Author: Michael P. Nance Sr.
Date: 11:13:49 03/10/01
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On March 10, 2001 at 12:47:38, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote: >On March 10, 2001 at 08:32:58, Mogens Larsen wrote: > >>On March 10, 2001 at 07:36:48, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote: >> >>>i did this,Options/Endgame Tablebase/Install Tablebase,when the sub-window came >>>up that asked for source(e:/)the cd rom,and it also asked for the target(c:/)the >>>hard drive,I install all 4 of the endgames and a window from Shredder came up >>>and said that the tablebases from each of the cds were copied.Why then is the >>>shredder screen on my p/c showing that only the 2 middle tablebases show >>>tablebase with 5 peices found[cache:1 mb+internal 7 .51mb],the first and the >>>last are showing tablebase with 0 peices found[cache:1 mb+internal 0.00 mb].What >>>does this mean?Do only two contain information?ddDdin't they copy correctly?The >>>display on the shredder screen shows 4 tablebases.Firing off signal flare for >>>help. Mike >> >>If you copied all the tablebase files to a single location then you only need to >>use Path1. It's a path, not every single file. Why didn't you copy the files >>into a specific folder instead of the root? That sounds messy, unless it's empty >>of course. >> >>Since I'm having a hard time understanding what you've done, I'll try to explain >>a step-by-step installation procedure, which might help you identify the >>problem. >> >>1) Create a folder or partition where you want to keep all the tablebase files, >>ie. C:\Tablebases. >> >>2) Install the tablebase files and choose the folder C:\Tablebases as target. >> >>3) When the copying has ended access "Path to Tablebases", press the browse >>button to the right of the Path1 square, select the C:\Tablebases folder and >>press OK. >> >>4) Now the "Path To Tablebases" window reads: >> >>Path1: C:\Tablebases. >> >>5) Press OK and the display should read: >> >>tablebases with X pieces found! [Cache: Y MB + internal Z.ZZ MB]. >> >>6) If you use 5 piece tablebases it might be a good idea to increase Cache. That >>is done under "Options/Endgame Databases/Cache Size". I think 8Mb should be >>okay, but using more doesn't hurt. The display will show that Y now equals 8. >> >>Hope that helps. >> >>Regards, >>Mogens Each time I start Shredder now it ask for the disc.Whats wrong now/ What can I do to check to see if the Tablebases are installed correctly and proforming right?Each 5 peice endgame now shows 16 mb,is that too much for my gig processor with 512 mb of ram ?
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