stupid BF1942 CD

[shadrach]

Okay. I 've tried 5 different CDROM/CDRW/DVDROM devices and the same thing happens with ALL of them in my Epox system.

After installing thr RTR expansion pack I can launch the game anymore. It always says "Please insert the correct CD-ROM"

If I install the game on my MSI system, it works fine.

This is new since I rebuilt my Epox/XP system.

I'm thinking it has something to do with the nForce IDE controller, but it worked fine before.

Anyone have any ideas? EA tech support is a f#@$% joke....

[Immortal]

if the drives installed properly then I'm kind of clueless... are u sure u set up the slave/master drives correctly?

at least u still have r2r.. .I lost my cd now I can't play.. heh... will look around for an answer..

[shadrach]

Yeah, all the hardware is setup perfectly. I even tried screwing around with the DMA/PIO settings, moved the drive letters around, everything.

As soon as I install the RTR disc, the game stops loading.

I've also flashed the firmware on both the drives. They are a LiteOn DVDROM and CDRW.

It's got my quite pissed off. I can't plan BF anymore....

Also, I tried getting a No-CD patch online, which fixed that problem, but I got lots of errors connecting to servers online. Regardlessm I shouldn't need to do that, the game should just work fine after a fresh install.

[Immortal]

doesn't sound like a cd rom problem to me then.. perhaps something about the system?

maybe post the system specs ? latest drivers and such?

[shadrach]

Hardware is in my sig.

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer NVIDIA
System Model AWRDACPI
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~2205 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 3/5/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 314.21 MB
Total Virtual Memory 1.47 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.11 GB
Page File Space 994.58 MB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

nForce drivers: 2.41 with Q815411 IDE patch
GeForce drivers: 44.03

All current Windows Updates.

[Mark]

maybe try makeing a ISO of the cd with something like blindwrite and then run the ISO as a virtual drive with deamon tools.

[UnclePappy]

It's most likely your install of the newer Nforce2 drivers.
It did the same thing to me with my Asus board.
My BF ran fine until I updated to the new Nforce drivers.
Now when I start the game with the cd, I'll get to the BF splash screen, then it tells me to insert the proper cd.
I heard the newer drivers have an issue with the "safedisk" protection on the BF cd.

I've read else where of a number of issues with those drivers. Some good, some bad.

Oh, and then, if you try to uninstall them, it will render your system unbootable if running win2k or Xp.
You get a "cant find "nvatabus.sys" error.

Nividia has instructions on how to get back to an earlier verision if you choose to.
I didn't feel like it so I kinda did was Snake suggested. I made an image with clone cd and am using a virtual drive.
Works fine now. :)

[shadrach]

Thanks for the input guys. After some more testing the other day I pretty much figured it was something to do with the nForce drivers.

I used CloneCD to copy and mount a virtual image and it works fine now :)

[mountainman]

Originally posted by shadrach
I used CloneCD to copy and mount a virtual image and it works fine now :)

What program are you using to run it from the image ?

[Mark]

Originally posted by mountainman
What program are you using to run it from the image ?

i use daemon tools for mine

[shadrach]

I'm just using CloneCD. I made an image of it to disk, then used CloneCD's Virtual CD option to mount the image to a virtual disk.

[Scott]

Originally posted by the snake
maybe try makeing a ISO of the cd with something like blindwrite and then run the ISO as a virtual drive with deamon tools.

This is exactly what I was going to suggest. Alcohol 120% is another good program to use.

[sito]

i have a legal copy, but still use the "no CD". No troubles since.