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MANDOBLE · « **Reply #15 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:19:09 AM »

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Originally posted by straffo
IWhat configuration do you have with wich driver version ?

Soyo Dragon Ultra Back Motherboard (Via 4-in-1 v443) with:
C-Media audio system (C-Media driver 5.12.01)
And
Realtek RTL8139 10/100Mb (Realtek driver 5.503.326.2002)

256Mb 333 DDR
AMD 2100XP
GForce3 Ti500 (Tried a lot of drivers, last ones are 4072).
ENI 3060 SpeedStream ADSL PCI card (driver version 1.3.0)
Saitek X36 USB por
F16 FLCS + TQS + CH Pro pedals (joy port)
350W power unit

S.O.: W98 SE with explorer 6.0.26 (Active desktop disabled).
Tasks normally running:
EN60CTB (ADSL controller)
Systray
Saicnfig (Saitek X36)
Explorer

Running at 1280x1024x32bpp.
DX sound acceleration set to 3/4.

Note:past week C-Media audio was disabled and I was using an Audigy sound card.

Toad · « **Reply #16 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:21:35 AM »

Mand, have you tried running it with no sound card installed at all, onboard sound disabled and the squad folder totally deleted/empty?

I'm thinking you want to "narrow the field" by eliminating any possibility of sound or squad folder being the cause.

straffo · « **Reply #17 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:28:59 AM »

Current 4N1 (now named Hyperion) are v445 http://ftp://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/4in1/VIAHyperion4in1445v.exe

Do you have CTD also when offline ?
Try to replay CTD film just to test.

I've the same Realtek RTL8139 with XP drivers and a geforce3 like you I don't think they cause CTD.

Hajo · « **Reply #18 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:29:06 AM »

Mandoble......get rid of the 40.72 drivers and go back to the 30.82s'. The 40.72 drivers have many issues and cause a lot of problems. The 40.72 drivers were released to soon because of the release of WinXP and the Radeon9700. I have GF4Ti4600 and the 40.72 caused lots of problems including CTDs'

ergRTC · « **Reply #19 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:29:12 AM »

Mandoble, I had a cmedia card (generic) 6 channel with the same chip and never had a problem with it (in fact I still have it). Have you hit http://www.driverguide.com for an ancient driver or two? I would try a really old one and see if that works. When I tried a newer driver with that chipset, I would get CTDs and soft resets whenever certain sounds would come up (flak was a real killer).

The login at driver guide is username: drivers password: all

I would try an old one. See if it works.

I bet you have two sound problems, those ac97s tend to suck, and the cmedia has a personallity too (great sounding card though). Got an old turtle beach laying around?

Toad · « **Reply #20 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:39:10 AM »

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Originally posted by Hajo
Mandoble......get rid of the 40.72 drivers and go back to the 30.82s'. The 40.72 drivers have many issues and cause a lot of problems. The 40.72 drivers were released to soon because of the release of WinXP and the Radeon9700. I have GF4Ti4600 and the 40.72 caused lots of problems including CTDs'

Yeah, missed that one!

I have a GeF2GTS and NONE of the 40 series drivers I tried worked. All sorts of crashes.

I went back to 30.82's and it works smoothly with great color.

I'd look into that one too.

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #21 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:41:05 AM »

Thanks for the replies mates.
Hajo, I used normaly 30.82, CTDs were present as frequent as with 4072.

straffo, CTDs offline also

Toad, I tried that, but AH gives me an error message and refuses to start without a sound device.

ergRTC, I'll try, but I doubt the problem is on the audio drivers, similar problem was present with C-Media disabled and SB Audiby plugged.

Turbot · « **Reply #22 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:48:19 AM »

1.11 640x480 crash to desktop bug

We've found a problem with 1.11 that is causing people running in 640x480 to crash to desktop upon entering an arena. If you are experiencing this problem, you can alleviate it by going into the video options on the main menu and selecting a different resolution such as 800x600. We apologize for the inconvenience.

__________________
Doug "Pyro" Balmos
HiTech Creations

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #23 on:** December 17, 2002, 09:54:37 AM »

Turbot, it is running 1280x1024x32bpp, and the problem was present prior to 1.11 version.

BTW, today I was talking with Wespe about AH stability, for my surprise he suffers exactly the same behaviour. Several crashes followed by several resets and the AH becomes stable. At the same time someone asked by general CH about a problem causing his AH to exit to desktop without warning/error, just the same effect again.

You are not going to believe me, but to work around the problem I do the next:
Switch on computer
starts AH (offline mode) and wait about 5 minutes until CTD.
Then I do a soft reset and start AH again, most of the times, AH keeps stable for hours this way.

straffo · « **Reply #24 on:** December 17, 2002, 10:03:34 AM »

That's more than fishy

I'm using the 30.82 too ...

Can you send me a ctd film just to test it on my computer ?

Is Wespe spanish ?
it would weird to have a spanish bug but with microsoft all can happen ...

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #25 on:** December 17, 2002, 10:10:23 AM »

Neg, Wespe is not spanish, but speaks spanish very well

I'll try to post a CTD film here, thanks.

Charon · « **Reply #26 on:** December 17, 2002, 10:23:36 AM »

I've had some quirky stability issues using the Saitek USB action pad (which I use for FPS) and other game controllers (particularly USB). Nothing terminal (once fully patched), but some initial funkiness that eventually seems to settle out. I don't know about the X36, but...

The VIA chipset also seems to have a history of USB issues, and there are a variety of patches (lateste 4in1 drivers and some additional via drivers) to help address these issues. Again, the Saitek action pad seems overly sensitive to these issues. You might want to try the CH setup exclusively a few times, or if it's a Via chipset (which I think it is), go to VIA and run all the avail. patches beyond the 4in1). Have you given the system a full enema lately? Try flushing down to FDISK or Format C and rebuild.

Charon

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #27 on:** December 17, 2002, 10:53:21 AM »

I didn't read this whole thread, but.. you using custom sounds Mandoble?

If so, try playing with the default sounds that come from HTC.
-SW

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #28 on:** December 18, 2002, 03:58:40 AM »

I'm using Mitsu soundpack.

Here is the film:

Film offline, 2 mins and then CTD

gatso · « **Reply #29 on:** December 18, 2002, 07:02:16 AM »

What are your temperatures like? Graphics chip temp / CPU temp / System temp?

Gatso