Fresh install and I'm dead in the water

Phatman · 07-30-2009, 10:56 PM

Long story short I just reformatted my machine and have just installed steam/hl2/etc

I load up FF and it's fine. I go to connect, it shows that nice fancy status bar saying that it's sending client info, then my screen goes blank and my computer locks up forcing me to force a shut down.

Specs:

XP Pro SP3
2.6ghz P4
2gigs ram
Radeon HD3650
SoundBlaster X-Fi Extreme Gamer Fatality (Yes I'm somewhat baller :P )

Not sure what the problem is. I haven't tried creating a local game to see if that happens. The only thing I can think of is that I'm running a 16:9 ratio as opposed to 16:10 though other Half-Life/Steam games play at that setup fine.

Thoughts? Ideas?

Phatman · 07-30-2009, 11:18 PM

Dog gone it. Just tried to play HL2 with the same result. This time I got a system message saying the computer recovered from a serious error. ><

[AE] 82694 · 07-31-2009, 01:31 AM

click the steam support link in my siggy it's a diagnostic tool check for conflicts and compatibility.

Phatman · 07-31-2009, 05:00 AM

I actually did that earlier in a different thread. Everything checked out. I'm probably going to delete all my HL2 games and redownload them.

*update*

Disabled my anti-virus after pulling steam off and then install HL2 from cds and it worked. Effing lame. AVG caused a directX issue so I had switched to Avast. Aparently Avast + Steam is a bad mix now too. ><

Phatman · 07-31-2009, 09:06 AM

I take that back. HL2 works fine, but FF loads, gets about 75% on the bar then goes black and my computer seizes forcing me to force it off. I think I may try different video settings next time, but who knows.

[AE] 82694 · 07-31-2009, 09:33 PM

Check and see how much memory your using before you fire FF.

MonoXideAtWork · 07-31-2009, 09:52 PM

I would recommend a hardware stress test. You may have a memory leak.

Phatman · 08-01-2009, 12:39 AM

I ended up going to a 4:3 with an 800x640 resolution and got a BSOD finally. It's probably the only time I would actually want one too. :P The driver went into an infinite loop. >< I downloaded and older driver and will see what happens with that.

*update*

reverted to the drivers that shipped with my card. HL2 still plays fine, but now FF just freezes. I can actually fire up task manager and force it off without killing the computer, but that means no ff for me.

Maybe I should install the windows 7 rc and see what happens.

Phatman · 08-01-2009, 09:32 PM

FML.

Reinstlled XP because Win7 caused some performance issues with this computer (wait, what?). I put on the drivers that came with my video card which don't allow me to use a 75mhz refresh rate, but I can play HL2 fine regardless. I step up to the next driver update, install Episode 1, see the background of EP1, then it goes blank and the computer freezes. ><

Guess it's off to Steam "Support"

*update*

Dammit! I was hitting google up and came across a page that mentioned agp aperture size. I then remembered that I had set mine to 32mb for a bit while I was playing with Server 2008 on this computer. Fuuuuuuuu!

**Elmo** · 08-03-2009, 02:38 PM

so is that solving it or?

still on AGP

lol

[AE] 82694 · 08-03-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elmo

so is that solving it or?

still on AGP

lol

Phatman · 08-09-2009, 01:55 AM

Yeah I'm still running AGP. :P

The apeture size was what did me in. All good now. I can play FF again.

**Elmo** · 08-09-2009, 02:12 AM

awesome

07-30-2009, 10:56 PM	#1
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Fresh install and I'm dead in the water Long story short I just reformatted my machine and have just installed steam/hl2/etc I load up FF and it's fine. I go to connect, it shows that nice fancy status bar saying that it's sending client info, then my screen goes blank and my computer locks up forcing me to force a shut down. Specs: XP Pro SP3 2.6ghz P4 2gigs ram Radeon HD3650 SoundBlaster X-Fi Extreme Gamer Fatality (Yes I'm somewhat baller :P ) Not sure what the problem is. I haven't tried creating a local game to see if that happens. The only thing I can think of is that I'm running a 16:9 ratio as opposed to 16:10 though other Half-Life/Steam games play at that setup fine. Thoughts? Ideas?

