Wierd Crash - No keyboard input, no auto-shutdown.

Akdor 1154 on 4/7/2005 at 06:46

Hi all,

I'm getting a strange crash while playing Deus Ex: The game will flash black for about one frame, then will refuse to accept any keyboard/mouse input. The app stays running untill I go back into windows (via the windows key; alt-tab = no workies) and right click it on the Taskbar and click close. Then I'll get some error related to lighting - I'll play it again and get the entire error in a few minutes. If I shut it down via End Task, I get no error. And please don't tell me to upgrade my graphics card drivers; I'm already at 5.6. :p

I'm not too experienced with the Unreal engine, so I don't know how to decipher messages in the log; here's the end part of it (who decided to take dates out of the log? :rolleyes: ) for anyone who can. I *think* this is only from the last time I ran it; because it's the last "Startup time" I can find.

Code:

Log: Startup time: 4.319147 seconds
DevMusic: Load music: Music Title_Music.Title_Music
Log: Loading: Package DXFonts
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIClientWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuMain0.MenuUIClientWindow0
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIMenuButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuMain0.MenuUIClientWindow0.MenuUIMenuButtonWindow9
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIActionButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuUIMessageBoxWindow0.MenuUIActionButtonBarWindow0.MenuUIActionButtonWindow1
Log: Tried to remove lastbuttonwindow descendant. MenuUIActionButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuUIMessageBoxWindow0.MenuUIActionButtonBarWindow0.MenuUIActionButtonWindow1
Log: appRequestExit(0)
Exit: Preparing to exit.
Log: Purging garbage
Log: Unbound to Engine.dll
Log: Unbound to Core.dll
Log: Unbound to Window.dll
Log: Unbound to DeusEx.dll
Log: Unbound to Extension.dll
Log: Unbound to ConSys.dll
Log: Unloading: Package DeusEx
Log: Unloading: Package Core
Log: Unloading: Package Engine
Log: Unloading: Package Extension
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExCharacters
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExUI
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExItems
Log: Unloading: Package Effects
Log: Unbound to Fire.dll
Log: Unloading: Package Fire
Log: Unloading: Package ConSys
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExSounds
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExDeco
Log: Unloading: Package UBrowser
Log: Unloading: Package UWindow
Log: Unbound to IpDrv.dll
Log: Unloading: Package IpDrv
Log: Unbound to DeusExText.dll
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExText
Log: Unloading: Package Ambient
Log: Unloading: Package MoverSFX
Log: Unloading: Package IpServer
Log: Unloading: Package MPCharacters
Exit: Game engine shut down
Log: Unbound to WinDrv.dll
Log: DirectDraw End Mode
Log: Flushing cache
Exit: DirectDraw released
Exit: Windows client shut down
Log: Unbound to Render.dll
Exit: Lighting subsystem shut down
Exit: Rendering shut down
Log: Unloading: Package Entry
Log: Unloading: Package Title_Music
DevMusic: Unregister music: Music Title_Music.Title_Music
Log: Unloading: Package DX
Init: Shut down moving brush tracker for Level DX.MyLevel
Log: Unbound to OpenGLDrv.dll
Log: Unbound to Galaxy.dll
DevAudio: Galaxy SetViewport: NULL
Exit: Galaxy shut down
Log: Unloading: Package DXFonts
Log: Garbage: objects: 33995->0; refs: 372156
Exit: Object subsystem successfully closed.
Exit: Exiting.
Uninitialized: Name subsystem shut down
Uninitialized: Memory Allocation Status
Uninitialized: Curr Memory 0.070M / 1.996M
Uninitialized: Peak Memory 57.532M / 59.367M
Uninitialized: Allocs 154 Current / 205334 Total
Uninitialized: Log file closed, 07/04/05 15:46:11

Akdor 1154 on 4/7/2005 at 07:29

OK, this time I got a different error:
(http://cru.myfreewebs.net/JarradsCrap/DXGFP.png)

Why is that giving me a smiley? Is it telling me it's too big? Oh well, it's now a URL instead.

TheSheep on 4/7/2005 at 15:36

Still no dice with the picture. Try embedding it in an HTML document?

