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Subject: Re: Rebel12 in Fritz 8 GUI

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 08:45:10 09/28/03

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On September 28, 2003 at 11:29:45, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On September 28, 2003 at 11:21:27, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>
>>On September 28, 2003 at 10:33:56, Mike Byrne wrote:
>>
>>
>>>files\chessbase\engines"?) and install the rebeluci adpater and it installs -
>>
>>
>>Just for clarity's sake:
>>
>>- you copied the rebel 12 directory to the chessbase\engines directory
>>- now it's a subdirectory of that directory
>>- you started Fritz or whatever new CB GUI
>>- you chose "install UCI engine"
>>- you browsed to that engines subdirectory
>>- you clicked on wb2uci.exe
>>- the engine installs, but does not run?
>>
>>and in that folder is also the rebel12_CB.exe file, I suppose. If you run XP I
>>guess you also changed a parameter in the wb2uci.eng file.
>>
>>From the readme.txt:
>>
>><quote>
>>  Rebel 12 should run smoothly under the latest Chessbase interface
>>  provided the following steps are taken:
>>
>>. Copy the installed Rebel 12 directory to the installed
>>  ChessBase directory, usually C:\Program Files\ChessBase\Engines
>>
>>. Should the OS be Windows XP, then edit the file WB2UCI.ENG (this
>>  freeware tool is supplied by Odd Gunnar Malin and is not supported
>>  by the author of Rebel) as follows:
>>
>>  Change "TerminateHard = false" to "TerminateHard = true" and save
>>  the file.
>>
>>. Start Chessbase (Fritz, Junior, Shredder etc.) and select:
>>       Engine -> New UCI engine -> Browse -> RebelUCI.
>>  That's it! Rebel 12 may now be used in the ChessBase gui.
>></quote>
>>
>>
>>
>>J.
>
>yes ,...did exactly those steps above - at this point several times.    I have
>win2k, so no need to make changes.  My first installation, I did not copy the
>new code, although on subsequent installations I have.  I suspect it is acopy
>protection scheme error as the result of my initial faulty install procedure?  I
>have no other explanation The Chess Partner GUI works fine.,  I'm at a loss on
>how this running under Fritz 8 GUI.
>
>thanks for all the suggestions ...

     Hi Mike
     The above instructions contain a grave mistake by stating
     "you clicked on wb2uci.exe". It should have correctly read:
     "you clicked on rebeluci.exe".
     Kurt



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