Who Shot Johnny Rock  readme.txt


COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GAME

Question:   Why is the resolution poor?
Answer:     This is due to a number of reasons:
            1.  The CD ROM cannot handle the data transfer rate needed to
                keep up a sharper image. 
            2.  The computer has other tasks to perform during game play so
                it cannot dedicate itself to the video display.

            note: The pixel resolution inside the frame box is 
               about 298 x 186.


TROUBLE SHOOTING WHO SHOT JOHNNY ROCK FOR THE IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES:

Before you start:
        Make sure your sound card is properly set up in Sound Blaster
        mode or emulation by:
             consulting your sound card installation manuals or
             contacting the manufacturer of your sound card

        Unless you have a Sound Blaster card or KNOW for a FACT that
        your sound card is set up properly, do not assume it is properly
        configured just because 'everything else works on it.'

        Also, make sure that your CD ROM is meeting the minimum requirements
        of the game. That is: a seek time of 380 ms and a data tranfer
        rate of 150 kbs sustained or continuous.
   
   Available sound card setting:
     These are the settings supported by Who Shot Johnny Rock:
       Address':  no sound, 220, 240
       IRQ:  2, 5, 7, 10
       DMA:  0, 1, 3

     Note: Although Who Shot Johnny Rock supports these settings, your Sound Blaster 
           compatible card may be restricted in its settings for sound blaster
           support. Consult your sound card manual for further information.

   
   SOUND CARDS:
     Pro Audio Spectrum 16:
         config.sys
           1. look for the device line that specifies the 'mvsound' driver.
           2. write down the Q value. the Q is the IRQ value.
           3. see if there is a 's:' parameter.
               if there is one, the order is:  s:T,Address,DMA,IRQ
               The IRQ must be a different value than the 'Q' value.
         
         autoexec.bat
           1. look for a SET BLASTER statement.
              if not found, then put in the statement before your other
              drivers:  SET BLASTER=A? I? D1 T1
           2. set address (A) to the same value as the your pro audio card.
              set the IRQ (I) to a different value than your pro audio card.
              set the DMA (D) to 1 (one), this is the only DMA channel the 
                pro audio card will support Sound Blaster applications.
              set the T to the same as the 's' parameter. if there was no
                's' parameter, then set it to one (1).
         
         Who Shot Johnny Rock game
           1. reboot computer
           2. reinstall the Who Shot Johnny Rock game.
     
 A NOTE TO TANDY SENSATION USERS:
     To get sound:  
       1. go into windows
       2. goto to the traditional MicroSoft windows screen
       3. double click 'main' icon
       4. double click 'ms dos prompt' icon
       5. run game as if you were in DOS

 
 A NOTE TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS USERS:
     Who Shot Johnny Rock is designed strictly for the 
       DOS operating system environment. 
       DO NOT run the game in windows or from windows using the
       MS DOS PROMPT. 


PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS:

Problem:   video stops and/or sound stops
Solution: a) video and sound stop:
           1.  Re-run the Who Shot Johnny Rock installation program.
           2.  Click CANCEL on all options until no options are displayed.
           3.  Select OPTIONS from the menu bar.
           4.  Select SOUND from the sub-menu.
           5.  In the dialog box, select the appropriate address, IRQ, and
               DMA channels that concur with your sound card's Sound Blaster
               mode or emulation settings.  Then click on the OK button.
           6.  Then click OK to finish the installation, or click CANCEL, then
               select FILE from the menu bar and click INSTALL. 
          b) no sound only:
           1. refere to problem:  no use of the mouse in Who Shot Johnny Rock game-play
           2. there may not be enough conventianal memory available.
              try to free up more conventional memory. you will need at
              least 512 thousand bytes.


Problem:   no video inside frame box
Solution:  Sound card address, IRQ, and DMA values are of different values 
           than the Who Shot Johnny Rock configuration file.  See above problem for 
           solution:    video stops and/or no sound


Problem:   video is slow and sound is choppy at the beginning of each scene
Solution:  1. A memory manager can sometimes cause performance degradation
            that can cause the sound to break up, so try removing it from
            your config.sys.  Unfortunately, sometimes video cards and/or
            CD ROM drives are not fast enough, and the game will break-up
            the sound to keep the video in synchronization with the sound.
           2. create a MS DOS boot disk.
               1. put a new diskette into drive A.
               2. at the C prompt, type:  FORMAT A: /S [ENTER]
               3. after formating, copy your config.sys and autoexec.bat
                  files to the boot disk in the drive A.
               4. edit those files on the boot disk, deleting everything
                  that is not necessary to run the game.
               5. reboot the computer with the boot disk and play the game.


Problem:   no use of the mouse in Who Shot Johnny Rock game-play or
           the game locks up as soon as I touch the mouse
Solution:  Your mouse driver is the probable cause.  For proper game play
           operation, your mouse driver needs to be 100% Microsoft or
           Logitec compatible.


Problem:   error message when loading game:
             scene data corrupt...
Solution:  A bad Who Shot Johnny Rock CD ROM disk is the probable cause.
           Return the disk at the purchased location for an exchange.


Problem:   error message when loading game:
             cannot open file \jrplay\blow.8b, sound file missing
Solution:  This error message comes from running the game from the CD ROM.
           The proper location to begin execution of the game is from
           the johnroc subdirectory on your hard drive.
           At the command prompt, type:
                [drive]:   [enter]
                cd johnroc [enter]
                johnroc    [enter]


Problem:   I own a Sound Blaster ASP16 or 16 and there is a clicking sound in 
           the background.
Solution:  The wrong johnroc executible file is being accessed on your CD ROM.
           1.  Re-run the Who Shot Johnny Rock installation program.
           2.  Click CANCEL all options until no options are displayed.
           3.  Select OPTIONS from the menu bar.
           4.  Select SOUND from the sub-menu.
           5.  In the dialog box, select the appropriate address, IRQ, and
               DMA channels for your sound card, and select Sound Blaster 16
               in the card type.  Then click on the OK button.
           6.  Then click OK to finish the installation, or click CANCEL, then
               select FILE from the menu bar and click INSTALL. 
 

Problem:   my problem isn't listed
Solution:  give technical support a call.
           before calling though, have the following information available:
           1. printouts of your config.sys and autoexec.bat files
           2. the brand of sound card, CD ROM, and mouse driver you have.
           3. a list of other equipment on your computer: i.e. scanner,
              modem, tape backup, etc.