The log only lasts for one session of DX; when you start the game the old log is overwritten. The log you've posted looks like a clean shutdown though.
Without know more, I can't be sure what's causing it. Unless anyone else has a suggestion, you could try different rendering modes.

moop on 4/7/2005 at 16:42

Here is an updated OpenGL file:
(http://cwdohnal.home.mindspring.com/utglr/)

Also, you said you had the most recent drivers, versoin 5.6. I will assume that means you have an ATI Radeon card and that 5.6 refers to the Catalyst Drivers download version number. You might want to check out the DNA drivers, though, which are based on the Catalyst drivers, and built by a rather dedicated crew of driver fanatics. I've used them for almost two years, and they're absolutely great.

(http://www.dna-drivers.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=523)

Here's a tweak guide, which might contain some settings options to help your DX installation run smoother.

(http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/deusex/print.shtml)

Hope that helps.

Akdor 1154 on 6/7/2005 at 10:07

Thanks for the responses. :) (I had to disable smileys to get this to post. I have no idea why, as I only had the one. How odd.)

At the time I was getting the errors, I was running on the OpenGL driver, as my system was unstable to the point that running the DirectX tests in dxdiag would give me a BSOD. After consulting with Microsoft Support, I completely reformatted and reinstalled - now I'm just getting something that's kind of like the Badger Badger flash animation, but with "Badger" substituted with "GPF".
It's almost as bad as UnrealEd.

I should probably point out that I've already successfully played through Deus Ex with not a GPF to be seen, but that was before I upgraded my processor (Athlon 64 3200+, socket 754). I've loaded Deus Ex intermittedly after this with no errors, but then again I also didn't have it loaded for long - usually only five minutes or so. Then I shut it down myself.

The Eidos tech FAQ recommends installing from the hard disk, but I really don't see how this could solve anything - it's the same files, after all.

I'm now using the DirectX renderer and getting yet more GPFs.
Here is a new log: this one looks a bit more interesting; it's got a whole column of "Critical".

Again, this is only the bottom half for the log.

Code:

