DCS SIMULATION WILL NOT RUN!

[AndrewG]

I can use the launcher and select a mission,instant action,training etc...BUT when i press play the launcher will close and then...NOTHING,i look in the task manager and it says DCS IS RUNNING but i CAN NOT SEE IT OR HEAR ANY SOUND(I can hear sound in the launcher)There is no error,i am NOT getting an error. :helpsmilie:

:mad::mad::mad::mad:

[71st_Mastiff]

sounds like your not waiting long enough. The launcher is separate from the game engine.

Launcher I believe is OPEN GL, and the game is DX. So you will get a new window pop-up.

did you update the patches also?

[Sticky]

V 1.0 has very long load times, and it switches to desktop while loading. How long did you wait before bringing up the task manager etc??

[EtherealN]

Check this out please: TROUBLESHOOTING - Help us help you.

[AndrewG]

5 Minuites,still nothing.

[AndrewG]

Check this out please: TROUBLESHOOTING - Help us help you.

That's no help.

[159th_Viper]

Please post your System specs.

[AndrewG]

Please post your System specs.

How do i get those?

[Sticky]

Ty again, and wait while doing nothing else to the system. Yes it coud take several minutes. Get version 1.02 it has much faster loadtimes

[159th_Viper]

Here's mine as an example:

 

1. Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.00GHz

2. Gigabyte EX58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366)

3. Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel RAM

4. Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5

5. 2 x Western Digital Velociraptor 600GB RAID0

6. LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

7. ADSL 1Mbps

8. Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar UberII Nxt, CH Pro Pedals, Logitech G15, Logitech G9 Laser Mouse, TrackIR 5/Track-Clip PRO, Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1

9. Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)

10. DirectX 11

 

 

Use that as a template and post.

[AndrewG]

Here's mine as an example:

 

1. Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.00GHz

2. Gigabyte EX58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366)

3. Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel

4. Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5

5. 2 x Western Digital Velociraptor 600GB RAID0

6. LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

7. ADSL 1Mbps

8. Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar UberII Nxt, CH Pro Pedals, Logitech G15, Logitech G9 Laser Mouse, TrackIR 5/Track-Clip PRO, Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1

9. Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)

10. DirectX 11

 

 

Use that as a template and post.

How am i supposed to know what i have?

[159th_Viper]

How am i supposed to know what i have?

 

OK.......Where from and when did you buy your PC?

[EtherealN]

Through the link I gave you.

 

Follow the directions in it.

 

 

DxDiag report:

Use Start->Run: DXDIAG and "Save All Information, to a TXT file" for the report.

In the forum post - upload it using "Go Advanced", then press the "Manage Attachments" in the section below the post. Upload the TXT file.

 

That'll give us a complete picture in one go.

[AndrewG]

Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz (2CPUs), ~1.5GHz

BIOS: Pheonex ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A09

Memory:2046MB RAM

DirectX:10

 

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

 

I have VISTA Home Premium

And my laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1520

I have no external devices hooked up.

 

That's all the info i got,it won't save a .TXT

[71st_Mastiff]

theres your problem, laptop.

 

 

Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz (2CPUs), ~1.5GHz

BIOS: Pheonex ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A09

Memory:2046MB RAM

DirectX:10

 

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

 

I have VISTA Home Premium

And my laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1520

I have no external devices hooked up.

 

That's all the info i got,it won't save a .TXT

[AndrewG]

So...

[AndrewG]

I PAID $1,600 FOR THIS THING IT HANDLES FSX AT FULL QUALITY EASILY,NO LAG

[71st_Mastiff]

Do you know how old FSX is?

 

 

I PAID $1,600 FOR THIS THING IT HANDLES FSX AT FULL QUALITY EASILY,NO LAG

[AndrewG]

Still it handles new games well,mw2 Battlefield bad company 2.

[EtherealN]

Andrew, Drop the caps lock, please.

 

Mastiff, laptops can play DCS:BS quite fine if they have the right hardware. I played it for a while on a laptop that was similar to his (though a stronger CPU, but weaker GPU).

 

Andrew, what I am most interested in looking at from the DxDiag is stuff like drivers, codecs and suchlike. Easiest if you just upload the info file directly. Again, directions in the post I linked you to.

[AndrewG]

Managed to get it. DxDiag.txt

[71st_Mastiff]

To be really honest I'm surprised it runs decent on those Minimum requirements.

 

Minimum system requirements:

Windows XP, Vista, 7, CPU P4 2 GHZ, Ram 2GB

Video 256MB RAM , Compatible with Direct X9, 5GB HD space, Sound Card, DVD ROM, Keyboard, Mouse.

 

Recommended:

Intel core 2duo, or AMDX2 Ram 3gb, Video card 512mb Ram, ATI 4850 or Nvidia GF8800+,

Edited August 12, 2010 by Mastiff

[EtherealN]

Mastiff, that is unrelated.

 

There is nothing technically below requirements there.

[71st_Mastiff]

just trying to help; but I will stop.

 

Mastiff, that is unrelated.

 

There is nothing technically below requirements there.

[EtherealN]

So Andrew, you have 1 real DVD drive, 4 virtual CD drives and one virtual DVD drive... Why would you clog your computer like that?

 

That said, I'm not finding anything obviously wrong in a cursory glance aside from that. I assume you have tried the normal switch-to process and such? Alt-tab or through directly selecting the process.