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N2 Rendition joystick config loss

7 posts by 5 people · 07 Feb 1997 - 14 Feb 1997

n2ka.. 07 Feb 1997#355339
Hi if anyone can help me with this I would appreciate it. Especially, Jim Sokoloff or Erick Busch. I just installed my Intergraph 3d board. It is great. But, here is my problem. Every time I run "renddma.bat" I loose my joystick configuration. Sometimes the game doesn't even recongnize my joystick. I called Intergraph and the tech rep. there said I might try removing some of the numbers in the renddma. bat file. (huh?). Ok, so I edited some of the numbers out but still no consistant results. Win95 reports DMA is using 1,2,3, and 4. Is there some kind of conflict here? Can someone help? Thanks in advance
Ron 11 Feb 1997#355713
snip I can't even get the joystick to respond now at all with my current system and sound/game card in Nascar2 under W95 no matter what I have tried. I have tried with a regular Gravis anolog joystick, a T2, and gamepad. I have loaded the regular N2.bat and the renddma.bat many times while going back to the ControlPanel/Joystick and recal in between. I always get the -1 reading in calibration with no needle movement. ICR2 works fine under w95. Calibrates everytime. NHL97 works fine under w95, calibration (through control panel). N2 will only work through DOS with my current system. Funny thing was, with my previous system and different sound/game card, I did have success, however, not until the second or third time I would load N2 under W95, but it did eventually calibrate. My System: P166, 32meg EDO, Intergraph Reactor, Addonics Soundvision 500 (soundcard). I would like to get this working with my T2 in w95 so I can use my current modem which is windows95 only. Can anyone from Sierra/Papy give a hint if there is a "fix" in the works for this frustrating problem? I hate to waste money on a dedicated gamecard since all my other programs work fine with a stick or T2 except N2 under w95 but if this is the solution, I will do so. Ron
bru.. 11 Feb 1997#355714
I wrote to Sierra about the exact same problem and you know what one idiot from their tech support said? - "If you read the side of the box it says MS-DOS game NOT Win95 game so you are out of luck if it doesn't
Quoted text (33 lines)> >AFAIK, this happens to just about everyone at one time or another. I'd > >say 2 out of 3 times I start N2 it can't detect my controller. Usually > >it will re-appear if I quit and start N2 again. > >-- > snip > I can't even get the joystick to respond now at all with my current > system and sound/game card in Nascar2 under W95 no matter what I have > tried. I have tried with a regular Gravis anolog joystick, a T2, and > gamepad. I have loaded the regular N2.bat and the renddma.bat many > times while going back to the ControlPanel/Joystick and recal in > between. I always get the -1 reading in calibration with no needle > movement. > ICR2 works fine under w95. Calibrates everytime. NHL97 works fine > under w95, calibration (through control panel). N2 will only work > through DOS with my current system. Funny thing was, with my previous > system and different sound/game card, I did have success, however, not > until the second or third time I would load N2 under W95, but it did > eventually calibrate. > My System: P166, 32meg EDO, Intergraph Reactor, Addonics Soundvision > 500 (soundcard). > I would like to get this working with my T2 in w95 so I can use my > current modem which is windows95 only. Can anyone from Sierra/Papy > give a hint if there is a "fix" in the works for this frustrating > problem? I hate to waste money on a dedicated gamecard since all my > other programs work fine with a stick or T2 except N2 under w95 but if > this is the solution, I will do so. > Ron
Ron 12 Feb 1997#355802
>I wrote to Sierra about the exact same problem and you know what one >idiot from their tech support said? - "If you read the side of the box it >says MS-DOS game NOT Win95 game so you are out of luck if it doesn't Well, If this is indeed true then I am very quickly losing my faith in Sierra. Pardon my anger but why in the hell did they package N2 with the TEN online service (which is w95 only) and also clearly stated that all plans are for NRO to be run through w95? Not that I plan on using TEN anyhow but I guess I better master my keyboard skills at driving just in case I change my mind. <<<<NOT Please, Sierra/Papy, just acknowledge that there is a "bug" with the joystick calibration under w95 and that something is being worked on to fix it. This is all I want to here. Ron
lhge 14 Feb 1997#356053
PLAY IT IN DOS!!!
Quoted text (10 lines)> I wrote to Sierra about the exact same problem and you know what one > idiot from their tech support said? - "If you read the side of the box it > says MS-DOS game NOT Win95 game so you are out of luck if it doesn't > > >AFAIK, this happens to just about everyone at one time or another.
I'd > > >say 2 out of 3 times I start N2 it can't detect my controller. Usually
Quoted text (31 lines)> > >it will re-appear if I quit and start N2 again. > > >-- > > snip > > I can't even get the joystick to respond now at all with my current > > system and sound/game card in Nascar2 under W95 no matter what I have > > tried. I have tried with a regular Gravis anolog joystick, a T2, and > > gamepad. I have loaded the regular N2.bat and the renddma.bat many > > times while going back to the ControlPanel/Joystick and recal in > > between. I always get the -1 reading in calibration with no needle > > movement. > > ICR2 works fine under w95. Calibrates everytime. NHL97 works fine > > under w95, calibration (through control panel). N2 will only work > > through DOS with my current system. Funny thing was, with my previous > > system and different sound/game card, I did have success, however, not > > until the second or third time I would load N2 under W95, but it did > > eventually calibrate. > > My System: P166, 32meg EDO, Intergraph Reactor, Addonics Soundvision > > 500 (soundcard). > > I would like to get this working with my T2 in w95 so I can use my > > current modem which is windows95 only. Can anyone from Sierra/Papy > > give a hint if there is a "fix" in the works for this frustrating > > problem? I hate to waste money on a dedicated gamecard since all my > > other programs work fine with a stick or T2 except N2 under w95 but if > > this is the solution, I will do so. > > Ron
bru.. 14 Feb 1997#356054
AND WHAT - PLAY THROUGH THE IMAGINARY INTERNET IN DOS ALSO????? says...
Quoted text (50 lines)> PLAY IT IN DOS!!! > > I wrote to Sierra about the exact same problem and you know what one > > idiot from their tech support said? - "If you read the side of the box it > > says MS-DOS game NOT Win95 game so you are out of luck if it doesn't > > > >AFAIK, this happens to just about everyone at one time or another. > I'd > > > >say 2 out of 3 times I start N2 it can't detect my controller. > Usually > > > >it will re-appear if I quit and start N2 again. > > > >-- > > > snip > > > I can't even get the joystick to respond now at all with my current > > > system and sound/game card in Nascar2 under W95 no matter what I have > > > tried. I have tried with a regular Gravis anolog joystick, a T2, and > > > gamepad. I have loaded the regular N2.bat and the renddma.bat many > > > times while going back to the ControlPanel/Joystick and recal in > > > between. I always get the -1 reading in calibration with no needle > > > movement. > > > ICR2 works fine under w95. Calibrates everytime. NHL97 works fine > > > under w95, calibration (through control panel). N2 will only work > > > through DOS with my current system. Funny thing was, with my previous > > > system and different sound/game card, I did have success, however, not > > > until the second or third time I would load N2 under W95, but it did > > > eventually calibrate. > > > My System: P166, 32meg EDO, Intergraph Reactor, Addonics Soundvision > > > 500 (soundcard). > > > I would like to get this working with my T2 in w95 so I can use my > > > current modem which is windows95 only. Can anyone from Sierra/Papy > > > give a hint if there is a "fix" in the works for this frustrating > > > problem? I hate to waste money on a dedicated gamecard since all my > > > other programs work fine with a stick or T2 except N2 under w95 but if > > > this is the solution, I will do so. > > > Ron

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