Launcher Crashes

[RaH]

Am getting repeated Launcher crashes, after lurking here sometime tracked first crash down to Sidewinder mouse, using new mouse, Launcher still crashes.

 

No .crash file built, Installed as Admin, account is Admin, dir of install is Admin personal folder.

 

Crash details:

 

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: Launcher.exe_unknown

Application Version: 0.0.0.0

Application Timestamp: 4933f34b

Fault Module Name: StackHash_0c9b

Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0

Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000

Exception Code: c0000096

Exception Offset: 084c7808

OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Information 1: 0c9b

Additional Information 2: 3b08fb9cd63eb00a283bcf79309b7de2

Additional Information 3: a6e2

Additional Information 4: c427af3b2022b860551bd806912d498c

 

OS is Server 2008

[EtherealN]

More information on the machine would be interesting - graphics card, driver version etcetera.

 

If the machine is equipped with an ATI card, disable catalyst AI and/or revert to 8.12. There are some 9.x versions that seem to help in some cases, but 8.12 is the better one.

[RaH]

Sorry here hope this helps.

 

 

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise

Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001

Other OS Description Not Available

OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Name ***

System Manufacturer Not Available

System Model Not Available

System Type x64-based PC

Processor AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, 2800 Mhz, 1 Core(s), 1 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 5.07, 4/4/2007

SMBIOS Version 2.4

Windows Directory C:\Windows

System Directory C:\Windows\system32

Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1

Locale United States

Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6001.18000"

User Name ***\Administrator

Time Zone ****

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.00 GB

Total Physical Memory 16.00 GB

Available Physical Memory 15.12 GB

Total Virtual Memory 32.00 GB

Available Virtual Memory 32.00 GB

Page File Space 40.00 GB

Page File C:\pagefile.sys

 

 

Name NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+

PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0612&SUBSYS_087D19F1&REV_A2\4&3B4D693&0&0048

Adapter Type GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+, NVIDIA compatible

Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+

Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)

Installed Drivers nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2um

Driver Version 7.15.11.8122

INF File oem2.inf (nv_G9x section)

Color Planes Not Available

Color Table Entries 4294967296

Resolution 1440 x 900 x 59 hertz

Bits/Pixel 32

Memory Address 0xFA000000-0xFAFFFFFF

Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xEFFFFFFF

Memory Address 0xF8000000-0xFBFFFFFF

I/O Port 0x0000BC00-0x0000BC7F

IRQ Channel IRQ 16

I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003DF

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF

Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys (7.15.11.8122, 9.45 MB (9,912,736 bytes), 1/15/2009 8:19 AM)

[dragony]

Here I see two possible causes:

1. Windows Server 2008. Is it really necessary to use server OS for playing games? Usually server OSes by default optimized for background processes and there can be disabled hardware graphics acceleration, etc. Sometimes it's easier to just install second OS for games, like XP.

2. Unsure, but looks like you're using old videocard driver.

[RaH]

Normally I don't use this rig for gaming, it was built with the purpose of work, I use it for my 3d Modelling and CGI rendering platform hence Server 2008 and 16 gigs of ram.

 

Since I had heard so much about this game I thought I'd try it I chose this comp cause my normal game rig is 1.8 gig proc with 2 gigs ram and 256 meg GeForce FX 5700LE I didn't think it had the guts to run it.

 

Which I was right, trying to run it on XP Pro SP3, Using those specs it throws an Opengl32.dll error whenever I run Launcher. This happens for both SP and MP.

 

There is no hardware crippling processes running on the Server 2008 box, I have it running minimal roles currently. What I may do is install a new HD and see if I can't throw XP on there. Dual boot on this system is not an option, I'm using several 500 gig drives in a raid0 I don't want any partitioners touching that.

[RaH]

Removed all traces of old driver, now using updated drivers still getting same Stackhash crash location. Am also using the DCSMax tool.

 

Of note on my XP box it still crashes with updated drivers as well.

[RaH]

Got it working on XP, turns out there was a remnant of an old driver in there, so I'm happy I can run it but it's crappy on that whimpy computer. I think I'm gonna do the secondary disk thing for my S2k8 box it has far better hardware.

 

Appreciate the help. Happy piloting.

[RaH]

Last post then this thread can be closed. Resolved under Server 2008. Method used to resolve is same method used to trap and Server 2008 or Vista Stackhash exception.

 

1. Open your Start menu and click Control Panel

2. Browse to “System Maintenance” then “System”

3. In the left panel, select “Advanced System Settings” from the available links

4. You should now see the System Properties Window, which will have three sections. The top section is labeled “Performance” and has a “Settings” button. Click this button.

5. Select the “Data Execution Prevention” tab.

6. Select the option which reads “Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select”

7. Use the “Browse” button to locate the executable file for the application you were trying to start when you received the StackHash error, and click Open to add it to your exceptions list.

8. Click Apply or OK to commit your changes.

 

This small change it now works great under Server 2008, I added both the Launcher and DCS and the game runs flawlessly.

 

Hope this helps someone else.