Downloaded and installed the 4.60 drivers. No improvement.
Had a day to think it over and tried DXTweak2, which I had downloaded but was initimidated by, at first. That fixed teh problem and I haven't had to do anything else since.
I have downloaded the latest Logi software ( v5.02). I have downloaded the momo centering fix, momotweak, and DXTweak2. I have followed all the directions. My momo still drifts to the right. AND when I calibrate the wheel in the LFS Options Controls the momo won't center. I turn teh wheel all the way tot the left and right and the red spot still sits just to the right of center.
What am I doing wrong? Is there something else I can do? Is my momo toast? Should I bring out the Old Red? Thanks guys in advance.
My comp crashed while starting a race. When it rebooted LFS started up like a new install. I have my setups still in the file, but lost all settings. Do I have to unlock and redo all my settings again?
Thanks I guess that's just the way the trax looks. I noticed the AI stay to the right at that part, so I moved right and I can see a lot better
The reason I get such bad FPS is because my Nvidia Geforce 6600GT gave my computer fits with LFS. So after lots of experimentation...see this thread http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=44716 , I ended up with a Nvidia Geforce 3 Ti 200 in my box and all I can say is at least LFS will run. Probably can't race online with this box anymore, but I'm having fun racing the AI.
After renewing interest in LFS I don't remember Blackwood looking so dark. Is there any way to lighten up the screen? I have my monitor on 100% brightness so that won't help. Is there something in the settings that I can do to lighten up the trax?
Here are a couple of screenshots of what I'm talking about.
OH, and why can't I upload these screenies. All that happens is the upload displays the following. lfs_00000010.bmp:
Upload of file failed.
When I get a chance I'll test run a 3Dmark06 on the 6600GT in my box.
I understand your feelings about the 7300. I bought the only AGP card they had in teh store. I only needed something to test with. It gave the same results as the 6600GT.
I've been away from computer gaming teh last 6 months as I've been using my XBOX360 on Xbox Live almost exclusively for gaming.
That's how they taught us to take screenshots at work. Ctrl-S works much better and much easier.
Thanks for the help. Always nice to read a thoughtful response to a techinical problem.
I forgot to look to see what her PSU rating is. But read on
Put the 6600GT in my kid's pc. Plugged in a power cable to the card. Started up LFS. Ran fine.
Then put my kid's Geforce 3 Ti 200 into my PC and started up LFS. Ran fine.
I must say, I'm tempted to leave the cards where they are. At least LFS runs on my PC. If GPL runs on my PC then I'll have to make up my mind if I want to keep this old vid card in my PC for good.
Here are a few more wonderful pics. NEbuddy know how to fix this? I've tried everything I know and what was suggested.
Apparently LFS forum is burping on the uploads. I'll try and upload some pics later. For now, look at the earlier pics in the thread if u think u can help.
Testing the PSU turned out negative. I disconnected all unnecessary drives, all USB connections, and tried two separate power connectors to the graphics card. And the cars and trax still looked as bad as before.
If there is anything else that I haven't tried, I don't know what it is.
I loaded LFS on my kid's PC and it ran fine. I still don't understand what could be causing my problems. Tempted to pull off some power cables and see if that's giving the graphics card the power it needs.
I don't know if I can hold out for iracing.com, and GPL is kind of dated. I really need some LFS right now! Oh well, we'll see.
I'm not saying it's not the PSU but GPL is fairly demanding at high resolutions and plays flawlessly.
And it's an AGP slot, my PC is circa 2001 but it's been upgraded for everything except the motherboard.
As much as I enjoy LFS, I'll be running GPL and it's mods. I can't see the use in testing the PSU if replacing it means I can run LFS. It's about time for a new rig anyway.
SP2? Are you referring to Windows XP Service Pack 2? If so, yes I have that.
As for the card. I replaced the 6600 GT with a brand new 7300 GT and ran LFS. The results were the same.
But referring to an earlier post, I earlier ran LFS with an Nvidia Geforce 3 Ti 200. That card runs w/o a power cable connected to it. With that card LFS ran properly, but the gfx were shitty cuz, well, it was a Geforce 3 Ti 200. Need I say more?
Both the other cards have to have a power cable connected. So, I decided to try a different cable from the PSU. Even with a different cable the results were the same as before with the Geforce 6600 GT and the Geforece 7300 GT. I even removed the extra power cable completely and nothing changed. I even updated the drivers for those cards.
So something is wrong with either my computer, or the settings for LFS but I believe I ruled out the graphics card as the cause of the poor video. But now I have to return a graphics card to Microcenter and get my money back.
NEbuddy have any other trouble shooting suggestions?
I tried an old Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti 200 and gues what? NO SHARDS OF COLORED GLASS.
Unfortunately I mucked up the driver installation when I put back my Geforce 6600 GT. I ended up having to restore Windows to yesterday's settings. Afterwards when I tested the 6600 GT again, the shards of glass were back. Seems fairly clear that a new video card is needed.
Thanks to all that helped from teh Hive Mind.
Here is a screenie to show how weird LFS looks on my PC.
Hi Guys. Should I try asking Scawen? Maybe if he looked at the picture he could say that some setting was changed in teh last 6 months and that it needs to be changed. That would be cool. I so want to get into some LFS.
Like I said. No problems with any other games. Just the cars and trax in LFS.
The concensus is that the graphics card isn't working. I'll take a look at the fan. But I have a feeling I need to replace the graphics card.
I'll post my specs later and see about advice for a new graphics card.
Thanks all.
I'm curious as to why GPL would perform fine but LFS wouldn't. Could be because GPL is 10 years old and doesn't need as much GPU power? I don't know. Does NEbuddy else know?
Well I don't know how to take LFS screenies so I did what I do at work when I need to show someone a screen. Ctrl-PrScr the screen and paste into a Word doc. I did say thanks to the person who made a .jpg of the screen.