T1 and T2 : No Longer Able To Switch Displays

LarryG on 4/6/2009 at 19:05

When playing T1 or T2, if I want to see a readable or see my objectives or maps or anything that exits game mode, my screen freezes, but if I alt-tab to windows and back to Thief, the desired screen then displays. This has just started happening. Prior to last week everything worked correctly for both games. I've tried copying over clean installations with no effect. The writeup for my T2 install process is at: (http://forums.eidosgames.com/showpost.php?p=771915&postcount=2) Windows Vista 64 bit Quad Core & SLI Graphics

UPDATE: Playing through Dromed.exe instead of Thief.exe the problem does not occur.

2nd UPDATE: Just installed the latest Nvidia drivers for my graphics cards (8.15.11.8585, dated May 06, 2009). That did not help. It didn't hurt, but it didn't help.

3rd UPDATE: Just re-installed the 182.50 drivers (April 2009) from a fresh download as the 185.85 drivers are reported to be somewhat buggy. That did not help either. It didn't seem to hurt, but it didn't help.

System information:

Code:

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate
Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001.
System Model L1N64-SLI WS
System Type x64-based PC
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 FX-74 Processor, 3000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 FX-74 Processor, 3000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0505, 7/18/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
...
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6001.18000"
...
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 4.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.98 GB
Total Virtual Memory 16.1 GB
Available Virtual Memory 13.3 GB
Page File Space 8.29 GB
...
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0600&SUBSYS_80101462&REV_A2\4&1D3F954E&0&0078
Adapter Type GeForce 8800 GTS 512, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2um
Driver Version 7.15.11.8250
INF File oem42.inf (nv_G9x section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Memory Address 0xBE000000-0xBEFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xA0000000-0xBFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xBC000000-0xBFCFFFFF
I/O Port 0x00008C00-0x00008C7F
IRQ Channel IRQ 18
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys (7.15.11.8250, 9.44 MB (9,899,808 bytes), 3/28/2009 12:03 AM)

Name NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0600&SUBSYS_80101462&REV_A2\4&12F35A49&0&0078
Adapter Type GeForce 8800 GTS 512, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2um
Driver Version 7.15.11.8250
INF File oem42.inf (nv_G9x section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1024 x 768 x 84 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0x9F000000-0x9FFFFFFF
Memory Address 0x80000000-0x9FFFFFFF
Memory Address 0x9C000000-0x9FFFFFFF
I/O Port 0x0000EF80-0x0000EFFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 42
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys (7.15.11.8250, 9.44 MB (9,899,808 bytes), 3/28/2009 12:03 AM)

bikerdude on 5/6/2009 at 17:01

this is a known issue which I am trying to get put into the FAQ

Change the AA setting to either 0xAA or 8xAA

LarryG on 5/6/2009 at 23:11

AA setting? Where?

Anitialiasing? I just changed it to 8x from 4x. I'll let you know if that helps ... Yep that solved the problem! Thank you.

bikerdude on 5/6/2009 at 23:26

Quote Posted by LarryG

AA setting? Where?

Anitialiasing? I just changed it to 8x from 4x. I'll let you know if that helps ... Yep that solved the problem! Thank you.

4x is normally the one that causes the problem, try either 0x or 8x.

LarryG on 5/6/2009 at 23:41

I can't help but wonder about the imps who came in the night and changed it on me. As I said, this was working fine for me from day one, then last week ... boom! No workee. I didn't change the setting. Oh well. Fixed now that I changed it back. Thanks again.