N2: NROSrend.exe Lockups - Solved?

> Has anyone else solved lockups by re-installing TEN? Turns out that didn't solve the problem... I had my controls mapped to keyboard just for testing and everything worked OK. As soon as I switched to wheel and pedal controls, it locked up :( Where can I get the latest MS joystick port drivers? -- Pat Dotson IMPACT Motorsports http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html

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> > Has anyone else solved lockups by re-installing TEN? > Turns out that didn't solve the problem... I had > my controls mapped to keyboard just for testing and > everything worked OK. As soon as I switched to > wheel and pedal controls, it locked up :( > Where can I get the latest MS joystick port > drivers?

Haven`t had your problems Pat, but had some of my own, all of which dissapeared if I ran in plain software mode, some updated drivers for my Hercules card later, and I could run Rendition online So have you tried running non-rendition ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy

> So have you tried running non-rendition ? I don't know why, but that is the only thing I hadn't tried. Last night I did and it ran fine with no lock-ups all night. So, is there some incompatability between the K6-2 and my Screamin' 3d, or rendition cards in general? I guess I'm stuck with software mode until I buy a new card. What surprises me is that I still get 30 fps w/all details on in software mode. It doesn't look as good but fps is fine. -- ------------------------------------------------------ IMPACT Motorsports http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html ------------------------------------------------------

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> I don't know why, but that is the only thing I > hadn't tried. Last night I did and it ran fine > with no lock-ups all night. > So, is there some incompatability between the > K6-2 and my Screamin' 3d, or rendition cards > in general? I guess I'm stuck with software > mode until I buy a new card.

Have you also tried both with and without the dma switch ? Could be that your controller and rendition card uses the same dma, just a wild guess on my part, or an I/O conflict that doesn`t show I`ve come across this with nework cards, couldn`t get a PC to log onto a Novell network, switched the I/O adress and it worked fine, and the card was not faulty, it was just that the conflict didn`t show up, have encountered that one a couple of times since, but it`s a shot in the dark really At some tracks, Bull Run for instance, you will have better frame rate in plain software mode, even on a Hercules Thriller 8MB, go figure, it stutters like hell in some turns Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" - www.teammirage.com

I've found that using the -4 switch offline works very well. Especially at bullrun, takes all the hiccups right out. Don't know if that option is available via NROS since I've never done the TEN deal. Later. dave henrie