#109878 - 19 August, 2006 03:25 PM
JA2 Crash Monitor
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Hi
If there's one annoying thing, then it's JA2 crashing. But while a normal crash is not that much of a hassle, sometimes JA2 decides to be a PITA by being more powerful than Alt+Tab and Ctrl+Alt+Delete, forcing you to do a hard reset and reboot the computer (  )
I said enough is enough, and wrote myself a small application. It is very simple; once started it looks for the JA2 process ("ja2.exe"). After it has found it, it does a responsiveness check every 5 seconds. If JA2 is not responsive anymore, its process can consider itself killed. Then I thought, maybe someone else wants this too, so I'm writing this thread.
So far I had one repeatable hard crash, and my program worked well. JA2CM also shuts itself down after you exit JA2 normally. If JA2CM was started by accident, kill the process via the task manager (or start up and shut down JA2).
The only "drawback" it has is that it requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. Why? Because I'm a C# programmer this was the quickest way for me to accomplish the task. If you refuse to install that, well, your loss. Maybe someone else writes a similar program in a different language 
Download page or direct download (7 KB)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (22.4 MB)
Updates:
~ Version 1.0.0.1
Added check to prevent running multiple instances of JA2CM
Added feature to automatically start JA2 if the JA2CM.exe is placed in the install directory of JA2
Renamed output binary from Ja2CrashMonitor.exe to JA2CM.exe
~ Version 1.0.0.2
Added command line switch "-nostart" to disable automatic startup of JA2
Added command line switch "-noshutdown" to disable the automatic shutdown of JA2CM after exiting JA2 - Instead it will stay idle until JA2 is started up again
Example: "JA2CM.exe -nostart -noshutdown"
Or in a shortcut: "C:\Program Files\JaggedAlliance2\JA2CM.exe" -nostart -noshutdown
~ Version 1.0.0.3
Added command line switch "-debug" to output JA2CM's actions into JA2CM.log
~ Version 1.0.0.4
Added version number output to JA2CM.log
Added 20 second delay after finding the JA2 process (before starting responsiveness check)
~ Version 1.0.0.5
Updated debug output a bit
Added additional responsiveness check one second after JA2 was found to be unresponsive. Should prevent unnecessary shutdown on small hiccups
Added command line parameter "-checkdelay=X" to manually define the delay before starting responsiveness check (default: 20)
Added command line parameter "-checkinterval=X" to manually define the delay between each responsiveness check (default: 5)
Example: "JA2CM.exe -checkdelay=30 -checkinterval=10"
Note: Value is in seconds. Minimum is 1 second, maximum is 300 (5 minutes)
Use a higher checkdelay if JA2CM already ends JA2 during startup. Using a lower interval will make the reaction to a unresponsive JA2 faster, but at a cost of increased CPU load (which is very small anyways).
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#109879 - 19 August, 2006 03:37 PM
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hmm useful thingy. just what i need.
And i need .Net 2.0 to run Paint.Net and other apps so that is already installed anway. 
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#109880 - 19 August, 2006 03:38 PM
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F***** tastic great!
It's really small, but usefull as hell :-)
Thanks!
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#109881 - 19 August, 2006 05:12 PM
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I get along without it. If it locks up, I press Ctrl+Alt+Del and it's already in the processes. Typing JA will select Ja2 from the processes and pressing Alt+E will ask wether it is to be terminated. Press left arrow and it will select the yes button, press enter and it's gone. Yes, this is a little less convenient than the solution above, but it's just one of the many key combinations that you can master if you know what to do.
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#109882 - 19 August, 2006 05:23 PM
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Well, that's the other way, but if you forget one detail you're screwed (or might accidently kill an unrelated process)
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#109883 - 19 August, 2006 08:52 PM
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you can aso start the task-monitior in the "applications"-tab ("Anwendungen" in german, don´t know the accurate english phrase).
If your game freezes pres Ctrl+Alt+Del and then Alt+T .
Repeat until JA closes.
pro: you don´t have to hard-reset
CON: every running app is killed; any failsafe-messages from a closing app und your off track.
conclusion: Install tool
greetings
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p.s. hey i´m not the only "crash-baby" out here. Its good to know, that i´m not alone. Helps mentally
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#109884 - 19 August, 2006 11:43 PM
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wait, you wrote 4KB tool that needs 22MB of SHIT from M$? Who are you? an Indian programmer from "we teach to code in 2 weeks" program?
