GUS Daily Digest Mon, 9 Jan 95 9:37 PST Volume 18: Issue 8 Today's Topics: Armored Fist SFX Back Issue Help GUS 359-X warning! HELP! 3.59 Install Disks Lock WFW 3.11 homebrew... Installing software from GUS 3.59 Disks Is the GUS-MAX the card for ME ?? midi ftp site ... Mitsumi CDROM+GUSMAX Motherboards Observations & Questions Quarantine with sound? Recommended CD ROM? So, maybe it didn't need NMI Where can I find the MAXSBOS Windows 3.1 noise after W Standard Info: - Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest. - Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 11:05:58 -0500 (EST) From: Pete Kilcullen Subject: Armored Fist SFX Novalogic has released AFFD14.exe dated 01-05-95 as a patch to the disk version of Armored Fist to fix sound effects. However I STILL cannot get SFX from my GUS. The only setup that seems to work is MEGAEM and choosing Soundblaster for SFX and MT-32 for music. I get music (even with the original game) but have never been able to get SFX even with the new patch. Has anyone gotten SFX from AF using anything??? Pete ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 11:12:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Shannon Bradford Subject: Re: Back Issue Help How do I get back issues of the daily digest? My email account was down for the first six days of January and I missed the GUS Daily Digest for those days. Thanks, Shannon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Jan 1995 16:02:44 +0000 From: ndanylcz@Socrates.health.gov.sk.ca (Neil Danylczuk) Subject: GUS 359-X warning! So, awhile ago I download a file submitted called GUS357-X.ZIP, thinking it was an extra add-on or utility that was part of the version 3.57 disk set. To my dismay, it contained some utility called Jaleo. I'd heard about Jaleo before and was considering downloading it and trying it out. BUT if I wanted to download Jaleo, I would have downloaded Jaleo. I speculated that someone desperately wanted users to download Jaleo, and therefore gave it a much seductive filename. I thought to myself, naw, nobody's that pathetic. It must have just been a simple mistake in naming the file. Then last week, I noticed the identical situation with the new version 3.59 disk set. Someone had again posted a disk-x that actually contained Jaleo instead. So, to whoever is doing this, would you please knock it off. You are being a low-life. I immediately deleted Jaleo, and didn't bother trying and now I probably never will. I don't like a file that doesn't have to courage stand by it's own name, and needs to masquerade under a pseudonym to trick people into downloading it. In case you weren't aware, the name for what you've done is TROJAN HORSE. Maybe your Jaleo archive didn't cause any physical damage, but it is a waste of people's time and it places something on my disk that I never wanted, and does so in a deceptive fashion. You are no better than a virus spreader. If your intention was to help spread the Jaleo program, well you've certainly screwed that up. As a result of your trickery I don't trust that file now. If the perpetrator is the author of Jaleo, or even if you wanted to help the author, you've instead accomplished the opposite. NOW, I'd be willing to reconsider the Jaleo utility IF and when I hear from the person who keeps submitting it under a false name. If you don't want everyone to know about this, just send me an e-mail and I'll keep it confidential. Then you should delete the 359-X and other similar false files, and promote Jaleo in a more honest and honorable fashion. I will report back to the digest on your behalf that this problem has been straightened out we'll try to forget this ever happened. OK? ------------------\ /------------------ :::::::::::::::::::: Neil D :::::::::::::::::::: ------------------/ \------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 12:02:54 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Barboni Subject: HELP! 3.59 Install Disks Lock WFW 3.11 All right...I've fooled with this night and day since the disks became available, and even with my umpty-ump years (or so it seems) that my GUS and I have been together, I still have not been able to figure this one out. I've isolated the problem to my SYSTEM.INI file. After my GUS installs the windows stuff, and changes my SYSTEM.INI file, Windows for Workgroups v.3.11 will lock up if you try and access MS-DOS prompt, or anything that has to jump to DOS, such as my Procomm Plus Fax Driver. It will jump to DOS, only I just get a black screen, no windows instructions telling me to type 'exit' to return to windows, etc. If I copy the backup of the system.ini back over the one the GUS made, windows is fine again, only the GUS doesn't work, obviously. Has anyone had similiar problems? or would anyone be able to help out? My System Config: Intel 486 DX2-66 Overdrive Processor 8MB Memory GUS settings base 220 DMA ch. 1 Ultra IRQ 11 SB/MIDI IRQ 7 Replies can either be to this newsletter, or to my email address directly. Thanks in advance, Mike Barboni barboni@ucsd.