F1RS Problem

With my LFFW, I got F1RS included. So, I installed it, and tried playing. After loading the track and a few seconds off the grid I get this error (which brings me back to the desktop): F1RS Fatal Error Lock badily failed for no obvious reason! WTF?? Nice to know they give some KIND of clue as to what the hell the error is! I can't figure it out, I have the 1.09 patch installed, thinking of reinstalling the game w/o to see what happens. I can't find any other way to get support for this game. Does ANYONE know what this error is and how to correct it?? It's my only F1 sim (sans World Circuit - might just go out and get Offical F1 after all) and I would like to try it unharrassed. Is that so much to ask for?? =-Rigs-= Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the same time. - Kyoyo, 9 Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. - Joel, 10 Never try to baptize a cat. - Eileen, 8

Check out the faq at the Unofficial F1RS site: http://www.f1racingsim.com/miscellaneous.htm you might find some help there as well as any number of upgrades for the sim. don [|]-(_)-[|]

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>With my LFFW, I got F1RS included. So, I installed it, and tried >playing. After loading the track and a few seconds off the grid I get >this error (which brings me back to the desktop): >F1RS Fatal Error >Lock badily failed for no obvious reason! >WTF?? Nice to know they give some KIND of clue as to what the hell the >error is!

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I too, got the game with my LFFW , good luck to you , Full of bugs etc. I had no end of trouble with it. I can get it to run OK, but speed through the menus is dreadful. Slack graphics, dismal sound effects. Get rid of it and invest in something like GPL,SCGT,Toca2 all use FF, much less hassle and are all better than F1RS. Sheez ... GP2 (even without FF) must be at bargain price and even though it's old it blows F1RS into the weeds. Think about it, why do they give the game away... :-)

These are pretty silly comments! Sure F1RS was flawed, but it has a lot going for it. Don't bother with OF1R, it really is poor. Get GPL or MGPRS2 - they really are the best in very different ways. Iain > I too, got the game with my LFFW , good luck to you , Full of bugs etc. I > had no end of trouble with it. I can get it to run OK, but speed through the > menus is dreadful. Slack graphics, dismal sound effects. Get rid of it and > invest in something like GPL,SCGT,Toca2 all use FF, much less hassle and are

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> all better than F1RS. Sheez ... GP2 (even without FF) must be at bargain > price and even though it's old it blows F1RS into the weeds. > Think about it, why do they give the game away... > :-) > > With my LFFW, I got F1RS included. So, I installed it, and tried > > playing. After loading the track and a few seconds off the grid I get > > this error (which brings me back to the desktop): > > F1RS Fatal Error > > Lock badily failed for no obvious reason! > > WTF?? Nice to know they give some KIND of clue as to what the hell the > > error is! I can't figure it out, I have the 1.09 patch installed, > > thinking of reinstalling the game w/o to see what happens. I can't find > > any other way to get support for this game. Does ANYONE know what this > > error is and how to correct it?? It's my only F1 sim (sans World Circuit > > - might just go out and get Offical F1 after all) and I would like to > > try it unharrassed. Is that so much to ask for?? > > =-Rigs-= > > Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the same time. > > - Kyoyo, 9 > > Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. > > - Joel, 10 > > Never try to baptize a cat. > > - Eileen, 8

What's silly about those comments . Be specific if you are going to comment like that. You say it's flawed, without elaborating. What I state is a fair reflection on my experiences with the game. I can tell you it's not my system and I've seen similar postings in regard to the menu speed etc. If you have not experienced these problems, you are fortunate.

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> These are pretty silly comments! Sure F1RS was flawed, but it has a lot > going for it. Don't bother with OF1R, it really is poor. Get GPL or > MGPRS2 - they really are the best in very different ways. > Iain > > I too, got the game with my LFFW , good luck to you , Full of bugs etc.

I > > had no end of trouble with it. I can get it to run OK, but speed through > the > > menus is dreadful. Slack graphics, dismal sound effects. Get rid of it and > > invest in something like GPL,SCGT,Toca2 all use FF, much less hassle and > are > > all better than F1RS. Sheez ... GP2 (even without FF) must be at bargain

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> > price and even though it's old it blows F1RS into the weeds. > > Think about it, why do they give the game away... > > :-) > > > With my LFFW, I got F1RS included. So, I installed it, and tried > > > playing. After loading the track and a few seconds off the grid I get > > > this error (which brings me back to the desktop): > > > F1RS Fatal Error > > > Lock badily failed for no obvious reason! > > > WTF?? Nice to know they give some KIND of clue as to what the hell the > > > error is! I can't figure it out, I have the 1.09 patch installed, > > > thinking of reinstalling the game w/o to see what happens. I can't

find > > > any other way to get support for this game. Does ANYONE know what this > > > error is and how to correct it?? It's my only F1 sim (sans World Circuit

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> > > - might just go out and get Offical F1 after all) and I would like to > > > try it unharrassed. Is that so much to ask for?? > > > =-Rigs-= > > > Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the same time. > > > - Kyoyo, 9 > > > Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. > > > - Joel, 10 > > > Never try to baptize a cat. > > > - Eileen, 8

Well, I've never had problems with the menus, 'course I can't tell with the rest of the game 'cause I can't get that far... =-Rigs-= > What's silly about those comments . Be specific if you are going to comment > like that. You say it's flawed, without elaborating. What I state is a fair > reflection on my experiences with the game. I can tell you it's not my > system and I've seen similar postings in regard to the menu speed etc. > If you have not experienced these problems, you are fortunate.

There's no problem with menu speed. Of course you have to do a maximum install, otherwise the necessary files remain on CD what is naturally slower. You may check out the FAQ, I'm sure the majority of 'problems' have been answered & solved already. --Tel

I had similar problems when I loaded the game (I to got it free with my LWFF). I found a file called "FrcFeeb.txt" in C:\ubisoft\F1RS\ this file tells you to amend a line in the c:\windows\ubisoft ini file from joy to wheel as under:- FFDevTypePlayer0=WHEEL I am no expert but this certainly worked for me. BTW don't waste money on MGPRS2 as the physics suck.

I'm sorry, but comments like the one below when comparing MGPRS2 against F1RS are ridiculous! I played F1RS for about 9 months and liked it - despite some problems, but when MGPRS2 was released, F1RS came off the drive very quickly. MGPRS2 is more realistic in every way, including the physics, the difficulty in achieving good qualifying times (F1RS was way too easy), the AI, the way the setup options affect the car, etc. etc. Iain