I just ctrl-alt-F1 to another console and kill the process, but thats just me
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#109885 - 20 August, 2006 12:53 AM
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The .NET framework is generally necessary all around -- just like the Visual Basic runtimes. If you use applications that don't come with pretty little CDs and packaging, you'll need to download the framework sooner or later, so you might as well download it sooner.
I don't see why everyone doesn't have it installed by default on their computers...
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#109886 - 20 August, 2006 12:52 PM
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In XP I press ctrl+alt+del, then tab then space and then tab then space again. Voila, desktop appears.
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#109887 - 20 August, 2006 01:06 PM
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Originally posted by JT:
The .NET framework is generally necessary all around -- just like the Visual Basic runtimes. If you use applications that don't come with pretty little CDs and packaging, you'll need to download the framework sooner or later, so you might as well download it sooner.
I don't see why everyone doesn't have it installed by default on their computers...
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#109888 - 20 August, 2006 01:10 PM
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In XP I press ctrl+alt+del, then tab then space and then tab then space again. Voila, desktop appears.
wait, you wrote 4KB tool that needs 22MB of SHIT from M$? Who are you? an Indian programmer from "we teach to code in 2 weeks" program? If you refuse to install that, well, your loss.
Seriously, I couldn't care less for your hate about Microsoft and if you don't like to install "22MB of SHIT from M$" then how about you write your own program? Or simply bugger off and stop trolling?
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#109890 - 20 August, 2006 10:06 PM
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Originally posted by AndroidXP: wait, you wrote 4KB tool that needs 22MB of SHIT from M$? Who are you? an Indian programmer from "we teach to code in 2 weeks" program? If you refuse to install that, well, your loss.
Seriously, I couldn't care less for your hate about Microsoft and if you don't like to install "22MB of SHIT from M$" then how about you write your own program? Or simply bugger off and stop trolling?
make a key named "1" in
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\
with a value "taskkill /IM /F ja2.exe"
then whenever JA2 freezes just click Winkey + R, then 1 and enter.. no need for 22MB of M$ shit for that
Originally posted by Dedas: A great program working flawlessly! Great work AndroidXP.
And on a sidenote:
I can't understand why some people become almost aggressive when someone wants to share something they've done or thought out. Things like that make 'me' aggressive... grrr! 
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#109891 - 21 August, 2006 08:23 AM
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Feel free to contribute some JA2 Utilities that you've created with your superior coding abilities.
Or sit down, shut up, and either take what's free or leave it.
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#109892 - 21 August, 2006 10:00 AM
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@Razs you sound like a damn girl with all your whining. The program works great...have you contributed at all?
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#109893 - 21 August, 2006 04:28 PM
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@rasz: wait, you wrote 4KB tool that needs 22MB of SHIT from M$? Who are you? an Indian programmer from "we teach to code in 2 weeks" program?
hopeless and ashamed for all the real programmers (no Visual basic/.Net M$ stit) in the world
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#109894 - 21 August, 2006 04:55 PM
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If anyone else is going to get angry because you need .net from Microsoft, ask yourself: What OS am I using?
I find .net useful and it's advantages far outweight the drawbacks (able to run alot of programs vs 22MB on a broadband connection)
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#109895 - 21 August, 2006 04:59 PM
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AndroidXP deserves praise for trying to help others in the JA2 community, not criticism. It's amazing and disturbing how often people get slammed for provided free tools or mods that no one is forcing anyone to use.
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#109896 - 23 August, 2006 05:58 PM
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Thanks for the support so far
I've now updated the tool a bit, download it again to get the new version.
~ Version 1.0.0.1
Added check to prevent running multiple instances of JA2CM
Added feature to automatically start JA2 if the JA2CM.exe is placed in the install directory of JA2
Renamed output binary from Ja2CrashMonitor.exe to JA2CM.exe
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#109897 - 23 August, 2006 06:00 PM
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Originally posted by AndroidXP:
Added feature to automatically start JA2 if the JA2CM.exe is placed in the install directory of JA2
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#109898 - 23 August, 2006 06:28 PM
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Well, you can move it into a sub directory? Or simply modify the "Start in" directory of the shortcut to point to a different one.
May I ask what for what reason you need it disabled? If it's really important (and not fixable by what I posted above) I can also add a command line switch.
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#109899 - 23 August, 2006 06:31 PM
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Of course I can do that. That's not the point of my request. Programs should never auto-launch other programs without some optional means to avoid doing so. And that optional method is via a menu option, .ini file, registry setting, or some other means of telling the program code not to do it.
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#109900 - 23 August, 2006 06:34 PM
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 Okay? I just found it tedious having to activate it first only to immediately start Ja2 afterwards everytime. I'll add a command line switch then.
