Re: WinVROC lockups

"Scott Boham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8fneq3$o6c$[email hidden]...

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> Jason Fagan <jasonf{@}frognet.net> wrote in message > news:KbFT4.1021$[email hidden]... > > I have a 768/128 DSL connecton, I ping in the 80-100 range to Quake2 > > servers. I have hosted 7 players with good comments from all invloved > > regarding connection. > > > > I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading VROC

or > > exiting a race, and going back into VROC. Basically anytime you are > hearing > > 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup. Probably about 1 in 5, > > transisitons or loading it, it will lock forcing a reset switch. Also > > occasionally it fails to connect to the VROC server though myconnection, > > all other games etc are working fine! > > > > Anyone have any comments? > > Yeah, I have the same problem. Occasionaly (but often enough to be > annoying), whenever I exit from GPL, it locks up. If I load GPL it isfine, > but through WinVROC it is prone to crashing. I have a 10Mbs LANconnection > to the net, and hosting 20 players works fine most times, but again, > occasionaly they will all get disco'd and my computer will lock forcing a > reset. > > I haven't tried any other games apart from GPL, so I can't say whether itis > GPL or my net card. >Well let me join the bandwagon. For weeks now I've been experiencing Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD), sometimes, when entering or leaving VROC. I've reinstalled WIN98 twice. I have an SDSL line, 416kbps up and downstream. I have all the latest patches and DX7.0a. I'm getting tired of rebooting because after I clear the BSOD, I can still use my computer but I can't get into VROC. It just won't connect to VROC after the BSOD unless it reboots. I've heard this before from some people. I thought my problems were over when I reinstalled WIN98 but it's still the same. BTW I don't even use the startup.wav (hold onto ur butt). I just renamed it and it is ignored. That;s all for now dudes...let's hope someone can find a solution. It seems weird that so many people aare getting the same problem, at the same time. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----

Heretic! --DK

I have a 768/128 DSL connecton, I ping in the 80-100 range to Quake2 servers. I have hosted 7 players with good comments from all invloved regarding connection. I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading VROC or exiting a race, and going back into VROC. Basically anytime you are hearing 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup. Probably about 1 in 5, transisitons or loading it, it will lock forcing a reset switch. Also occasionally it fails to connect to the VROC server though my connection, all other games etc are working fine! Anyone have any comments? Regards, Jason jasonf[@]frognet dot net

Some don't agree with me, but, I have found a bit more stability by disabling the butt wave file. Go into your WinVroc folder and rename Startup.wav to disable it. jasonf{@}frognet.net (Jason Fagan) wrote in <KbFT4.1021$[email hidden]>:

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>I have a 768/128 DSL connecton, I ping in the 80-100 range to Quake2 >servers. I have hosted 7 players with good comments from all >invloved regarding connection. > >I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading >VROC or exiting a race, and going back into VROC. Basically anytime >you are hearing 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup. >Probably about 1 in 5, transisitons or loading it, it will lock >forcing a reset switch. Also occasionally it fails to connect to >the VROC server though my connection, all other games etc are >working fine! > >Anyone have any comments? > >Regards, >Jason >jasonf[@]frognet dot net > >

-- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C.

Heretic! --DK "Don Scurlock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8F34A7E7Fdscurlock@news... > Some don't agree with me, but, I have found a bit more stability by > disabling the butt wave file. Go into your WinVroc folder and rename > Startup.wav to disable it.

In article <8fndmd$7io$[email hidden]>, "David Karr" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Heretic! > >--DK > >"Don Scurlock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:8F34A7E7Fdscurlock@news... >> Some don't agree with me, but, I have found a bit more stability by >> disabling the butt wave file. Go into your WinVroc folder and rename >> Startup.wav to disable it.

