Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: "Wayne K. Werner" Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.programming.3d_studio Subject: Re: Starting 3D Studio Date: 16 Jun 1997 21:38:49 GMT Organization: SCEA Net Yaroze News Lines: 62 Message-ID: <01bc7a9d$cbb93ce0$8bbf43ce@wkwerner> References: <01bc7915$0ec81900$b3bf43ce@wkwerner> <33a3f677.1270626@205.149.189.29> NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.67.191.139 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Mario, I thought it might be the dongle myself. However, I get no indication (autodesk's manual says that if the dongle is not reading correctly, an error message appears, not a lockup!). I saw something in the manual about how on faster machines (486 DX!) there is sometimes a problem. (I am running a 200MHz MMX). They suggest that on these machines, if there is a printer hooked up, turn it on. I don't have a printer hooked up right now, but I have an old 24 pin that I think I will try to see what happens. The dongle is definitely hooked up correctly. Maybe it is a bad one. I was thinking that maybe I need to play with the 386cfg, but the fact that it runs infrequently, and that when it does run it runs correctly (I tried rendering a few of the samples) implies to me that the problem is not there. Thanks for taking the time to answer me, I appreciate it. Wayne PS - I see your name all over the place here at ny. Are you a member or a Sony employee? Just wondering. W Mario Perdue wrote in article <33a3f677.1270626@205.149.189.29>... > Wayne, > > I havn't used it yet, but I did install 3D Studio a couple of days > ago. It sounds like the program is looking for the security dongle on > the parallel port, and not finding it. Check to make sure the dongle > is properly connected. > > Mario > > On 14 Jun 1997 22:47:24 GMT, "Wayne K. Werner" > wrote: > > >Hi guys, > > > >I just got my NY membership a week or so ago and have been very busy trying > >to get all of the tools up and running. In particular, I have been > >spending an inordinant amount of time trying to get 3ds to run at all. > > > >I decided to get 3ds up and running in pure clean MS-DOS mode (I am using > >Windows95) and have had virtually no luck. When I run the software, I get > >the authorization countdown warning. When I click OK, the screen goes > >blank, and I am locked up. > > > >[snip] > > > >If anyone can help, I will be very grateful! > > > >Thanks, Wayne > > > >