GPL Locking Up in menus. (after a new install)

Help! Reformated my HD, reinstalled Win98 w/ all the updates. Installed GPL, now when I get into the menu to enter my name, or the screen to calibrate my wheel, (if I make it that far) the game locks up hard. (I have to do a cold reboot) I've made a few changes since the last time it worked. (before the format) Added a MX300 sound card, running DX 6.1, and updated my trackman marble mouse drivers to 8.2. It worked fine with the MX300 before, so that leaves DX 6.1 or the mouse drivers. Running a P2-333 with a CL 3DFX card, and a Viper 550 TNT card. (with the new reference drivers) Going to try the opengl patch now, but I doubt that will help. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Andy

How many times does this have to answered? Why don't you have a look at previous messages? There have been hundreds on this subject. Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK! Iain

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>Help! >Reformated my HD, reinstalled Win98 w/ all the updates. Installed >GPL, now when I get into the menu to enter my name, or the screen to >calibrate my wheel, (if I make it that far) the game locks up hard. >(I have to do a cold reboot) >I've made a few changes since the last time it worked. (before the >format) Added a MX300 sound card, running DX 6.1, and updated my >trackman marble mouse drivers to 8.2. >It worked fine with the MX300 before, so that leaves DX 6.1 or the >mouse drivers. >Running a P2-333 with a CL 3DFX card, and a Viper 550 TNT card. (with >the new reference drivers) Going to try the opengl patch now, but I >doubt that will help. Any help would be appreciated! >Thanks, >Andy

Well its not that simple I've done that and it still won't work properly. Andrew Thatcher

It works for 99.9% of people that's for sure. Your problem is obviously not the same one. Iain >>Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it >>in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK! >Well its not that simple I've done that and it still won't work properly. >Andrew Thatcher

Well it was working fine with no problems, until I loaded the new 3dfx drivers then everything fell apart. lock ups flashing patches on screen, and screen hangs. Andrew Thatcher

On Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:20:12 -0000, "Andrew Thatcher" Simply put the 2.53 Glide DLLs in the GPL folder.. >Well it was working fine with no problems, until I loaded the new 3dfx >drivers then everything fell apart. lock ups flashing patches on screen, and >screen hangs. >Andrew Thatcher G. Patricks

Not always Iain, I did exactly what you're saying(i knew a long time ago,but at that time i was not having any problem) because my computer began to crash badly while playing GPL.It was useless going back to 2.53 drivers.Now i'm suspecting that my mini ATX case is too small to the hardware i have(2 X voodoo2, 2 cd drives ,allinwonder,pci modem ,192mb ram,etc),and the system is getting overheated. That is to let you think ,that almost everyone's got a different system from the others ,and that the same sympton can have many different causes. Just try to be more polite next time cause maybe in the future you can be in the same situation as Andy .Did you ever think that maybe it's his first time on this RAS?(and by your answer ,maybe the last) Rafael

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> How many times does this have to answered? Why don't you have a look at > previous messages? There have been hundreds on this subject. > Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it > in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK! > Iain > >Help! > >Reformated my HD, reinstalled Win98 w/ all the updates. Installed > >GPL, now when I get into the menu to enter my name, or the screen to > >calibrate my wheel, (if I make it that far) the game locks up hard. > >(I have to do a cold reboot) > >I've made a few changes since the last time it worked. (before the > >format) Added a MX300 sound card, running DX 6.1, and updated my > >trackman marble mouse drivers to 8.2. > >It worked fine with the MX300 before, so that leaves DX 6.1 or the > >mouse drivers. > >Running a P2-333 with a CL 3DFX card, and a Viper 550 TNT card. (with > >the new reference drivers) Going to try the opengl patch now, but I > >doubt that will help. Any help would be appreciated! > >Thanks, > >Andy

