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0004844Dwarf FortressMiscellaneous Crashespublic2011-08-19 21:342014-01-28 06:14
ReporterTychoThePsycho Assigned Touser6 
PrioritynormalSeveritycrashReproducibilityrandom
Status resolvedResolutionunable to reproduce 
Product Version0.31.25 
Summary0004844: Constant freeze-ups in Win7 Pro 64-bit
DescriptionWhen I start Dwarf Fortress it will freeze as the "fireworks" animation for the word "QUALITY" goes off. Sometimes I can get further into the program, to the point-allocation screen before embark, before it freezes. Never got any further than that, though. Tried using compatibility modes for XP SP2 and XP SP3, same things happened, no improvement.
Steps To Reproduceunzipped DF 31.25 zip into a directory on HDD
launched DF by double clicking the EXE
that's it
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user6

2011-08-20 08:11

  ~0018581

Reminder sent to: TychoThePsycho

Have you tried changing the display mode in data/init/init.txt?

TychoThePsycho

2011-08-20 11:45

reporter   ~0018587

Last edited: 2011-08-20 11:50

 To what? Full-screen? A different window size?

http://pastebin.com/0Xc1R3HS

My current init.txt file. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by changing the display mode, could you clarify?

EDIT: I'm not sure how much this matters but my system specs are as follows:

Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor 7.4
Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB 7.5
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series 7.4
Gaming graphics 4863 MB Total available graphics memory 7.4
Primary hard disk 884GB Free (932GB Total) 5.9
Windows 7 Professional

System
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  Manufacturer System manufacturer
  Model System Product Name
  Total amount of system memory 8.00 GB RAM
  System type 64-bit operating system
  Number of processor cores 4
 
Storage
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  Total size of hard disk(s) 932 GB
  Disk partition (C:) 884 GB Free (932 GB Total)
  Media drive (D:) CD/DVD
  Media drive (E:) CD/DVD
 
Graphics
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  Display adapter type ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
  Total available graphics memory 4863 MB
        Dedicated graphics memory 1024 MB
        Dedicated system memory 0 MB
        Shared system memory 3839 MB
  Display adapter driver version 8.850.0.0
  Primary monitor resolution 1440x900
  DirectX version DirectX 10
 
Network
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  Network Adapter Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
 

 
(I am very new to Win 7, apologies for this messy post)

user6

2011-08-20 12:06

  ~0018588

Reminder sent to: TychoThePsycho

The PRINT_MODE parameter. The available options are described in in init.txt. Also, make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date.

TychoThePsycho

2011-08-20 12:59

reporter   ~0018590

Last edited: 2011-08-20 13:59

 I tried the 2D, STANDARD, TEXT, FRAME_BUFFER, 2DASYNC, and PARTIAL:0 settings for that parameter. The PARTIAL:0 resulted in unreadable output, and the TEXT was unsupported. The others all crashed in the same manner as before. Ensured that drivers for the Radeon HD 5700 were up to date. Crashes still occur. EDIT FOR CLARIFICATION: I tried the various PRINT_MODE parameters a second time post-driver update.

EDIT: Could the sound have something to do with this?

YET ANOTHER EDIT: The reason I mention the sound is because there are sound events at the "Bay 12 Games" screen (the "beyond quality!" slogan is spoken aloud) and in the pre-embark point allocation screen there is music when a dwarf's individual characteristics are viewed by pressing v. And yet I haven't experienced crashes at any other sound event (the animated intro and the main menu namely). Not YET anyway.

TychoThePsycho

2011-08-20 15:07

reporter   ~0018591

Last edited: 2011-08-20 15:20

 I have started a game using a hasty pre-made embark setup (to attempt to avoid any crashes) and embarked into a new settlement. I have tried to provoke a crash here to no avail (messing with volume, entering dwarves' characteristics screens, assigning area designations, pausing and unpausing, changing screen with Tab). It runs a little too fast but other than that it acts stable during actual gameplay.

Could not provoke a crash at main menu either.

EDIT: Game froze briefly after generating a new world, as it was offloading units, but recovered shortly after. (unrelated?)

user6

2011-08-20 16:44

  ~0018593

Reminder sent to: TychoThePsycho

If you suspect sound is the culprit, you can disable that in init.txt. Let us know what happens.

TychoThePsycho

2011-08-20 17:39

reporter   ~0018594

Last edited: 2011-08-20 17:56

 Set SOUND to NO in init.txt and started DF up. Repeatedly attempted to trigger the lockup at the Bay 12 Games "Beyond Quality" screen, at least 25 times. Did not trigger once. Went to embark prep point allocation screen, mercilessly alternated between v and Esc to visit and leave the dwarf characteristics screen for minimum 30 seconds (v esc v esc v esc ad nauseum) and no crash. Turned sound back on and attempted to trigger the "beyond quality" lockup, did it on second try. Didn't bother trying to trigger the other lockup after that. Set sound back to NO again and it is behaving well.

I rather liked the music, too. :(

EDIT: My soundcard is listed in Device Manager as "AMD High Definition Audio Device" and "SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio". Onboard sound. Unsure of driver status.

EDIT 2: Drivers are up to date for both.

user6

2014-01-28 06:14

  ~0024462

Sorry, I have no idea. Feel free to reopen this if you have more information.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-08-19 21:34 TychoThePsycho New Issue
2011-08-20 08:11 user6 Note Added: 0018581
2011-08-20 11:45 TychoThePsycho Note Added: 0018587
2011-08-20 11:50 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018587
2011-08-20 12:06 user6 Note Added: 0018588
2011-08-20 12:59 TychoThePsycho Note Added: 0018590
2011-08-20 13:05 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018590
2011-08-20 13:53 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018590
2011-08-20 13:57 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018590
2011-08-20 13:59 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018590
2011-08-20 13:59 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018590
2011-08-20 15:07 TychoThePsycho Note Added: 0018591
2011-08-20 15:10 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018591
2011-08-20 15:14 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018591
2011-08-20 15:20 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018591
2011-08-20 16:44 user6 Note Added: 0018593
2011-08-20 17:39 TychoThePsycho Note Added: 0018594
2011-08-20 17:40 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018594
2011-08-20 17:56 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018594
2011-08-20 17:56 TychoThePsycho Note Edited: 0018594
2014-01-28 06:14 user6 Note Added: 0024462
2014-01-28 06:14 user6 Status new => resolved
2014-01-28 06:14 user6 Resolution open => unable to reproduce
2014-01-28 06:14 user6 Assigned To => user6