Log: Startup time: 1.802163 seconds
DevMusic: Load music: Music Title_Music.Title_Music
Log: Loading: Package DXFonts
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIMenuButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuMain0.MenuUIClientWindow0.MenuUIMenuButtonWindow3
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIMenuButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuSettings0.MenuUIClientWindow1.MenuUIMenuButtonWindow15
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIActionButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuScreenSound0.MenuUIActionButtonBarWindow0.MenuUIActionButtonWindow0
Log: Tried to remove lastbuttonwindow descendant. MenuUIActionButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuScreenSound0.MenuUIActionButtonBarWindow0.MenuUIActionButtonWindow0
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIMenuButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuSettings0.MenuUIClientWindow1.MenuUIMenuButtonWindow16
Log: Tried to remove lastbuttonwindow descendant. MenuUIMenuButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuSettings0.MenuUIClientWindow1.MenuUIMenuButtonWindow16
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to MenuUIMenuButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuMain0.MenuUIClientWindow0.MenuUIMenuButtonWindow4
Log: Tried to remove lastbuttonwindow descendant. MenuUIMenuButtonWindow DX.JCDentonMale0.DeusExRootWindow0.MenuMain0.MenuUIClientWindow0.MenuUIMenuButtonWindow4
Log: Unloading: Package DX
Log: Export travel for: Player
Log: Browse: 00_Training?Name=Player?Class=DeusEx.JCDentonMale
Log: Doing load, not loadgame
Log: Current mission number is -2, next is 0
Log: Attempting to get player
Log: LoadMap: 00_Training?Name=Player?Class=DeusEx.JCDentonMale
DevAudio: Galaxy SetViewport: WindowsViewport0
Log: Loading: Package 00_Training
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexMetal
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexDetail
Log: Loading: Package UNATCO
Log: Loading: Package NYCBar
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexMisc
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexConcrete
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexGlass
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexStone
Log: Loading: Package Constructor
Log: Loading: Package HK_MJ12Lab
Log: Loading: Package NewYorkCity
Log: Loading: Package area51textures
Log: Loading: Package OceanLab
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexSky
Log: Loading: Package Cmd_tunnels
Log: Loading: Package Training_Music
Init: Shut down moving brush tracker for Level DX.MyLevel
Log: Collecting garbage
Log: Purging garbage
Log: Unloading: Package DXFonts
Log: Garbage: objects: 35223->35011; refs: 466315
Log: Game class is 'DeusExGameInfo'
Log: Bringing Level 00_Training.MyLevel up for play (0)...
ScriptLog: InitGame: ?Name=Player?Class=DeusEx.JCDentonMale
ScriptLog: Base Mutator is 00_Training.Mutator2
ScriptLog: DeusExLevelInfo - Spawned new mission script 'DeusEx.Mission00'
Log: Loading: Package DeusExConText
Log: Spawning new actor for Viewport WindowsViewport0
ScriptLog: Login: Player
Log: Possessed PlayerPawn: JCDentonMale 00_Training.JCDentonMale1
ScriptLog: All inventory from Player is accepted
Init: Initialized moving brush tracker for Level 00_Training.MyLevel
DevAudio: Galaxy SetViewport: WindowsViewport0
DevMusic: Unregister music: Music Title_Music.Title_Music
DevMusic: Load music: Music Training_Music.Training_Music
ScriptLog: **** InitStateMachine() - 00_Training.JCDentonMale1 started mission state machine for 00_TRAINING
Log: Loading: Package InfoPortraits
Log: Loading: Package DeusExConAudioMission00
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to HUDKeypadButton 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDKeypadWindow0.HUDKeypadButton10
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to HUDKeypadButton 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDKeypadWindow0.HUDKeypadButton0
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to HUDKeypadButton 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDKeypadWindow0.HUDKeypadButton1
Log: Tried to remove lastbuttonwindow descendant. HUDKeypadButton 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDKeypadWindow0.HUDKeypadButton1
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to PersonaActionButtonWindow 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDRechargeWindow0.PersonaButtonBarWindow0.PersonaActionButtonWindow1
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to PersonaActionButtonWindow 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDRechargeWindow0.PersonaButtonBarWindow0.PersonaActionButtonWindow0
Log: Tried to remove lastbuttonwindow descendant. PersonaActionButtonWindow 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDRechargeWindow0.PersonaButtonBarWindow0.PersonaActionButtonWindow0
