My PA stopped working

[gblossey]

My Pacific Aces suddenly stopped working. I have a Janus Log shown below. Any help would really be appreciated.

Loading configuration:
Got HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ultimation\SilentHunte rII
Installation: Full
Language: English
Got HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Ultimation\SilentHunter II
DDrawDevice: Primary Display Driver
DDrawWidth: 1024
DDrawHeight: 768
DDrawDepth: 16
Mode 0: 640x480x16
Mode 1: 640x480x32
Mode 2: 800x600x16
Mode 3: 800x600x32
Mode 4: 1024x768x16
Mode 5: 1024x768x32
DSoundDevice: 0
DSoundChan2D: 16
DSoundChan3D: 16
DSoundMaster: 255
DSoundEffects: 255
DSoundMusic: 255
DSoundVoice: 255
DSoundMovies: 255
LODFog: 1
LODMipMapFilter: 1
LODRangeFog: 1
LODTableFog: 0
LODEnviroMap: 0
LODCubicMap: 1
LODBumpMap: 0
LODNormalMap: 0
LODSpecular: 1
LODBias: 10
LODLocalSmoke: 0
UIHotText: 1
UIKeyCodes: 1
PGame::PGame() ### Memory Status -- Virtual (Free: 2077748k Used: 19276k) Physical (Free: 540304k Used: 507228k)
Selected display device: Primary Display Driver
display Primary Display Driver
SW RGB Emulation Microsoft Direct3D RGB Software Emulation
Video Mode: 640 480 16
BuildContext Error: IDirectDraw_CreateSurface
Direct3D Initialization failed: 0x88760233
Error creating D3D Engine
Deleting BD3DEngine: 153430 1
Deleting surface: 0x 0
Deleting z buffer
Restoring video mode
Deleting window
Janus main EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION: 430f35
Access violation: Read from location 0000010b
Registers:

EAX=7ffdf000 CS=001b EIP=00430f35 EFLGS=00010246

EBX=00000000 SS=0023 ESP=0012cf48 EBP=0012cf9c

ECX=00000000 DS=0023 ESI=0000001c FS=003b

EDX=00000003 ES=0023 EDI=00001704 GS=0000


Stack dump:



0012cf48: 00431029 0046e985 0012cfd8 0046e7a0 00000000 001b03fa 0000001c 00000000 ).C...F.......F.................

0012cf68: 00001704 00000000 0012cf9c 77d48734 002c03b8 0000001c 00000000 00001704 ............4..w..,.............

0012cf88: 0046e7a0 dcbaabcd 00000000 0012cfd8 0046e7a0 0012d004 77d48816 0046e7a0 ..F...............F........w..F.

0012cfa8: 002c03b8 0000001c 00000000 00001704 00000000 002c03b8 00000000 00000014 ..,...................,.........

0012cfc8: 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000010 00000000 0012d030 00000001 00000000 ....................0...........

0012cfe8: 00000000 0012cfb8 0012cb6c 0012d048 77d70467 77d48830 00000000 0012d058 ........l...H...g..w0..w....X...

0012d008: 77d4b4c0 00000000 0046e7a0 002c03b8 0000001c 00000000 00001704 0073d25c ...w......F...,.............\.s.

0012d028: 00000001 ffffffff 00af4d80 00000000 77d4b4d0 00000000 0012d02c 0012cb6c .........M.........w....,...l...

0012d048: 0012d0c0 77d70467 77d4b4d0 ffffffff 0012d080 77d4b50c 0073d248 0000001c ....g..w...w...........wH.s.....

0012d068: 00000000 00001704 0046e7a0 00000000 00000000 00000000 0012fe58 7c90eae3 ..........F.............X......|

0012d088: 0012d090 00000018 0073d248 0000001c 00000000 00001704 0046e7a0 77d4b473 ........H.s...............F.s..w

0012d0a8: 77d4daf6 0046fa8e 002c03b8 00af4d80 00000000 00af4d80 0012f998 00552163 ...w..F...,..M.......M......c!U.

0012d0c8: 00000001 0046ff08 0012d600 004702cd 00000001 00adbd08 00adbd08 001534a0 ......F.......G..............4..

0012d0e8: 00153430 00010001 01000100 00000001 0000000a 00af4d80 6d697250 20797261 04...................M..Primary

0012d108: 70736944 2079616c 76697244 7c007265 0012d882 7ffdfc00 0012d718 00000002 Display Driver.|................

