Demo error

[Godhammer]

Thanks for the fast reply!!

I'm finding some errors in the Message.log and Generals_Debug.log. Both seem to have the same basic message. I won't include everything, but they seem to follow the same basic pattern:

SetF ~[cl_force_eng] [1.000000], variable not found
0.370 0 SetF ~[r_strips] [0.000000], variable not found
0.370 0 SetF ~[r_hwcursor] [1.000000], variable not found
0.370 0 SetF ~[r_debug_query] [0.000000], variable not found
0.370 0 SetF ~[d_prefetch] [0.000000], variable not found
0.370 0 SetF ~[d_prefetchspells] [1.000000], variable not found
0.370 0 SetF ~[d_sleep] [-1.000000], variable not found
0.370 0 SetF ~[d_vmem_impaired] [0.000000], variable not found

Not sure if this helps. Thanks again!

R

[bman654]

that seems to be normal b/c i have those too and my game works.
Let's try this. Paste like the last 5 lines from each file. I'll compare them with mine and then I can see what comes next in my file and maybe that will tell us "where" it is crashing.

[Godhammer]

Ok, sounds good. Thanks again for the help!

Here's the Generals_Debug.log (I put the error in bold)

2.1250: ModuleTimer_c initialized in 3.41 sec
2.2960: [Render] RenderInit()
2.3120: [Render] RenderSwitchMode: 1024x768, windowed=0
2.3120: [Render] window style: 94000000
2.3120: [Render] window ex style: 00000000
2.3120: [Render] iAdapterToUse=0 tDeviceType=1
2.3120: [Render] DeviceType=0; vs=00000000
2.3590: Cannot create device: hr=80004005 (E_FAIL)18.4060: ModuleExtCon_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleSinCos_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleLog_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleConsole_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleSerialize_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleTbmConfig_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleProfiler_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleFile_c: still initialized!
18.4060: ModuleTimer_c: still initialized!

Here is the Messag.log file (I included extra to where you can actually see the error I get in the pop-up window)

iAdapterToUse=0 tDeviceType=1
4.423 0 [Render] DeviceType=0; vs=00000000
4.463 0 Cannot create device: hr=80004005 (E_FAIL)

PROGRAM IS CRASHED!!!
Exception code: 80000003 BREAKPOINT
Fault address: 7C812A7B 01:00011A7B C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll

Registers:
EAX:0022CDE8
EBX:00000002
ECX:7C91056D
EDX:0126B3E0
ESI:00000000
EDI:00000000

CS:EIP:001B:7C812A7A

SS:ESP:0023:0022CDE4 EBP:0022CE38

DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000

Flags:00000246

MM0 = 00c4c8ee00c4c8ee
MM1 = 0000000000000000
MM2 = 000000c700c900ee
MM3 = 000000c500c900ee
MM4 = 00c6caef00c8caef
MM5 = 000000c600ca00ef
MM6 = 0000000000000000
MM7 = 0080008000800080

Call stack:
Address Frame Function SourceFile
7C812A7A 0022CE38 RaiseException+51
00559475 00000001 Localization:ecodeList+7085

[bman654]

Hmm in both files I have this for devicetype just before your error:

1.520 0 [Render] DeviceType=1; vs=FFFE0200
10.197 0 [Render] HWVP device created

So that makes it sound like the problem is with the video card or its installation.
Try running DXDIAG (Start -> Run -> DXDIAG ) and click on the Display tab and see if there is anything blank or Disabled or Not Found or Error or something.
You might also try re-installing your video card driver (latest version of course). What kind of vid card do youhave? And do you have a dual-core machine? If so, you might try setting the processor affinity to a single cpu for the game.

[Godhammer]

My video card is a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400. I updated the drivers and tried to change the processor affinity. Both failed. I even tried to run it in Windows 2000 compatability mode with no luck.

I did find one thread where someone said they had this problem and contacted "tech support". He/she said they were told to go to Microsoft and "download some program", which they did and it now works. Of course they didn't mention which program it was. This may or may not be the solution, but I don't know what program it is that I should download and try.

[bman654]

well either get the user to spill the beans or try contacting tech support. good luck.

[Ogre]

They may be speaking of the C library. go here

http://www.fantasywars-thegame.com/index_uk.html

go to bonus and pick demo. Then download the extra file needed if you cannot run demo.