Getting Started Problems
by Michael · in Torque 3D Professional · 05/15/2009 (9:04 am) · 10 replies
Hi Guys just a few questions.
Are there any basic hardware requirements for running TORQUE 3D ?
I have installed the Physics stuff and SDK's and updated by DirectX
and when I run it the Torque Toolbox opens fine.
I say click on FPS Genre Kit and then click on World Editor
and the toolbox minimizes as it does.
I get the following error in a box on the screen.
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FPS Genre Kit.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "0x7c910efe" referenced memory at "0x00000080". The memory could not be "read".
Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program
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I am running Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
3.01 GHz, 1.00 GB of RAM
The Graphics card is a Radion 9600 with 256MB
If that helps.
I am a software engineer and am just trying to get this sweet engine running.
Does anyone have any Ideas ?
Thankyou
Mike
#2
05/15/2009 (3:02 pm)
I have only 1 GB of ram on my desktop and a similar system - XP, P4 3GHz, except a lesser graphics card I think (GeForce 6200), and I can run everything fine... only 9 - 12 fps in the Warcamp demo but it runs. 
#3
05/15/2009 (8:52 pm)
Ugh cryptic crash messages on startup? Have you tried building a debug exe and taking a look at the callstack at the point of crash?
#4
Had to install in this order.
PhysX_9.09.0408_SystemSoftware.exe
PhysX_SDK_2.8.1_build_13_for_PC.msi
DXSDK_Mar09.exe
Torque_3D_Beta_1_0_0_Win.exe
And all worked fine on it.
Will be upgrading this machine in month so will just leave it till then I think.
Cheers
05/16/2009 (1:20 am)
Oh well just tried one of our lower end gaming XFX machines here with just 2 Gig and a 9600 512 Meg dual core.Had to install in this order.
PhysX_9.09.0408_SystemSoftware.exe
PhysX_SDK_2.8.1_build_13_for_PC.msi
DXSDK_Mar09.exe
Torque_3D_Beta_1_0_0_Win.exe
And all worked fine on it.
Will be upgrading this machine in month so will just leave it till then I think.
Cheers
#5
It is the Radeon 9600 with 256MB I think causing the problem.
I will try and prove that later.
05/16/2009 (1:22 am)
I think it is the graphics card that is stopping it on the machine that won't work.It is the Radeon 9600 with 256MB I think causing the problem.
I will try and prove that later.
#6
and as I mentioned, 0x00000080 is a hardware stop
05/16/2009 (1:36 am)
well, it could be, my older pc has the same card, and it wont even run tgea 1.8.1and as I mentioned, 0x00000080 is a hardware stop
#7
05/16/2009 (2:48 am)
I have 2 other cards. One geforce and a later Radeon I can try in it to prove it. I will do that tomorrow and post my results.
#8
05/16/2009 (8:37 am)
Sounds like a hardware problem to me... the trick is figuring out which piece. It could be the video card, bad memory, or even a bad sector on a hard drive (three most like causes). Only systematic testing/changing of those will tell you which one. I would still make a checklist of all your hardware and make sure you have all the necessary updated drivers also.
#9
Ok fixed the problem and found the solution in this thread.
http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/39581
If you fire up a dos box and run dxdiag you will see it falls over and cannot read input drivers.
Solution is to open control panel.
Double click on System
Select the hardware Tab
Click on device manager.
Open up your Human Interface Devices Tree by clicking the little '+'
And right click on the Human Interface Devices and disable them.
You then reboot.
Open a dos box again and run dxdiag. Tell it to continue and it should have no problem.
Then run torque and the error is no more. Enjoy.
Many thanks to Nate Nielsen from the thread link I included.
11/17/2009 (9:04 am)
Ok fixed the problem and found the solution in this thread.
http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/39581
If you fire up a dos box and run dxdiag you will see it falls over and cannot read input drivers.
Solution is to open control panel.
Double click on System
Select the hardware Tab
Click on device manager.
Open up your Human Interface Devices Tree by clicking the little '+'
And right click on the Human Interface Devices and disable them.
You then reboot.
Open a dos box again and run dxdiag. Tell it to continue and it should have no problem.
Then run torque and the error is no more. Enjoy.
Many thanks to Nate Nielsen from the thread link I included.
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DeepScratchStudios
so maybe do a diagnostics on your hardware, or maybe run a benchmark.
perhaps you just dont have enough RAM?