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 19:27:36 -0800 (PST) From: Francois Dion Subject: homebrew... GUSPPG6.MP2 - Audio Mpeg (layer 2) of a Gravis Ultrasound emulating a PPG Wave like wavetable sweep. In this short abstract, you'll hear one note sustained, with a volume and sweep modulation using one potentiometer connected to the game port. Another three can be connected to the game port, which could be used to modify the attack and maybe a sub oscillator or something lke that, both relatively easy to do. Or 2 joysticks, one for wavetable sweep/attack and one for vector synthesis, the four buttons for grunge/loop direction and whatever else... For more details, check the file gusppg.txt in this directory also (ftp://hyperreal.com/music/machines/emulations) Ciao, -- Francois Dion (IdMEDIA) [> Email: francois@hyperreal.com <] ' [> C.P. 278, St-Lambert, QC, Canada, J4P 2N8 <] [> Raving Up North Ezine: run-request@hyperreal.com, subject: help <] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 00:39:25 -0800 From: sullivan@bbn.com (Mike Sullivan) Subject: Installing software from GUS 3.59 Disks I got the 3.59 .zip files from archive.orst.edu . Unlike some recent posters I had very little trouble installing the software. What worked for me was to: 1. Unzip all 6 files into a common directory. In my case this was not on the same volume as my GUS software (but I don't know if this matters). The result was that gus.001 through gus.006 plus the install and readme files were now in a common directory. 2. Connect to this directory. 3. Run the install program. I was never prompted to insert a disk - the install program found all the files it needed. I also previously installed the 3.57 disks the same way. Mike Sullivan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Jan 95 22:08:38 CST From: "Maarten Woldring" Subject: Is the GUS-MAX the card for ME ?? YES, you're right i don't own a MAX YET... I have saved enough money to buy one but am still wondering if this THE card to buy. I think i will by a MAX but i have some questions I would be pleased with ANY answers so PLEASE...... The biggest drawback of a MAX seems (to me) to be the maximum amount of RAM. - Is this enough for BIG MIDI-peaces? - Can the MAX handle ADPCM compression on things like MIDI instruments? - What is the dynamic range (&distortion) according to GRAVIS? - Can anyone give me the technical specifications of the MAX -in what do these differ from the normal GUS- (i HAVE read the FAQ..) - What is the latest version of hard- and software? (3.4 and 3.59?) - Can i expect problems with my configuration? (SOY VESA mainboard, single chip (86C460?) ASIC, AMD DX2-66, 8MB, AMI-bios, VLB-controller, VLB S3-805 video, mouse on COM1, modem on COM2.. - Can i connect a tripple or quadra-speed cd-drive to the card? - Can i get the 1mb card for under fl. 500,- (in the Netherlands)? where? *What are the alternatives -other wavetablecards with RAM onboard- to look for (I know of the AWE32 but my sympathies go towards Gravis (guess i like the name.. GRAVISSS..)) I hope my answers will be answered SOON so i can go out and BUY! THANKS! Maarten Woldring (m.s.woldring@student.utwente.nl) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 11:39:23 -0500 From: Schitzo Subject: midi ftp site ... Message-ID: i use to know of a large collection of midi files at some ftp-site (believe it was in europe) ... but i can't, for the life of me, remember the address. could someone be kind enough to tell me again (and also the directory) ... i must be getting old :( thanx in advance ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 13:54:37 -0500 (EST) From: Taz Subject: Mitsumi CDROM+GUSMAX Hi... I have a CDROM Drive, a mitsumi single speed... But it is on one of the IRQs that the GUS MAX says that its a double speed or something.. It doesn't work. please help :) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jan 95 10:18:42 GMT From: kmh@kid01pml.icl.co.uk (Kieran M. Hoban) Subject: Motherboards I am looking to upgrade my motherboard to either PCI or VLB. As a proud GUS owner I was wondering if there are any makes/types