Problem

[Kitchen_Unit 0]

Hello People,

Recently I have been running into a problem where I have try to host, or even join a multiplayer game, and every 3rd game or so it crashes from the load screen (The "Please wait, loading" screen). This greatly hinders gameplay, especially when I am trying to host. I copied the following from my Ike.log. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

***** User's system configuration *****

CPU: GenuineIntel 1596 MHz Pentium 4

RAM: 512 MB

O/S: Microsoft Windows 2000 5.1 build 2600

Ghost Recon (RELEASE) version = 1.4.0.0(0)

RSDisplayMgr::CreateGameWindow: Creating a 1024x768 window at 0,0 on monitor Plug and Play Monitor attached to NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200

RSDisplayMgr::CreateGameWindow: Game running on primary display Plug and Play Monitor attached to NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200

HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200 R5G6B5

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file ike_fx_fire_type2.tga

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file ike_fx_fire_type2.rsb

Unable to find ike_fx_fire_type2.tga anywhere.

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file lighthalo_effect3.rsb

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file lighthalo_effect3.rsb

Unable to find lighthalo_effect3.rsb anywhere.

RSSoundMgrPC: Selecting sound device Intel® Integrated Audio

driver is ac97intc.sys

RSSoundMgrPC: Selecting sound device Intel® Integrated Audio

driver is ac97intc.sys

[Crimson 0]

Hm, your Ike file looks like its in order. Perhaps you need to update your nVidia device drivers. nVidia.com. It also wouldnt hurt if you went out and bout a SoundBlaster Live!, which are very cheap.

Side note, this should be in the the Ghost Recon Technical Suppport section. An admin. or mod. will move it for ya.

[Specter 0]

I dont think it is your PC. I have the exact same one, except for my video, and you dont need to upgrade the sound, this chip works fine.

What kind of internet connection do you have, and how is it set up?

In the Ike log, it also mentions that it cant find certain files. What mods are you running, and if you are, what mods are running on the server?

Here is the discrepency in the IKE log you posted :

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file ike_fx_fire_type2.tga

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file ike_fx_fire_type2.rsb

Unable to find ike_fx_fire_type2.tga anywhere.

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file lighthalo_effect3.rsb

RSFILEDATA: FindFile could not find file lighthalo_effect3.rsb

Unable to find lighthalo_effect3.rsb anywhere.

Have you uninstalled/Reinstalled recently? Do you have Norton Utilities, and if so, have you run Windoctor to see if there is a problem?

Have you defragged and run scandisk or diskdoctor recently?

ANd last but not least, have you tried an uninstall/reinstall?

Also, what version of directx do you have, and what is the exact model and specs on your video card?

Edited May 11, 2003 by phantom110565

[Jack57 0]

Those missing files are perfectly normal, as Crimsom suggested. You will find them just about any time you view the Ike.log and are probably just leftovers from development.

I'm sorry I don't have any advice to help you, but I just wanted to save you time trying to track down those files.

I would suggest trying some different drivers, particularly for your video card (not necessarily newer ones either).

Also try looking in your IkeCrash.log as well - it may give you some indication.

Cheers, Jack

[Kitchen_Unit 0]

Here is my ikecrash.log file. I can't make heads or tails of this sort of thing. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Kitchen_Unit

GHOSTRECON caused an Access Violation in module ntdll.dll at 001b:77f51ec7.

Exception handler called in Main Thread.

Error occurred at 5/11/2003 16:27:54.

c:\Program Files\Red Storm Entertainment\Ghost Recon\GHOSTRECON.EXE, run by Andrew.

1 processor(s), type 586.

512 MBytes physical memory.

Read from location 0109faed caused an access violation.

Registers:

EAX=00000850 CS=001b EIP=77f51ec7 EFLGS=00010283

EBX=010a0000 SS=0023 ESP=0012ef10 EBP=0012ef1c

ECX=7ffde000 DS=0023 ESI=010a0338 FS=003b

EDX=010a0608 ES=0023 EDI=0109fae8 GS=0000

Bytes at CS:EIP:

f6 47 05 01 0f 84 fa 17 00 00 f6 46 05 10 75 12

Stack trace:

77F51EC7: ntdll.dll! RtlpUnWaitCriticalSection, <no file>, <no line>

77F51FBF: ntdll.dll! RtlpUnWaitCriticalSection, <no file>, <no line>

006F3011: GHOSTRECON.EXE! <no symbol>, <no file>, <no line>

006E7D4A: GHOSTRECON.EXE! <no symbol>, <no file>, <no line>

Module list: names, addresses, sizes, time stamps and file times:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\d3d8thk.dll, loaded at 0x00320000 - 8192 bytes - 3df82460 - file date is 12/12/2002 00:14:32

c:\Program Files\Red Storm Entertainment\Ghost Recon\GHOSTRECON.EXE, loaded at 0x00400000 - 6402084 bytes - 73655965 - file date is 10/11/2002 14:08:34

C:\WINDOWS\System32\d3d8.dll, loaded at 0x00950000 - 1156608 bytes - 3dedc941 - file date is 12/12/2002 00:14:32

C:\WINDOWS\System32\Rasapi32.dll, loaded at 0x021a0000 - 218112 bytes - 3c69cbe7 - file date is 2/12/2002 19:14:04

C:\WINDOWS\System32\rsaenh.dll, loaded at 0x0ffd0000 - 131584 bytes - 3b51462e - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSOUND.dll, loaded at 0x51080000 - 336384 bytes - 3dedc968 - file date is 12/12/2002 00:14:32

C:\WINDOWS\System32\umdmxfrm.dll, loaded at 0x5b0a0000 - 13312 bytes - 3b7dfeb9 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\serwvdrv.dll, loaded at 0x5cd70000 - 14848 bytes - 3b7dfebb - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\KsUser.dll, loaded at 0x5ef80000 - 4096 bytes - 3dedcbf6 - file date is 12/12/2002 00:14:32

