HOI Loading Problem

[unmerged(19005)]

It's a radeon 9600 pro. Right now I have the new catalyst drivers, but then I've also tried going back to the last one I had when I know the game worked.

I've been playing with the resolutions, but that hasn't worked (I changed desktop and game, tried them matching and not matching as well) I've turned off the music. I've even underclocked the AGP just to see if that'd work.

I'll try the acceleration idea... I hope it works.

 

[Castellon]

Okay let me know.

 

[unmerged(19005)]

Well, all heck broke loose.

I set acceleration all the way to none and HoI started ok, but the image distorted after about 3 seconds into the game. I tried a few resolutions and refresh rates and no luck.

The real problem came in when I went to reactivate hardware acceleration. I'm hoping it was just because of the heat last night, but the computer is acting funky as heck now. Oh well, worst case I'll start fresh (Though the configuration was only a month and a half old)

Anyway thank god I have patience with myself =P


Just in case... anything else you can suggest after I'm through dredging the thing?

 

[Castellon]

Residual problems are far more likely with refresh rates unsupported.

Did you try different settings on the acceleration?

 

[unmerged(19005)]

Yeah, I started it at none, and stepped it up slowly. Unfortunately it was during the stepping that the system became unstable.

 

[Castellon]

What CPU do you have?

 

[unmerged(19005)]

Sorry about the delay in response, I just got back and got the computer working again.

Anyway, it's an AMD 2700, clocked at 2178 or so on an Asus A7V8X-X board.

 

[Castellon]

What operating system are you on?
Are you using the VIA drivers?

 

[unmerged(19005)]

It's Windows XP, and yeah, I'm using the VIA drivers. Unfortunately they suck, but I don't have much choice =)

 

[Castellon]

Well I can only assume it is the VIA driver problem!
But that out of scan message confusses me!

 

[unmerged(19005)]

Yeah, it's been my life's bane lately. Ah well, I was hoping you had some insight that might fix it =)

For now I guess I just have to wait for em to figure this out.

 

[Castellon]

Are you getting errors on any other programs?

 

[unmerged(19005)]

Quite a few really. Any program that requires Direct-X has a tendancy to have CTD's or restarts without warning.

There's a few exceptions that are fairly stable but that's how it goes. (Time to replace the stuff using the VIA I think)

Sorry bout the delayed response, I was out of town.

 

[Castellon]

It's been a while, did we have you run the directX Diagnostic tool?

 

[unmerged(19005)]

Well, you didn't have me run it, but I've done so in the past. The tests all pass just fine.

I've also tried using the Riva Tuner to try different aspects of the card with no luck.

 

[Castellon]

Not much I can do about the VIA drivers, sorry.

Get on their case and log the problem with them. They will deny there is a problem like they do with every one else, but if enough people complain, maybe they will do something about it.