On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Jim Leonard wrote:
> Stephen Lee wrote:
[snip]
> > I'm trying to install a Roland LAPC-1 I recently acquired in a 486 that
> > I've set up to be a Killer Retrogaming Rig (tm). (Eventually, I'll get an
> > XT.) I only got the card itself (no software or documentation).
> >
> > Music doesn't quite work right. Using Ultima VI as a test game, the music
> > plays very slowly (every time a new note begins, both the music and the
> > game freeze for about a second).
> >
> > Can anyone help get this to work right (or put me in touch with people who
> > would know)? If I need to install a device driver, run the proper install
> > program, set an environment variable or two, etc., I'd like to know.
>
> Your machine is too fast for the music routines in U6. Slow down the box, but
> don't use a slowdown program as this won't work; slow it down via hardware (go
> to "slow" or "non-turbo" speed, or disable some caches in the BIOS settings)
> and try it again. This is a known problem with U6 (and other games of that
> era). It's a timing issue in the software.
That's not the problem, as I have the U6 music patch installed. The game
runs pretty much flawlessly on my AMD K6-2/350.
> You mentioned you have a SB16 in there as well -- at what IRQ/port/DMA
> settings is it set to? It might be conflicting with the LAPC-1, which
> uses IRQ2/9 and port 330 on its default settings (and is what it
> *should* be set to for maximum compatibility).
Yeah, this was the problem. My SB16 was set to port 330, and I had to
yank a jumper from the card to convert it to 300 (ah, old hardware).
That fixed the problem (yay!); now the last thing I need to do is to
properly mix the SB and Roland sounds ...
It's odd how different games can feel with a Roland installed.
-- Stephen
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