mash Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Hi, I'm sure this is an old problem but I can't seem to find an answer. I had to reinstall Lock-on. So I un-installed it and delted any files that were left over, rebooted and reinstalled Lock on 1.0, from a CD, and then Flaming cliffs 1.1b, From the store bought Download) I went through the activation and that went ok. I start up Lock on and I get an error with the Graphicsxp.dll I also tried to start Lock on from the .bat file. I have reinstalled the graphics card drivers with the latest version and Directx 9.0c. my sytem is: Windows XP SP2 two Nividia 9600GT cards, (Not in a SLI configuration) 2 GB ram Direct X 9.0c If anyone has any ideas I would apperciate it. Thanks, Mike
159th_Viper Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Might not be the source of your problem, but what resolution are you running at? If something other than the default 1024x768, you need to manually edit the graphics.cfg file to reflect your resolution prior to start-up. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
Boberro Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 As Viper said often resolution is fault. Check it and set for defauts. Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ
mash Posted June 18, 2008 Author Posted June 18, 2008 Hi, thanks for the suggestions. I tried changing the resolution and that didn't change anything. I also removed the video card driver and reinstalled an old one. Thanks, Mike
Ironhand Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Just for chuckles, try the old "use local DLLs" trick. Navigate to your main LOMAC/FC folder. Right click in an empty space and select: New\Text Document from the context menu. That should open Notepad. Save the empty file as lockon.exe.local. (Make sure the file doesn't have a txt suffix tacked to the end.) Start FC normally. Click through any error messages and see if that gets you going. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
Prophet Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 It may not be resolution, but a porked graphics.cfg file. If a semi-colon or something is missing, it will give this error I believe.
mash Posted June 19, 2008 Author Posted June 19, 2008 Hi, well I know where it's breaking now. I reinstalled Lock on form my orginal 1.0 Disk. It worked at started up fine. I then applied the 1.1b flaming cliffs update I bought from the E-store downloads. And bingo it's broke with the same Graphicsxp.dll error. Was there something other patch I was supposed to apply in between them? Thanks, mike
Boberro Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Why don't you install 1.12a\b instead 1.1b? Try 1.12a\b patch it "patches" many bugs, errors. You can find it here: http://www.virtual-jabog32.de/index.php?section=downloads&subcat=17〈=en Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ
159th_Viper Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Hi, well I know where it's breaking now. I reinstalled Lock on form my orginal 1.0 Disk. It worked at started up fine. I then applied the 1.1b flaming cliffs update I bought from the E-store downloads. And bingo it's broke with the same Graphicsxp.dll error. Was there something other patch I was supposed to apply in between them? Thanks, mike Have you installed three components or two? Should be as folows: 1) LockOn Then 2) Add-On Flaming Cliffs Then 3) Relevant patch - ensuring the correct patch is applied as per Boberro's link (vitally important). Could just be me - but reading your post it seems as if you missed a step :) Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
Kuky Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 (edited) er... isn't Add on Flaming Cliffs just v1.1 (not 1.1b)? so like Viper said installation procedure should be: 1. LockOn v1.0 2. Flaming Cliffs v1.1 3. Flaming Cliffs Season Pack for v1.1 (download from ED's website for free) 4. Patch 1.12b (download from ED's website for free) Also install XP SP3... Edited June 19, 2008 by Kuky Ninja Edit :D 1 PC specs: Windows 11 Home | Asus TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + LC 360 AIO | MSI RTX 5090 LC 360 AIO | 55" Samsung Odyssey Gen 2 | 64GB PC5-48000 DDR5 | 1TB M2 SSD for OS | 2TB M2 SSD for DCS | NZXT C1000 Gold ATX 3.1 1000W | TM Cougar Throttle, Floor Mounted MongoosT-50 Grip on TM Cougar board, MFG Crosswind, Track IR
mash Posted June 20, 2008 Author Posted June 20, 2008 Hi, I think my mistake was believing what I read on the Sales page for Flaming cliffs. http://lockon.co.uk/index.php?end_pos=135&scr=products&lang=en "LOCK ON 1.1b: Flaming Cliffs The unofficial add-on for LOCK ON 1.1b: Flaming Cliffs is available for download! Flaming Cliffs may be installed over any version of Lock On: Modern Air Combat (1.0, 1.01, 1.02, English, French or German). Before installing Flaming Cliffs, it is suggested that you reinstall LO:MAC. LOCK ON 1.1b is protected by StarForce. Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/Vista." Needless to say that's not exactly true. So I currently have Lock-on 1.02 up and running. If I install any version of Flaming cliffs , CD or download it breaks. What is the correct patch path? thanks, Mike
Ironhand Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 ... What is the correct patch path?... What Kuky said: V1.0, V1.1, V1.12. You can add the Seasons patch or not. It gives you spring and autumn textures. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
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