My debug.err

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Alright, so I've had this game for a week or so, and have gotten it to run ONCE. I have no idea why it decided to run last night, but it did. Before and since, tho, I haven't been able to make it run.

So I get all the way to the "Loading..." screen, and then suddenly my machine restarts. No blue screen o' death or anything-- just a reboot.

Below is the paste of my debug.err file. I'm only running XP SP1 because of a recent formatting, but will be upgrading to SP2 post haste.

Is there anything else I've missed...?

Thanx


Xae.



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Debug Message: Version v1.2 last updated on: Mon Jun 12 18:04:26 2006
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 7/18/2006, 00:56:02
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: VALUED-3253602F
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp1.020828-1920)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: PCV-RS422(UC)
BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/19/03 10:23:50 Ver: 08.00.08
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Physical Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 176MB used, 1074MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: RADEON 9200
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: RADEON 9200 AGP (0x5961)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5961&SUBSYS_50041043&REV_01
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: SONY SDM-HS73
Monitor Max Resolution: 1280,1024
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6368
Driver Date: 7/6/2003 13:23:36
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D5&SUBSYS_815B104D&REV_02
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: smwdm.sys
Provider: Analog Devices
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.3622
Driver Date: 7/17/2003 17:32:34
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONMASKABLE
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1024 x 768
Debug Message: Running in windowed mode.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): RADEON 9200
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 0
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: Border size reported as 6 by 32
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now windowed.
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 a67a8f90
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Dani\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.xml
*DEBUG ERROR: ***Unable to find required tech ImpossibleTech for PirateShip. ***
*DEBUG ERROR: ***Unable to find required tech ImpossibleTech for Starbase. ***
Debug Message: Reading Star Names
Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done
Debug Message: Error loading mission 16 from D:\Gal Civ 2\./Data/English/Campaigns/Dread Lords Campaign.gc2campaign
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\Dani\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\*.sav
Debug Message: Error loading mission 16 from D:\Gal Civ 2\./Data/English/Campaigns/Dread Lords Campaign.gc2campaign
Debug Message: Creating Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Loading custom map: ./Data/English/Campaigns\An Unexpected Visitor.gc2map (0 x 166615447)
Debug Message: Num Anomalies: 7
Debug Message: MissionWnd: Cannot find OBJID Campaign_MiniMap_Window
Debug Message: CustomRaceWnd: Cannot find OBJID CustomRace_Tab_Homeworld
Debug Message: Setting Game Options
Debug Message: Creating Civs
Debug Message: Drengin Empire: Intellence -> 42
Debug Message: Altarian Republic: Intellence -> 65
Debug Message: Creating Civs... Done
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Galaxy Create... Done
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Both your video and audio drivers are 3 years old.
Way out of date.

You can see in the debug a refresh rate of 0 - so it is probably those oh so old drivers.

It might also work better if you ran it full screen, instead of windowed.

Although, a system crash of that nature could also be a hardware problem.
Try updating the drivers first.

You should probably run Windows Update as well, while you are at it.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Keep it windowed, that'll help with a card that old. If it fails to load after the drivers are updated, then reset the prefs.ini file. You WILL NOT get this game playable without drivers at least 2004, 2005 preferable.

Double the page file too.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
BSODs and autoreboots are generally a symptom of hardware/driver issues. You might want to try disabling auto-reboot in system properties if it is enabled, which may net you a BSOD on next crash that you can use to troubleshoot the problem.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Might want to follow the warning you got to update your drivers.

I see you have a Radeon 9200. The ATI drivers get updated just about once a month. Get the latest at www.ati.com and you should be all set.