0012d128: 00000029 00000000 0014b420 0014d430 0012d168 7c90fb6c 7c90fb71 0014d430 )....... ...0...h...l..|q..|0...

0012d148: 0014b420 00000000 0012d144 7c80f06f 0012d1bc 7c90ee18 0014d430 00000012 .......D...o..|.......|0.......

0012d168: 0012d178 7c809382 00000012 0014b420 7c80f056 0014d444 7c80f031 ffffffff x......|.... ...V..|D...1..|....

0012d188: 0012da70 00000001 80000006 00000000 0014b420 00720065 80000006 00460053 p............... ...e.r.....S.F.

0012d1a8: 00000000 0014d430 0056005c 0012d184 00650077 0012da60 7c839aa8 7c80f038 ....0...\.V.....w.e.`......|8..|

0012d1c8: ffffffff 7c80f031 7c834ed9 0014d430 0012d1f8 0012da70 7c834faa 00000000 ....1..|.N.|0.......p....O.|....

0012d1e8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 ffffffff ................................

0012d208: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000400 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d228: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d248: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d268: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d288: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d2a8: 0012d2b8 00000000 7c9105c8 0014d460 0012d384 7c910551 00140778 7c91056d ...........|`.......Q..|x...m..|

0012d2c8: 0014d488 0014d468 0014d444 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ....h...D.......................

0012d2e8: 0012d2f8 00000000 7c9105c8 00142098 0012d3c4 7c910551 00141378 7c91056d ...........|. ......Q..|x...m..|

0012d308: 0014c420 0012d328 7c910f46 00000201 0014c420 00140000 0012d330 00000000 ...(...F..|.... .......0.......

0012d328: 7c9105c8 0014d428 0012d3fc 7c910551 001407d8 7c91056d 0014d444 0014d430 ...|(.......Q..|....m..|D...0...

0012d348: 00000000 00140000 00000000 0014b418 00140178 00000000 0014b420 00010228 ................x....... ...(...

0012d368: 00000005 0012d2c8 00153638 0012d3b0 7c90ee18 7c910570 ffffffff 7c91056d ........86.........|p..|....m..|

0012d388: 7c911962 7c911993 7c97c080 7c911970 0014d488 00000038 0014d444 7ffdf000 b..|...|...|p..|....8...D.......

0012d3a8: 0012d398 0012d308 0012d3f4 7c90ee18 7c911978 ffffffff 7c911970 00140000 ...............|x..|....p..|....

0012d3c8: 7c911902 0014d444 0014d430 00000000 00153618 0001c0c8 00000007 0012d340 ...|D...0........6..........@...

0012d3e8: 00000000 0012d440 7c90ee18 7c910570 ffffffff 7c91056d 70736964 0079616c ....@......|p..|....m..|display.

0012d408: 00000000 7c80ee67 ffffffff 0012da70 00000001 7ffdf000 7ffdf000 00000000 ....g..|....p...................

0012d428: 00000110 0014d430 021a0052 0014b420 0012d410 7c811559 0012da60 7c839aa8 ....0...R... .......Y..|`......|

0012d448: 7c80ee70 ffffffff 7c80ee67 0042fd97 0014d430 00adbd08 00adbd08 0041940e p..|....g..|..B.0.............A.

0012d468: 00000001 002a2e2a 00000000 77656956 642e7265 00006673 00000000 00000000 ....*.*.....Viewer.dsf..........

0012d488: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d4a8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d4c8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d4e8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 7c911b09 6d697250 20797261 .......................|Primary

0012d508: 70736944 2079616c 76697244 00007265 00000000 00000005 00000000 00000000 Display Driver..................

0012d528: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0012d548 00000000 7c9105c8 00142098 ................H..........|. ..

0012d548: 0012d614 00000000 00153610 7c91056d 00100001 00000028 00000000 00140000 .........6..m..|....(...........

0012d568: 0012d360 00000000 0012d5b4 7c90ee18 7c9106f0 ffffffff 7c9106eb 7c9119e6 `..............|...|.......|...|

0012d588: 7c911a24 7c97c080 7c9119fa 001535ec 001535d8 00000000 7ffd5000 7ffdf000 $..|...|...|.5...5.......P......

0012d5a8: 00153610 0012d500 00000000 0012e3b0 7c90ee18 7c911b10 000003e8 7c911ad6 .6.................|...|.......|

0012d5c8: 7c97c0a0 001535d8 00000000 00000000 00140178 00000038 7c00ee18 00140000 ...|.5..........x...8......|....

