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Foulcault Mechanique

Father Cheesemonkey

Join date: 28 Mar 2005

Posts: 557

07-21-2005 11:40

ok I just recently upgraded my OS from 2000 Advance Server to XP Pro. I updared drivers, etc.

Now when I log on after about 30 minutes my video starts to flip out. Avatars disappear including my own but not all thier attachments, objects will disappear but buildings seem ok, the interface including chat will disappear. If they come back up they will appear distorted and blocky. Restarting the game resolves the problem only for a few minutes and a full restart of my system will just seem to reset the initial timer. Either way if I try to fihgt and ignore it it will crash the game everytime within 5 minutes of starting. I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled. downloaded and installed the old drivers for the Geforce2 cards as well and none of it is working. I can't call LL during tech hours as I am at work or going to work while they are open.

HELP!

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Foulcault
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Thili Playfair

Registered User

Join date: 18 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,417

07-21-2005 12:15

stats!

I can guess and stuff, but i dont really know what you are running that on at all, either drivers are "winxp compitable junk" , the flipping out thing sounded like how i got when my memory got corrupt, i get ugly lines all over the place, and things would be like a freak show after awhile funny thing it still worked, tested ram,, fail fail fail fail, good thing i have unlimited warranty on them

Foulcault Mechanique

Father Cheesemonkey

Join date: 28 Mar 2005

Posts: 557

07-21-2005 12:34

Haven't had a chance to gather exact stats but system is 1.2 GHz with 786MB Ram at least. I did no hardware changes between the OS upgrade. I did add a router and Nortan AV.

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Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it."

"Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one.
"Hello""
Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade

From: Jeska Linden

I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.

Thili Playfair

Registered User

Join date: 18 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,417

07-21-2005 12:39

start / run / dxdiag [enter]
look up things like
Operating system :
Bios :
Prosessor :
Memory :
Display tab
Name :
Approx total memory :

, im guessing out of the blue some driver issue, 44.09 on the nvidia driver?

Foulcault Mechanique

Father Cheesemonkey

Join date: 28 Mar 2005

Posts: 557

07-21-2005 12:43

I started with most up to date drivers. At suggetsion of the client I downgraded to the old drivers (which totally messed up two hours of video setup)...and still it flips out. I'll have to wait till I get home tonight to get system stats since noone is at my house and even if they were they can't get in to the system. (dam peeping pervs).

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Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it."

"Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one.
"Hello""
Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade

From: Jeska Linden

I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.

Foulcault Mechanique

Father Cheesemonkey

Join date: 28 Mar 2005

Posts: 557

07-21-2005 23:18

Ok here is my system specs. Seems now though the game will barly run. Trying to figure out now what it could be. I'm thinking it is the GeForce card.

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System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 7/21/2005, 23:44:53
Machine name: FOULMAIN
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System Manufacturer
System Model: Product Name
BIOS: Ver 1.65
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.4GHz
Memory: 766MB RAM
Page File: 477MB used, 1399MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it."

"Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one.
"Hello""
Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade

From: Jeska Linden

I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.

Foulcault Mechanique

Father Cheesemonkey

Join date: 28 Mar 2005

Posts: 557

07-22-2005 02:55

ok here's an update I tried with the old drivers the support wiki suggests and it causes general client lag and the avatars around me to do al l sorts of wierd mishaping.

The up to date drivers is causing the crash and the disappearing avatars but runs smooth until that happens it seems.

Gonna try to find older drivers and install each set until I find a happy medium since it appears to be the video card drivers.

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Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it."

"Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one.
"Hello""
Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade

From: Jeska Linden

I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.

Catherine Omega

Geometry Ninja

Join date: 10 Jan 2003

Posts: 2,053

07-22-2005 03:20

Where are you getting the latest drivers from your video card? Nvidia's site?

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Foulcault Mechanique

Father Cheesemonkey

Join date: 28 Mar 2005

Posts: 557

07-22-2005 07:09

From Nvidia's site is where all the drivers are coming from. SO far I have tested 6 drivers and all have failed between the versions that SL supports and the new version.

I'm tempted just to go out and buy a new one but really can't yet.

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Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it."

"Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one.
"Hello""
Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade

From: Jeska Linden

I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.

Lee Linden

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Join date: 31 Dec 1969

Posts: 743

07-22-2005 11:10

What's the exact name of the Norton product you installed? If it's anything other than vanilla Antivirus (i.e. the words SystemWorks or Internet Security enter the conversation), it could be responsible.

http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=TechConfigFirewall

Foulcault Mechanique

Father Cheesemonkey

Join date: 28 Mar 2005

Posts: 557

07-22-2005 15:54

It actually was a combination of XP and the video card it would seem. I went out and bought a new 256 MB All in Wonder and so far it seems to work. Will test it more tonight after I investigate another problem that caused this situation to begin with. I should have an answer after an hour of game time easily.

