GPL Demo: Calibration/Controller problems

Hi, Try changing the joystick option in the options menu from "Optimized" to "Direct input". That solved a problem I had which was sort of similar. Cheers! -- Graeme Nash You know what to do with "don't_spam_me"... http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk/ ICQ# 11257824 "The... Brake... Jammed. Spun.... Brake" - Nigel Mansell, BTCC Donington 1998

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> >>whenever I start the GPL demo, I can see the menu screen for about > >>a second, then it takes me directly to a calibration screen where > >>my mouse pointer is frozen. The only way to get out of this situation > >>is ALT+F4 which brings me back to Windows. > .. > > Try changing the joystick option in the options menu from "Optimized" to > > "Direct input". That solved a problem I had which was sort of similar. > But I can't go to the option menu because right after the intro screen > it takes me to the calibration screen and I'm stuck because the mouse > pointer is frozen...

I have exactly the same problem you have! Funny thing is, I had a preinstalled Win98 on this system, but I reinstalled Win95 (oh yes, generally this makes sense!). On Win98 I got it to work, now on Win95 it freezes. What the... Anybody else had that problem, maybe with a solution? l8er ronny -- Toys'R'Us '99: "So, would you like a hand gun with that action figure, kiddo?" |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

Try this... When you installed GPL, first the files unzipped, then the Sierra Installer ran (and copied all the files to a ../Sierra/gpl directory. If you do a Find on your harddrive and look for gpl.exe, I think you will find TWO copies of it. One will be in the Sierra directory, the other will be in the directory where you ran the installer from. The Sierra directory gpl.exe file works, the other DOES NOT (freezes at calibration) Once you've found the one that works, you can delete the other one and the directory that it is in.. those files are totally useless (very annoying of Sierra to do this - wasting my harddrive space!). Try that.. that should work! If not, go to my webpage and follow the installation instructions for Windows 98 installation. It may work (what have you got to lose?) I haven't met one person yet that hasn't been able to get it up and running after following my instructions step-by-step. doktorB http://webhome.idirect.com/~drbryan/gpl For the GPL track files, FAQs (I've got them!), installation help, release date updates, poll-of-the week, PC GAMER preview pics, and more! ----

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>Hi, >whenever I start the GPL demo, I can see the menu screen for about >a second, then it takes me directly to a calibration screen where >my mouse pointer is frozen. The only way to get out of this situation >is ALT+F4 which brings me back to Windows. >No matter if I plug in or out my TM GP1 wheel or remove it from the >hardware setup, this happens all the time...

Sounds like the problem I had initially, even without having a joystick selected in the Win95 control panel, it'd sit there and allow me calibrate, sort of, but I couldn't press the OK button => the mouse wouldn't move. I had to Ctrl-Alt-Del kill GPL every time. I turned off animated cursors in the Control Panel/Mouse applet and suddenly it all started working for me. HTH, Stuart -- Stuart Booth Somewhere in Buckinghamshire, England, UK Note: My email address is in disguise! Remove trailing Z

I had the same problem when I skipped a step in the manual installation for Win98. The problem, for me, was that the config or calibration directory didn't exist. The game tries to write its config file, and fails. Try reinstalling, or follow the manual setup instructions. Michael.

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> >Hi, > >whenever I start the GPL demo, I can see the menu screen for about > >a second, then it takes me directly to a calibration screen where > >my mouse pointer is frozen. The only way to get out of this situation > >is ALT+F4 which brings me back to Windows. > >No matter if I plug in or out my TM GP1 wheel or remove it from the > >hardware setup, this happens all the time... > Sounds like the problem I had initially, even without having a > joystick selected in the Win95 control panel, it'd sit there and allow > me calibrate, sort of, but I couldn't press the OK button => the mouse > wouldn't move. I had to Ctrl-Alt-Del kill GPL every time. > I turned off animated cursors in the Control Panel/Mouse applet and > suddenly it all started working for me. > HTH, > Stuart > -- > Stuart Booth > Somewhere in Buckinghamshire, England, UK > Note: My email address is in disguise! Remove trailing Z