I just thought I would drop into this thread because I am having a host of problems getting EQ working. Whenever I launch the shortcut I get a black screen that shows the cursor and not much else. I crash the process and I get a "ResetDevice() failed" error.
I am running an AMD Phenom II X4 965 processor with an HD 6870 on Catalyst 12.1 (the latest driver). I have tried re-installing EQ Titanium three times, run the .exe in compatibility mode (XP SP3), installed DX9, tried adjusting my desktop resolution, adding lines to eqclient.exe to force EQ to take a resolution, and a few other modifications to the target path on the shortcut to try and fix any possible multi-core issues. I'm still at a loss for now. Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
@Tarlace - Sorry to hear it's not working. Though I did get it to work for hours yesterday. I'll leave that in the Update section.
@Houseplant - I did a little research for you, found 3 links. I'll summerize what I found in each. 1 - http://groups.google.com/group/alt.g...46547961bf71fb This one says that EQ doesn't play nice with video drivers. Not specified which card type. There is a tidbit that says to have windowed and full-screen to match. 2 - http://everquest.allakhazam.com/foru...134534751&h=50 The 2nd message has a reply to check your monitor refresh rate, then edit the eqclient.ini file. It basically goes on to say that the "RefreshRate=0" is the culprit, and it should be set to your rate. Some varying results. There are several other messages that point to AVG or Norton anti-virus being a problem. I personally use Avast! and have the directory where I install my games on as not scanned. I don't think that's the problem, so I'm thinking of changing that. 3 - http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8765 This thread talks about where DirectX failed to reset the Direct3D device. (2nd msg). However, there is a mention for WinEQ2, mentioned in the last three messages. Here's the WinEQ2 link: http://www.lavishsoft.com/joomla/ind...&id=3&Itemid=4 Update: Well, here's what I did to have greatly improved performance. But it did crash later in the day. Ran with 2 monitors running Put eqgame.exe into compatibility mode for WinXP SP2 Longest time was on Storm Haven (3-4 hours). On Irreverent, I went for 2 hours (a record! But nothing against that server. It's great there.) So to help both Tarlace and Houseplant, here's what I would suggest. 1 - Take a look at the refresh rate and fix that. 2 - Put Eqgame.exe to WinXP SP2 mode. 3 - Download and install WinEQ2. (This is the one I'm trying next) ;) 4 - I'm going to also set one monitor mode after trying WinEQ2. May not apply to you both. So good luck on this you two. I'll report back on what happens. |
Thank you, Rhyisa, for the well-written reply. I actually had a simple fix for the issue and I'm kicking myself for not thinking back to my *original* EQ days. I kept the game in WinXP SP3 Compatibility mode and when I got to the screen that normally just hung, I hit ALT+ENTER to window it and I was fine. I go to the options screen, changed the resolution to something a bit more amicable and voila! Game works just fine and is windowed to boot.
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Lucky you Nall and Haynar. I dunno what's still going on with me. Update: Still crashing on WinEQ 2.0 Lite as of yesterday. But I had a thought - what if it's power? I'm running a 450W right now, gave my wife the 500W a while ago. Can't afford a new one right now. However, I've noticed little bits of improved performance once I disconnected these things:
So it's leaving me to wonder if it was power all along! I'll have to "test" it this week. It sure would bite if that was the case. :mad: |
Update:
Turns out it was memory sticks. I had two older 512MB stick in my two other slots. Took them out, and presto, working EQ!! I suspect that:
I'm thinking the later. Timings can account for the problems. Very strange. But I really don't know, just that they are out and I'm playing! :cool: |
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