Hi,
I have recently installed DX7 and can't run GPL. After Upgrading to version
1.2 the game seemed not to recognise that I had a 3dfx card at all. I
uninstalled the game and then patched it to 1.1 again. However when I came
to play it I got as far as the 3dfx splash screen then I just get a blank
screen. I uninstalled DX7 putting back DX6.1 but still got the blank screen
AND my game controller and gameport had disappeared! I managed to reinstall
the game port but not the Game Devices program that appears in Control
Panel.
The only way I could get the game devices program back was to reinstall DX7
by replacing the User.dat and System.dat filed and rerunning the DX7
installer!
I have run GPL with my V3 3500 in the passed so am totally stumped. I am
left with a non working GPL and DX7 on my sad, sad system :-).
There is some urgency to all this as I have a friend down until Tuesday and
we really need our fix of GPL time trials...
Thanks for ANY help offered.
Matthew Tinney.
sounds like trouble.
I can only suggest, making sure dx7 is up and running properly, THEN
re-installing the latest drivers for your vid card and your sound card.
then re-install and patch gpl up to 1.2 again.(I did see a post in a
3dfx newsgroup that had v3500 users running the drivers from the v3000,
you "might" try those if nothing else works.
dave henrie
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> Hi, > I have recently installed DX7 and can't run GPL. After Upgrading to version > 1.2 the game seemed not to recognise that I had a 3dfx card at all. I > uninstalled the game and then patched it to 1.1 again. However when I came > to play it I got as far as the 3dfx splash screen then I just get a blank > screen. I uninstalled DX7 putting back DX6.1 but still got the blank screen > AND my game controller and gameport had disappeared! I managed to reinstall > the game port but not the Game Devices program that appears in Control > Panel. > The only way I could get the game devices program back was to reinstall DX7 > by replacing the User.dat and System.dat filed and rerunning the DX7 > installer! > I have run GPL with my V3 3500 in the passed so am totally stumped. I am > left with a non working GPL and DX7 on my sad, sad system :-). > There is some urgency to all this as I have a friend down until Tuesday and > we really need our fix of GPL time trials... > Thanks for ANY help offered. > Matthew Tinney.Thanks Dave, I'll give all your suggestions a try...
version
> > 1.2 the game seemed not to recognise that I had a 3dfx card at all. I
> > uninstalled the game and then patched it to 1.1 again. However when I came
> > to play it I got as far as the 3dfx splash screen then I just get a blank
> > screen. I uninstalled DX7 putting back DX6.1 but still got the blank screen
> > AND my game controller and gameport had disappeared! I managed to reinstall
> > the game port but not the Game Devices program that appears in Control
> > Panel.
> > The only way I could get the game devices program back was to reinstall DX7
> > by replacing the User.dat and System.dat filed and rerunning the DX7
> > installer!
> > I have run GPL with my V3 3500 in the passed so am totally stumped. I am
> > left with a non working GPL and DX7 on my sad, sad system :-).
> > There is some urgency to all this as I have a friend down until Tuesday and
> > we really need our fix of GPL time trials...
> > Thanks for ANY help offered.
> > Matthew Tinney.