of m/board to avoid? Could someone put a list together? Thanks for any help .... Kieran. ------------------------------ Date: 09 Jan 95 10:55:03+0100 From: Vincent RAYMOND Subject: Observations & Questions Hi, -> Some observations: -> For those who have problems with The Music in Nascar Racing: Try the files loadpats.exe who makes the things works and who is mentionned nowhere (?). -> For those who have problems with the music in Earth Siege: Put the hmi files of Nascar in the Mtech directory. The introduction becomes "UN-ANIMATED" but the music will be better (?). -> Now some questions: Will "Us Navy Fighters" work with My Gravis Max ? Will "Flight Unlimited" work with My Gravis Max ? Does anybody knows the "INFOGRAME" e-mail adresse ? I've try all the Gravis Emulators with "Alone in the Dark III" includes the MaxSbos and i can't obtain any sounds !!! Any Ideas ? My WC3 works correctly but crashes sometimes because of bad CD access ! Is this due to my Gravis ? Any news about sound effects in Indycar 1.09 ? Does anybody knows if Retlenless (LBA) music is Midi or Audio ? It sounds very very good... Is the last Thrusmaster F16 FSCS works with the Gravis Game Port completely ? Thanks for all your answers. Vince (vincent@orsay.icdc.fr). ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 14:51:05 From: "N.J.Cook" Subject: Quarantine with sound? I have just bought 'Quarantine' from Gametek. I can get the game to work happily without sound, but if I select Ultrasound, the game crashes after the copy protection system. The Games List show native support, which it is, according to the install program. If anyone has got it working correctly could you get in touch with me. Thanks, Nick Cook ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 18:52:00 -0500 From: blair.boyle@canrem.com (Blair Boyle) Subject: Recommended CD ROM? Subject: Recommended CD ROM? Greetings! Please accept my apologies for sending along this message if the response is available in a FAQ. I am looking to purchase a CD ROM Drive for my PC but I am wondering which ones are compatible with my GUS. I am looking for a good CDROM Drive at a GREAT price. What is required to for compatibility? What should I be looking for? Please respond directly at: blair.boyle@canrem.com Thank you VERY much! brb! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jan 95 14:53:53 MET From: Odd Kenneth Oden Subject: So, maybe it didn't need NMI Right. First I want to tank all the folks who replied to me personally about my sulking conserning MAXSBOS and NMI. There WAS an (undocumented!) switch to avoid the use of NMI. Maybe it works, I've only tried it with Aladdin (is the noisy sound I hear when the music plays at the beginning supposed to be there?). I just wanted to get some points straight: 1) The NMI problems are occuring with several of the new PCI motherboards. 2) I do NOT want to buy a new board with NMI. I've spent a lot of money on GUS related equipment already, and installing a new board is a painfull job. 3) My frustations wasn't really focused mainly on the fact that MAXSBOS didn't work. Games without GUS-support are usually lame anyway. (That includes Magic Carpet. Never have I seen or heard so much fuzz about a game that bores me to death.) Now, the fact that I have a MIDI-keyboard standing in a corner gathering dust because the Windows drivers requiers NMI (phew!) pisses me off. 4) Erm... I know there is a reason why several manufacters of PCI-boards doesn't use NMI. Isn't it used to do a runtime check on memory, which isn't neccessary because of blahblahblah. Oh, go a head and flame me on that one. 5) I never called anyone 'idiot' did I? 6) Isn't it wonderfull to have a pen... Ah. I better stop there. With humble bows from your NMI-loose friend Odd Kenneth Oden +-------------------------------+ | Norway - the land where they | | eat whales and hate europeans.| +-------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 09:17:54 GMT+2 From: "Zsolt Parak" Subject: Where can I find the MAXSBOS Where can I find the MAXSBOS ??? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 18:52:00 -0500 From: blair.boyle@canrem.com (Blair Boyle) Subject: Windows 3.1 noise after W Subject: Windows 3.1 noise after WAV files What is causing my GUS to make a beep after it plays a wave file or system sound in Windows 3.1? Can anything be done to correct this? ALSO, do I have to download ALL the disk files every time there is a GUS Install/Setup software disk update? Thanks again! brb! ------------------------------ End of GUS Daily Digest V18 #8 ******************************