Rename it? Hell, I *deleted* it... :) Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Jason Fagan <jasonf{@}frognet.net> wrote in message news:KbFT4.1021$[email hidden]... > I have a 768/128 DSL connecton, I ping in the 80-100 range to Quake2 > servers. I have hosted 7 players with good comments from all invloved > regarding connection. > > I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading VROC or > exiting a race, and going back into VROC. Basically anytime you arehearing > 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup. Probably about 1 in 5, > transisitons or loading it, it will lock forcing a reset switch. Also > occasionally it fails to connect to the VROC server though my connection, > all other games etc are working fine! > > Anyone have any comments? Yeah, I have the same problem. Occasionaly (but often enough to be annoying), whenever I exit from GPL, it locks up. If I load GPL it is fine, but through WinVROC it is prone to crashing. I have a 10Mbs LAN connection to the net, and hosting 20 players works fine most times, but again, occasionaly they will all get disco'd and my computer will lock forcing a reset. I haven't tried any other games apart from GPL, so I can't say whether it is GPL or my net card.

I experienced the same problem here using Winvroc. To avoid system crashing when starting Winvroc, make sure the "Toggle Chat Connection" is disabled when leaving Winvroc. No problems occur since the Chat is disabled. Alain "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:391f5bf4$[email hidden]...

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> > "Scott Boham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8fneq3$o6c$[email hidden]... > > Jason Fagan <jasonf{@}frognet.net> wrote in message > > news:KbFT4.1021$[email hidden]... > > > I have a 768/128 DSL connecton, I ping in the 80-100 range to Quake2 > > > servers. I have hosted 7 players with good comments from all invloved > > > regarding connection. > > > > > > I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading

VROC

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> or > > > exiting a race, and going back into VROC. Basically anytime you are > > hearing > > > 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup. Probably about 1 in 5, > > > transisitons or loading it, it will lock forcing a reset switch. Also > > > occasionally it fails to connect to the VROC server though my > connection, > > > all other games etc are working fine! > > > > > > Anyone have any comments? > > > > Yeah, I have the same problem. Occasionaly (but often enough to be > > annoying), whenever I exit from GPL, it locks up. If I load GPL it is > fine, > > but through WinVROC it is prone to crashing. I have a 10Mbs LAN > connection > > to the net, and hosting 20 players works fine most times, but again, > > occasionaly they will all get disco'd and my computer will lock forcing

a > > reset. > > > > I haven't tried any other games apart from GPL, so I can't say whetherit > is > > GPL or my net card. > > > Well let me join the bandwagon. For weeks now I've been experiencing Blue > Screen Of Death (BSOD), sometimes, when entering or leaving VROC. I've > reinstalled WIN98 twice. I have an SDSL line, 416kbps up and downstream.I > have all the latest patches and DX7.0a. I'm getting tired of rebooting > because after I clear the BSOD, I can still use my computer but I can'tget > into VROC. It just won't connect to VROC after the BSOD unless it reboots. > I've heard this before from some people. I thought my problems were over > when I reinstalled WIN98 but it's still the same. > BTW I don't even use the startup.wav (hold onto ur butt). I just renamedit > and it is ignored. That;s all for now dudes...let's hope someone canfind

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> a solution. It seems weird that so many people aare getting the same > problem, at the same time. > > > > > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----

On Sun, 14 May 2000 22:58:29 -0400, "Alain F." <[email hidden]> wrote: >I experienced the same problem here using Winvroc. >To avoid system crashing when starting Winvroc, make sure the "Toggle Chat >Connection" is disabled when leaving Winvroc. >No problems occur since the Chat is disabled. I have intermittant BSOD problems, too, with WinVroc and indeed I can also avoid them if I do not use the Chat feature. Wonder what the problem is there... Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

> transisitons or loading it, it will lock forcing a reset switch. Also > occasionally it fails to connect to the VROC server though my connection, > all other games etc are working fine! When it fails to connect the VROC server this is mostly due to DNS lookup problems: the nameserver for ods.org is pretty slow and often needs up to one minute to process a DNS request. I suggest you make a lookup yourself and enter that address in your vroc.ini. the current address is 209.53.20.177 and I doubt that it will change often ... Lio

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>Heretic! >--DK >> Some don't agree with me, but, I have found a bit more stability by >> disabling the ***wave file. Go into your WinVroc folder and rename >> Startup.wav to disable it.

Rename it? Hell, I *deleted* it... :) Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.