Edit: Lee just for the record it was straight off the shelf Nortan AV.

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Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it."

"Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one.
"Hello""
Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade

From: Jeska Linden

I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.

Video flipping out
Foulcault Mechanique Father Cheesemonkey Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 557	07-21-2005 11:40 ok I just recently upgraded my OS from 2000 Advance Server to XP Pro. I updared drivers, etc. Now when I log on after about 30 minutes my video starts to flip out. Avatars disappear including my own but not all thier attachments, objects will disappear but buildings seem ok, the interface including chat will disappear. If they come back up they will appear distorted and blocky. Restarting the game resolves the problem only for a few minutes and a full restart of my system will just seem to reset the initial timer. Either way if I try to fihgt and ignore it it will crash the game everytime within 5 minutes of starting. I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled. downloaded and installed the old drivers for the Geforce2 cards as well and none of it is working. I can't call LL during tech hours as I am at work or going to work while they are open. HELP! _____________________ Foulcault "Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade From: Jeska Linden I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.
Thili Playfair Registered User Join date: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,417	07-21-2005 12:15 stats! I can guess and stuff, but i dont really know what you are running that on at all, either drivers are "winxp compitable junk" , the flipping out thing sounded like how i got when my memory got corrupt, i get ugly lines all over the place, and things would be like a freak show after awhile funny thing it still worked, tested ram,, fail fail fail fail, good thing i have unlimited warranty on them
Foulcault Mechanique Father Cheesemonkey Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 557	07-21-2005 12:34 Haven't had a chance to gather exact stats but system is 1.2 GHz with 786MB Ram at least. I did no hardware changes between the OS upgrade. I did add a router and Nortan AV. _____________________ Foulcault "Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade From: Jeska Linden I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.
Thili Playfair Registered User Join date: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,417	07-21-2005 12:39 start / run / dxdiag [enter] look up things like Operating system : Bios : Prosessor : Memory : Display tab Name : Approx total memory : , im guessing out of the blue some driver issue, 44.09 on the nvidia driver?
Foulcault Mechanique Father Cheesemonkey Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 557	07-21-2005 12:43 I started with most up to date drivers. At suggetsion of the client I downgraded to the old drivers (which totally messed up two hours of video setup)...and still it flips out. I'll have to wait till I get home tonight to get system stats since noone is at my house and even if they were they can't get in to the system. (dam peeping pervs). _____________________ Foulcault "Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade From: Jeska Linden I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.
Foulcault Mechanique Father Cheesemonkey Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 557	07-21-2005 23:18 Ok here is my system specs. Seems now though the game will barly run. Trying to figure out now what it could be. I'm thinking it is the GeForce card. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 7/21/2005, 23:44:53 Machine name: FOULMAIN Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System Manufacturer System Model: Product Name BIOS: Ver 1.65 Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.4GHz Memory: 766MB RAM Page File: 477MB used, 1399MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode _____________________ Foulcault "Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade From: Jeska Linden I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.
Foulcault Mechanique Father Cheesemonkey Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 557	07-22-2005 02:55 ok here's an update I tried with the old drivers the support wiki suggests and it causes general client lag and the avatars around me to do al l sorts of wierd mishaping. The up to date drivers is causing the crash and the disappearing avatars but runs smooth until that happens it seems. Gonna try to find older drivers and install each set until I find a happy medium since it appears to be the video card drivers. _____________________ Foulcault "Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade From: Jeska Linden I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.
Catherine Omega Geometry Ninja Join date: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 2,053	07-22-2005 03:20 Where are you getting the latest drivers from your video card? Nvidia's site? _____________________ Need scripting help? Visit the LSL Wiki! Omega Point - Catherine Omega's Blog
Foulcault Mechanique Father Cheesemonkey Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 557	07-22-2005 07:09 From Nvidia's site is where all the drivers are coming from. SO far I have tested 6 drivers and all have failed between the versions that SL supports and the new version. I'm tempted just to go out and buy a new one but really can't yet. _____________________ Foulcault "Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade From: Jeska Linden I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.
Lee Linden llBuildMonkey(); Join date: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 743	07-22-2005 11:10 What's the exact name of the Norton product you installed? If it's anything other than vanilla Antivirus (i.e. the words SystemWorks or Internet Security enter the conversation), it could be responsible. http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=TechConfigFirewall
Foulcault Mechanique Father Cheesemonkey Join date: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 557	07-22-2005 15:54 It actually was a combination of XP and the video card it would seem. I went out and bought a new 256 MB All in Wonder and so far it seems to work. Will test it more tonight after I investigate another problem that caused this situation to begin with. I should have an answer after an hour of game time easily. Edit: Lee just for the record it was straight off the shelf Nortan AV. _____________________ Foulcault "Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade From: Jeska Linden I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations.

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