RAM usage increasing continually with Overcast

[Kuky]

hm.. seems I'm among very few people having this issue... I actually haven't tried different in game settings... I'll give that a crack this evening

 

PS: just a note to anyone trying this out, it dosn't matter what RAM usage is between the who (which uses more), you should be looking for if you just load a mission and don't do anything, weather RAM usage keeps increasing or not.

 

And thanks all for helping out, this thing is driving me nuts

Edited May 27, 2010 by Kuky

[TheMoose]

Here are the results with the Overcast after average 30Min. idle on the tarmac with full graphics on, with mirrors, 4xAA and in window mode. Playable still? Yes, however I would not, with explosions, inside the action I would get a major drop in FPS…

What is weird is that this one seems to take less of active memory...

 

Anyhow I’ll let you guys sort my results out. What is good, is no CRASH lol :D

 

 

I hope you can sort this out Kuky.

 

 

 

Cheers,

Edited May 27, 2010 by TheMoose

[Kuky]

erm.. this is now getting bit too much... if I chose Low or Medium graphics settings in game my game won't even start and crashes every time with following errors:

 

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: simulator.exe

Application Version: 1.2.1.0

Application Timestamp: 4be3ce15

Fault Module Name: protect.dll

Fault Module Version: 5.70.13.2

Fault Module Timestamp: 4be3d010

Exception Code: 40000015

Exception Offset: 00dfab94

OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3

Locale ID: 3081

Additional Information 1: f02f

Additional Information 2: f02fe85cc79b0ad1c9d5d06fd2fd61f6

Additional Information 3: 3e7f

Additional Information 4: 3e7f6d1f9f5f4e8d870c955521e02451

 

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: simulator.exe

Application Version: 1.2.1.0

Application Timestamp: 4be3ce15

Fault Module Name: MitkaGraphics.dll

Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0

Fault Module Timestamp: 4be3ca9d

Exception Code: c0000005

Exception Offset: 0002545a

OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3

Locale ID: 3081

Additional Information 1: 706e

Additional Information 2: 706e3270ea01b9be609ae4d876f80e73

Additional Information 3: 9faa

Additional Information 4: 9faa16cf17ea0908a7c394ad5aa043f6

 

This is just nuts... it works on High settings but crashes on Low and Medium... I think I'm gonna go for a complete OS reinstall tonight

[asparagin]

Why don't you try a fresh FC install first? without mods.

[Kuky]

Why don't you try a fresh FC install first? without mods.

 

I tried that already, I'm reinstalling OS right now... hope this works :noexpression: Anyway that error I got when I tried Low and Medium settings was my fault as I removed those lines from Graphics.cfg file and left High section only :doh: so at least I know the cause of that... if this OS reinstall fixed the memory leak with overcast I'll be dancing :smartass:

[asparagin]

if this OS reinstall fixed the memory leak with overcast I'll be dancing :smartass:

I'll keep :v:

[Kuky]

and no luck... fresh Windows 7 installation, all Windows updates, latest drivers for graphic card and sound card, motherboard chipset... fresh installation of FC2 patched to 1.2.1... no mods at all and it still does the same damn thing... no overcast and RAM usage doesn't budge... Overcast and it keeps increasing... this is now really giving me the shits

[Kuky]

I might have found a "solution" ... setting Water=1 in Options.lua (.../BlackShark/Data/Scripts/Option.lua) and RAM is now stable... setting it to 2 or 3 and it keeps increasing... so this is it... cost me an OS reinstall and FC2/BS activation :doh:

Edited May 28, 2010 by Kuky

[HiJack]

I might have found a "solution" ... setting Water=1 in Options.lua and RAM is now stable... setting it to 2 or 3 and it keeps increasing... so this is it... cost me an OS reinstall and FC2/BS activation :doh:

What "options.lua" ?? There are some in the aircraft folders also.

[Kuky]

.../BlackShark/Data/Scripts/Option.lua

[asparagin]

Strange connection, but whatever it works..:thumbup:

[Mustang]

I might have found a "solution" ... setting Water=1 in Options.lua (.../BlackShark/Data/Scripts/Option.lua) and RAM is now stable... setting it to 2 or 3 and it keeps increasing... so this is it... cost me an OS reinstall and FC2/BS activation :doh:

 

That's crazy! But well done finding a solution :thumbup:

[TheMoose]

I might have found a "solution" ... setting Water=1 in Options.lua (.../BlackShark/Data/Scripts/Option.lua) and RAM is now stable... setting it to 2 or 3 and it keeps increasing... so this is it... cost me an OS reinstall and FC2/BS activation :doh:

 

Good find, however that's totaly weird :huh:. Let me try to replicate it then.

 

Edit: I'm unable to replicate this, since the water setting inside that file is already set to 3 :huh: on my side...

 

Anyhow if it works for you, then ok :thumbup:

Edited May 28, 2010 by TheMoose

[71st_Mastiff]

he said to set it from 3 to 1.

you miss read it.

Good find, however that's totaly weird :huh:. Let me try to replicate it then.

 

Edit: I'm unable to replicate this, since the water setting inside that file is already set to 3 :huh: on my side...

 

Anyhow if it works for you, then ok :thumbup:

Edited May 28, 2010 by Mastiff

[HiJack]

Ewerybody should know that to much water is not good for the memory chips :P

[nomdeplume]

he said to set it from 3 to 1.

you miss read it.

 

Actually you miss-read it... the memory leak problem was occurring for Kuky with water = 3 (corresponding to "high" in the options screen) and for water = 2 (corresponding to "normal"). With it set to 1, the leak went away. Since it's already set to 3 for TheMoose and they don't have the memory leak, setting it to 1 wouldn't prove or disprove anything.

 

The only major difference I can see between Kuky's system and mine is the ATI graphics cards (I have an nVidia card).

[Kuky]

^^^

You are correct, Water = 2 or 3 and Overcast and I get memory leak, setting Water = 1 and it's all good. Maybe this could be graphics card/drivers related... I don't know.

Edited May 29, 2010 by Kuky

[Evgen]

Hi.

 

May be ... Video RAM .

 

-ATI HD4890 1GB of RAM

- ATI HD4670 1GB of RAM

 

got to 938mb ram usage

and got up to 952mb ram usage

GTS 250 vid card with 1 gig memory

 

 

Have Radeon hd4830 512 Mb and 420 - 540 usage.

[Kuky]

Hi Evgen, the thing with this issue for me was not how much RAM was being used, but that its usage kept increasing at a steady rate even when there is nothing going in the mission, when Water was set to Normal or High and there is overcast in the mission, which is not normal.

 

It could be that video card drivers are the cause of this (video card drivers, same like any other driver must use system RAM since they are installed as part of OS and are responsible for I/O to the graphics card etc) who knows.

[TheMoose]

That’s another interesting fact. Hum ATI related? Can anyone else that has an ATI card able to replicate this issue? I’m an Nvidia user myself...

Edited May 29, 2010 by TheMoose

[Mustang]

And i take it you have disabled CatalystAI for all these tests Kuky?

[Kuky]

I tried with Catalyst AI disabled and it didn't help