Digital FX 2.0 Transparent Released

**klundy** · 04-17-2007, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

Wow, I have not see that happen here, so it is really hard to troubleshoot. Make sure you have the fastmode=-1 in the rr.ini file. Also make sure that you are using the latest Road Runner.exe from This Link

Yes, fastmode=-1 is in there.
Using the road runner.exe from your install.exe. The file date from that is 3/1/2007. I thought your installer updated road runner.exe? I did on my desktop?

I'll try a manual update of Road Runner.

Edit: ok, the manual update didn't work. I know get a startup error from Road Runner - "c:\documents and settings\administrator\desktop\SKINS\Alpine\ does not contain a valid skin"

I go into rrconfig and check the skin path - change to even the default bmv2 and still get the error.

I have never had an Alpine skin. Never stored my skins in the above path. I did a seach of all ini files for the word Alpine and nothing.

Keep in mind that my Road Runner was functioning fine with the Digital FX Blue until this upgrade. Running the new installer is the only change made! (I swear. Trust me, I run an IT department, I know users claim this all the time)

Kevin

**JohnWPB** · 04-17-2007, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by klundy

Yes, fastmode=-1 is in there.
Using the road runner.exe from your install.exe. The file date from that is 3/1/2007. I thought your installer updated road runner.exe? I did on my desktop?

I'll try a manual update of Road Runner.

Kevin

03/01/2007?!?! Is that the one that I included with the installer???? I hope not, or this is as much my fault! You need the 04/11/07 RR Located HERE

Give that a try and see if that fixes the problem.. (Fingers crossed)

EDIT: After a momentary panic attack, I checked the install file, and the version packaged is the 4/11/07 version. I am not sure how you still have the 03/01/07 version if you copied that one from the desktop that the installer put there, to your RR folder.

**klundy** · 04-17-2007, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

03/01/2007?!?! Is that the one that I included with the installer???? I hope not, or this is as much my fault! You need the 04/11/07 RR Located HERE

Give that a try and see if that fixes the problem.. (Fingers crossed)

That is the one that was installed on my laptop via your installer. On my desktop, it worked fine. But regardless, a manual update did not solve it.

**ron1** · 04-17-2007, 07:59 AM

Using 2.1 and iG 3.0, I am still having these problems on a desktop testbed:
In GPS, select Gas, exit gas, no GPS display but L and R columns of icons. Home works and, usually (not always) I can get GPS display again.
Or, In GPS, select Auto Config, no Auto Config panel and system locks up. I noted in an earlier post that this was a known problem. Is that still the case?
The reason I ask is that I had been modifying and testing the four vbs scripts to work with my install (E:\RoadRunner\Run\Skins\DigitalFX 2.0\etc) and I was able to get the Auto Config display with the first release of 2.0, but no longer.

**meisner** · 04-17-2007, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

It REALLY seems like a flash problem to me, especially with the delays, the 100% CPU usage ect.

Try this:

Browse to this folder:
C:\Program Files\Road Runner\skins\DigitalFX 2.0\Menus\DigitalClock
(Substitute the path where you have RR installed of course)

Copy ALL of the files from that folder to the root digitalFX skin folder. (Say yes when it asks to overwrite files) This is just the manual way of setting the menu layout and logo's to be totally non flash. You will not overwrite anything on a permanent basis, as the other menu's to copy over are in the other menu folders and copied out by scripts on demand.

Try that, and load RR and PLEASE let me know what happens, I want to find out if the problem is flash, and if it's not, I need to find out what else it could be.

Also, Is anyone else having a problem with 100% CPU usage, or taking 19 seconds to start RR with this skin, PLEASE post as many details as possible!

As we all know everyone's computer is different in some way or another. Just like the Download link was not available to Bump, it is working here, and had one post that someone else also was having no issues getting to the download. So sometimes, it can be the simplest things on an individual computer, and not always a problem for everyone. Thats the hard ones to try to figure out for sure!

I tried the steps as you laid them out and the first time after the change I started RR/DFX and got the 19 sec delay. I then exited and restarted RR/DFX 5 more times and never saw the delay.

The first time I was resuming from a hibernate...don't know if that matters.

I use hibernate just about every time...no shutdowns. But when I was seeing the 19 second delay regularly it was from exiting and restarting RR/DFX.

I am going to keep the setup I have now and see how it acts.

**kbreeden** · 04-17-2007, 08:57 AM

John,

Since you aren't going to release the menu PSDs and you and LiquidSmoke have become such good buds, I'm wondering if you have any plans to include reassignable menu buttons as a feature of DigitalFX ala LSXVoid.

**JohnWPB** · 04-17-2007, 09:42 AM

I have given considerable though to that, and would definitely like to implement that in a future release. I don't see it coming any time soon though, as I have another major project that I am on a deadline with. I will tinker with this skin and fix bugs and such, but major overhauls are having to be put off for a bit. Do look for a traffic and album art browser not too far down the road though.

(All thats left is an empty bag, as the cat got out!)

**kbreeden** · 04-17-2007, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

I have given considerable though to that, and would definitely like to implement that in a future release. I don't see it coming any time soon though, as I have another major project that I am on a deadline with. I will tinker with this skin and fix bugs and such, but major overhauls are having to be put off for a bit. Do look for a traffic and album art browser not too far down the road though.

(All thats left is an empty bag, as the cat got out!)

Okay, John, thanks for the info. I do notice that Sonic and DJiK are trying to improve the Jump-to plugin, which doesn't embed that well and is a little unstable. I also noticed that you posted on that thread a couple of days ago. Hopefully, when they're finished you can incorporate the new and improved version in DigitalFX without too much trouble so that it would be part of an "and such" release rather than a "major overhaul" release.

**JohnWPB** · 04-17-2007, 10:06 AM

Yea, I like that plugin, but its been a bit iffy since the get-go. And now currently no way to make it match the skin. Hopefully something in on the horizon the way it looks now

. Headed out, have a lot of stuff to do today

be back on the forums this evening.

**mdlesk** · 04-17-2007, 12:12 PM

Okay, when I loaded RR, I let it sit for about 5 minutes and nothing happened it stayed at 100% cpu load and if I tried to touch any of the buttons I got that horrible error sound. So I decided to go back to Digital FX Blue and when I get a chance, I might install the original 2.0, luckily I still have the file. I'm not too sure as of right now since 1.0 runs quicker for me, I just wish the GPS speedometer was correct.

On a different note, I use xport, which is in the command to execute dialog box on RRConfig. However, I also need to add an additional program to the list. How do I run 2 on startup? I tried using a comma and type in the second path and even tried an additional run in there and nothing happened. One time the PC even restarted on me. Any ideas?