0012d5e8: 0012d3e0 7c9140bb 0012e3b0 7c90ee18 0012d608 7c911b3c 001535ec 00000000 .....@.|.......|....<..|.5......

0012d608: 0012d61c 7c80eecc 00000400 00000000 0012d940 0012d900 7c80eda5 000000f0 .......|........@..........|....

0012d628: 0012e3c0 00000000 7c80edb8 00000018 00000000 0012d684 00000040 00000000 ...........|............@.......

0012d648: 00000000 0012d940 00000000 001420a0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ....@........ ..................

0012d668: 00000060 00360034 7ffdfc00 00000000 00910732 00060002 001420d6 00360036 `...4.6.........2........ ..6.6.

0012d688: 001420a0 0012d67c 000000f0 00000000 00000000 f26f3f1e 01c72d45 6e0894d2 . ..|................?o.E-.....n

0012d6a8: 01c7577a f276662c 01c72d45 f276662c 01c72d45 00000000 00000000 00000000 zW..,fv.E-..,fv.E-..............

0012d6c8: 00000000 00000010 00000002 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d6e8: 00000000 00000000 002e0000 00000000 00000000 0000004e 77999afe 7798abc9 ....................N......w...w

0012d708: 0012da68 00000000 0012c600 00000000 0012d7e8 0012da20 00000000 00000000 h................... ...........

0012d728: 7c910833 0012d878 00000000 72280000 722800e0 0012d72c 00000000 0012d764 3..|x.........(r..(r,.......d...

0012d748: 7c910895 72280000 00004cd4 0012ca24 0012d80c 0012d878 722a0578 722a0000 ...|..(r.L..$.......x...x.*r..*r

0012d768: 0012d838 7c912754 00000409 722a0000 7c912937 0012d950 7c910833 0012d950 8...T'.|......*r7).|P...3..|P...

0012d788: 00000402 72280000 722800e0 0012d784 00000402 0012d7bc 7c910895 72280000 ......(r..(r...............|..(r

0012d7a8: 00000001 00000002 0012d7e4 722800e0 72280000 0012d81c 7c912975 72280000 ..............(r..(r....u).|..(r

0012d7c8: 00000001 00000002 7c9129b9 0012d950 00000402 72280000 7c910833 00007a08 .........).|P.........(r3..|.z..

0012d7e8: 00000402 72280000 722800e0 0012d828 00140000 7c910732 00000045 00141378 ......(r..(r(.......2..|E...x...

0012d808: 00140000 001420a0 0012d800 7c910732 0012da44 7c90ee18 7c910738 ffffffff ..... ......2..|D......|8..|....

0012d828: 7c910732 7c9106ab 7c9106eb 00000000 0012dd80 0012dd74 7c910732 7c9106ab 2..|...|...|........t...2..|...|

0012d848: 7c9106eb 00000000 0012dd78 0012dd64 ffffffff 505c3a46 46494341 5c317e49 ...|....x...d.......F:\PACIFI~1\

0012d868: 77656956 445c7265 385c4653 565c3030 65776569 73642e72 00000066 00000000 Viewer\DSF\800\Viewer.dsf.......

0012d888: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d8a8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d8c8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d8e8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d908: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d928: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012d948: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 7c910945 7c91094e ........................E..|N..|

0012d968: 0012dcd4 00020024 0012dac0 00000002 7c914190 7ffd5000 7c901005 0012d968 ....$............A.|.P.....|h...

0012d988: 00000000 0012da38 7c90ee18 7c910970 7c97e4c0 7c913e6f 7c913e62 00000208 ....8......|p..|...|o>.|b>.|....

0012d9a8: 0012dd80 0012dd74 00000042 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0012daca ....t...B.......................

0012d9c8: 00000000 00000021 00000002 00440042 7ffdfc00 00000000 00000000 7ffdfc00 ....!.......B.D.................

0012d9e8: 00000000 02080042 00000045 46000000 00000042 00000000 00000003 00000400 ....B...E......FB...............

0012da08: 00000000 01000000 0012dacc 46000000 00000000 00000000 7ffdfc42 7c910945 ...............F........B...E..|

0012da28: 7c91094e 00004cd4 0012d9a4 0012dd74 0012dce4 7c90ee18 0012dd80 00000008 N..|.L......t..........|........