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#109901 - 23 August, 2006 06:37 PM
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Thanks. I keep your program in the JA2 root, along with other JA2-related tools. And I keep your .exe running in the background regardless of whether I am currently playing JA2 or not. Since I'm coding and testing, I'm launching and exiting the game frequently. I'd like to have the tool sitting in the background as a fail-safe, just as you originally intended.
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#109902 - 23 August, 2006 06:42 PM
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Aha, you do note that JA2CM turns itself off after JA2 shuts down, do you? I'll also add a switch to disable that *g*
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#109903 - 23 August, 2006 06:45 PM
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Originally posted by AndroidXP:
Aha, you do note that JA2CM turns itself off after JA2 shuts down, do you?
EDIT: I like to think of your program as similar to a car airbag. It's there regardless of whether you are inside the car or not, and regardless of whether you are moving or parked. It only activates in a crash. Otherwise it's there quietly waiting for something bad to happen.
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#109904 - 23 August, 2006 06:51 PM
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Erm no, it completely ends itself after you turned off JA2 (or after it has done its deed and killed a dead JA2 process).
With the additional switch it will stay in "search for JA2 process" mode.
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#109905 - 23 August, 2006 06:53 PM
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Originally posted by AndroidXP:
With the additional switch it will stay in "search for JA2 process" mode.
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#109906 - 23 August, 2006 07:01 PM
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Updated again. Also it should be clear from the readme, that you have to start it again after turning off JA2
~ Version 1.0.0.2
Added command line switch "-nostart" to disable automatic startup of JA2
Added command line switch "-noshutdown" to disable the automatic shutdown of JA2CM after exiting JA2 - Instead it will stay idle until JA2 is started up again
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#109907 - 23 August, 2006 07:05 PM
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So I can create a shortcut like "JA2CM.exe -nostart -noshutdown" ?
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#109908 - 23 August, 2006 07:07 PM
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Exactly.
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#109910 - 24 August, 2006 10:52 AM
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Strange... I'll investigate immediately.
E: Everything seems fine here. I've now had it running for more than half an hour, starting and ending JA2 multiple times, even killing the ja2 process manually. No matter what I do, JA2CM stays active.
The target in my shortcut looks like this:
"D:\JA2 - 1.13 SVN\JA2CM.exe" -nostart -noshutdown
E2: Smallish update
~ Version 1.0.0.3
Added command line switch "-debug" to output JA2CM's actions into JA2CM.log
Maybe this helps investigating if your JA2CM keeps shutting down. 
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#109911 - 24 August, 2006 03:23 PM
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Thanks for adding the debug option. It's possible I was still using the v1 .exe with the v2 switches (which, of course, won't work properly). My bad. The -noshutdown option is working fine. Anyway, I have a report for you:JA2CM started [8/24/2006 9:06:26 AM, start=false, shutdown=false, ID: 604]
> Searching for JA2 process...
- Found JA2 process [9:06:42 AM, ID: 2980]
> Checking JA2 responsiveness...
- JA2 not responding, killing process [9:06:52 AM]
> Searching for JA2 process...
- Found JA2 process [9:08:07 AM, ID: 2812]
> Checking JA2 responsiveness...
- JA2 not responding, killing process [9:08:17 AM]
> Searching for JA2 process...
JA2CM started [8/24/2006 9:11:38 AM, start=false, shutdown=false, ID: 4012]
> Searching for JA2 process...
- Found JA2 process [9:11:53 AM, ID: 3984]
> Checking JA2 responsiveness...
- Normal JA2 shutdown detected [9:15:05 AM]
> Searching for JA2 process...
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#109912 - 24 August, 2006 03:43 PM
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I'm wondering if the 'non-response check' should be tied to that line in the JA2_options-file:
; Time in seconds for DeadLock delay, default 15
; Do not set this too low!
DEAD_LOCK_DELAY = 10
I can imagine if the JA2CM is set at a lower value than this setting it would 'do it's job',
perhaps even if it's not needed.
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"If there's one annoying thing, then it's JA2 crashing."
What I dislike (vehemently) is when I win a battle, get some cool items/guns and crash before saving it...
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#109913 - 24 August, 2006 03:49 PM
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Aha, thanks for the reports, I think I can fix that now. Normally the search and check loops have a delay of 5 seconds. When I introduced the autostart feature, I once experienced a shutdown of the just created JA2 process, because it seems JA2 reports as "unresponsive" during XML loadup time (which can sometimes take a while). Therefore I've added a 20 second delay after creating the JA2 process, eliminating that problem.