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to PersonaActionButtonWindow 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDMedBotHealthScreen0.PersonaClientWindow0.PersonaButtonBarWindow3.PersonaActionButtonWindow2
Log: Assigning Last Button Window to PersonaNavButtonWindow 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDMedBotHealthScreen0.HUDMedBotNavBarWindow0.PersonaButtonBarWindow2.PersonaNavButtonWindow2
Log: Tried to remove lastbuttonwindow descendant. PersonaNavButtonWindow 00_Training.JCDentonMale1.DeusExRootWindow1.HUDMedBotHealthScreen0.HUDMedBotNavBarWindow0.PersonaButtonBarWindow2.PersonaNavButtonWindow2
Log: Export travel for: Player
Log: Browse: 00_TrainingCombat?Name=Player?Class=DeusEx.JCDentonMale#combat
Log: Doing load, not loadgame
Log: Current mission number is 0, next is 0
Log: Attempting to get player
Init: Shut down moving brush tracker for Level 00_Training.MyLevel
Log: Unloading: Package 00_Training
Log: Save=171.647942
Log: Moving '..\Save\Current\Save.tmp' to '..\Save\Current\00_training.dxs'
Init: Initialized moving brush tracker for Level 00_Training.MyLevel
Log: LoadMap: 00_TrainingCombat?Name=Player?Class=DeusEx.JCDentonMale#combat
DevAudio: Galaxy SetViewport: WindowsViewport0
Log: Loading: Package 00_TrainingCombat
Log: Loading: Package Rocket
Log: Loading: Package Paris
Log: Loading: Package Supertanker
Log: Loading: Package Catacombs
Log: Loading: Package CoreTexWood
Init: Shut down moving brush tracker for Level 00_Training.MyLevel
Log: Collecting garbage
Log: Purging garbage
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExConText
Log: Unloading: Package CoreTexSky
Log: Unloading: Package Constructor
Log: Unloading: Package OceanLab
Log: Unloading: Package HK_MJ12Lab
Log: Unloading: Package Cmd_tunnels
Log: Unloading: Package InfoPortraits
Log: Unloading: Package DeusExConAudioMission00
Log: Garbage: objects: 42568->34705; refs: 424347
Log: Game class is 'DeusExGameInfo'
Log: Bringing Level 00_TrainingCombat.MyLevel up for play (0)...
ScriptLog: InitGame: ?Name=Player?Class=DeusEx.JCDentonMale
ScriptLog: Base Mutator is 00_TrainingCombat.Mutator3
ScriptLog: DeusExLevelInfo - Spawned new mission script 'DeusEx.Mission00'
Log: Loading: Package DeusExConText
Log: Spawning new actor for Viewport WindowsViewport0
ScriptLog: Login: Player
Log: Possessed PlayerPawn: JCDentonMale 00_TrainingCombat.JCDentonMale2
ScriptLog: All inventory from Player is accepted
Init: Initialized moving brush tracker for Level 00_TrainingCombat.MyLevel
DevAudio: Galaxy SetViewport: WindowsViewport0
ScriptLog: **** InitStateMachine() - 00_TrainingCombat.JCDentonMale2 started mission state machine for 00_TRAININGCOMBAT
Log: Loading: Package InfoPortraits
Log: Loading: Package DeusExConAudioMission00
Critical: UD3DRenderDevice::SetTexture
Critical: UD3DRenderDevice::DrawComplexSurface
Critical: URender::DrawFrame
Log: Anomalous singularity in URender::DrawWorld
Critical: UD3DRenderDevice::DrawTile
Critical: UCanvas::DrawTile
Critical: XGC::DrawTile
Critical: XGC::DrawIconPattern
Critical: XGC::DrawTexture
Critical: UObject::ProcessEvent
Critical: (HUDHitDisplay 00_TrainingCombat.JCDentonMale2.DeusExRootWindow2.DeusExHUD2.HUDHitDisplay2, Function DeusEx.HUDHitDisplay.DrawWindow)
Critical: XWindow::ProcessScript
Critical: XWindow::Draw
Critical: XWindow::DrawTree
Critical: XWindow::DrawTree
Critical: XWindow::DrawTree
Critical: XRootWindow::PaintWindows
Critical: XRootWindow::PostRender
Critical: APlayerPawnExt::PostRenderWindows
Critical: UObject::ProcessEvent
Critical: (JCDentonMale 00_TrainingCombat.JCDentonMale2, Function Extension.PlayerPawnExt.PostRenderFlash)
Critical: UGameEngine::Draw
Critical: UWindowsViewport::Repaint
Critical: UWindowsClient::Tick
Critical: ClientTick
Critical: UGameEngine::Tick
Critical: XGameEngineExt::Tick
Critical: UpdateWorld
Critical: MainLoop
Exit: Executing UObject::StaticShutdownAfterError
Exit: Executing UWindowsClient::ShutdownAfterError
Exit: UGalaxyAudioSubsystem::ShutdownAfterError
Exit: UD3DRenderDevice::ShutdownAfterError
Critical: UnsetTextures
Critical: UD3DRenderDevice::Flush
Critical: UD3DRenderDevice::UnSetRes
Critical: UD3DRenderDevice::ShutdownAfterError
Exit: Double fault in object ShutdownAfterError
Exit: Exiting.
Uninitialized: Name subsystem shut down
Uninitialized: Log file closed, 07/06/05 19:14:38

Hmm... "anomalous singularity". Sounds deep.

Akdor 1154 on 7/7/2005 at 05:47

OK, I've set up a PHP script that lists all the GPFs I've got, along with a bonus smartarse comment for your amusement.

(http://jarwhi.farvista.net/files/GPFsGalore.php)

SDX on 8/7/2005 at 17:05

SDX PC - powered by 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 PCI Mac edition on 3dfx Glide, period. :ebil: :cool:

Akdor 1154 on 9/7/2005 at 22:35

Um, have I missed something? :weird: