GUS Daily Digest Sun, 26 Dec 93 0:07 Volume 9: Issue 26 Today's Topics: Adaptec 1540B problems Computer Speakers CoolEd recording Gravis V2.10 SDK (GUSDK210.ZIP) GUS Daily Digest V9 #25 MAX Return to Zork. Strike Commander and Gabriel Knights 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: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 14:20:52 -0500 (EST) From: elminstr@hudlink.hoboken.nj.us (Jj pierson) Subject: Adaptec 1540B problems A friend of mine is having problems with the GUS and his Adaptec 1540B SCSC controller card. He's getting DMA conflicts when running the GUS's diagnostics, everytthing else checks out OK. His Adaptec is set to use DMA 6 and the GUS is set to DMA 1. Anybody have any clue why there is a conflict? Thanx In Advance, J.J. ----------- elminstr@hudlink.hoboken.nj.us (Jj pierson) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 11:50:16 -0800 (PST) From: Vincent Poy Subject: Computer Speakers I am looking for some speakers for my Computer System and I currently have the Labtec SS-700s and they don't sound that great. Any ideas on Labtecs, KOSS, AR, Altec Lansing, SONY's? I'm looking at the SONY SRS-D2K, SONY SRS-D4K, AR (Acoustic Research) Powered Partners 570, AR (Acoustic Research) Powered Partners 622, and Altec Lansing ACS-300, does anyone have any comments on any of these? good or bad and would I be better off getting a receiver and some bookshelf speakers? if so, which ones? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Cheers, Vince hippo@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu root@kingdom.com System Administrator/Owner Kingdom Communications Inc./California Unix Public Access Systems Inc. San Francisco, California USA FreeBSD - Real UNIX for Free! GUS - God's Sound Card! \|/ (o o) _____________oOO__(_)__OOo_______________ | No warranty for my actions of any kind | ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 15:18:13 -0500 (EST) From: Phat H Tran Subject: CoolEd recording > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 93 20:00:25 EST > From: jmorris@ace.com (Cuthalion) > Subject: CoolEdit & stereo? > [...] > Ok. CoolEdit is really nice. BUT it doesn't record stereo right. I > know it's not my windows settings or my gus settings, as i've recorded > it just fine out of windows, and even with that SoundRecorder. It > sounds all choppy, as though it's screwing up the interleaving of the > stereo data or something. Any suggestions? Just wait for the next > version? CoolEd records to disk, so you must not use any write caching or record to a doublespaced (or stacked) drive. The caching and disk compression will interfere with the direct to disk recording, causing all sorts of data dropouts. Phat. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 93 13:34:02 EST From: aa993@freenet.carleton.ca (Christopher L. Tumber) Subject: Gravis V2.10 SDK (GUSDK210.ZIP) Anyone get Gravis V2.10 SDK (GUSDK210.ZIP) that was announced the other day? Can someone PLEASE upload it to EPAS?? Thanks! -- ****************************************************************************** * Christopher L. Tumber "Extinct is... * * aa993@freenet.carleton.ca Just another marketing tool" * ****************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 11:49:14 -0800 (PST) From: Vincent Poy Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V9 #25 On Sat, 25 Dec 1993, GUS Server wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1993 09:22:18 -0800 (PST) > From: mikebat@netcom.com (Mike Batchelor) > Subject: Re: CH FlightStick > Hi Mike, Happy Holidays! I remember seeing ya on the #linux channel on irc. :-) > Not the GUS Server once wrote... > $ > $ ------------------------------ > $ > $ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1993 12:39:42 -0800 (PST) > $ From: Vincent Poy > $ Subject: Using the GUS with the FlightStick > $ > $ I am having some problems using the FlightStick Joystick from CH Products > $ with the GUS. I have no other Game Cards or Game Ports in the system but > $ I'm having trouble Calibrating the Joystick in games like IndyCar Racer > $ from Papyrus. The angle type of calibration works. Any help will be > $ appreciated. Thanks! > $ > $ > $ Cheers, > $ > $ Vince > > I have one, too. For games that have this problem, I pre-calibrate it > using Gravutil, then start the game and go through its calibration (if > any). Star Control ][ has a problem with the joystick being too far > off-center, and won't work unless I pre-center it with Gravutil. > When I goto Gravutil, the cursor thing always jumps around for some reason, how do you have the y axis and x axis on the FlightStick setup? I know games that use the angle type of calibration. Hold to the upper left corner and then hit any fire button and then hold to the lower right corner and then hit any fire button always calibrate correctly but not games that use the either the center block type of thing or the ones that is like the one in IndyCar Racing. > I find that 'ultrajoy 32' also helps, even though Gravutil says use > something like 0.3. > Hmmm. I thought it depends on the speed of the machine. I have a 486DX-2/66 EISA/VESA with 32 MEGS of RAM so it's very fast but what do you mean by the 0.3? > Speaking of this, I also have a Gravis Analog Pro. This is a dog of a > joystick. I was really disappointed. The construction is flimsy, and the > top button sticks in its recess. In fact, it's stuck there now and I > cannot get it out without breaking the handle! > I thought the Gravis Analog Pro was supposed to be a superior joystick. I was thinking about getting one when I have the $$$. :-) Maybe you can send it back to Gravis or the store for a exchange or repair. Cheers, Vince hippo@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu root@kingdom.com System Administrator/Owner Kingdom Communications Inc./California Unix Public Access Systems Inc. San Francisco, California USA \|/ (o o) _____________oOO__(_)__OOo_______________ | No warranty for my actions of any kind | ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 01:20:14 -0600 (CST) From: Joerg Bashir Subject: MAX I talked to a customer who had allegedly just gotten a gray market GUS MAX with 1 meg hardwired and expansion for up to 4 or so megs. He sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Any confirmation? Later... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 01:09:16 -0700 From: behrens@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Michael Behrens) Subject: Return to Zork. I just got Return to Zork for Christmas. Does anyone know whether this works with the ultrasound or not? I am unable to run sbos on my computer. It is that NMI disabled problem. I have successfully gotten megam and the miles drivers working with other games. Are these drivers suitable for Return to Zork? Thanks. Mike. behrens@cpsc.ucalgary.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 10:06:16 -0800 (PST) From: Geoffery Wright Subject: Strike Commander and Gabriel Knights I'm hoping (praying) that someone can help me with those two games with the GUS. I can not get Strike Commander and Gabriel Knights to work with the GUS at all. Could someone, in the spirt of the holiday season, help me out with this?? Thanx a lot. Geoffery E-mail: gwright@cie-2.uoregon.edu ------------------------------ End of GUS Daily Digest V9 #26 ******************************