Bug from Hell (torque crashes)
by AzraelK · in Torque Game Engine · 04/24/2002 (8:07 pm) · 6 replies
Im puzzled on this one, so I hope you can lend a hand.
(I dont blame you if you get puzzled too) all torque engine related games load the menu then after a few seconds it crashes and drives my machine to some sort of "sleep" mode. (The video signal disappears.)
I have an ATI radeon 7000
windows 98 (SE I think)
Directx 8.1
450mhz amd cpu
128 mb ram
1 gb HD space.
P.s. I once tried to run the engine with the log on, and
(-log1) this caused it to work correctly. but it doesnt allow me to run missions.. So I was unable to keep a log.
I have reinstalled win98 (by deleting windows directory and then installing it again) and it didnt fixed the problem.
(I dont blame you if you get puzzled too) all torque engine related games load the menu then after a few seconds it crashes and drives my machine to some sort of "sleep" mode. (The video signal disappears.)
I have an ATI radeon 7000
windows 98 (SE I think)
Directx 8.1
450mhz amd cpu
128 mb ram
1 gb HD space.
P.s. I once tried to run the engine with the log on, and
(-log1) this caused it to work correctly. but it doesnt allow me to run missions.. So I was unable to keep a log.
I have reinstalled win98 (by deleting windows directory and then installing it again) and it didnt fixed the problem.
#2
The crash occurs in the main menu, I dont even have to load missions to make it crash.
04/24/2002 (8:57 pm)
Thank you for repplying, to be honest Im not sure my drivers are the latest drivers, I have searched the ati site and I havent found any other drivers for this specific card.The crash occurs in the main menu, I dont even have to load missions to make it crash.
#3
www.ati.com/support/drivers/winme/winmeradeon4139021.html
04/24/2002 (9:19 pm)
It sure sounds like a driver problem. Here is a link to some drivers that should work with your config:www.ati.com/support/drivers/winme/winmeradeon4139021.html
#4
04/25/2002 (12:38 pm)
I curious about the -log thing... you said it ran fine with the log option, but you couldn't load a mission? The logging should have no effect on whether you can run a mission or not, can you describe what's going on there in a little more detail?
#5
Im not really sure why Tim but yes, It did worked by using log it might have been just a coincidence though.
Heres a few things that I did to solve the problem.
*Reinstalled windows.( didnt solved the problem)
*Unistalled and then reinstalled ati drivers.
*Shut down a program called Hydravision that came with my card Ati radeon 7000 (Im guessing this one was guilty of most problems, if not all)
*Installed dx 8.0 instead of 8.1 (Im yet to try using dx 8.1 again, but I will tell you about it if it causes a problem)
Something very weird which happened when I was running on -log mode, is that when running torque demo 1.1 it refused to create a server, So I was able to see the menu, but not to play the game, the log file mentioned: "create server failed" let me see if I can find the log file to send it.
Once again thanks!
04/29/2002 (6:44 pm)
Well that worked! thanks, I was really stucked looking for the solution to this one =) it now works, Im back!Im not really sure why Tim but yes, It did worked by using log it might have been just a coincidence though.
Heres a few things that I did to solve the problem.
*Reinstalled windows.( didnt solved the problem)
*Unistalled and then reinstalled ati drivers.
*Shut down a program called Hydravision that came with my card Ati radeon 7000 (Im guessing this one was guilty of most problems, if not all)
*Installed dx 8.0 instead of 8.1 (Im yet to try using dx 8.1 again, but I will tell you about it if it causes a problem)
Something very weird which happened when I was running on -log mode, is that when running torque demo 1.1 it refused to create a server, So I was able to see the menu, but not to play the game, the log file mentioned: "create server failed" let me see if I can find the log file to send it.
Once again thanks!
#6
Latest drivers could definitely solve problems. Old drivers with a new DirectX could definitely cause problems... ;)
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04/29/2002 (7:58 pm)
I've run DX8.1 with a Radeon8500 on WinME & 2K, with hydravision running, and never had a problem.Latest drivers could definitely solve problems. Old drivers with a new DirectX could definitely cause problems... ;)
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Torque Owner John Quigley
Does the crash occur in the initial menu, or only after you load a mission?