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Re: Problems updating Rendition version CART with 3Dkits - plz help

4 posts by 3 people · 08 Apr 2000 - 09 Apr 2000 02:42 UTC

(unknown) 08 Apr 2000#279728
I had a lot of trouble with this too, but eventually got it to work. Trust me, it is worth it. Read the installation instructions at http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/cart/install.htm and follow them to the letter. She has other instructions elsewhere at ther site which are not as complete. Note the difference in the install files you download: 1. one set if you have the Rendition version of CART and you want to 3Dkit-upgrade the other tracks. 2. a different set if you don't have the Rendition at all. Make sure you follow this instruction if you have the Rendition version. "The best way to install the Rendition version of CART is to run INSTALL.EXE in the \DOS\REND folder on the CD. Install to a folder called \ICR2 on your hard drive." Make sure you have allocated 1536k memory for your DOS window. Just rebooting to DOS doesn't do it. She has a good description at http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/cart/readme.htm#a1 . Good Luck....wtonsmann In article <[email hidden]>, Greg Longfield <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (7 lines)> Hi all, > > After 4 hours I'm almost at the tearing-out-of-hair stage :) > > so far I have : > > used the dos installation method to install the Rend. version of CART
to > c:\icr2 - I know its the correct version cos its from the d:\dos\rend > folder and it generates files called rr.exe and rr.mas which sit inthe
Quoted text (28 lines)> icr2\ folder > > put copies of pack.exe and unpack.exe in c:\icr2\ > > created a c:\icr2\3dkits\ folder which now contains - > 3d_setup.exe > clvlndhq.zip > dethq.zip > lngbchhq.zip > midohhq.zip > trontohq.zip > vanhq.zip > > put a copies of the 204g version of pkzip.exe and pkunzip.exe in > c:\windows. My default path points to my windows folder - if I go to a > root directory dos prompt I can type "pkzip" and it is found. > > WinZip installed with standard preferences > > NOW, after I go to dos prompt and run 3d_setup all seems well, 3 more > files are generated. > > BUT whenever I do a install /a I always the same error: "you must have > michhq.dat installed in ..... must have lagunahq.dat installed in ... > etc" and spits me out. > > Even if I go back and change my ICR2 track folder and *.dat names to > match them to those above I still get spat out with no converted
tracks > :( > > I've read the instructions over & over and I don't think I've missedout
Quoted text (7 lines)> a step - but of course I'm probably wrong :) > > Can someone give me some pointers here ? TIA > > Greg Longfield > >
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Kevin Gavitt 08 Apr 2000 16:01 UTC#279601
"Greg Longfield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hi all, > > After 4 hours I'm almost at the tearing-out-of-hair stage :) > Yeah, I spent the better part of an afternoon getting this puppy to work right. It can be a bear. What's more, am I the only one that isn't happy with the result? The "blur-o-vison" is giving me a headache. I think I actually prefer the years old, unexeclerated, but crisp, VGA graphics.
Greg Longfield 09 Apr 2000 00:27 UTC#279717
Hi all, After 4 hours I'm almost at the tearing-out-of-hair stage :) so far I have : used the dos installation method to install the Rend. version of CART to c:\icr2 - I know its the correct version cos its from the d:\dos\rend folder and it generates files called rr.exe and rr.mas which sit in the icr2\ folder put copies of pack.exe and unpack.exe in c:\icr2\ created a c:\icr2\3dkits\ folder which now contains - 3d_setup.exe clvlndhq.zip dethq.zip lngbchhq.zip midohhq.zip trontohq.zip vanhq.zip put a copies of the 204g version of pkzip.exe and pkunzip.exe in c:\windows. My default path points to my windows folder - if I go to a root directory dos prompt I can type "pkzip" and it is found. WinZip installed with standard preferences NOW, after I go to dos prompt and run 3d_setup all seems well, 3 more files are generated. BUT whenever I do a install /a I always the same error: "you must have michhq.dat installed in ..... must have lagunahq.dat installed in ... etc" and spits me out. Even if I go back and change my ICR2 track folder and *.dat names to match them to those above I still get spat out with no converted tracks :( I've read the instructions over & over and I don't think I've missed out a step - but of course I'm probably wrong :) Can someone give me some pointers here ? TIA Greg Longfield
Greg Longfield 09 Apr 2000 02:42 UTC#279732
update: After deleting the whole icr2 dir i decided to start again - except that THIS TIME I had a look in the tracks dir and was surprised to find an extra 5 directories ending in "hq" - corresponding to those which were missing when I tried to update the graphics before !!!! On previous installations of the Rend version I only had the standard 15 track dirs.... very odd (see previous post) Anyway now I able to update the graphics successfully ! Greg Longfield (no longer losing hair rapidly)

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