GPL Tech Help

I have a couple questions... 1. Sometimes when I get into GPL the sound starts to grind when I get into the upper rpm's. This does not happen all the time. I have an Asus CUSL2-C, P3 800mhz, 500mb PC133, SBLive Value, Radeon 64 DDR Vivo. I've updated all the drivers to their latest APPROVED revisions per the manufacturers; no betas. Any idea on the sound issue; oh I'm running the Direct3d7 accelerator although I don't think that would cause the problem? 2. I've tried the OpenGL accelerator and found it to take a frame rate hit compared to the Direct3d7 accelerator. Is anyone using OpenGL over DirectX that has a Radeon card? 3. I'd like to get into online racing with GPL and am wondering about VROC. Is this a Windows program because back when I was racing GPL you had to load Netscape to use it (I know...I've hibernated for a while, got married, etc... but I'm back). 4. Should I load that GPL Disconnect Fix? I'm running over broadband. 5. Is rec.autos.simulators the best newsgroup for Papyrus's sims? Back when I was following some guy hosted a newsgroup server from his house. Curtis

"Curtis Matz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lPrB9.50943$QZ.8844@sccrnsc02...

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> I have a couple questions... > > 1. Sometimes when I get into GPL the sound starts to grind when I get into > the upper rpm's. This does not happen all the time. I have an Asus > CUSL2-C, P3 800mhz, 500mb PC133, SBLive Value, Radeon 64 DDR Vivo. I've > updated all the drivers to their latest APPROVED revisions per the > manufacturers; no betas. Any idea on the sound issue; oh I'm running the > Direct3d7 accelerator although I don't think that would cause the problem?

Your SB Live is the problem here. Run dxdiag, go to the sound page and move the hardware accelleration level down to basic (one above none). You could also try different drivers, but ymmv with those. > 3. I'd like to get into online racing with GPL and am wondering aboutVROC. > Is this a Windows program because back when I was racing GPL you had toload > Netscape to use it (I know...I've hibernated for a while, got married, > etc... but I'm back). Go to http://www.vroc.net/ and get winvroc (and the IP patch). Congrats on persuading someone to make the coffee while you race ;-) > 4. Should I load that GPL Disconnect Fix? I'm running over broadband. Apply the CPU patch, it includes the disco patch. You could also look for the more cars patch if you have the bandwith. > 5. Is rec.autos.simulators the best newsgroup for Papyrus's sims? Backwhen > I was following some guy hosted a newsgroup server from his house. Naturally ;-) http://forum.racesimcentral.com/ is pretty good too. No idea about the Ati card issues I use nVidia/3dfx but I'd just use whichever works for you. D3D looks better imo but I use OpenGL to fix a few glitches. Malc.

>Radeon 64 DDR Vivo new Catalyst 2.4 drivers were just released a couple days ago. rms [email hidden]

"Curtis Matz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lPrB9.50943$QZ.8844@sccrnsc02... > 1. Sometimes when I get into GPL the sound starts to grind when I get into > the upper rpm's. This does not happen all the time. I have an Asus > CUSL2-C, P3 800mhz, 500mb PC133, SBLive Value, Radeon 64 DDR Vivo. I've I've heard these possible fixes: 1. Turn down hardware acceleration for sound. (didn't work for me) 2. Remove the SBLive (did work for me) 3. Install a sound patch for GPL so you get 16bit sound files. If the last one works, it's the most sensible thing to do. Jone.

What did you replace your SBLive with? "Jone Tytlandsvik" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ar6hud$eab47$[email hidden]... > > "Curtis Matz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:lPrB9.50943$QZ.8844@sccrnsc02... > > > 1. Sometimes when I get into GPL the sound starts to grind when I getinto > > the upper rpm's. This does not happen all the time. I have an Asus > > CUSL2-C, P3 800mhz, 500mb PC133, SBLive Value, Radeon 64 DDR Vivo. I've > > I've heard these possible fixes: > > 2. Remove the SBLive (did work for me)

Can someone point me in the direction of a 16 bit sound patch? "Jone Tytlandsvik" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ar6hud$eab47$[email hidden]... > I've heard these possible fixes: > > 3. Install a sound patch for GPL so you get 16bit sound files.

There is one here called "GPLEA Engine Sound Pack v5.0" http://gplea.racesimcentral.com Jone

"Curtis Matz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:PIAB9.59785$1O2.5093@sccrnsc04... > What did you replace your SBLive with? > I had onboard sound on the motherboard. I might try to put the SBLive back in now that I have installed the sound patch. I did some googleing for earlier threads here on RAS. 16 bit sound files discussion: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=apn09q%2 47ec%241%40venus.btinternet.com&rnum=5&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dsblive%2Bsound%2Bg pl%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26scoring%3Dd%26selm%3Dapn09q %25247ec%25241%2540venus.btinternet.com%26rnum%3D5 Sound card discussion: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=KJdv9.41 365%24gA1.1401914%40news2.east.cox.net&rnum=6&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dsblive%2Bso und%2Bgpl%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26scoring%3Dd%26selm%3 DKJdv9.41365%2524gA1.1401914%2540news2.east.cox.net%26rnum%3D6

Thanks for your help. I'll research some more offline but here are my results. - I tried the sound patch. It didn't solve the problem. - I reduced the acceleration of my SBLive Value to basic and I guess that works but what effects does that have. I have the SBLive for acceleration so I'm defeating the purpose. - It may be time for a sound card upgrade :-). - It appears it's a bug with the drivers for XP as others are running fine on Win9x. Curtis "Jone Tytlandsvik" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ar7qk7$g5l88$[email hidden]...

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> > "Curtis Matz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:PIAB9.59785$1O2.5093@sccrnsc04... > > What did you replace your SBLive with? > > > > I had onboard sound on the motherboard. I might try to put the SBLive back > in now that I have installed the sound patch. > > I did some googleing for earlier threads here on RAS. > > 16 bit sound files discussion: >

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=apn09q%2 >47ec%241%40venus.btinternet.com&rnum=5&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dsblive%2Bsound%2Bg >pl%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26scoring%3Dd%26selm%3Dapn09q > %25247ec%25241%2540venus.btinternet.com%26rnum%3D5 > > Sound card discussion: >http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=KJdv9.41 >365%24gA1.1401914%40news2.east.cox.net&rnum=6&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dsblive%2Bso >und%2Bgpl%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26scoring%3Dd%26selm%3 > DKJdv9.41365%2524gA1.1401914%2540news2.east.cox.net%26rnum%3D6 > >