Video Card Squealing -- FIXED!!!

Sonoboy · 02-26-07, 09:03 PM

I just found a fix to that squealing video card problem!

Go into dangerouswaters.ini and under the graphics section, change the .SoftwareCursor value from No to Yes.

I hope this works for the rest of you as it did for me.

porphy · 02-27-07, 03:20 AM

Yes! it works

Finally I can run DW without feeling like the gfx card is about to melt or something. Really big cudos for finding this one!

Cheers Porphy

Dr.Sid · 02-27-07, 03:44 AM

Wow .. I'm really curious what does the option really do and why is it making card sing.

Sonoboy · 02-27-07, 03:57 AM

I was looking throught the graphics section of the ini file to see if there was something that could fix the issue. It was like I had a vision from a divine entity and I was positive it would work. Kinda scared me a little when it did.

Anyways, I'm just happy to share the results.

goldorak · 02-27-07, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonoboy

I just found a fix to that squealing video card problem!

Go into dangerouswaters.ini and under the graphics section, change the .SoftwareCursor value from No to Yes.

I hope this works for the rest of you as it did for me.

Did you read this thread ?
I had hypothised that the "squealing video card" problem was due to the mouse but nobody though that was the origin of the problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldorak

Are you using an optical mouse ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldorak

I don't know if this screeching is related to the graphics card but I had a similar problem and it was linked to the mouse.
I used to use the mouse (optical mouse, no led, laser one) in "hardware mode" in dw and would get a high pitch during during gameplay.
Realised that by enabling "software mode" for the mouse would eliminate that high pitch sound.

porphy · 02-27-07, 08:17 AM

Hi goldorak

I read about your tip, but couldn't find any place to change settings to "software" for my mouse, I thought I was supposed to to enable in the settings for mouse in xp control panel or something like that. I Didn't realise it was an option in the DW ini file, but now I know better and hopefully more people will have this problem solved.

cheers Porphy

Sea Demon · 02-27-07, 12:15 PM

So how do we actually do this? Where is this .ini file located? What do we use to open up and edit this file?

Sonoboy · 02-27-07, 12:46 PM

The dangerouswaters.ini file is in the Dangerous Waters main directory. You open it with any text editor.

Sea Demon · 02-27-07, 07:54 PM

Well I'll be darned. It works. Thanks Sonoboy.

Maybe this should be a sticky for anybody else who might like to try this fix.

02-26-07, 09:03 PM	#1
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Video Card Squealing -- FIXED!!! I just found a fix to that squealing video card problem! Go into dangerouswaters.ini and under the graphics section, change the .SoftwareCursor value from No to Yes. I hope this works for the rest of you as it did for me.

02-27-07, 03:20 AM	#2
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Yes! it works Finally I can run DW without feeling like the gfx card is about to melt or something. Really big cudos for finding this one! Cheers Porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

02-27-07, 08:17 AM	#6
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hi goldorak I read about your tip, but couldn't find any place to change settings to "software" for my mouse, I thought I was supposed to to enable in the settings for mouse in xp control panel or something like that. I Didn't realise it was an option in the DW ini file, but now I know better and hopefully more people will have this problem solved. cheers Porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

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02-27-07, 03:44 AM	#3
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Wow .. I'm really curious what does the option really do and why is it making card sing.

02-27-07, 03:57 AM	#4
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I was looking throught the graphics section of the ini file to see if there was something that could fix the issue. It was like I had a vision from a divine entity and I was positive it would work. Kinda scared me a little when it did. Anyways, I'm just happy to share the results.

02-27-07, 12:15 PM	#7
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	So how do we actually do this? Where is this .ini file located? What do we use to open up and edit this file?

02-27-07, 12:46 PM	#8
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	The dangerouswaters.ini file is in the Dangerous Waters main directory. You open it with any text editor.

02-27-07, 07:54 PM	#9
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Well I'll be darned. It works. Thanks Sonoboy. Maybe this should be a sticky for anybody else who might like to try this fix.