ICR2 Rendition....Advice Please!

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>Situation: >ICR2, Rendition version, installed. >Brand-new V220 Verite chip card. >Problem: >When starting ICR2 with the "indyfast" command, message says can't find >the Rendition 1000 chip!!! >Solution: ????????

There is a V2000 patch that just might solve your problem. I'm sorry, but I do not know the address of the patch so maybe someone else can point you to it. Thjough, I do remember that it was only a beta 9just like most patches are). Good luck, David Mocnay

www.bjorn3d.com. get any icr2 files..like v2dosfix.zip and icr2_v2k.zip check out the hints and tips section. you'll need to make a batch file to copy a sp3d.uc file from a back up directory after you boot with the included spd3d.uc file. It's kinda confusing, but once you figure it out, ICR2 will flat out fly. dave henrie

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>Situation: >ICR2, Rendition version, installed. >Brand-new V220 Verite chip card. >Problem: >When starting ICR2 with the "indyfast" command, message says can't find >the Rendition 1000 chip!!! >Solution: ???????? >-- >Regards, >Bruce. >---------- >The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- >http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

Situation: ICR2, Rendition version, installed. Brand-new V220 Verite chip card. Problem: When starting ICR2 with the "indyfast" command, message says can't find the Rendition 1000 chip!!! Solution: ???????? -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

This could be the problem..I read a while back that the first version of the rendition chip (1000)....( have the Creative Blaster with this rendition chip)isnt compatible with the new v2200 chip from rendition...so even tho u have a rendition chip the code written for ICR2 rendition is only for 1000....The makers should have made the new v2200 compatible with the older chip...I solved this problem by buying the monster 3-d and dont have to worry about that stuff anymore........and by the way...3dfx graphics for games totally blows away the rendition...i should know...i have some games that use the same card and looked at the speed, graphics etc of these games and 3dfx does a much better job with everything.....Sorry about that ICR2 thing...i'd write to rendition and tell them your situation and see what they say........Ciao...

I am e-mailing you a ZIP file of the necessary "stuff" to get it working. -- Paul My "reply" e-mail address has been changed to deter spammers. My real address is: scanguy "at" home.com >Situation: >ICR2, Rendition version, installed. >Brand-new V220 Verite chip card. >Problem: >When starting ICR2 with the "indyfast" command, message says can't find >the Rendition 1000 chip!!! >Solution: ???????? >-- >Regards, >Bruce. >---------- >The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- >http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

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>The makers should have made the new v2200 compatible with >the older chip...I solved this problem by buying the monster 3-d and dont >have to worry about that stuff anymore........and by the way...3dfx >graphics for games totally blows away the rendition...i should know...i >have some games that use the same card and looked at the speed, graphics >etc of these games and 3dfx does a much better job with >everything....

Then why did Boot Magazine (5/98) rate Rendition's image quality as the best, _ahead_ of Voodoo 2, Inel 740, and others? Have you seen GPL on a Rendition card? The Rendition version's graphics are superior to the 3Dfx version's.

Thanks for the advice David....much appreciated. > www.bjorn3d.com. get any icr2 files..like v2dosfix.zip and icr2_v2k.zip > check out the hints and tips section. -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

You, my friend, are a prince among men!! > I am e-mailing you a ZIP file of the necessary "stuff" to get it working. -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

Thank you David. > There is a V2000 patch that just might solve your problem. -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

[link lost in import] has a v2200 patch. Brian Fox

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> >The makers should have made the new v2200 compatible with > >the older chip...I solved this problem by buying the monster 3-d and dont > >have to worry about that stuff anymore........and by the way...3dfx > >graphics for games totally blows away the rendition...i should know...i > >have some games that use the same card and looked at the speed, graphics > >etc of these games and 3dfx does a much better job with > >everything.... > Then why did Boot Magazine (5/98) rate Rendition's image quality as the best, > _ahead_ of Voodoo 2, Inel 740, and others? Have you seen GPL on a Rendition > card? The Rendition version's graphics are superior to the 3Dfx version's.

-- B's ICR2 Rendition Ready Track Enhancing Project BB&B Track Editing http://sim***world.simplenet.com [link lost in import] The Originator of ICR2 Rendition Patches!

