(you will need it to access root in a bit)Īfter installation, the machine will reboot and then kind of crash to a command prompt and stop doing anything. Set the username and password to something you will remember. then install the software on your new computer. So what you want to do is download the pinbox software from your favorite site and burn the image to a CD (or usb if you like). I initially used a similar spec'ed single core with a passmark of 1254 and experienced some stuttering and slowdows in the video. I used an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 that had a passmark score of 1484. (I used a 500gb because that what was laying around) (as you should be able to)Ī motherboard with a parallel printer portĪ dual core CPU with a passmark score of at least ~1400 for smooth frame rates I was just happy to get the software running and buddy's machine woking again in the first place. The company who made nucore software have placed free updates for the software on their site, but i'm not sure if the updates work with this setup. While I don't condone downloading pirated software, the showdown between the 2 companies has made it almost impossible to get this setup legit unless you buy someone's kit. So get ready to find yourself a computer! I have managed to fix the issue digging for the better part of 3 daysĪnd am posting a guide here so others may fix their machines. So, in a nutshell, a cracked older version of the software called pinbox is downloadable through the usual torrenting channels, but does not install properly because of how the linux installation is performed. unavailable for the foreseeable future *SHAKES FIST AT PP* I found some threads about replacing the computer with new hardware called nucore but due to licencing and agreement issues between nucore and the current holders of williams IP. So I scoured ebay looking for a motherboard with no luck. It was likely a fried CPU and despite it using a socket 7, the cpu used in the motherboard is of the custom variety and not compatible with a standard pentium cpu. sadly, nothing I did could resurrect the computer. I recently had a client bring in a pinball 2000 machine into the shop with a dead computer.
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