Author Topic: This CTD Problem needs to be addressed ASAP (Read 1348 times)

Tumor · « **Reply #60 on:** July 30, 2002, 04:55:52 AM »

Lockups are pretty much random and happening frequently. (Not CTD... just a good hard lockup).

One thing I've noticed... it's happened every time I've attacked a formation of Lancasters and at least once against a formation of B17's.

If I had to guess based totally on perception, I'd say sound was somehow part of the culprit... or something to do with sound anyway. I'm ALWAYS either sending or recieving voice, OR taking hits (or a combo) when I lock up. Always happens with some kind of action too... can fly all day without locking up as long as I stay by myself.

hitech · « **Reply #61 on:** July 30, 2002, 08:19:58 AM »

Progress on the lockups, It's not fixed yet , but managed to have it happen while in a debug session. Narrowed it down to an out of range Attitude in the drone system. My guess is it happens when a formation first comes into view.

Was here tell 7:30 last night looking at the debug session, was planing on continueing this morning, but the storm/power killed the debug session.

We got that little bugger corrnered, now to get out the 30 foot fly swater.

LePaul · « **Reply #62 on:** July 30, 2002, 08:23:44 AM »

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Originally posted by hitech
Progress on the lockups, It's not fixed yet , but managed to have it happen while in a debug session. Narrowed it down to an out of range Attitude in the drone system. My guess is it happens when a formation first comes into view.

Was here tell 7:30 last night looking at the debug session, was planing on continueing this morning, but the storm/power killed the debug session.

We got that little bugger corrnered, now to get out the 30 foot fly swater.

Kewl....atta boy!

Swat away!

straffo · « **Reply #63 on:** July 30, 2002, 08:26:57 AM »

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Originally posted by hitech
We got that little bugger corrnered, now to get out the 30 foot fly swater.

Hey ... I need one !

where did you found yours ?

Roscoroo · « **Reply #64 on:** July 30, 2002, 08:34:59 AM »

I hosted a h2h room for 10 hours straight yesterday . I did not experiance any ctd's or lock ups , the game ran smooth .

now some of the players did get the boot now and then . and i was informed by some that they ctd during buff formation attacks .

Hope this info helps.

peterg2 · « **Reply #65 on:** July 30, 2002, 09:17:27 AM »

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Originally posted by hitech
...Narrowed it down to an out of range Attitude in the drone system. My guess is it happens when a formation first comes into view.

Was here tell 7:30 last night looking at the debug session, was planing on continueing this morning, but the storm/power killed the debug session.

Eieeeee. Two weeks flying in the Debugger. Finally recreating the lockup in Debugger...Almost found the code to fix...puff...power out. Aeeeeeeeee!

Debugger info...gone!

Someone UP THERE must have stock in W--birds. (Can't quite say that word.)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #66 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:18:04 AM »

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Originally posted by peterg2

Eieeeee. Two weeks flying in the Debugger. Finally recreating the lockup in Debugger...Almost found the code to fix...puff...power out. Aeeeeeeeee!

Debugger info...gone!

Someone UP THERE must have stock in W--birds. (Can't quite say that word.)

ROTFLOL!

Wtg HiTech, you da man!

AKIron · « **Reply #67 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:22:56 AM »

WTG HiTech! Very good news.

whels · « **Reply #68 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:34:21 AM »

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Originally posted by Killjoy2
How manyof us that are getting lockups use custom sounds?

stock sounds here since 1.09. got Freeze ups in 1.10.0
with buff formation deaths. no freezes in 1.10.2
but tons of CTDs. still using stock sounds.

whels

whels · « **Reply #69 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:36:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Nifty
I could be wrong, but I think we're mixing two separate and distinct issues here. Guys that are getting CTDs, are you getting the Host Connection Lost first, or is it just outright dumping you to the desktop? The only time I ever get dumped to the desktop is on an outright disco, i.e. Host Connection Lost.

Now, hard freezes... I get those here and there. In almost every single occasion it's exactly when I switch a view.

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=554588

If you're getting hard freezes, post your system specs there and where you got the freeze.

just from reading other posts on this, at first I thought it was an Nvidia issue, but Makarov says he's getting it with the Radeon 8500, although he says it's just CTDs for him and not hard freezes. The one guy saying he's got no problems has a nforce motherboard. Maybe everyone having hard lockups has Via 4in1 drivers? That's why everyone who's having these lockups needs to post their system specs to see if there is a common theme.

90% of my CTDs are just straight to desktop, no UDP message.

aac · « **Reply #70 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:44:02 AM »

Man you just dont know how good that makes me feel even though you havent found the fix yet, at least we are closer to being back to normal. I have had 40 discoes due to lockup or CTD this month, used to only have a few. Most of mine happen when a three buff formation is somewhere in the area however I have had a few while in a vehicle and there were no planes in the area, but a vehicle was blown up in front of me and I was talking on AHV at the same time.

Oh by the way someone asked about playing off line I have had it happen while killing the drones off line with a A20 and FM2. I had one lock-up while diving on a vehicle base banking to the right, and just in case it helps it always goes to a loop on my machine. If someone is talking the last 10-15 words will keep looping over and over until I shut down the power, if something is blowing up or I am getting hit by the ack it loops.

Keep up the good work

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AKIron · « **Reply #71 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:50:20 AM »

FWIW, I've found that when I get a screen freeze I can do a ctrl-esc, alt-tab, ctrl-tab several times, no particular combination, I can eventually get the task manager up with ctrl-alt-del and end the aces high task. The mouse won't work until you end the task but once you shut down Aces High everything is normal. This may only work with Windows XP.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #72 on:** July 30, 2002, 12:15:08 PM »

Thanks for the info Iron... hadn't tried that many different keystrokes.

And... GREAT NEWS HITECH! Now get back to work.

AKDejaVu

LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #73 on:** July 30, 2002, 03:33:45 PM »

"Narrowed it down to an out of range Attitude in the drone system. My guess is it happens when a formation first comes into view."

Hitech, this doesn't seem to be the case with any of the freezes I have had. This should freeze the game when the bomber formation first comes into view, and so far that has never happend to me.
What HAS happend is that the lead gets shot down and while tumbeling down the drones will warp around until the lead explodes (or gets out of the drone range 1000yards?), then system freezes.

I know, I know, I have been writing this explaination for 10+ days now, but I really think this is where the problem is.

Now the CTD's.......
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Replicant · « **Reply #74 on:** July 30, 2002, 05:30:26 PM »

I've had about 5 total lockups, though can only remember details of 3:-

1) Whilst in Ostwind, killed lead Boston III in formation, at same time it dropped bombs and.... lockup.... presumed lockup on death.

2) In Typhoon, auto-takeoff.... lockup. No other aircraft sighted in area.

3) In P40E, came down vertical on airfield, vulched 109, lockup. 2 or 3 enemy aircraft in area.