Unfixable looping sound crash bug.... Cannot play FF

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 01:32 AM

Okay, my FPS is okayz and the blue screen seemed to go away. But as soon as I get five minutes into a game, it crashes and the sound loops over and over...

This has happened to me in other source games, but not nearly as much as it happens in Fortress Forever (except for garry's mod). It is guaranteed to happen every game, I can't play! Suggestions please. I tried setting my sound to medium, didn't work.

Commander · 09-15-2007, 02:10 AM

you should just make a single BobTheChainsaw Thread of Problems

make sure your chipset/audio drivers are all up to date (if they are, try older ones)

also, post your hardware specs and driver versions that you're using if possible

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 02:12 AM

Um.... I uninstalled my ATI drivers and when I tried to reinstall... it, uh, didn't work...

I think I'm screwed.

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 02:16 AM

...Christ, now I can't start FF.

FUCK.

Commander · 09-15-2007, 02:16 AM

have you tried the latest ATI Catalyst 7.9 drivers?

MrBeefy · 09-15-2007, 02:26 AM

is this one of those unfixable problems?

kind of doomed from the start, i'd say.

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 02:28 AM

Kk... got the new drivers... gonna see if FF crashes

Demasu · 09-15-2007, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBeefy

is this one of those unfixable problems?

kind of doomed from the start, i'd say.

Yeah, it is. Every one of these threads that has a crash with audio looping, I've had, and they used to make me crash completely, but now it seems to fix its self. I don't know what caused it, and I don't know what I did to make it not completely crash, but nothing I did seemed to make it do anything different, and it seems completely random.

BoltR · 09-15-2007, 06:45 AM

Yep, it's a crash that I sometimes get myself, and Skanky has been getting constantly. I can go weeks without crashing like this, and then it happens a few times in a row.
It's something that the devs are currently trying to address, but it may be a HL2 engine issue.

Somethings you can try to reduce the frequency of the crashes:
-Run the game in windowed. Not only does it reduce the frequency, but if you are fast you can actually kill HL2 before it eats your computer
-Lower the sound quality
-Run the game with the parameter '-nosound', that seems to help Skanky a fair bit

Skanky Butterpuss · 09-15-2007, 07:01 AM

i get that fucking shit all the time. sometimes i have to throw my computer in suspend and come back to be able to ctrl+alt+del it and it leaves my desktop all striped and generally screwed up. im trying to tweak stuff so that it doesnt happen, to no avail. the -nosound let me get through one full round, so that was nice, but ive been playing tonight with the sound on and havent had it happen nearly as much as last night, nor as bad.
a few suggestions given to me:
-completely uninstall and install the latest drivers for your sound and video card
-make sure there are no viruses or spyware
-run in windowed, -nosound, 800x600 on high, trilinear filtering. (i havent yet tried it in 800x600, but ive tried the other stuff and it hasnt seemed to help all that much)

so yeah... good luck...

edit: oh! turning steam community off seemed to help me a bit. go to your steam options -> in game, and uncheck the steam community.

edit2: after turning the sound quality to medium, i havent had a crash like this in 2 hours! try that!

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 02:39 PM

Arrrgh... got new drivers.... did nothing. How do I run in window'd mode?

Sureshot · 09-15-2007, 02:55 PM

-window in launch options, iirc.

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 03:04 PM

Okay, gonna try that. If that wont work, nothing will.

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 03:31 PM

Hey, I think it worked!

BobTheChainsaw · 09-15-2007, 06:31 PM

Nevermind, didn't work...

GOD DAMNIT

BobTheChainsaw · 09-16-2007, 02:17 PM

Okay, while all these measures improved the crashing (doesn't crash as much) I'm still getting plenty of crashes 5 minutes into the game.

dr.flexyjerkov · 09-16-2007, 03:02 PM

I can play fine but my mate can't and I think it may be due to the dreaded loopback sound problem. Whenever he crashes it is with a loopback playing.

Widely discussed here>>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...=looping+crash

People with on board sound tend to suffer but my dedicated card is fine.

BobTheChainsaw · 09-16-2007, 03:50 PM

It's weird, because sometimes I can play for 3 hours of constant FF and be fine, but other times I can't even get 2 minutes into a game.

Lost · 09-16-2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobTheChainsaw

It's weird, because sometimes I can play for 3 hours of constant FF and be fine, but other times I can't even get 2 minutes into a game.

Umm, well hell, go simple and blow out your CPU and vid card fans.

Hey, it worked for me before!

09-16-2007, 05:16 PM

It is a tricky crash. I can play EP1 without a single crash and with the same settings I crash in FF.

