CMSF, Vista, or Driver issues

[Hadberz]

CMSF hangs within the first few minutes of being in game. I am using all the default settings. Here is what Vista Problem Reports and Solutions tells me, see below. I have the latest ATI drivers Cat 7.7.

Any suggestions on this issue?

My specs are;
Manufacturer: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+ (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM Corsair XMS 6400C4
Hard Drive: 1 TB Total
Video Card: Radeon X1800XT 256MB
Monitor: SyncMaster 931BW/906BW/931CW , SyncMaster Magic CX931BW (Digital)
Sound Card: (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)
Speakers/Headphones: Plantronics headset
Keyboard: G15
Mouse: G5
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205)

Vista Problem Reports and Solutions

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: CM Shock Force.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 46a948d4
Fault Module Name: atioglxx.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.14.10.6645
Fault Module Timestamp: 4681bf53
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00460fda
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: ede9
Additional Information 2: 54b55ff41d44f6ed5dd5e8af9ac022bb
Additional Information 3: 29f0
Additional Information 4: 306c6266638b89681e89ffcb06237678

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 476755686

[Sixxkiller]

Yes, send me your rig and I will get it working! A terrabyte hard drive..... I need one of those!!! smile.gif

[JaguarUSF]

This is (most likely) like the nVidia problem I mentioned in my review (http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/2007/07/combat-mission-shock-force-review.html); a fix is planned for 1.02 last time I heard.

[MHertogh]

Originally posted by JaguarUSF:
This is (most likely) like the nVidia problem I mentioned in my review (http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/2007/07/combat-mission-shock-force-review.html); a fix is planned for 1.02 last time I heard. Check his stats... it is not an nVidia Card.
Video Card: Radeon X1800XT 256MB

[Stryker]

I've played 2 battles so far without issue (although the graphics are not good, and the shadows are horrible). I have Vista32 and nVidia 8800GTS. I had to run as administrator, if that helps.

[JaguarUSF]

I did say "like" the nVidia problem; he does have a dual core like I do which made me suspicious. The problem I experienced, more specifically, is when models require more than one pass to render: my card craps out, and the fix is optimizing the models. Or so I was told.

[rune]

This tells me it is a driver issue.

Fault Module Name: atioglxx.dll


That is the ATI opengl part of the driver.

Try a reload of the driver.

Rune

[Niskalaukaus]

This exactly same error happens to me, after only 1-2 minutes in game it freezes and windows cursor appears on the screen and CMSF stops responding. I tried this with 7.4 and 7.7 Catalyst, both have same problem.

My specs are;
Motherboard: 4CoreDual-VSTA chipset VIA PT880 Ultra
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.9ghz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Video Card: Radeon X800XT PE 256MB
Sound Card: 7.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec)
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate

[tarball]

I would like to chime in as well.

I have all of the same symptoms as the other ATI people in this thread: I also get this in the error description when the game crashes:

Fault Module Name: atioglxx.dll

This is a show-stopper - the game is unplayable and my pre-order money seems wasted at the moment.

[Steiner14]

Poor Charles.
As if the game itself would not be complex enough, the problems can be anywhere from multicore support of the OS, the driver, the game, a combination of everything.

I wonder that these problems weren't discovered in the beta phase. The systems that have problems are popular and widespread, not esoteric.

Now i see the devastating review with other eyes. This game is definately in beta state.

[Niskalaukaus]

It seems I paid for a alpha version. The graphics look decent at most(or should I say 3 years old) with balanced settings and then my fps is around 10-20(!!!!) I play World in Conflict with awesome looks around 70fps steady. Everytime I choose a unit the game freezes for around 1 second or just stops responding. In its current state it's simply UNPLAYABLE.

[stikkypixie]

Yes and you can't be beat the realism of World in Conflict now can you.
There are performance issues, but comparing the graphics with other games without considering the concepts of both is a bit irrelevant.

[KnockOnWood]

i get the same wierd problems with the mousecursor freezing and then my desktopcursor appears and i have to ctrl-alt-delete out of the game...thank the gods someone started to brew whiskey or i would have blown a fuse over this, hughh!

[tarball]

KnockOnWood, would you mind posting your specs or, better yet, making a post in the technical support forum? I think some of us with ATI cards may experiencing this with the latest Catalyst drivers.

[KnockOnWood]

Latest catalystdrives x1900xt, vista ultimate 32bits, 2046 mb ram and a amd 64 x2 4200 prcessor and one hell of a mouse to that! I'll post in the techforum as well.

[Redwolf]

And people ask me why I miss no opportunity to disrecommend ATI for the "non-flashy" games crowd...

[Niskalaukaus]

stikkypixie: I didn't mean to sound like I was comparing the graphics. The game has _performance issues_. I dont care what the game looks like if it's playable. 5-15fps, freezing and throwing to desktop are things that make it unenjoyable for me, not the graphics, no. I apologize if my previous post was unclear.

[stikkypixie]

Yeah it seems some rigs have more problems then others, I'm still waiting for the demo to try out smile.gif . I'm just a bit irritated because everyone gets to play and I still have to wait.
Hope your (and everyone else's) performance issues go away. I'd be disappointed too to say the least if it didn't play smooth.
Good luck and have fun.

[MHertogh]

Originally posted by JaguarUSF:
I did say "like" the nVidia problem; My bad.

[Hadberz]

Well guess I am gonna have to wait for the next patch or the next release of ATI drivers. I reinstalled the drivers and I have tried every setting in the game and drivers, but it makes no difference. The games hangs after a few minutes of play and with the same error.

[Carbon-14]

Count me in among those having this problem

M/B: ASUS P4P800-E
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz overclock to 3.3GHz
Memory: 3069 MB
Hard Drive: 300 MB SATA
Video Card: ATI Radeon x850
Monitor: SyncMaster 920nx x2
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Extreme
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Desktop MX 5000
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate

the error:
Faulting application CM Shock Force.exe, version 0.0.0.0, time stamp 0x46a948d4, faulting module atioglxx.dll, version 6.14.10.6645, time stamp 0x4681bf53, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00460fda, process id 0x1424, application start time 0x01c7d086ae54d02f.

[Fixeroh]

I told myself a million times that I would to read numerous user reviews before purchasing more software. And then sometimes wait until post patch #1. Broke my rule and order Shock Force. Read great previews and believe it can be a solid sim. But there are numerous issues on my tried and true machine that make me want to put it aside for some time. Not experiencing the odd graphics issues that some mention but my frame rates are not great unless I run things 'balanced'. Other games I play are maxxed graphically speaking. Biggest complaint is that I cannot select units by left clicking. Nothing. I use a Kensington trackball but that shouldn't be a issue as everything functions properly in every other app. Anyone else having that issue. Just started reading forums posts a few minutes ago and it's discouraging to read so many posts where proud new owners are having problems. Need to start living by my rule described at the beginning of my post.

[Fixeroh]

^^^

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