07-31-2009, 01:31 AM	#3
[AE] 82694 Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	click the steam support link in my siggy it's a diagnostic tool check for conflicts and compatibility. __________________ I Love GenghisTron . I miss you sooooo Much. LOL.

07-31-2009, 05:00 AM	#4
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I actually did that earlier in a different thread. Everything checked out. I'm probably going to delete all my HL2 games and redownload them. update Disabled my anti-virus after pulling steam off and then install HL2 from cds and it worked. Effing lame. AVG caused a directX issue so I had switched to Avast. Aparently Avast + Steam is a bad mix now too. >< Last edited by Phatman; 07-31-2009 at 07:42 AM.

07-31-2009, 09:33 PM	#6
[AE] 82694 Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Check and see how much memory your using before you fire FF. __________________ I Love GenghisTron . I miss you sooooo Much. LOL.

08-01-2009, 12:39 AM	#8
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I ended up going to a 4:3 with an 800x640 resolution and got a BSOD finally. It's probably the only time I would actually want one too. :P The driver went into an infinite loop. >< I downloaded and older driver and will see what happens with that. update reverted to the drivers that shipped with my card. HL2 still plays fine, but now FF just freezes. I can actually fire up task manager and force it off without killing the computer, but that means no ff for me. Maybe I should install the windows 7 rc and see what happens. Last edited by Phatman; 08-01-2009 at 01:50 AM.

07-30-2009, 11:18 PM	#2
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Dog gone it. Just tried to play HL2 with the same result. This time I got a system message saying the computer recovered from a serious error. ><

07-31-2009, 09:06 AM	#5
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I take that back. HL2 works fine, but FF loads, gets about 75% on the bar then goes black and my computer seizes forcing me to force it off. I think I may try different video settings next time, but who knows.

07-31-2009, 09:52 PM	#7
MonoXideAtWork Pub Allstar! Beta Tester Join Date: Aug 2008 Class/Position: under en kvinna Gametype: Capture the Flag Affiliations: Eternal Order, Must be h4x, Mono's happy funtime. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I would recommend a hardware stress test. You may have a memory leak.

08-01-2009, 09:32 PM	#9
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	FML. Reinstlled XP because Win7 caused some performance issues with this computer (wait, what?). I put on the drivers that came with my video card which don't allow me to use a 75mhz refresh rate, but I can play HL2 fine regardless. I step up to the next driver update, install Episode 1, see the background of EP1, then it goes blank and the computer freezes. >< Guess it's off to Steam "Support" update Dammit! I was hitting google up and came across a page that mentioned agp aperture size. I then remembered that I had set mine to 32mb for a bit while I was playing with Server 2008 on this computer. Fuuuuuuuu! Last edited by Phatman; 08-01-2009 at 10:16 PM.

08-03-2009, 02:38 PM	#10
Elmo Gets tickled by FF Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Class/Position: Med Solly HW Gametype: Any/CTF Posts Rated Helpful 41 Times	so is that solving it or? still on AGP lol __________________ Support FF: Done: ff_monkey Done: ff_bases Done: ff_warpath Forever Doing: ff_medieval (beta#99999999)

08-09-2009, 01:55 AM	#12
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Yeah I'm still running AGP. :P The apeture size was what did me in. All good now. I can play FF again.

08-09-2009, 02:12 AM	#13
Elmo Gets tickled by FF Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Class/Position: Med Solly HW Gametype: Any/CTF Posts Rated Helpful 41 Times	awesome __________________ Support FF: Done: ff_monkey Done: ff_bases Done: ff_warpath Forever Doing: ff_medieval (beta#99999999)

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