GPL locks up and then crashes after a few laps?

A fter a few laps GPL frame rate drops very low ( 10 fps ) and then crashes sending me back to Windows 98 desktop. My normal frame rate is 15-20 fps but after a few laps it starts dropping. Anyone experiencing the same? Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8 meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2.

I have exactly the same problem. Until you posted, I thought I was the only one! Here is my configuration: Dell XPS R450 128 MB RAM STB Velocity 128 nVidia 128ZX Tutle Beach Montego sound card I notice that we have the STB video card in common. That would be my first supect. What version of the STB video drivers are you using? I am getting a Voodoo II card Friday, and want to see if the crashes stop. I'll post my experience. BTW, do you have a Dell? Regards, Krabby

there are several others who have the same lockup issue (see posts on the sierra sports message board). i have same issue...using the voodoo II 12 meg. have tried using different drivers as suggested by sierra techs...lockups still occur. let me know if you find a solution. thanks

This is interesting because I also have a STB Velocity 128. The game runs through my Voodoo1 but I get dumped to the desktop....often. Very often. See my other post (GPL Problems (Kernel32.dll errors) for my other system specs. I just got the latest 128 drivers and, come to think of it, it is REALLY crashing often now. I just assumed that, since the game was running through the Monster card that it wouldn't matter what 2d card I was using. Maybe I was wrong... J. :>A fter a few laps GPL frame rate drops very low ( 10 fps ) and then crashes :>sending me back to Windows 98 desktop. My normal frame rate is 15-20 fps but :>after a few laps it starts dropping. Anyone experiencing the same? :> :>Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8 :>meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2. :> : I have exactly the same problem. Until you posted, I thought I was the only : one! : Here is my configuration: : Dell XPS R450 : 128 MB RAM : STB Velocity 128 nVidia 128ZX : Tutle Beach Montego sound card : I notice that we have the STB video card in common. That would be my first : supect. : What version of the STB video drivers are you using? : I am getting a Voodoo II card Friday, and want to see if the crashes stop. I'll : post my experience. : BTW, do you have a Dell? : Regards, : Krabby

I had voodoo2 display lockups, but seem to have cured them by moving my stealth 2 away from the voodoo board, so my cpi slots 1-4 are now m3d2, empty, mnstr snd, stealth 2. Don't know why, but I don't trust PCI.

I have the same problem on a it doesn't get slower but just crashes on my Monster1 and SB AWE64. Disabling the sound card, but not the joystick port, allows me to play all day! When I train (I just got it yesterday :) I return to the pits whenever the top of the screen starts to get garbled. I need a fix badly! Jason. > A fter a few laps GPL frame rate drops very low ( 10 fps ) and then crashes > sending me back to Windows 98 desktop. My normal frame rate is 15-20 fps but > after a few laps it starts dropping. Anyone experiencing the same? > Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8 > meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2. -- ----- Jason Monds (Remove 'no spork' when replying)

Same problem here with AWE64 and TOTAL3d card. with Win98...after about 30 secs...screen freeze system lock..have to reboot. Anyone know a fix...please let us know if you find one. says...

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> I have the same problem on a it doesn't get slower but > just crashes on my Monster1 and SB AWE64. > Disabling the sound card, but not the joystick port, > allows me to play all day! > When I train (I just got it yesterday :) I return to the pits > whenever the top of the screen starts to get garbled. > I need a fix badly! > Jason. > > A fter a few laps GPL frame rate drops very low ( 10 fps ) and then crashes > > sending me back to Windows 98 desktop. My normal frame rate is 15-20 fps but > > after a few laps it starts dropping. Anyone experiencing the same? > > Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8 > > meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2. > -- > ----- > Jason Monds > (Remove 'no spork' when replying)

