get red of the flickering mirrors, set the OpenGL buffer settings >> to "Use Block Transfer" >> > >Thats flickering Ugh where is the menu to change the opengl buffer >settings ???
Remco Moedt wrote:
I found that . Now I got a blue sky screen !!!! Ugh !!!
>
> Too bad you don't mention what drivers you're using. The latest
> doesn't mean much these days.... <g> Anyway, try other drivers
> if you still can't find this option...
I should have 4.12.0362 drivers' version
>
>
> Remco
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> Bart Westra once wrote: > "They are in the properties for your Nvidia graphics card. You get > there via > the Display Properties in Control Panel. Click Settings - Advanced - > RIVA > TNT - Additional properties - OpenGL Settings. Then set Buffer > flipping mode > to "Use block transfer"." <End Quote> >Here are my openGL settings :
- performance and compatibility options
* none selected
- default color depth for textures
* use desktop color depth
- buffer flipping mode
* auto-select (If i choose use block transfert, I obtain a nice
bluesky display !!
- vertical sync
* always off
bertrand.
Bertrand Clech wrote:
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> Remco Moedt wrote: > > > Bart Westra once wrote: > > "They are in the properties for your Nvidia graphics card. You get > > there via > > the Display Properties in Control Panel. Click Settings - Advanced - > > RIVA > > TNT - Additional properties - OpenGL Settings. Then set Buffer > > flipping mode > > to "Use block transfer"." <End Quote> > > > > I found that . Now I got a blue sky screen !!!! Ugh !!! > > > > > Too bad you don't mention what drivers you're using. The latest > > doesn't mean much these days.... <g> Anyway, try other drivers > > if you still can't find this option... > > I should have 4.12.0362 drivers' version > > > > > > > Remco
Try the nVidia 3.68 reference drivers...
Remco
Bertrand Clech <[email hidden]> wrote:
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>Here are my openGL settings : >- performance and compatibility options > * none selected >- default color depth for textures > * use desktop color depth >- buffer flipping mode > * auto-select (If i choose use block transfert, I obtain a nice >bluesky display !! >- vertical sync > * always off > >bertrand. > >Bertrand Clech wrote: > >> Remco Moedt wrote: >> >> > Bart Westra once wrote: >> > "They are in the properties for your Nvidia graphics card. You get >> > there via >> > the Display Properties in Control Panel. Click Settings - Advanced - >> > RIVA >> > TNT - Additional properties - OpenGL Settings. Then set Buffer >> > flipping mode >> > to "Use block transfer"." <End Quote> >> > >> >> I found that . Now I got a blue sky screen !!!! Ugh !!! >> >> > >> > Too bad you don't mention what drivers you're using. The latest >> > doesn't mean much these days.... <g> Anyway, try other drivers >> > if you still can't find this option... >> >> I should have 4.12.0362 drivers' version >> >> > >> > >> > Remco >You are right. As you said, I found 3.68 reference drivers and It works!!.
Now i am waiting for the delivery of the logitech wheel. Perharps I will need
some help in order to use it.
Many thanks,
Bertrand.
Remco Moedt wrote:
