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FS9 and Dual Core Functionality

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Hi, I would also like to get this to work. Problem is there is no "main" section of the fs9.cfg file. I tried the startup section and that didn't work. Can you please be more specific? Put it into which section exactly?
 
There is a Main section, just hit F3 while you have the file open in Notepad to find it. I tried SET_AFFINITY=1 and SET_AFFINITY=2 and monitored core usage - no change. Since I get good enough performance already, I think I'm going with "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
 
Thanks for pointing out the main. I tried it and no help for me either. However I figured out a shortcut for this. Since I need to use a
high aa to reduce shimmering I need all the help I can get. Here's what works:

ctrl-alt-del this minimizes fs9 and brings up the task manager
then r-click fs9 in processes and choose set affinity
then uncheck cpu1 and recheck it
close task manager
click fs9 on the taskbar to bring it back up

This works and takes only a few seconds.
 
Yes, that's correct to a point. What was suggested at flyawaysimulation is a much longer method. I shortened what I got from them.
Perhaps I should have given credit but didn't think of it.
 
hmmm, interesting stuff! I fired up fs9 and checked the affinity settings and found 0,1,2,3 ticked by default. So I assume it's running all four cores of it's own volition.

LPXO
 
No it's not. Look at the charts (under performance I believe) and you'll see one core running and the others with a line across the bottom.
 
Ok, I'm gonna close this thread as it's going nowhere and has gone completely off topic from MY original intent.

Several things are evident. . .one is that rarely does anyone read the entire thread before commenting, otherwise why would so many people make the same suggestion (all related to XP not VISTA) and Rich you should have given credit because your steps are the basic intent of the original piece posted at flyawaysimulations and nothing new.

The other comment on this thread is that if I asked for suggestions on a "like solution" for VISTA, I'm obviously not interested in hearing about how someone made things work better on their XP system. Please stay on topic.
 
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Ok, I'm gonna close this thread as it's going nowhere and has gone completely off topic from MY original intent.

Several things are evident. . .one is that rarely does anyone read the entire thread before commenting, otherwise why would so many people make the same suggestion (all related to XP not VISTA) and Rich you should have given credit because your steps are the basic intent of the original piece posted at flyawaysimulations and nothing new.

The other comment on this thread is that if I asked for suggestions on a "like solution" for VISTA, I'm obviously not interested in hearing about how someone made things work better on their XP system. Please stay on topic.
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A very good point falcon.

All these posts and you still don't have the answer you were looking for!

This often happens on the many forums I frequent, and I should really have posted what I had found from a google search on rich's seperate thread that he has started here at SoH about this 'tweak'.

Having said that, from the reading I've done about this, it would seem that the 'tweak' using the Task Manager and the CPU affinity should apply to both Vista & XP, as you can do exactly as described with both of them.

Maybe someone WILL be able to answer your question, if you decide to keep this thread open!

Cheers

Paul
 
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