% I have the same problem on a it doesn't get slower but % just crashes on my Monster1 and SB AWE64. % Disabling the sound card, but not the joystick port, % allows me to play all day! % When I train (I just got it yesterday :) I return to the pits % whenever the top of the screen starts to get garbled. % I need a fix badly! Make sure you are running the latest Creative Lab soundcard drivers. Get them at: http://www.soundblaster.com/wwwnew/tech/ftp/ftpnew.html Also make sure that there are no conflicts with your soundcard setup in Win9x. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Hi BC, I did get mine to work! *pat on back* You might not like the solution (as I'm not sure what caused the problem yet): 1. Reinstall Win98 fresh -- make a boot disk with your CD drivers and DELTREE WINDOWS. Run setup from the CD... blah blah blah. 2. I had to install the 3Dfx reference drivers to get my Monster1 working. 3. Play like hell! What I figure. My DirectX setup was screwed. If I ran *any* directx game the sound would get screwy and crash the game. Win98 comes with DX5. I'm gonna start installing some of my original software. I'll inform you when I find what was the cause. (Of course I'm not gonna install DX6 until I'm forced to :) Jason (Enjoying the *blank* out of GPL!)

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> Same problem here with AWE64 and TOTAL3d card. > with Win98...after about 30 secs...screen freeze system lock..have to > reboot. > Anyone know a fix...please let us know if you find one. > says... > > I have the same problem on a it doesn't get slower but > > just crashes on my Monster1 and SB AWE64. > > Disabling the sound card, but not the joystick port, > > allows me to play all day! > > When I train (I just got it yesterday :) I return to the pits > > whenever the top of the screen starts to get garbled. > > I need a fix badly! > > Jason. > > > A fter a few laps GPL frame rate drops very low ( 10 fps ) and then crashes > > > sending me back to Windows 98 desktop. My normal frame rate is 15-20 fps but > > > after a few laps it starts dropping. Anyone experiencing the same? > > > Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8 > > > meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2. > > -- > > ----- > > Jason Monds > > (Remove 'no spork' when replying)

-- ----- Jason Monds (Remove 'no spork' when replying)

Please realize: I cannot take responsiblity for anyone reinstalling Win98. You will lose saved passwords and such, so write down any configuration information you need. Make sure your boot disk works before erasing Windows. You should be able to see the CD-ROM drive and the setup.exe program. The only programs I installed after Win98 were GPL and the 3Dfx reference drivers -- the SB AWE64 was supported out of the box. Just clearing things up. Jason.

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> Hi BC, > I did get mine to work! *pat on back* > You might not like the solution (as I'm not sure what caused the problem yet): > 1. Reinstall Win98 fresh -- make a boot disk with your CD drivers > and DELTREE WINDOWS. Run setup from the CD... blah blah blah. > 2. I had to install the 3Dfx reference drivers to get my Monster1 working. > 3. Play like hell! > What I figure. My DirectX setup was screwed. If I ran *any* directx > game the sound would get screwy and crash the game. > Win98 comes with DX5. I'm gonna start installing some of my original > software. I'll inform you when I find what was the cause. (Of course > I'm not gonna install DX6 until I'm forced to :) > Jason (Enjoying the *blank* out of GPL!) > > Same problem here with AWE64 and TOTAL3d card. > > with Win98...after about 30 secs...screen freeze system lock..have to > > reboot. > > Anyone know a fix...please let us know if you find one. > > says... > > > I have the same problem on a it doesn't get slower but > > > just crashes on my Monster1 and SB AWE64. > > > Disabling the sound card, but not the joystick port, > > > allows me to play all day! > > > When I train (I just got it yesterday :) I return to the pits > > > whenever the top of the screen starts to get garbled. > > > I need a fix badly! > > > Jason. > > > > A fter a few laps GPL frame rate drops very low ( 10 fps ) and then crashes > > > > sending me back to Windows 98 desktop. My normal frame rate is 15-20 fps but > > > > after a few laps it starts dropping. Anyone experiencing the same? > > > > Pentium ll 400mz, 8meg STB Velocity, 64 meg ram...looking to upgrade to 8 > > > > meg Monster 3d VOODOO 2. > > > -- > > > ----- > > > Jason Monds > > > (Remove 'no spork' when replying) > -- > ----- > Jason Monds > (Remove 'no spork' when replying)

-- ----- Jason Monds (Remove 'no spork' when replying)

Just had another lockup, so I guess I'm not cured.

Cooling... Cooling ... Cooling. Was having a problem of my M3DII locking up in GPL. (screen would freeze). As an experiment, take the case off and put a regular old house fan pointing at the 3DFX card (turn the fan on). If the lockups disappear, guess what, you need more cooling for your 3DFX., worked for me