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Warp fix notes and usage IX)........ Commercial disclaimer ==[1]====================================================================[1]== ==[INTRODUCTION]============================================================== Welcome to the WARP documentation file. Please read this _before_ star- ting the demonstration. It contains some useful informations to avoid system crashs and/or un- necessary malfunctions. ==[2]====================================================================[2]== ==[REQUIREMENTS]============================================================== The WARP demonstration requires at least a 486 to run at full speed. It will run on a 386,though,but it will be rather slow on some parts, then. A Gravis Ultrasound Card is needed for music and sound output. Again, it will run without this one, but well.. you'll miss something ! The Gravis needs to be equiped with 1mb of dram memory. Having less mem- ory on board results in some sounds and effects of the WARP demo being skipped. To summarize here's the optimum system requirement: 486/40+ Fast VGA (preferably local bus of some kind) GUS (1mb for full sound support) 587kb (free conventional memory with installed himem.sys) 1mb XMS ==[3]====================================================================[3]== ==[COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS]=================================================== There are four built in command line parameters. WARP -L - Loop the demo (credits and greetings part will be skipped) WARP -? - Get the helpscreen (all this is displayed there, too) WARP -P# - Where # represents the number of the part, you wish to jump to ! 0 -> Start the demonstration with its introduction 1 -> Start on planet Palladia 2 -> Start in planet Palladia 3 -> Start with the way out ==[4]====================================================================[4]== ==[CONFIGURING]=============================================================== First of all, in order to run the demo, start with a clean boot. Install HIMEM.SYS, nothing else is needed nor used by WARP. So don't include any V86 mode manager in your configuratuion. The included config program is to be used before you start the demon- stration. After you've choosen your configuration, you don't need to run it again, unless you change your hardware configuration or delete the generated configuration file. Configuring the demo is quite easy, just start the CONFIG.EXE, it should then be able to detect your hardware by itself. If you encounter pro- blems here, please refer to the TROUBLESHOOTING section of this documen- tation. Having started the configuration, the system will be checked, this can take a short while, so don't think it to be crashed. The following screen displays a list of detected hardware items. ORANGE underline means you may save the config, but not start the demo from the config, because the configuration detected will not run with WARP. Best example is the detection of a Soundblaster. Please switch to NO SOUND, in order to run it properly. A RED underline indicates you may neither save nor start with the cur- rent configuration. Please reconfigure your items ! If there's something listed as UNKNOWN, or UNDETECTED, please switch to the corresponding field and choose the configuration manually. How to alter a specific item is explained in the next chapter. The detectionfailure results from yet undetectable cards and or CPUs you are using. A known phenomen is the detection of the DX/4 cpu. Just put in 486 into the appropriate configuration field, that should do the job. ==[5]====================================================================[5]== ==[USING THE CONFIG]========================================================== Choosing other configurations is done by either using the mouse or key- board. Using the mouse is the more comfortable way, not much to explain to it, try it out. Using the keyboard is a bit more tricky, do the following: To choose another config, just press the highlighted key to the corres- ponding field. You'll notice a change in the field. To scroll down the list press SHIFT . Saving, leaving or starting the demo is reached by pressing CTRL A, CTRL Q or CTRL T. To load a previously saved config, press CTRL L or use the mouse to point the button ! ==[6]====================================================================[6]== ==[TROUBLESHOOTING]=========================================================== Q: The config program reports UNKNOWN in some fields A: Switch to the corresponding field and try to find your configuration. If it's not included, try something other. It may work nontheless... Q: I get no sound during the execution of WARP A: Do you have enabled the GUS in the config program, does it have 1 mb of memory on board? If not, do so. Soundblaster owners, switch to the NOSOUND option. Note for Soundblaster users: We will not support that card in this demo, sorry for that, but we think GUS is the only card worth being supported at the moment. Q: What are the SINDBAD EXECUTION FAULTS ? A: Sindbad controls the functioning of the WARP demo, so if something is wrong or missing he's the one to report it.The easiest way to correct the problems : Do what he tells you, for example SINDBAD EXECUTION FAULT 001 CPU ALREADY IN V86 MODE Reboot without anything like, QEMM, EMM386, 386MAX ... Q: The music and sounds do not follow the action on the screen A: The demo is timed on most parts of it. Nevertheless it is possible to have such effects, especially on slower machines. So, we're really sorry for that, but well we did not have enough time to fix that one. ==[7]====================================================================[7]== ==[TIPS AND TRICKS]=========================================================== - This demo was NOT coded for optimum performance on 386 machines. You'll need a fast 486 machine to porperly enjoy the show. - Try to find the hidden part ! - There are some nice keyboard commands stuffed into the demonstration. ==[8]====================================================================[8]== ==[WARP FIX]================================================================== One thing in forward,to determine whether you possess the WARP in fixed version, run it with the -? command line switch. There will be a note in the fixed version, indicating its new identity. Some serious trouble trying to get the WARP run, has been encountered on some systems, when executing the config program. We are thus offer- ing the bugfixed version, giving you the chance to force the parameters you need for getting e.g. sound or specifying the DRAM size your GUS is equiped with. If a beeping noise comes out of the pc speaker, the problem can be solved by selecting lower bus timing. We decided to release the whole package again, for it was not possible to make a single patchfile. Further some other tiny bugs have been re- moved, as well. The new switches used and their meanings are: WARP -S# : Select sound device : 0 -> No sound at all : 1 -> Gravis Ultrasound WARP -A### : Specify your GUS port address in hexadecimal moode. The Default is set to 220. WARP -AD : Fixes some probs, recording adaptec controllers and the demonstration WARP, use this command, when your computer seems to hang up during execution. WARP -C : Disable GUS hardware check This switch needs some more explanation: The default GUS detection is done by checking the presen- ce of its Dram memory, regardless of what you specified in either the config program or by command line switch. When detecting a card with less than 1mb installed a sam- ple during the execution of WARP will not be played, in order to avoid unwanted sound crap. Hence, if you disable the precence test, a GUS with 1 mb is assumed, thus the full music and sound support used. As implied above, the WARP fix is _not_ required on all computersystems. If you did not encounter problems using the config program, you may use the old version, either. It is, nevertheless, recommended to run this bugfix, as it contains up- dated information, as well, as some more internal bugfixes, rarely show- ing up. ==[9]====================================================================[9]== ==[COMMERCIAL DISCLAIMER]===================================================== WARP and WARPFIX, copyright 1994 by LEGEND DESIGN, All means of publishing is prohibited as long as no written agreement with SOUND SOLUTIONS is made. This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed nor implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will any of the authors or copyright holders be liable for any damages cau- sed by the use, or inability to use, of this demonstration. The WARP demo may be freely distributed as long as no money is charged for it, no modifications to the distribution package are made and no attempt is made to restrict further copying, distribution and using of the WARP demonstration. If you have problems with this, or do not un- derstand this, contact us. ==[END OF TEXT]=====================================[Brian / Pit Bull LD '94]=