0012da48: 0012dcf4 7c91402e 001420a8 0012dacc 7c910970 7c97e4c0 7c9140ef 7c9140bb .....@.|. ......p..|...|.@.|.@.|

0012da68: 0012e1ce 7ffdfc00 0012e068 00000002 00000025 00000000 0014a418 001535d8 ........h.......%............5..

0012da88: 0012dab8 7c90fb6c 7c90fb71 001535d8 0014a418 00000000 0012da94 7c80f06f ....l..|q..|.5..............o..|

0012daa8: 0012db0c 7c90ee18 001535d8 00000012 0012dac8 7c809382 00000012 0014a418 .......|.5.............|........

0012dac8: 7c80f056 001535ec 7c80f031 ffffffff 0012e3c0 00000001 80000006 00000000 V..|.5..1..|....................

0012dae8: 0014a418 00720065 80000006 00460053 00000000 001535d8 00650077 0012dad4 ....e.r.....S.F......5..w.e.....

0012db08: 00730064 0012e3b0 7c839aa8 7c80f038 ffffffff 7c80f031 7c834ed9 001535d8 d.s........|8..|....1..|.N.|.5..

0012db28: 0012db48 0012e3c0 7c834faa 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 H........O.|....................

0012db48: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012db68: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012db88: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012dba8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012dbc8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012dbe8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0012dc08 00000000 7c9105c8 00153608 ...........................|.6..

0012dc08: 0012dcd4 7c910551 00140778 7c91056d 00153630 00153610 001535ec 00000000 ....Q..|x...m..|06...6...5......

0012dc28: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0012dc48 00000000 7c9105c8 00142098 ................H..........|. ..

0012dc48: 0012dd14 7c910551 00141378 7c91056d 0014b418 0012dc78 7c910f46 00000402 ....Q..|x...m..|....x...F..|....

0012dc68: 0014b418 00140000 0012dc80 00000000 7c9105c8 001535d0 0012dd4c 7c910551 ...................|.5..L...Q..|

0012dc88: 001407d8 7c91056d 001535ec 001535d8 00000000 00140000 00000000 0014a410 ....m..|.5...5..................

0012dca8: 00140178 00000000 0014a418 00010228 00000005 0012dc18 00153638 0012dd00 x...........(...........86......

0012dcc8: 7c90ee18 7c910570 ffffffff 7c91056d 7c911962 7c911993 7c97c080 7c911970 ...|p..|....m..|b..|...|...|p..|

0012dce8: 00153630 00000038 001535ec 7ffdf000 0012dce8 0012dc58 0012dd44 7c90ee18 06..8....5..........X...D......|

0012dd08: 7c911978 ffffffff 7c911970 00140000 7c911902 001535ec 001535d8 00000000 x..|....p..|.......|.5...5......

0012dd28: 00157b10 0001c0c8 00000007 0012dc90 00000000 0012dd90 7c90ee18 7c910570 .{.........................|p..|

0012dd48: ffffffff 7c91056d 7c80ee5b 00140000 00000000 7c80ee67 ffffffff 0012e3c0 ....m..|[..|........g..|........

0012dd68: 00000001 7ffdf000 7ffdf000 00000000 000000f0 001535d8 021a004a 0014a418 .....................5..J.......

0012dd88: 0012dd60 7c811559 0012e3b0 7c839aa8 7c80ee70 ffffffff 7c80ee67 0042fd97 `...Y..|.......|p..|....g..|..B.

0012dda8: 001535d8 00adbd08 00adbd08 0041940e 00000001 002a2e2a 0012da70 77656956 .5............A.....*.*.p...View

0012ddc8: 642e7265 00006673 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 er.dsf..........................

0012dde8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000400 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012de08: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012de28: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012de48: 00000000 7c911b09 001535b4 00157b08 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 .......|.5...{..................

0012de68: 00000000 00000005 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................................

0012de88: 0012de98 00000000 7c9105c8 00142098 0012df64 00000000 00157b08 7c91056d ...........|. ..d........{..m..|

0012dea8: 00100001 00000028 00000000 00140000 0012dcb0 00000000 0012df04 7c90ee18 ....(..........................|

0012dec8: 7c9106f0 ffffffff 7c9106eb 7c9119e6 7c911a24 7c97c080 7c9119fa 001535b4 ...|.......|...|$..|...|...|.5..

0012dee8: 001535a0 00000000 7ffd5000 7ffdf000 00157b08 0012de50 00000000 0012ed00 .5.......P.......{..P...........