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>I am e-mailing you a ZIP file of the necessary "stuff" to get it working. >-- >Paul >My "reply" e-mail address has been changed to >deter spammers. My real address is: >scanguy "at" home.com >>Situation: >>ICR2, Rendition version, installed. >>Brand-new V220 Verite chip card. >>Problem: >>When starting ICR2 with the "indyfast" command, message says can't find >>the Rendition 1000 chip!!! >>Solution: ???????? >>-- >>Regards, >>Bruce. >>---------- >>The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- >>http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

Any chance i can get a copy of this e-mailed to me. Thanks in advance Jim D.

Bruce, if you still have troubles getting this thing to run, let me know, I'll help to the best of my abilities (and that ceitenli isn't bad, yo know!). At least I've got this thing working on my 'puter, and guess what, I'm running all graphics on at 30fps! Smooth as silk. Remember to use the DMA version of ICR2, not the FIFO ver. ---Asgeir---

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> Situation: > ICR2, Rendition version, installed. > Brand-new V220 Verite chip card. > Problem: > When starting ICR2 with the "indyfast" command, message says can't find > the Rendition 1000 chip!!! > Solution: ???????? > -- > Regards, > Bruce. > ---------- > The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- > http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

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>Bruce, if you still have troubles getting this thing to run, let me know, >I'll help to the best of my abilities (and that ceitenli isn't bad, yo >know!). At least I've got this thing working on my 'puter, and guess what, >I'm running all graphics on at 30fps! Smooth as silk. Remember to use the >DMA version of ICR2, not the FIFO ver. >> Brand-new V220 Verite chip card. >> Problem: >> When starting ICR2 with the "indyfast" command, message says can't find >> the Rendition 1000 chip!!!

Question, then: Does the "V2DOSFIX.bat" file which can patch nascar.exe from NASCAR 2 to use a V2x00 chipset work to patch indycar.exe similarly for use on a newer Rendition board? No one has answered this yet. Has no one tried it? All I've seen is a reference to an ICR2-specific patch which seemed rather kludgy at best, with all sorts of "don't do this; it'll crash" comments. V2DOSFIX patched N2 beautifully, with no problems or drawbacks whatsoever... so... doesn't it work on ICR2? I can't try it as I don't have Rendition version of ICR2 (and won't if it can't be patched for V2x00 easily). I already had N2, so that was easy to figure out... -- http://www2.cruzio.com/~keeper/toons.html - Animaniacs, P&TB, F!, etc. files http://www2.cruzio.com/~keeper/CSATSM.html - Capt Simian & The Space Monkeys http://www.armory.com/~keeper/midi.html - My own MIDI files - Updated 5 Mar

Ron, apparently the "V2DOSFIX.bat" doesn't fix ICR2. I think it has something to do with the older Rendition code that was used at the time that ICR2 was produced. (I'm not sure about that, so no flaming please). The patch, which is available on my web site, is not difficult to use. After installation you have the choice of running ICR2 with anti-alliasing and non-functional mirrors, or with functional mirrors, and messed up anti-alliasing. BTW, I am running a Thriller 8 meg PCI card, and did not have to use "V2DOSFIX.bat" on my Nascar 2 files. I assume that it's because I run N2 within Win '95. With the fantastic frame rates of the Thriller, I see no advantage to running N2 in DOS. -- Paul My "reply" e-mail address has been changed to deter spammers. My real address is: scanguy "at" home.com http://www.members.home.net/helipaul/ >Question, then: Does the "V2DOSFIX.bat" file which can patch nascar.exe >from NASCAR 2 to use a V2x00 chipset work to patch indycar.exe similarly >for use on a newer Rendition board? No one has answered this yet. Has >no one tried it? All I've seen is a reference to an ICR2-specific patch >which seemed rather kludgy at best, with all sorts of "don't do this; it'll >crash" comments. V2DOSFIX patched N2 beautifully, with no problems or >drawbacks whatsoever... so... doesn't it work on ICR2? I can't try it >as I don't have Rendition version of ICR2 (and won't if it can't be >patched for V2x00 easily). I already had N2, so that was easy to figure >out... >-- #2159831 >http://www2.cruzio.com/~keeper/toons.html - Animaniacs, P&TB, F!, etc. files >http://www2.cruzio.com/~keeper/CSATSM.html - Capt Simian & The Space Monkeys >http://www.armory.com/~keeper/midi.html - My own MIDI files - Updated 5 Mar