StarFury CD check is screwed up!!

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Tim Brooks:
Hi Guys:

A customer just sent Support a response to this problem that works for him. He was in 800x600 res, and the problem was related to the game switching to a higher res. He changed his resolution to 1024x768 and vialoa, no problems.

You may want to try this, before we send cd's 'cause if that is the problem the new cd won't work either. It seems to be a video card problem, not a cd problem.

If you can try it this morning let us know. If we don't hear from you by 11:00 am, your cd is on the way...

Hmmm, I'll have to try that tonight to see if that works for me too. Keeping my fingers crossed until then......

[ColdSteel]

Tim,

Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me. I always run my desktop at 1024x768x32. I tried changing to an even higher resolution but it made no difference at all. Same error.

Also just for kicks, I just now tried installing it from my PlexWriter CD writer instead of from my Pioneer-DVD (hoping against hope). No go, same error message.

So, unfortunately, I'm afraid I'm going to need that replacement disk.

-ColdSteel

[it depends]

Quick add-on, poosibly related

Aopen 52X CDROM, Plextor 48/24/12
AMD Barton 2500, A7N8x-Dx Rev 2, Nforce 2.45 drivers, BIOS 1004
Win2k, Sp3 , patches ...
Desktop 1024*768 @ 16 bit colour
Starfury also @ 1024*768

3 things seem to happen with my Starfury CD on running the program.
1. Happy happy joy joy
2. Clunck-chuggedda-vrrrrrrrrrrr-zoooom-vrrrrrr, but it still loads, and once it's running, the CD stops making interesting noises
3. No cd detected in drive. Pop out tray, pop back in, and go back to step 1 or 2.

I also haven;t heard any CD's make noises like the one coming out of the AOpen when it;s working on Starfury. It whrrrrs like a blank disc sometimes, but then makes sounds unique to it.
As i said though, it does play.

[ October 10, 2003, 17:35: Message edited by: it depends ]

[NCrawler]

Just a quick suggestion for you ColdSteel...

Get on the web and grab yourself a good 1:1 CD imaging program, either CloneCD or Alcohol 120% (It's very important that whichever imaging software you use will make 1:1 copies). Then grab a copy of Daemon Tools. Install your copying software and Daemon tools, make a 1:1 image of the StarFury CD and then set one of the Daemon Tools virtual CD drives to point to the disk image. This should allow you to play the game without the CD in the drive.

BTW: this will work with almost ALL games that require some form of CD/Copy protection (as long as your image is an exact 1:1 copy.. )

Hope this helps...

NC

[Malfador Machinations]

Hi All,

Sorry for the CD problems. Some may indeed be a program problem. Anyone who is having problems with the "CD is not in the drive error" when you start the program, please email me at sf@malfador.com. Include the specs on your CDROM drive and what drive letter it is mapped to.

Aaron

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by NCrawler:
Just a quick suggestion for you ColdSteel...

Get on the web and grab yourself a good 1:1 CD imaging program, either CloneCD or Alcohol 120% (It's very important that whichever imaging software you use will make 1:1 copies). Then grab a copy of Daemon Tools. Install your copying software and Daemon tools, make a 1:1 image of the StarFury CD and then set one of the Daemon Tools virtual CD drives to point to the disk image. This should allow you to play the game without the CD in the drive.

BTW: this will work with almost ALL games that require some form of CD/Copy protection (as long as your image is an exact 1:1 copy.. )

Hope this helps...

NC

I don't suppose you could provide any links? I'm having a similiar problem as ColdSteel and am willing to just about try anything to get this game to work. Those links would be helpful.

[NCrawler]

Sorry about that, here ya go...

Alcohol 120%

Daemon Tools

Forget about CloneCD. I just checked their site and they no longer sell it. You can download the demo of Alcohol 120% from their site and use it as the full Version is $50. Daemon tools is free...

NC