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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace & FreeSpace Open Support => Topic started by: JMN on February 03, 2010, 04:16:09 pm

Title: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: JMN on February 03, 2010, 04:16:09 pm
Hi,
I just recently bought the gog.com version of the game and installed 3.6.10 version of the SCP.
I had previously played 3.6.9 with no problems. While playing FS2, TBP randomly my screen turns black, the sound loops and I have to reset my laptop.

I have Intel T2400, 1gb of ram, Radeon Mobility X1800 (yes, I tried both atioglxx.dll, and turning off the thingy in throubleshooting)
Title: Re: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: The E on February 03, 2010, 04:30:05 pm
Read the support FAQ, please. Follow the steps necessary to create a debug log. Recreate the bug, if at all possible. Then post the log here.
Title: Re: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: Herra Tohtori on February 03, 2010, 04:34:55 pm
Also add information like your operating system.
Title: Re: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: JMN on February 03, 2010, 04:56:05 pm
Log:
http://pastebin.com/m5813feb1

XP home edition.

EDIT:
with TBP on 3.6.9 it's the same
Title: Re: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: The E on February 03, 2010, 07:13:41 pm
That sounds suspiciously like a general crash, not something that is related to FSO directly.... Is your system stable in general?
Title: Re: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: JMN on February 03, 2010, 07:18:16 pm
Quote from: The E on February 03, 2010, 07:13:41 pm
That sounds suspiciously like a general crash, not something that is related to FSO directly.... Is your system stable in general?
Yup, it is stable. I play lots of games, record (mix) music and such... and I do not have any crashes at all... (except of those when playing TBP). But yes, taking from that I have to cut the power down after each FSO crash - it looks like a general crash... (but still it only takes place while playing FS)
Title: Re: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: The E on February 03, 2010, 07:25:09 pm
Okay, next thing to try would be if the same issue appears on nightly builds (this (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=67865.0) is the latest). If it does, please post a log from the debug build (which is only included in the non-SSE2 package).
Title: Re: Random Blackscreen Crashes
Post by: JMN on February 06, 2010, 04:06:23 am
Crashed during the 2nd mission of 1st Vidmaster's Fortune Hunters campaign.
http://pastebin.com/m2dba610

UPDATE:
Something hit me... I downloaded speedfan from the net, ran it... had a session with a vacuum cleaner and my fan air intake  :)
So far stable :)

UPDATE 2:
Happened again. But I think that I found the solution. Unstable power unit, which causes graphic card to switch to "power saving" mode when it disconnects.