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wininet.dll, loaded at 0x63000000 - 583168 bytes - 3cffc84b - file date is 6/6/2002 13:38:40

C:\WINDOWS\System32\HID.DLL, loaded at 0x688f0000 - 22528 bytes - 3b7dfe68 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\DINPUT8.dll, loaded at 0x6ce10000 - 168960 bytes - 3d6dfa10 - file date is 8/29/2002 03:40:00

C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.0.0_x-ww_1382d70a\comctl32.dll, loaded at 0x71950000 - 921088 bytes - 3b7dfe32 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\mswsock.dll, loaded at 0x71a50000 - 228352 bytes - 3b7dfe31 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll, loaded at 0x71a90000 - 17408 bytes - 3b7dfe33 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\WS2HELP.dll, loaded at 0x71aa0000 - 18944 bytes - 3b7dfe32 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\WS2_32.dll, loaded at 0x71ab0000 - 75264 bytes - 3b7dfe31 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\WSOCK32.dll, loaded at 0x71ad0000 - 21504 bytes - 3b7dfe31 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\netapi32.dll, loaded at 0x71c20000 - 309760 bytes - 3b7dfe33 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

c:\Program Files\Red Storm Entertainment\Ghost Recon\DBGHELP.dll, loaded at 0x72a00000 - 163088 bytes - 3af32067 - file date is 8/10/2001 09:27:10

C:\WINDOWS\System32\msacm32.drv, loaded at 0x72d10000 - 20480 bytes - 3b7dfe2a - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\wdmaud.drv, loaded at 0x72d20000 - 22016 bytes - 3b7dfe2a - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\cryptnet.dll, loaded at 0x73d50000 - 53248 bytes - 3b7dfe24 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\userenv.dll, loaded at 0x75a70000 - 662016 bytes - 3b7dfe18 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll, loaded at 0x762a0000 - 51200 bytes - 3b7dfe16 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll, loaded at 0x762c0000 - 544256 bytes - 3d8f9151 - file date is 9/23/2002 16:10:26

C:\WINDOWS\System32\SETUPAPI.DLL, loaded at 0x76670000 - 922624 bytes - 3b7dfe15 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\WINMM.dll, loaded at 0x76b40000 - 170496 bytes - 3b7dfe13 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\rtutils.dll, loaded at 0x76e80000 - 39936 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\rasman.dll, loaded at 0x76e90000 - 55808 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\TAPI32.dll, loaded at 0x76eb0000 - 163328 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\DNSAPI.dll, loaded at 0x76f20000 - 139264 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll, loaded at 0x76f60000 - 167936 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\secur32.dll, loaded at 0x76f90000 - 52224 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll, loaded at 0x76fb0000 - 14848 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\rasadhlp.dll, loaded at 0x76fc0000 - 6144 bytes - 3b7dfe11 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll, loaded at 0x77120000 - 569344 bytes - 3b7dfe10 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll, loaded at 0x771b0000 - 1141248 bytes - 3b7dfe10 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll, loaded at 0x772d0000 - 397824 bytes - 3b7dfe10 - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll, loaded at 0x77340000 - 557568 bytes - 3b7dfe0f - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll, loaded at 0x773d0000 - 8322560 bytes - 3b7dfe0f - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\midimap.dll, loaded at 0x77bd0000 - 17920 bytes - 3b7dfe0f - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSACM32.dll, loaded at 0x77be0000 - 67072 bytes - 3b7dfe0f - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll, loaded at 0x77c00000 - 16384 bytes - 3b7dfe0f - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCRT.dll, loaded at 0x77c10000 - 322560 bytes - 3b7dfe0e - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll, loaded at 0x77c70000 - 250880 bytes - 3b7dfe0e - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll, loaded at 0x77cc0000 - 463872 bytes - 3b7dfe0e - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll, loaded at 0x77d40000 - 528896 bytes - 3dde907e - file date is 11/22/2002 13:16:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll, loaded at 0x77dd0000 - 549888 bytes - 3b7dfe0e - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll, loaded at 0x77e60000 - 926720 bytes - 3b7dfe0e - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntdll.dll, loaded at 0x77f50000 - 674304 bytes - 3b7de01e - file date is 8/30/2001 03:30:00

[Specter 0]

Which drivers are you using for directx and nvidia?

[Kitchen_Unit 0]

I recently downloaded DirectX 9.0 and the latest vid card driver. It didnt make a difference.

Sincerely,

Kitchen_Unit

[SOTOMac 0]

I found that DX9.0 was basically an Improvement over DX8.0 in the sense that some of the Drivers were left as is and NOT Overwritten. This can be especially Problematic when the Driver causing Your Problem is NOT one of the Drivers that was Overwritten by Your Installing DX9.0.

That said - DX9.0a is a more Comprehensive rewrite of the DX Package and has solved alot of Problems with Gameplay and Dropping-out Issues. I'll bet the Installation of that Version would go along way to solving Your Problems.

I'd suggest DL'ing and Installing that Version to see if It fixes Your Troubles.

Sincerely,

[Kitchen_Unit 0]

I did download and install DX 9.0 and it didn't make a difference.

[SOTOMac 0]

I said DX9.0a ( a ) not DX9.0.

Regards,

[snakebite1967 0]

as SOTO said also remove any nvidia drivers totaly and try some of the older ones a few ppl i know have had crashes and graphical errors running anything latert than the 29.42 driver, the most stable driver designed for that vid card i believe was the 21.83 if in doubt visit www.guru3d.com for a complete listing of drivers and user rated scores