any ideas why it keeps crashing out?

Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 6:48 pm

i either get no error msg and my desktop is in 800x600 (not changed back because bg2 just dissapeared for lack of a better word)

or, i get a msg saying something about and illegal C++ operation....

Help?

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 3:32 am

Can you be more specific ? Like your PC configuration, System configuration and etc ? I can't seem to see the problem clearly if you only describe that

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Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 4:25 am

p3 650
asus p3v4x (via apollo pro133A)
leadtek gef2mx 32mb sdr
win98 1st edition
directx 7a

it has run on this system with the same things installed b4... but i am constantly reinstalling due to instability... but this is different because it is the only program being weird.

I have installed the bg2 patch... I have deleted the cache, temp cache on the c:, windows temp folder contents, and have copied the cd's 2 3 and 4 contents to my bg2 directory, but i havent tested it yet.

+ how do i copy the contents of cd1... the ini file says e:/cd1/
but there is no cd1 folder on the cd!?

Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 8:42 am

How much internal mem do you have? And how much free disk space WHILE running the game? (ALT-TAB to check this out).

It could be that lacking either of these two causes the problem. Also, defragging your harddisk might help ...

Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 8:53 am

128mb pc100

not a lot of hdd space.. but i have done a full install and still had the problem with about 700mb spare

it either gives me a blue screen, just freezes with the windows cursur showing through bg2, or shuts down with a dong and says there has been an abnormal program shutdown, or something like that, also saying about c++... i keep forgetting to c&p the error msg

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 9:03 am

Check the previous post on this subject and I believe you will find out it has something to do with the asus.

I don't remember what topic it was under ,but IIRC the persons helping figured out a way around it.

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Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 11:46 am

it would be gr8 if ppl could give the topic title, or a link to it, instead of just saying, "the other topic" [edit]because that doesnt help as much as giving a link/topic[/edit]

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Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 11:54 am

That's a bit mean Cyphus. People are just trying to help.

Although a thread search is needed. Why don't you suggest it to Buck?

Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 12:06 pm

sorry, i know it was but im not very happy, and it seems that ppl keep saying that whenever they try to reffer something, i have just wasted 15 minutes doing a search and looking through 7 pages of topics, and i cant find it anywhere >

i think it may be a dx glitch, because sometimes it seems like part of the display is shaking/moving like there is a mini earthquake on only part of the screen (not the critical hit shaking)
so i think im gonna try dx8 again...

Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 12:07 pm

+ i didnt c the i cant remember bit last time i read it, sorry

Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 12:40 pm

well, 'parrently dx8 makes it worse, + it wrecked my pc last time i tried it.

here is 1 of the error msg's i get from windows

BGMAIN caused an invalid page fault in
module BGMAIN.EXE at 015f:009e4f20.
Registers:
EAX=03f1000c CS=015f EIP=009e4f20 EFLGS=00010a97
EBX=00000060 SS=0167 ESP=00da7da0 EBP=00da7dc0
ECX=af7bc9ce DS=0167 ESI=0000001b FS=2a17
EDX=043ed23c ES=0167 EDI=7275d755 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
89 79 04 8b 4c 13 04 8b 7c 13 08 03 5d f8 89 79
Stack dump:
000001c0 043ed240 000001c0 bff7b99f 03f137bc 00000060 b6da8d34 00000050 00da7ddc 009dd40e 010d0048 0000003f 00000000 009c22b3 043ed240 00da7df8

Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 12:41 pm

+ the display flickers, but only ingame, not in the menus

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 1:21 pm

Never mind.

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KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 3:00 pm

Do you have the direct x 3d option enabled ? If you do try to disable it. I happen to encounter this problem with DX 7a.
Also when you reinstall have you uninstall the game ?
Do you also try to check the system with norton utility (Norton windoctor or Norton system check)? If norton say something about application error regarding application path (use advanced to view the error) just disregard it since norton also cause problem by correcting that which it says error.
Another thought : don't try the patch yet since it cause some problems than repair it.

@Weasel : Chill a bit, some work stress creepin on you ?

BTW How's your RTK novel ?

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Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 4:43 pm

f00k... wow, i already apologised before you posted... and its not as though i directed it at you... its just that on this board ppl seem to post very few links to topics.. ive seen them say the other topic, or the topic before this about 7 times... and then if you do find something, you dont know if its what they meant.

Chill

+ going to reinstall everthing... More things have started dying now

mikel · Post by **mikel** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 4:49 pm

--- "asus p3v4x (via apollo pro133A)"

BG has (had ?) problems with motherboards having the via xx133 chipset.

Please look at [url="http://www.interplay.com"]www.interplay.com[/url] directly, as far as I remember this problem is not solved.
I heard (don't know by myself) that
a) turning all videos off should avoid this
or b) if you are experienced, change speed of FSB back to 100 MHz

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 5:35 pm

Originally posted by Cyphus:
f00k... wow, i already apologised before you posted... and its not as though i directed it at you... its just that on this board ppl seem to post very few links to topics.. ive seen them say the other topic, or the topic before this about 7 times... and then if you do find something, you dont know if its what they meant.

Chill

+ going to reinstall everthing... More things have started dying now

Yes now I see you did, and I didn't read it when I posted . And I will edit my post to show that. But it does pi## me off that people complain about the help they get.

Type in :asus in the search slot.

But there going to say the same thing mikel said.

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Cyphus · Post by **Cyphus** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 7:27 pm

well, im glad we got that sorted

i was gettin worried then..

right, ive reinstalled, AM NOT going to apply the patch.. i dont want aerie anyway, i want to go after jahera..... My fsb should be ok, i dont really see any reason why the hardware setup would cause the problem i was having... from what I saw it was a software problem, I'm sticking to my main gripe about via boards, and thats their terrible agp implementation on the 133(a) chipset....
I'll let you know how it went in the morning... im going to defrag overnight before reinstalling it

Madison the Gray · Post by **Madison the Gray** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 9:16 pm

If this is the problem where the game disappears and your desktop appears, I had the same problem. It happened to me whenever a movie started. It IS because of the via apollo 133 chipset. I fixed the problem by disabling the movies in the baldur.ini file. Under Program Options, type in Disable Movies=1 and eliminate any other lines which enable the movies. You don't get to see the movies, but at least you don't constantly crash.

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mikel · Post by **mikel** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 2:31 am

Thanks, Madison the Gray.
Now finally I've got a confirmation that my advice disabling the movies really solve it. Until now I never got any feedback, so I was not sure if it really worked.