F1RS installation problem

Help! I thought I was going to get away from CPR tonight -- but the copy of F1RS sitting on my doorstep won't install! It begins transferring files, gets to about 20%, then says Can't copy G:\f1datab\Resson\concretdom.wav to d:\Ubisoft\F1rs\f1datab\Resson\concretdom.wav Then it uninstalls what it's done and exits. Aargh! It's not a space issue, I've tried several drives, it always hangs at this one file. Any ideas?

Whoever said it was the DOS cd-rom drivers hit it square on the head. Next problem: after I reinstalled WIN95 recently, my machine wouldn't recognize the cd-rom drive without MSCDEX and IBMIDECD.SYS in the autoexec.bat and config.sys files (respectively). I tried "install new hardware" but it doesn't set up properly. Ugh. Now what?

Jeff..... There is an explanation for this message from Ubi Soft, which they provided as a mail-out after New Year. We have a dedicated F1RS news server at the following address:- cbr.cls.com.au The NG name is:- alt.games.f1rs. You will find a copy of Ubi Softs' answers in a thread called 'Answers from Ubisoft, which also provides a lot of additional info. There is also a dedicated F1RS FTP server that we've set up. Address is:- ftp://cbr.cls.com.au/f1rs There are several file containing info, patches are there (Ubi Soft's) and some new WAV files. You are welcome to visit. -- Bruce (at work) "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired." (Jules Renard)

Thank you thank you thank you...for all of my love of this sim I too have had installation problems. It doesnt recognise my Voodoo w/ref 2.43 drivers and Direct X 5.0 and latest Direct Ref Voodoo drivers. Says I dont have any voodoo. I found a way around by installing the full D3d version but still feel like its broken cause I dont see any intro AVI's... Pierre PAPA DOC Legrand

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>It begins transferring files, gets to about 20%, then says > Can't copy G:\f1datab\Resson\concretdom.wav to > d:\Ubisoft\F1rs\f1datab\Resson\concretdom.wav >Then it uninstalls what it's done and exits. Aargh! >It's not a space issue, I've tried several drives, it always hangs >at this one file. Any ideas?

This very well may be a DOS CD driver issue (can't handle long filenames). Try deleting all references to CD drivers in your autoexec.bat and config.sys then let Windoze(r) handle it for you. Good luck, Bill -------- "NASCAR is the Professional Wrestling of Motorsport." -Me-

Yer welcome, Pierre. I hope there is at least information there that will be of assistance to you. -- Bruce (at work) "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired." (Jules Renard)

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> > It begins transferring files, gets to about 20%, then says > > Can't copy G:\f1datab\Resson\concretdom.wav to > > d:\Ubisoft\F1rs\f1datab\Resson\concretdom.wav > Whoever said it was the DOS cd-rom drivers hit it square on the head. > Next problem: after I reinstalled WIN95 recently, my machine wouldn't > recognize the cd-rom drive without MSCDEX and IBMIDECD.SYS in the > autoexec.bat and config.sys files (respectively). I tried > "install new hardware" but it doesn't set up properly. > Ugh. Now what?

i had this problem too - i added some more HD"s to my PC and don't have room left for my CDROM on the motherboard ide chains any more so i had just put it on my Soundblaster IDE thingy, and the soundblaster dos driver for it doesn't seem to support long filenames. Win95 won't see the CDROM without those dos drivers there. my solution to installing F1RS was to copy the entire CD over to HD, and run the installer from the HD copy. the installer still will copy the files from your CD however. BUT there is a file in your HD copy of the CD located at \instdata\ubi.ins that contains all the file names to copy. so each time the Installer threw a tantrum about a missing file name, i'd go find that filename in this ubi.ins file (which is just a text file) and rename the long filename to the short filename and try again. it turns out there are 3 long filenames you'll have to alter. once the install is complete, go into the F1RS install and rename those three files back to their long filenames - which you will have made a note of as you were changing each. i hope this works for you:) and i hope i explained it properly! let me know if you need more details. Grant Reeve.

This is something peculiar to the Orchid Righteous.In order for the game installation to recognize your voodoo card you need the old v.2 glide.dll and sst1init.dll files to be present in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, as well as the v.2.43. (Don't ask why, French programmers eh...not content with chain smoking Gitanes and trying to get off with your wife). You can find them on your CD that came with the card in the Win95 directory listed as glide.dl_ sst1init.dl_ Just copy them to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM and rename them glide.dll and sst1init.dll. If you haven't got this file or can't find it ( I think its on Ubisoft's website) I can e-mail it to you (about 130Kb).

Those two files are also available for FTP download at:- ftp://cbr.cls.com.au/f1rs/patches Anonymous log-in; no password required. -- Bruce. (At home)