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Offline yourmumman

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Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
on: August 27, 2008, 09:45:37 am
Just installed the Open Source version, but the game will not start. I've gone through the Setup just fine, but auto-detecting the settings shows 0 RAM; I get the following message when I try to start the game:

"Freespace has detected that you only have -1MB of free memory.

Freespace requires at least 32MB of memory to run. If you think you have more than -1MB of physical memory, ensure that you aren't running SmartDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE). Any memory allocated to SmartDrive is not usable by applications."

I'm running 64-bit XP, so I know I have 4GB sat in my machine. I'm assuming that this is a standard message as I don't have (or need) SmartDrive.

Any ideas? Trawled the web for answers but seem to be the only one posting this problem...rubbish :(
 

Offline karajorma

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #1 on: August 27, 2008, 10:00:38 am
It's a known issue with 3.6.9. If I remember correctly it's fixed in 3.6.10.

Anything fairly modern from the recent builds forum should fix this. A lot of people seem to suggest using this build
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #2 on: August 27, 2008, 10:15:12 am
Wasn't this more of a retail issue? I'm not claiming or denying anything, but it is possible that... yourmumman, has still run the retail executables, which are notorious for not liking too much RAM.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline karajorma

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #3 on: August 27, 2008, 10:42:04 am
IIRC 3.6.9 also suffered from it. Either way you are right that this could be a retail user though. Which means I've just pushed him into some very deep water without checking if he can swim. :p

@yourmumman : Did you install the game using the online installer from this forum or do you have the CDs? The solution is the same either way (FS2_Open 3.6.10) but the amount of help you need will depend on what you have at the moment.
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Offline yourmumman

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #4 on: August 27, 2008, 01:42:12 pm
I picked up the retail version, ran into this error and then found out about the Open Source version (d'oh!).

Downloaded from the main site and ran the installer (version FS2_Open 3.6.9); both executables gave the same error. That's where I'm at now :)

Is this URL for the .10 build? http://www.freespacefaq.com/Misc-Downloads/Builds/StandaloneFixes-1.7z

Thanks for your help so far, guys :)
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #5 on: August 27, 2008, 01:46:05 pm
Strange. I could've sworn that someone with an awful lot of memory got his FreeSpace working with 3.6.9. Oh well.

Yes. That's the build, packed into a .7z archive. Extract the contents to your \freespace2\ folder, then select fs2_open_3_6_10.exe as your build from the Launcher.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline karajorma

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #6 on: August 27, 2008, 02:04:08 pm
Quote from: Lobo on August 27, 2008, 01:46:05 pm
Strange. I could've sworn that someone with an awful lot of memory got his FreeSpace working with 3.6.9. Oh well.

8GB will work.

It's all to do with how the memory is allocated. Taylor explained it once and I grasped enough of it to understand the effects if not the cause.
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #7 on: August 27, 2008, 02:13:19 pm
Ah. Right, there was that math thingy involved.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline karajorma

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #8 on: August 27, 2008, 02:18:15 pm
Karajorma's Freespace FAQ. It's almost like asking me yourself.

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Offline yourmumman

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #9 on: August 28, 2008, 09:58:07 am
Thanks for the help, guys, I'm up and running now :)

Forgotton how excellent  this game is!
 

Offline phreak

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Re: Freespace 2 can't see my RAM..?!?
Reply #10 on: September 03, 2008, 09:59:56 pm
There is a way to fix this, I can look at it tomorrow afternoon.
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