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                         CYRIL CYBERPUNK        
                      TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE     
                




1. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
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   Make sure you have enough conventional memory. CYRIL requires
    at least 500kb free. It is advisable to make a boot disk
    if you experiencing any problems, or do a clean boot using
    Left-Shift or F5 at your operating system startup.

   CYRIL can be unstable in the presence of a memory manager, such
    as EMM386 or QEMM. We recommend removing these from memory before
    playing.  Alternatively, if you are having trouble, try disabling
    EMS support, and remove any memory inclusion/exclusions.

    e.g.  DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS

   If CYRIL crashes with a load error during startup, or during
    level loading, it is possible data files may have been corrupted.

    We have included a CRC check to verify the integrity of the .RIL
    data files. Please use the -crc command line option to test them.

    e.g.  cc -crc


2. SOUND CARD TROUBLE SHOOTING
   ---------------------------

 CYRIL supports most popular soundcards on the market, including:

  - Sound Blaster 1.x
  - Sound Blaster 2.x
  - Sound Blaster Pro
  - Sound Blaster 16/16ASP/AWE32
  - Pro Audio Spectrum
  - Pro Audio Spectrum+
  - Pro Audio Spectrum 16
  - Logitech SoundMan
  - Windows Sound System
  - Gravis UltraSound
  - Gravis UltraSound Max


 Sound related problems and their solutions are detailed here.


   The computer locks up or reboots.

    Run SETUP and verify that your soundcard settings are correct:

    - Check your I/O port address, IRQ line and DMA channel settings.
      If you don't know your soundcard's settings, consult your
      manual for details.

    - Make sure your soundcard has no conflicts with other cards in
      your system. If your soundcard works properly with other
      programs, you can assume that there are no such conflicts.

    If this doesn't solve the problem, try booting clean --- usually
    memory managers like QEMM, EMM386, etc. and/or TSRs loaded in
    memory may cause problems.


   The sound system runs slowly on my computer.

    Your computer is not enough fast. You can speed up the system by
    running SETUP and setting a lower quality.


   The system does not recognize my soundcard.

    You have selected the wrong soundcard or I/O port address. Run
    SETUP again and select the right settings. If you are using a
    SB16 card then you must check that the right drivers are loaded
    in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. If the problems
    persist, check that you have enough conventional memory (maybe
    the system was unable to allocate conventional memory required
    for a DMA buffer used to communicate with your soundcard).


   I can't hear any sound.

    Probably the IRQ and/or DMA settings are incorrect. You must run
    the SETUP program to select the right settings, it is highly
    recommended to reboot your computer before trying the new
    settings.


   The music sounds fine when I start, but it gets cut off several
    seconds after.

    This is what happens when you select a wrong IRQ line for your
    soundcard. Run SETUP again and select the correct IRQ number.


   My Sound Blaster clone is not recognized.

    Run the SETUP program and set the right hardware parameters.
    Choose the plain Sound Blaster. If this does not fix the problem,
    your Sound Blaster clone may not be 100% register compatible.


   The music sounds slow on my Sound Blaster.

    Run SETUP again and tell it you have a plain Sound Blaster.
    Probably you were using the Sound Blaster 2.0/Pro driver and your
    card does not support high speed DMA transfers.


   The system hangs with my Sound Blaster 16.

    Your system's motherboard cannot handle high DMA at full speed.
    On some machines, the DMA controller does not function properly
    during high DMA transfer. To solve this problem, use a 8-bit DMA
    channel for high DMA transfers. See your SB16 manual for details.


   I hear static in my Sound Blaster.

    Try turning the MIC and LINE volumes to zero. If you still hear
    static try disconnecting your parallel port devices.


   I only hear sounds, but not music.

    If you are using a GUS card probably the IRQ setting is
    incorrect, run SETUP again and set the correct settings.


   Sound Blaster 16 specific notes
    -------------------------------

    You must select the high DMA channel in the SETUP program, this
    is because the system uses 16-bit playback mode. See your SB16
    manual for details.

    Make sure that the right SB16 drivers are loaded in the
    AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. If you don't want to waste
    memory loading these drivers, you may want to try the following:

    Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and insert the following lines:

      REM
      REM These lines will setup your SB16 soundcard at port 220h
      REM using IRQ 5, low DMA 1, high DMA 5 and MIDI port 330h.
      REM
      SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
      DIAGNOSE /S

    The above lines will set your SB16 hardware configuration based
    on the BLASTER environment variable. Make sure that the above
    lines are setting the BLASTER variable with the right parameters.
    See your manual for details about the BLASTER environment
    variable.


   Pro Audio Spectrum specific notes
    ---------------------------------

    Make sure that the right PAS drivers are properly loaded in your
    AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. Without these drivers the
    system won't recognize your PAS soundcard. If you have a PAS+ or
    PAS16 and the system does not work properly, you may want to try
    running SETUP and tell it that you have a Sound Blaster soundcard.


   Gravis UltraSound specific notes
    --------------------------------

    You must choose the GF1 IRQ line and Playback DMA channel in the
    SETUP program. Make sure that the right GUS drivers are loaded in
    your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. However, the sound system
    should work without loading any of these drivers.
    Notice that some SB emulators (SBOS) may conflict with the sound
    system, so if you experience problems try disabling these
    emulators.

