Generic Application Error with new ATI drivers

[jlp_38]

Hello,

Try to remove (or rename) the file setup.dat located in the Blockout2 install directory and restart the game.
According to the message you get, it seems that it comes from the DirectX stuff. Please, try this .exe which should print the error code. May be it can help me to find the issue.

BlockOut.exe<br><br>Post edited by: jlp_38, at: 2008/01/18 03:25

[jlp_38]

OK thanks,
The error code means that there is a wrong parameters somewhere in the BL2 code :(
So it does not comes from your new drivers.
I will prepare for you a debug version that should print more info (I hope)
I let you informed.

[jlp_38]

I updated the link, try this one.

BlockOut.exe

[jlp_38]

OK, I updated again the link.
Anyway, the debugging may be long because I\'m trying to locate where the issue come from.
If you have Visual C++ 7 or 8 , you can try to debug this stuff. Source of the D3DTools lib can be downloaded from here.

[Herc]

which direct x version do you have installed? do you have the latest dx 9.0c ?

because i have an ATI card too (radeon 9600) and i do not have any problems running blockoutII.
i also installed today the latest drivers, and everything is fine.

[jlp_38]

Ok, new .exe, more info ;)

[jlp_38]

I\'m sorry but i think that I can\'t do more. The parameters passed to the IDirect3D8::CreateDevice method seems correct. The error code -2005530516 means (Description from Microsoft):
\"The method call is invalid. For example, a method\'s parameter may have an invalid value\"

The parameteres behavior = 50 (0x50) means
D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING | D3DCREATE_PUREDEVICE and seems to be correct.
(I got also same params and it\'s working)

What you can do is to submit a \"trouble ticket\" to ATI.

Sorry to can\'t help you more...

[jlp_38]

Last try, i updated the link with a new .exe. May come also from presentation parameters.
Could you try this new exe ?