There are SO many different solutions for various people its just dumb luck to find one that works for you.

09-15-2007, 01:32 AM	#1
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Unfixable looping sound crash bug.... Cannot play FF Okay, my FPS is okayz and the blue screen seemed to go away. But as soon as I get five minutes into a game, it crashes and the sound loops over and over... This has happened to me in other source games, but not nearly as much as it happens in Fortress Forever (except for garry's mod). It is guaranteed to happen every game, I can't play! Suggestions please. I tried setting my sound to medium, didn't work.

09-15-2007, 07:01 AM	#10
Skanky Butterpuss Beware the Hammer D&A Member Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: Sabotaging your shit. Affiliations: :}\|, mimic, /KBN/ Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i get that fucking shit all the time. sometimes i have to throw my computer in suspend and come back to be able to ctrl+alt+del it and it leaves my desktop all striped and generally screwed up. im trying to tweak stuff so that it doesnt happen, to no avail. the -nosound let me get through one full round, so that was nice, but ive been playing tonight with the sound on and havent had it happen nearly as much as last night, nor as bad. a few suggestions given to me: -completely uninstall and install the latest drivers for your sound and video card -make sure there are no viruses or spyware -run in windowed, -nosound, 800x600 on high, trilinear filtering. (i havent yet tried it in 800x600, but ive tried the other stuff and it hasnt seemed to help all that much) so yeah... good luck... edit: oh! turning steam community off seemed to help me a bit. go to your steam options -> in game, and uncheck the steam community. edit2: after turning the sound quality to medium, i havent had a crash like this in 2 hours! try that! __________________ Support FF: Etzell: Skanky Etzell: The Wings are fucking fantastic Etzell: They really are Etzell: But even SAYING that makes me want to vomit Last edited by Skanky Butterpuss; 09-15-2007 at 08:56 AM.

09-15-2007, 02:10 AM	#2
Commander Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	you should just make a single BobTheChainsaw Thread of Problems make sure your chipset/audio drivers are all up to date (if they are, try older ones) also, post your hardware specs and driver versions that you're using if possible

09-15-2007, 02:12 AM	#3
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Um.... I uninstalled my ATI drivers and when I tried to reinstall... it, uh, didn't work... I think I'm screwed.

09-15-2007, 02:16 AM	#4
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	...Christ, now I can't start FF. FUCK.

09-15-2007, 02:26 AM	#6
MrBeefy Retired FF Staff Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: detroit Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	is this one of those unfixable problems? kind of doomed from the start, i'd say.

09-15-2007, 02:28 AM	#7
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Kk... got the new drivers... gonna see if FF crashes

09-15-2007, 06:45 AM	#9
BoltR Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yep, it's a crash that I sometimes get myself, and Skanky has been getting constantly. I can go weeks without crashing like this, and then it happens a few times in a row. It's something that the devs are currently trying to address, but it may be a HL2 engine issue. Somethings you can try to reduce the frequency of the crashes: -Run the game in windowed. Not only does it reduce the frequency, but if you are fast you can actually kill HL2 before it eats your computer -Lower the sound quality -Run the game with the parameter '-nosound', that seems to help Skanky a fair bit

09-15-2007, 02:39 PM	#11
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Arrrgh... got new drivers.... did nothing. How do I run in window'd mode?

09-15-2007, 02:55 PM	#12
Sureshot Winner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: CA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	-window in launch options, iirc.

09-15-2007, 03:04 PM	#13
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Okay, gonna try that. If that wont work, nothing will.

09-15-2007, 03:31 PM	#14
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hey, I think it worked!

09-15-2007, 06:31 PM	#15
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Nevermind, didn't work... GOD DAMNIT

09-16-2007, 02:17 PM	#16
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Okay, while all these measures improved the crashing (doesn't crash as much) I'm still getting plenty of crashes 5 minutes into the game.

09-16-2007, 03:02 PM	#17
dr.flexyjerkov Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I can play fine but my mate can't and I think it may be due to the dreaded loopback sound problem. Whenever he crashes it is with a loopback playing. Widely discussed here>>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...=looping+crash People with on board sound tend to suffer but my dedicated card is fine.

09-16-2007, 03:50 PM	#18
BobTheChainsaw Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's weird, because sometimes I can play for 3 hours of constant FF and be fine, but other times I can't even get 2 minutes into a game.

09-16-2007, 05:16 PM	#20
Blashy Guest Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	It is a tricky crash. I can play EP1 without a single crash and with the same settings I crash in FF. There are SO many different solutions for various people its just dumb luck to find one that works for you.

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