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Links for OS/2
(C)opyright 1997 by Access Software, Inc.
Fixkit 1
version 1.3
Stardock Systems, Inc.
17292 Farmington Road
Livonia, MI 48152
http://www.stardock.com
Items Fixed
=========
- Sys3175 error during startup of game.
- Cyrix CPU detection phase causes sys3176 in glfani.dll upon startup
- Crash when trying to view System Information. This problem was also
related to the CPU Detection phase .
- Links would complain that it did not have enough hard drive space
available to save a player or game. Now requires 16K instead of 16Mb.
- When adding new courses and the system has multiple CD-Rom drives,
Links would search all CD-Rom drives even if it already found Links
courses on one of the CD's. Now it will stop seaching the remainder
of the drives as soon as it finds a CD with courses.
This fixkit is designed to help those customers who have been unable to
get Links for OS/2 running due to either a sys3175 error or a sys3176 error
in the glfani.dll. This fix also adds a command line parameter to turn off
sound for those who do not have a sound card.
Installation
=========
First make backups of your LINKS.EXE and GLFANI.DLL files located in your
Links directory. Then copy the new LINKS.EXE and GLFANI.DLL files into the
directory replacing the original files.
This fix no longer requires the /C parameters, as in the Beta Fixkit1, to be used
to fix the SYS3176 error in glfani.dll. The problem has been fixed but the
parameters still exist in case any further testing needs to be done.
Remarks & Instructions
===================
No Sound Card:
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Run Links with the /s parameter to disable sound.
LINKS.EXE /s
You may also add the /s in the parameters field for your Links Object.
SYS3175 Error:
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If you were experiencing SYS3175 errors, this fix should allow you to get past
this error, but you may now experience the sys3176 error that others have been
experiencing. To work around the sys3176 error please following the instructions
below for the sys3176.
SYS3176 Error:
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This error is occurning when Links is trying to determine which CPU your system
is using. This problem has been fixed but you can bypass the CPU Detection
phase by using the following parameters to force the CPU mode.
Example:
LINKS.EXE /CI486
The "/C" disables the CPU Detection. "I" tells Links that you are using an Intel.
And of course "486" tells it the CPU is of the 486 series. Currently this parameter
only supports Intel and Cyrix ( "C" ). And the CPU series that can be used are
486, 586, and 686.
Intel's:
/CI486
/CI586 (Pentium's)
/CI686 (Pentium Pro's)
Cyrix's:
/CC486
/CC586
/CC686
If you are using an AMD processor or any other brand try using Intel's
equivalent processor. We have tested on a few AMD systems and this
has worked fine.
Miscellaneus Parameters
====================
- Profile: /p
When the game first starts for the first time you should see a view of a golfer while the
system is setting up its profile. You can force this profile mode by using the /p parameter.
Syntax: links.exe /p
- Buffer: /bnnnn (nnnn = buffer size)
This parameter allows the sound buffer to be changed.
Increasing the buffer size will change the delay in which
a sound sample is played. nnnn is a decimal number (eg. 1k = 1024)
If you are experiencing and sound problems you may
want to try different buffer sizes in an attempt to optimize
sound playback. The default size is 256 bytes. You
may want to try sizes of 512 or 1024.
Syntax: links.exe /b1024
- Error Logging : /ln (n = logging level)
Specifying /ln on the command line sets the logging level. Level
1 logs general stuff like window layouts and video adapter support
parameters. Level 2 logs all rectangle blits to the display. Level
2 will slow the game down a bit. Please use this by request of
support personell.
Syntax: links.exe /l2
- Disable Sound: /s
Use this paramenter to turn off game sounds.
Syntax: links.exe /s
If you have any questions or problems in regards to this fixkit please contact Stardock Systems Technical Support at support@stardock.com.