> >Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it > >in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK! > Well its not that simple I've done that and it still won't work properly. > Andrew Thatcher Do you get a frozen mouse pointer right on the first screen? I had to remove the Logitech MouseWare drivers and use the generic 3button mouse drivers. After that it never locked up again. IF you're using MouseWare, it could be worthwhile to try that. l8er ronny -- How to get rid of censorship in German game releases <http://www.gamesmania.com/german/maniac/freedom/freedom.htm> |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

The drivers often have a 'Glide sweep' utility, which finds any other versions of the glide drivers and renames them. Perhaps some people run this util and dont realize it will cause the drivers in the gPL folder to be renamed, thus reverting to the newer drivers installed in the system. Just a thought, daxe -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com/ The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! -----------== Over 66,000 Groups, Plus a Dedicated Binaries Server ==----------

Nope I've got a Microsoft mouse. I get locks up in all the screens at some time an another, as I said was ok with the old 3dfx drivers, cannot find them anywhere (got a monster voodoo2). Andy

On Sun, 7 Mar 1999 01:19:24 -0000, "Andrew Thatcher"

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>>Do you get a frozen mouse pointer right on the first screen? I had to >remove >>the Logitech MouseWare drivers and use the generic 3button mouse drivers. >>After that it never locked up again. IF you're using MouseWare, it could be >>worthwhile to try that. >Nope I've got a Microsoft mouse. I get locks up in all the screens at some >time an another, as I said was ok with the old 3dfx drivers, cannot find >them anywhere (got a monster voodoo2). >Andy

go here http://www.voodoo2.com/ get the ones dated 7/20 Mick

Do you read previous threads before you jump in? Iain

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>On Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:20:12 -0000, "Andrew Thatcher" >Simply put the 2.53 Glide DLLs in the GPL folder.. >>Well it was working fine with no problems, until I loaded the new 3dfx >>drivers then everything fell apart. lock ups flashing patches on screen,

and >>screen hangs. >>Andrew Thatcher >G. Patricks

Sorry Rafael, but I can't agree with you. The whole point of an NG is to have a reference database of queries, solutions, information etc. that can easily be searched. The quesion of GPL freezing, and installing 2.53 in GPL folder has been dealt with literally hundreds of times since GPL was released. If Andy had looked just a little he would have found the answer. If every plea for help was repeated over and over, we would be swamped with hundreds more messages every day. Please people use the NG properly. Iain

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>Not always Iain, >I did exactly what you're saying(i knew a long time ago,but at that time >i was not having any problem) because my computer began to crash badly >while playing GPL.It was useless going back to 2.53 drivers.Now i'm >suspecting that my mini ATX case is too small to the hardware i have(2 X >voodoo2, 2 cd drives ,allinwonder,pci modem ,192mb ram,etc),and the >system is getting overheated. >That is to let you think ,that almost everyone's got a different system >from the others ,and that the same sympton can have many different >causes. >Just try to be more polite next time cause maybe in the future you can >be in the same situation as Andy .Did you ever think that maybe it's his >first time on this RAS?(and by your answer ,maybe the last) >Rafael >> How many times does this have to answered? Why don't you have a look at >> previous messages? There have been hundreds on this subject. >> Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put

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>> in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK! >> Iain >> >Help! >> >Reformated my HD, reinstalled Win98 w/ all the updates. Installed >> >GPL, now when I get into the menu to enter my name, or the screen to >> >calibrate my wheel, (if I make it that far) the game locks up hard. >> >(I have to do a cold reboot) >> >I've made a few changes since the last time it worked. (before the >> >format) Added a MX300 sound card, running DX 6.1, and updated my >> >trackman marble mouse drivers to 8.2. >> >It worked fine with the MX300 before, so that leaves DX 6.1 or the >> >mouse drivers. >> >Running a P2-333 with a CL 3DFX card, and a Viper 550 TNT card. (with >> >the new reference drivers) Going to try the opengl patch now, but I >> >doubt that will help. Any help would be appreciated! >> >Thanks, >> >Andy

Thanks, that's sorted that out. (and I thought that the newer the driver the better, silly me <g>) Andrew Thatcher