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Drakonius
Village Dweller
Joined: 14 Jun 2003
Posts: 4
Location: UK |
Game installed fine - all other games run OK.
But on starting G2 I see "virtual Disk file system" for a while this is followed by a black screen - then nothing. I then need to reboot to restart my PC. This happens everytime I try to run G2.
Any suggestions from you fine people out there??
Brief specs are
Athlon 1800+ XP
WIN 98
DX 9.0
512MB ram
NVID GeForce 4 Ti 4400 128M
Vid driver is 4.13 0001 2832 dated 9/3/3
Disp mode set at 1024 by 768 at 32 bit AA all off
Sound is a SB Audigy
sound driver is 4.12 01 0130 1 20 0030
free drive space 7 gigs +
Is anyone running ok on a similar spec?
I just downloaded the latest vid drivers they are 44.03 but have not yet installed them because everything else runs fine on my system (freelancer morrowind EVE Daoc Neverwinter etc )and I have no particular desire to screw everything up to enable me to run one game. |
Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:33 pm |
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Brolli999999
City Guard
Joined: 06 Jul 2002
Posts: 131
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dont touch it leave it on for awile and see if it goes threw |
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:51 pm |
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Gorath
Mostly Harmless
Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany |
Yes, a lot of files are created on first startup. Give it a few minutes.
The new drivers are an idea. On the JoWooD boards is somebody with an almost identical config on WinXP. The new detonators + disabled FSAA worked for him.
Is DirectX9 the full version or the beta?
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:58 pm |
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bigkabuto
High Emperor
Joined: 14 Sep 2001
Posts: 591
Location: Holland/Groningen |
Damn man that sucks...i have the Virtual disk file system thing too, but then it just continues on to start Gothic 2...like brolli said..wait awhile
other than that....no clue 
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:59 pm |
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Drakonius
Village Dweller
Joined: 14 Jun 2003
Posts: 4
Location: UK |
Thanks for responses guys.
Yeah I tried leavin it for an hour - but once its on the black screen its all over till rebooted.
Not sure about DX ver it was the one which came with freelancer I think.
any way in DX diag it says its DX 9.0 4.09.000.0900. if that means anything to anyone.
I may try the new drivers - Question ... do you have to wipe off your old vid driver or does the new one overwrite/update the old one??? |
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 2:18 pm |
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Brolli999999
City Guard
Joined: 06 Jul 2002
Posts: 131
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wow you left it on for an hour and nothing happend? i'd rip my hair out im not sure what to do , what version of direct x do you have and what video card / drivers? did you try reformatting? |
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 2:26 pm |
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Kiwi Boy
High Emperor
Joined: 03 Jan 2003
Posts: 1086
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quote:
Originally posted by Drakonius
do you have to wipe off your old vid driver or does the new one overwrite/update the old one???
Yes, PLEASE do... I remember Detonator has an "uninstall" option at Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
Also, don't just try the latest drivers. Try ALL different drivers -- some older drivers may be optimized specifically for your card.
And, do not consider reformatting unless you're sure that there is no other option. |
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 3:58 pm |
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Drakonius
Village Dweller
Joined: 14 Jun 2003
Posts: 4
Location: UK |
Thanks for the replies guys - a few things to try. |
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 6:50 pm |
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TribbleOutcast
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 07 Jun 2003
Posts: 26
Location: Texas |
I updated to the final version on DirectX 9 from windows update. My dxdiag says DirectX Version 9.0a (4.09.0000.0901). |
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 9:18 pm |
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TribbleOutcast
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 07 Jun 2003
Posts: 26
Location: Texas |
quote:
I may try the new drivers - Question ... do you have to wipe off your old vid driver or does the new one overwrite/update the old one???
You should uninstall your drivers if your installing new ones. You should also clean out the left over pieces with Driver Cleaner. You can get it here:
http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/ |
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Sat Jun 14, 2003 9:25 pm |
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pclem
Village Dweller
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Posts: 4
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I know where you're coming from. I've got the same problem. I've heard the solutions. Dump DirectX 9.xx. Just use DirectX 8.xx. Just use DirectX 8.xx!!! So let me guess, every time I want to run Gothic 2, I reload DirectX 8.xx (I've got Windows 98, so I wipe my hard disc and start from scratch), play the game for a bit, and then, oh, I want to play a game that requires DirectX 9.xx. Well slap my thighs, I'll load DirectX 9.xx again!! I think I'll have to give up my day job just to keep this going. Come on, guys, how about a simple patch to end this misery?
By the way, my old computer, PIII, 450MHtz, 128 Mb ram, runs Gothic 2 OK (well, a bit slow, but at least it runs!!!!). Yes, its on DirectX 8.xx, before you ask!!. |
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Mon Jun 16, 2003 12:29 am |
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imnotknow
Guest
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turning off anti-aliasing on my geforce fixed the prob for me. |
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Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:31 am |
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Hard_Worker
Village Leader
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
Posts: 88
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m8 I looked for this option
where can you disable it on the control panel \ Display\settings\Advanced\Geforce tab
or in somewhere else , like in the dxdialog ???
shit he got kicked
someone else know ? |
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Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:40 pm |
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Kirkr
Village Dweller
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
Posts: 15
Location: England |
In reply to the original (first) post in this thread:-
1. To solve the `Virtual Disk File` system delay - move vdfs.exe out of the Gothic System folder and put it somewhere else (e.g. the root directory).
2. Black screen *may* be solved by editing the Gothic.ini file (change the `playlogovideos` value to zero (instead of 1). This *may* solve your problem - there`s no harm in trying. It also speeds up the loading of the game. |
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Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:44 pm |
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