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Help and Support Forums => Technical Support => Topic started by: LePaul on February 21, 2004, 03:28:19 PM
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I already sent an email to tech support but I just wondered if anyone else was getting this problem. Its not something that happens *everytime* but in my last few sorties...its happened twice.
Once, I was in a F-4UC, shot down my 2nd opponent then got the Disco/Lost UPD thing...I got no warning. It happened immediately after I got the System message that I had shot the guy down.
A few mins ago, I had Ju88s bombing a factory complex. I salvo'd off all 20 bombs (x3 bombers) and had impressive hits registering...then Disco/Lost UPD.
If this happened everytime, Id think i was on to something. But Ive had a fantastic connection to the servers and wonder why this UPD/Host Disco is only happening when ...of all things...I manage to hit something! :)
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I was getting Discoed a lot with lost UDP.... Finally bought a new cable modem and problem is gone......
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Too much data for your connect to keep up with?
skuzzy would know for sure.
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I dont know, hoping to hear something. Its not happening ALL the time...but about 50% of the time I score a kill or hit, out i go. I dont have anything else running on my system (no Norton, etc) and thru the same Linksys router/firewall I've always had.
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Odd. Does the Ethernet card have its own IRQ LePaul?
If you want, you could drop me the DXDIAG output. Might see something there too.
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I'll do that tonight, thanks for the reply.
I'm hoping that'll shed some info...it aint often i score a kill LOL...so to loose the perks most of the time kinda blows! :p
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DxDiag Data (http://filecenter.checksix.net/dxdiag.txt)
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1) You do not want to be using the 52.16 video drivers for that 4600. Consider rolling back to the 41.09 drivers. All the 5x.xx drivers are optimized for the FX cards and introduced some odd behavior in the older cards.
2) You are using an AC97 sound thing. I cannot call it a sound card or chip as most all the work is actually done in software by the CPU. Anything would be better than it, but if you are going to use it, check for a driver update as the driver is a couple of years old.
Any luck with the IRQ's?
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NIC is using IRQ 17, no conflicts.
Found newer VIA 4-in-1 Drivers, newer AC97 drivers also.
I agree, never did think much of onboard audio stuff.
Trying to get the older version of that video driver from nVidia now...then I'll uninstall what i have.
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I let the PC run Speed Disk over night...this morning,it errored it with a I/O error. I'm begining to wonder if the hard drive, less than a year old, is flaking out like the previous Western Digital. I'll have to try a chkdsk /r/v when I go home after work.
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Hmmm,...could be. Seems like there has been a rash of short lived HD's around. I do not think that it is causing your disco, but it might be possible.
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I sent a film that captured a disconnect last night to Support. Check that, please :) Id love to know what clues that showed.
I agree about the HDD. This is a 9 month old replacement for the "top of the line, highly rated" Western Digital I bought and crashed.
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I sent that film directly to your email addy, Skuzzy.
Any hints? :)
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LePaul, I do not recall seeing it.
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It bounced from support :(
Also, noticed that if I start film (alt-r)...my hard drive spins like crazy....then get the same error.
Go back in, alt-r...seems to start filming within a second or two...and no problem.
:confused:
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What's the verdict?
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I never got the film.
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Sigh
This is getting silly then. I sent it to support, support bounced it. Sent again, same.
Sent directly to you, and you say you didnt get it.
I guess I'll burn it to CD and UPS it to you then. At least I'll have a signature to prove someone got it :)
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What error are you getting on the bounce LePaul?
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Originally posted by Skuzzy
2) You are using an AC97 sound thing. I cannot call it a sound card or chip as most all the work is actually done in software by the CPU. Anything would be better than it, but if you are going to use it, check for a driver update as the driver is a couple of years old.
Any luck with the IRQ's? [/B]
I use the same realtek AC97 sound chip. Run directX diagnostics, go to the sound tab there, turn down the sound acceleration one or two notches left. Try one notch first. That fixes the problem of CTDs for me. Turned down-no CTDs, at full I'll always dump after a while.
My Realtek driver has a later version number than yours but perhaps that is because I use Win98. However, Windows Update should detect it if it's not the latest, and list any later one for auto install over the net. The drivers can be got from Realteks web site as an alternative.
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The message can not be sent to recipient:
support@hitechcreations.com
Reason: A transaction failure was reported by remote server:
"550 5.7.1 Access denied"
I'm still getting the stupid problem...here's a screen capture of what i wind up with half the time i shoot someone down
(http://filecenter.checksix.net/crash101.jpg)
Now where should I send the film file for the 3rd stinking time?
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What is the outbound mail server IP address or name you are using?
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Originally posted by LePaul
Also, noticed that if I start film (alt-r)...my hard drive spins like crazy....
LePaul, clear out your films and screenshots - this happens when there are too many. I'm not saying it will solve your problems, but it will definitely help the drive chugging. This happened to me during the last scenario - I started film and after some disk-chugging was disconnected. Clearing out the films sorted it.
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Originally posted by Skuzzy
What is the outbound mail server IP address or name you are using?