I'll just add that 20 sec delay after "finding" the JA2 process, too.
E:
~ Version 1.0.0.4
Added version number output to JA2CM.log
Added 20 second delay after finding the JA2 process (before starting responsiveness check)
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#109915 - 26 August, 2006 12:02 AM
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Does win XP normally come with this .net framework, or would I probably have to download it and install it to use this program?
Sorry for the stupid question. I'm not really a programmer.
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#109916 - 26 August, 2006 12:59 AM
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Definitely not a stupid question. You'll need to download & install it. I believe it is only automatically installed with Windows Server 2003 and Vista
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#109917 - 26 August, 2006 02:44 AM
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And while I'm at it, let me add my thanks to AndroidXP as well. No more hard resets - most excellent!
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#109918 - 26 August, 2006 12:27 PM
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Thanks
I don't know either why the 2.0 framework isn't "standard issue" yet. I doubt anyone would care about 22MB more or less on a install CD/DVD.
Anyway, if there's anything else annoying on JA2 that you think could be fixed by a small tool, let me know, I've got nothing else to do for the next two days 
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#109919 - 26 August, 2006 12:37 PM
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Well, since you have nothing to do, could you please add a command line parameter to your utility to vary the startup delay, which is currently 20s. Sometimes I still get the monitor killing off a starting JA2. I'd like to be able to set the number to 30, 60, or even as high as 90 seconds. thx
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#109920 - 26 August, 2006 12:46 PM
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Very strange. But okay, I'll add it. Shouldn't be a problem at all.
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#109921 - 26 August, 2006 01:28 PM
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New update, download again as usual.
~ Version 1.0.0.5
Updated debug output a bit
Added additional responsiveness check one second after JA2 was found to be unresponsive. Should prevent unnecessary shutdown on small hiccups
Added command line parameter "-checkdelay=X" to manually define the delay before starting responsiveness check (default: 20)
Added command line parameter "-checkinterval=X" to manually define the delay between each responsiveness check (default: 5)
Example: "JA2CM.exe -checkdelay=30 -checkinterval=10"
Note: Value is in seconds. Minimum is 1 second, maximum is 300 (5 minutes)
Use a higher checkdelay if JA2CM already ends JA2 during startup. Using a lower interval will make the reaction to a unresponsive JA2 faster, but at a cost of increased CPU load (which is very small anyways).
Also just fyi, you can find out your current JA2CM version by right clicking JA2CM.exe > Properties > Version (tab).
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#109922 - 26 August, 2006 06:19 PM
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Thank you!
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#109923 - 27 August, 2006 11:02 PM
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Thanks for the advice, guys. It'll be nice having the peace of mind that I won't get a really bad crash when I'm using JA2 on my laptop.
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#109924 - 06 September, 2006 07:47 PM
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@AndroidXP
When I first saw this program, I was very hopeful that it would help me. I am getting a pretty persistent (but random) blue-screen crash, most often when viewing anything on the in-game laptop.
I got JA2CM working fine, and started it logging... and sure enough I got my crash today, but JA2CM doesn't seem to help me. It shows in the log that it detected the non-responsive JA2, and it said it killed the process, and then shut itself down.
The on-screen behavior, however, doesn't match what the log said, because JA2 was on my screen the whole time, and I still got the BSOD crash in nv4_disp.dll.
The crash's behavior is usually a freeze on the in-game laptop (I've had it both in BR and AIM websites). Sometimes it's just a momentary freeze and it comes back in about 10 seconds, but it sometimes doesn't come back. I could tell JA2CM did something because the music stopped playing mid-song (looping sound) but the JA2 screen never went away and I still got the BSOD.
This doesn't happen in any other game that I play, and I am very experienced in keeping my system in tip-top shape as I have been building them for years.
Any suggestions?
thanks
bkp57
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#109925 - 06 September, 2006 09:19 PM
Re: JA2 Crash Monitor
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AndroidXP
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Well, thats a hardware level error that occurs in your display driver. Nothing I can do about that. My program did kill the JA2 process (as seen in the log), but your nVidia graphics drivers continued to bugger up, causing the crash.
The only thing you can try is updating your GFX drivers, but that's only a guess, as a BSOD can be caused by so many things. It could be caused by some BIOS settings, it could be caused by a borked windows install, who knows.
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#109926 - 07 September, 2006 01:11 AM
Re: JA2 Crash Monitor
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Wounded Ronin
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Android,
I just want to thank you for the crash monitor. It works like a dream for me and it really takes the stress out of my JA2 experience.
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