Jonah Lomu Rugby Help File Copyright (C) 1997 The Codemasters Software Company Limited and Codemasters Limited. "Codemasters". All Rights Reserved. "Sportsmaster" and "Jonah Lomu Rugby" are trademarks being used under licence by Codemasters. This game is not endorsed by any player or team other than Jonah Lomu. This game has been developed by RAGE Software PLC. Published by Codemasters. Uses Smacker Video Technology. Copyright (C) 1994-1996 by Invisible, Inc. d.b.a. RAD Software. Uses Miles Sound System from RAD Software. Copyright (C) 1994-1996 by Miles Design, Inc. We have tried to simplify the installation and the playing of this game as much as possible. However, because of the enormous variety of PCs, sound cards, graphics cards, software and related configurations, there can be cases where the game will not initially work on your system. This file is designed to help you make any necessary adjustments to your configuration to get the game working on your system. You will find included the following sections: 1. System Configuration 2. Memory Problems 3. Sound Problems 4. Graphics Problems 5. Joystick Problems 6. Removing the game from your computer 7. Codemasters Technical Support Information Section 1: System Configuration Minimum System Specification: MS-DOS VERSION 5.0 or higher 486 DX2 66 Mhz processor 8 MB Ram Double Speed CD Rom drive 12 MB of hard disk space Vesa 1.2 compliant video card Recommended System Specification Pentium 120 Mhz processor 16 MB Ram Quad speed CD-ROM drive Sound Card Six button joy pad for each playe Section 2: Memory Problems whilst running the game under DOS Jonah Lomu Rugby needs 8 MB of Ram to function correctly. The DOS 4GW protected mode should take care of all memory management for you, but it is possible that if you have large drivers loaded in you AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS you may not have enough free memory to run the game. Should you experience difficulties in getting the game to load, please follow the instructions below, or refer to your DOS manual for more details on the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. 1. Ensure that you are in your root directory. i.e. C:\ 2. Type: COPY CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.OLD (enter) 3. Type: COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.OLD (enter) 4. Type: EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT and remove any commands which use up a lot of memory, but not those required by your sound card or your CD- Rom. Normally the lines to erase are SMARTDRV.EXE, EMM.386, QEMM and all those using the word CACHE. 5. Type: EDIT CONFIG.SYS and remove any commands which use up a lot of memory, but not those required by your sound card or your CD- Rom. 6. Reboot your computer. 7. Type: MEM to see how much memory you have freed up on your computer. 8. Launch the game by typing LOMU: If you still encounter problems, edit the system files to free more memory and then try to launch the game again. After you have finished playing Jonah Lomu Rugby, you will want to restore your old system configuration so that other applications can continue to function correctly. To do this, follow the following instructions: 1. COPY CONFIG.SYS GAMECONF.SYS 2. COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT GAMEAUTO.BAT 3. COPY CONFIG.OLD CONFIG.SYS 4. COPY AUTOEXEC.OLD AUTOEXEC.BAT In future, when you want to play Jonah Lomu Rugby, follow the following instructions to restore the game system configuration: 1. COPY GAMECONF.SYS CONFIG.SYS 2. COPY GAMEAUTO.BAT AUTOEXEC.BAT Reboot, play, and then when you want to restore your original configuration just type: 1. COPY CONFIG.OLD CONFIG.SYS 2. COPY AUTOEXEC.OLD AUTOEXEC.BAT Newer versions of DOS have a command called MENUITEM, which allow you to construct a menu system for your different configurations and thus avoid having to go through the above process each time you wish to play Jonah Lomu Rugby. Look in the section entitled 'MENUITEM' in your DOS manual for instructions on how to do this. If you do not wish to alter the configuration of your system files, you can copy them to a blank floppy disk and then make any amendments to the files on the floppy disk. When you reboot your computer it will use the configuration that is present on the floppy disk, as opposed to the one on your hard disk. To restore the old settings, remove the floppy disk from the drive and reboot the system. To create this system disk follow the following directions 1. Type: FORMAT A:\ /S (enter) 2. Type: COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS A:\CONFIG.SYS 3. Type: COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT 4. Type: EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and remove any commands which use up a lot of memory, but not those required by your sound card or your CD-Rom. Normally the lines to erase are SMARTDRV.EXE, EMM.386, QEMM and all those using the word CACHE. 5. Type: EDIT CONFIG.SYS and remove any commands which use up a lot of memory, but not those required by your sound card or your CD- Rom. 6. Reboot the system with the disk in the drive, and then launch the game as normal. Section 3: Sound Problems The install programme of Jonah Lomu Rugby should automatically detect which sound card you have installed and all the relevant settings. In the unlikely event that it does not detect your sound card correctly, run the SETSOUND utility that comes with the game and select the card manually. Then install the game and select USE SETSOUND SETTINGS from the list of available sound cards. The audio should now work correctly. 1. If the game crashes when you try and launch it, there is a strong possibility that one of your peripherals is conflicting with your sound card. Make sure that none of your peripherals shares the same IRQ setting as any of the others: each peripheral must have its own independent setting. 2. If the game works, but there is no sound, there is a strong possibility that your sound card is not 100% Sound Blaster compatible, even thought it may be advertised as Sound Blaster compatible. Otherwise, it is possible that the card is not correctly set up or installed for use in DOS. Refer to the manual supplied with your sound card and ensure that it is properly set up and installed. Section 4: Graphics Problems If you experience any problems with the games graphics when it is in HI-RES mode, it is probably due to your a problem with your video card drivers. To solve this problem, obtain and run UNIVBE. You can find this programme on the web site of SCITECH at www.scitech.com Should the game run slowly in HI-RES mode, it is likely that your system is not powerful enough to support the HI-RES mode. If this is the case, run the game in LO-RES instead. Section 5: Joystick Problems If you are using the Gravis Grip device, ensure that it properly set up and working before attempting to use it in the game. Use the software provided with the Grip to check its settings and configuration. Should you encounter further problems, consult the Gravis website (www.gravis.com), or Codemasters technical support. Section 6: Uninstalling the DOS version of the game 1. In DOS, ensure that you are in the root directory. 2. Type: DELTREE C:\codemast\rugby 3. If you installed the game anywhere apart from the default directory, type the same command followed by the path of the game. If you installed the game through Windows 95, you will need to delete the Jonah Lomu Rugby folder by locating it on your hard disk using Windows Explorer, or by right clicking on the folder and selecting delete from the list of options. Section 7: Codemasters Technical Support If you have any other problems with Jonah Lomu Rugby, please feel free to contact our technical support department. Telephone (Great Britain) +44 (0) 1926 816044 (between 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., GMT) Fax +44 (0) 1926 817595 Address Technical Support Codemasters P.O. Box 6 Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 0SH England E-mail jayeshp@codemasters.com WWW http:\\www.codemasters.com Please have as much of the following information available as possible when you contact the technical support department: Your System: Make and Model of your PC Make and Speed of Processor Amount of RAM Operating System Video Card Make and Model Sound Card Make and Model Free Space on the Disk Drive A list of all attached peripherals (printers, tape streamers, scanners, mouse) The Problem: Nature of the problem When and how the problem arises Archived by OldGamesDownload.com on 12th September, 2019