0012df08: 7c90ee18 7c911b10 000003e8 7c911ad6 7c97c0a0 001535a0 00000000 00000000 ...|...|.......|...|.5..........

0012df28: 00140178 00000038 7c00ee18 00140000 0012dd30 7c9140bb 0012ed00 7c90ee18

[The Old Man]

you might go under windows explorer to c:\program files\SSI\silent hunter II\"configure"& try reconfiguring your video card. that might help

[Boris]

Maybe it stopped working in time for SH4, because it knew it was coming out soon :hmm:?

[gblossey]

I went to configure and there were no video choices in the to half of the configure.exe program. I tried typing in and it does not accept any keyboard input.

[The Old Man]

That happan to me once, I had to reinstall it
Boris some of us don't have high end systems that can handle sh4:down:

[gblossey]

I reinstalled 3 times and eveything stopps with the screen blanker. It will not pick up my Video Settings. When I run the config the entries are blank. What is baffling me is that it used to work. Any further detailed help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.:damn:

[Hitman]

I would say at fist sight that you have a problem with the hi-res kit, the one which allows you to play in 1024x768 instead of SH2 stock 800x600. Have you run the specific config exe of the hi-res kit? You must run first the normal game graphics configuration and then the hi-res kit, or select 1024x768 from the in-game menu.

Anyway, try also setting your exes -both the game's and the graphic's- to "compatibility with Windows 98" if you are using Windows XP. :hmm:

[gblossey]

I have tried running both configs and get the blanks in the video areas. I cannot run it within the program because I cannot run the program past the screen blanker.

What are the exes?:damn:

[aanker]

This is a longshot and I don't understand why PA quit working for you in the 1st place but when you did the re-install did you also install Project Messerwetzer after the Vicker's mods and before the PA patches? I always had Janus errors until I installed PM.

[gblossey]

I installed the recommended order in the PA documentation.:damn:

[aanker]

Looking at your configuration above, Silent Hunter II\Shell\SH2.exe is one of the exes. I don't know what the 2nd is. Right click on the PA shortcut and click Properties then the Compatibility tab he was referring to above.

Are you running 1024 x 768 on your desktop?

[gblossey]

I went into the properties and change the shortcut to Win 98.

My screen was set to 1280 x 960, I went and tried it to the 1024 mode and it still does not get by the Screen Blanker.:damn:

[aanker]

I went into the properties and change the shortcut to Win 98.

My screen was set to 1280 x 960
No joy yet eh? I never had to change properties to 98. Did it run before at 1280 x 960 desktop resolution? Mine has always been 1024 x 768 for PA so I don't know if that even matters.

Could try another re-install ...first uninstall everything including SH2. Then install SH2 and its 1.1 patch and copy that folder to a backup and see if SH2 starts past the screen blanker then one by one add each step; Vickers Mods, PM, PA etc checking after each step to see if it starts... and if it does continue and back up after each step.

You would think this would be something simple.... I am stumped.

[Hitman]

I cannot run it within the program because I cannot run the program past the screen blanker.


Hmmm...I never like to give the "cheap & dirty" answer...but this is really puzzling me. The funniest thing is that the mod did work for you, so there has been obviously some change in your OS that has made it stop working. What can it be? New software added, updated drivers for your graphic card, a DirectX reinstall.....hard to tell.

BuildContext Error: IDirectDraw_CreateSurface
Direct3D Initialization failed: 0x88760233
Error creating D3D Engine
Deleting BD3DEngine: 153430 1
Deleting surface: 0x 0
Deleting z buffer
Restoring video mode
Deleting window


This points clearly to a problem with the graphic card related to the game engine, i.e. the game engine seems unable to tell the graphics card how to draw what it is expected to.

A rough guess would be a DirectX problem, so my advice is to reinstall the DX version you had and then reinstall your video card drivers again (This is guaranteed to be harmless, as those are the ones you already had. You will simply ensure that no program or accidental movement by you deleted any necessary driver).

Sorry not to be able to help more....:-?

[Red Devil]

I took out PA a long time ago, far too many bugs.

[Dakar23]

I took out PA a long time ago, far too many bugs.\
I would disagree. Gblossey, what are your computer specs? I'm running a top of the line Windows 98 Machine for all games of this era, PA included. Pentium III 1.0Ghz, 521Mgs of RAM, Pre-2000 drivers for my NVidia Gforce MX4000. PA runs stable as can be now that I've got the install order right. Many of these "older" games get very wonky with post Windows 2000. Just my 0.02