My own mailserver... mail.checksix.net
Its working fine everywhere else.
Im just truly getting peeved on this bug :( I just spent an hour geting bombers to a target, once the System messages starting showing structures destroyed, blammo....Host Disconnect. Sigh
At this point...if you guys honestly dont know what the problem is, just tell me. I don't know whats more frustrating...the game crashes or the failed efforts to send you the film over n over :confused:
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Thank you, Flossy. Good idea. About 1.1GB of films in there
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Ok, found the block LePaul. Sorry about that . Just happened to land in a block surrounded by spam IP's. Fixed.
The film removal is worth a shot. I can only suspect why you are discoing LePaul. Something like this, due to its random nature, is difficult to track down.
Did you get rid of the AC97 sound device?
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Ive emailed you Skuzz with the attachment (film of disco)
As I detail in the email, Im still using the same onboard sound. Ive had this PC for going on 2 years now, disco's started in the last month...I have a real problem faulting the sound chip at this point.
Let me know what film shows.
Its just too conincidental that these dumps happen when the system is sending me messages (bombs hitting, shooting someone down, etc)
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I'm getting similar behavior that just started showing up. The symptom is this:
I fly over a target in a bomber. I press the button to drop bombs. I hear the "click, click, click" of bombs dropping then immediately get a "disconnected from host" message (or something like that), click on the "OK" button on the dialog box, and am dumped out of Aces High. I start AH back up right after and can get back into the game no problem.
It also happened once immediately after I shot someone down -- same message dumping me out of AH immediately.
I had no warnings and no trouble before this point (e.g., no dropping to UDP or any complaints about connectivity, no trouble using voice, no trouble seeing messages from other folks).
It's almost as if it's triggered by something that happens right after pressing a bomb button. I have never had it happen at other times or even several seconds after dropping bombs. It's almost as if my button 2 on my joystick is the "abort connection" button instead of my "drop bombs" button.
This only started happening recently (like the last week or so). I haven't changed anything on my computer, other equipment, or in my connectivity in that time. Again, before this time, I have never seen this behavior on my system.
This is especially frustrating after climbing a formation of B-24's to 10-15k, getting all situated over a target, getting all lined up, only to get disonnected upon pressing the "drop bombs" button.
Any ideas?
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One thing I am trying is disabling portions of my virus checking. Although I haven't changed anything there in the last several weeks (i.e., it worked fine before), it's worth a try. I'll report back if I have any more disconnects upon bombing.
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ac97 likes the excelleration turned down a notch .. at least thats how mines set up
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Well, so far, so good. I haven't had any disconnects upon pressing the "drop bombs" button since I made my antivirus/firewall change (basically, allowing aceshigh.exe unfettered Internet access in Norton antivirus).
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I had this happen a long time ago. Was in Lancasters I believe, full salvo at minimum delay. Bombs dropped about 20k, and as soom as the second of 14 hit the factory, I discoed. Since bombs are invalid after you disco, it really made me angry. But hey, I'm over it and it hasn't happened since.
Was using a SB before. Not a Live, not an Audigy. I have it right in my hand (Due to it dieing a week ago) and can't remember what it is... :D
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I also had the same problem with getting booted as bombs started to hit and register on the text buffer. Posted a couple times about it and got no help. Since then if I drop at lower alts I don't seem to have the problem - but would be nice to find out what is the issue. I have an old sound card sitting around somewhere - maybe I should slap that in and see if the problem is resolved.
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The following bug is showing back up for me big time. I can't complete a bomber mission anymore starting with the latest version or patch. I press my bomb button (get "click, click, click" and the whine of bombs dropping), then about 1 second or less after pressing the bomb button, I get "host connection lost" or some message like that, click "OK" on it, and get dumped back to desktop. This is not just my modem losing connection. It happens only immediately after pressing my "drop bombs" button.
The only thing I have changed (since last Aces High was working well for me) in my settings is cranking all graphics sliders full to the left (for best detail).
Originally posted by Brooke
I'm getting similar behavior that just started showing up. The symptom is this:
I fly over a target in a bomber. I press the button to drop bombs. I hear the "click, click, click" of bombs dropping then immediately get a "disconnected from host" message (or something like that), click on the "OK" button on the dialog box, and am dumped out of Aces High. I start AH back up right after and can get back into the game no problem.
It also happened once immediately after I shot someone down -- same message dumping me out of AH immediately.
I had no warnings and no trouble before this point (e.g., no dropping to UDP or any complaints about connectivity, no trouble using voice, no trouble seeing messages from other folks).
It's almost as if it's triggered by something that happens right after pressing a bomb button. I have never had it happen at other times or even several seconds after dropping bombs. It's almost as if my button 2 on my joystick is the "abort connection" button instead of my "drop bombs" button.
This only started happening recently (like the last week or so). I haven't changed anything on my computer, other equipment, or in my connectivity in that time. Again, before this time, I have never seen this behavior on my system.
This is especially frustrating after climbing a formation of B-24's to 10-15k, getting all situated over a target, getting all lined up, only to get disonnected upon pressing the "drop bombs" button.
Any ideas?