BFCElvis Posted July 1, 2000 Share Posted July 1, 2000 When I am signed online....it doesn't matter which of my ISPs I am using....the game knocks me off line and I have to resign on. This happens when I am playing online and doing file transfers AND if I am not......Any ideas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted July 1, 2000 Share Posted July 1, 2000 This is a wild guess... Are you using a software-based modem (i.e. a PCI modem) ? It is possible that CM is just taking up too many CPU cycles for the modem to operate effectively ? If this is the case then you may want to consider getting a hardware-based modem, which are usually ISA or external (and more expensive than the PCI ones). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 1, 2000 Author Share Posted July 1, 2000 Schrullenhaft, Thanks for the answer but that is all greek to me. I have a pretty good system so it shouldn't be taxing it's ablities. I should have made note in my intial post that it NEVER happened with the demo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted July 1, 2000 Share Posted July 1, 2000 Do you know exactly what modem you have ? PCI modems are dependent on the CPU to perform part of their function ("software based"). Some modems and their drivers do a better job than others (some brands are notoriously buggy and can't maintain connections for very long). It could be that at a certain point with CM loaded that your modem isn't getting the the CPU cycles that it needs to perform certain functions. It's not completely stopping your modem, but at some point your connection is getting killed. Anyway, it is just a guess. But it would be an interesting experiment to try an external hardware-based modem (if you had a free serial port) to see what would happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 1, 2000 Author Share Posted July 1, 2000 I have a Motorola SM56 PCI modem if that is any help. Peng is gonna kill me if I don't get this figured out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 1, 2000 Author Share Posted July 1, 2000 I still haven't gotten it to work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisl Posted July 2, 2000 Share Posted July 2, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Elvis: I still haven't gotten it to work. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The final does seem to consume more resources than the demo-- I had transparent buildings and smoke in the demo, but can't get them in the final. I'm guessing the textures are higher resolution. The sounds are also sampled at higher frequency in the final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 2, 2000 Author Share Posted July 2, 2000 I don't think I am having this problem because of that. I have a P3 500mhz, 128 megs of RAM, 16 meg TNT graphics card. So I have well beyond the system requirements. I wouldn't think it was my modem because it worked fine with both demos. ------------------ "To conquer death you only have to die" JC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Merchant Posted July 2, 2000 Share Posted July 2, 2000 Argh.. the dreaded sm56 You could try throttling it back to v34 which is generally more stable by popping +ms=v34 in control panel > modems > Motorola sm56 > Properties > connection > Advanced tab. If you're serious about connectivity however, chuck it out and get an external. Cheers, Chris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 2, 2000 Author Share Posted July 2, 2000 Chris, I tried what you said. When I got to "advanced" there was no choice for v34 but there was a place for "extra settings" so I typed "+ms=v34" in the space and tried again. No luck. It might also help if I explained exactly when it happens. If I am online and open CM I then select anything (play multiplayer or play game" then go to load a game. I see the flags and the 3d loading message and then the game opens to a battlefield. When it opens to a battlefield is when it bumps me off. I agree that it is most likely modem related because it has happened with FOUR different ISPs. Any other suggestions folks? ------------------ "To conquer death you only have to die" JC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted July 2, 2000 Share Posted July 2, 2000 Uh oh an SM56, Sorry Elvis, those were one of the software-based modems that were truly crappy. I think that Motorola decided to drop the whole line of analog modems a year or two ago. Do you know what version of the driver that you have (you may be able to tell from the SM56's own control panel) ? Here's the latest software I can find. Follow the instructions on the page for downloading the correct version (Goto Control Panel > Modems control panel > Diagnostics tab > highlight your modem in the list > click the More Info button). The responses that you get back will have the info you need for this page. Any "errors" that you get in response are normal. Motorola SM56 drivers: http://www.mot.com/networking/products/sm56_pci_software_modem/drivers.html Unfortunately, as usual, these may not solve your problem. But if you're lucky they may just work. Again, keep/find an old copy of the current drivers you are using in case the new ones don't work well. Depending on how these drivers work, you may have to setup your ISP connections again if the modem is "identified" differently. Also, download and run the "PCI cleaner" listed at the bottom of the page BEFORE you install the latest driver. This will remove all traces of the previous modem driver (so find that copy of the old driver somewhere before doing this). [This message has been edited by Schrullenhaft (edited 07-02-2000).] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 12, 2000 Author Share Posted July 12, 2000 New modem (still software but I got it for free), same problem (although I get stronger faster connections so it wasn't a total waste). ------------------ "To conquer death you only have to die" JC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 15, 2000 Author Share Posted July 15, 2000 Need to keep this up until I get an answer that works....Thanks. ------------------ "To conquer death you only have to die" JC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted July 15, 2000 Share Posted July 15, 2000 It's not the answer you want to hear.... I'd suggest getting a hardware-based rather than a software-based modem. Then your communications will not be so dependent on CPU cycles in order to maintain the connection (on software-based modems the flow control is usually performed in software running on the CPU). [This message has been edited by Schrullenhaft (edited 07-15-2000).] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 16, 2000 Author Share Posted July 16, 2000 Schrullenhaft, Thank you again for your response. I understand that a hardware based modem should take care of this problem but there are tons of people playing this game with software based modems that aren't having this problem. So I feel it has to be more than I should just get a hardware modem. ------------------ "To conquer death you only have to die" JC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted July 20, 2000 Author Share Posted July 20, 2000 I keep throwing this back to the top because it is of EXTREME importance to me. ------------------ "To conquer death you only have to die" JC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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