Crash to blue screen on exit from GWX

01-28-07, 09:58 PM

My crashes to blue screen upon exit from GWX have continued even though I've tried every imaginable thing to correct.

The problem seems to be with the ATI driver and yes I have the latest driver update from Toshiba on the Mobility Radeon 9000 display driver. And ATI doesn't offer any support on laptop chips and drivers. And Toshiba is not very helpful either.

Note: my computer funtions normally in every orther way except exiting from GWX. The crash to blue screen and reboot doesn't really bother me; it's that sometimes the sound gets corrupted and I have to do a restore to correct. And once I had some corrupted files in the SH3 folder in My Documents and I lost a game save. But, what really worries me is that something much worse may happen in the future do to the frequency of the crashes.

Does anyone else running Grey Wolves or GWX have this problem?

Does anyone running NYGM mod have this problem?

Might switching to NYGM cure this problem? Any comments on this.

johnno74 · 01-29-07, 12:44 AM

Hmm it doesn't sound very good. As an IT guy, I can say with 100% confidence that whatever is going on, its NOT SH3/GWX's fault. Something they are doing may be bringing on the symptoms you are seeing, but its not a fault with SH3.

Sorry, I can't see an easy answer for this one. All I can suggest is re-install all your drivers (video and sound), re-install the latest DirectX update, and re-install XP service pack 2. If none of that works, re-install windows. If that doesn't work you either have a hardware problem, or its a problem with the toshiba drivers...

either way hassle them and see what happens.

airwolf48453 · 01-29-07, 02:12 AM

I use DriversHQ to help with updated hardware you might give that a try. It will scan you computer and let you know whats out of date or needs to be updated. Give it a try. Good Luck

01-29-07, 07:33 AM

Thanks Airwolf for your suggestion.

The only drivers it pick up on as being out of date are the mouse, ethernet and the Realtek AC97 audio. Thus, the ATI display driver was okay.

I reloaded the latest audio driver from Toshiba's support site and DriversHQ still says it needs to be updated.

Anymore suggestions.

Corsair · 01-29-07, 07:44 AM

I am also running SH3 NYGM and GWX on a Toshiba Satellite with ATI Mobility Radeon 9600. I never updated my drivers since 2 years I have it and everythign runs fine. I understand this won't help you but just wanted to give the info that it might not be a GWX related issue.

danlisa · 01-29-07, 07:47 AM

Are we talking about the BSOD here? If so there is usually an error code listed, copy this down and goto the windows support website and search out the code. It will probably come back with some generic hardware error/conflict, but you never know.

I notice you have Realtek AC97 audio (onboard sound card), I had very similar problems to yours when I updated my AC97 drivers (before a new pci sound card), it almost seems that when these drivers are updated there are remnants of the old ones left over and this causes a conflict. I have to say the only way I managed to clear this problem was a windows reformat & install

. At a last resort I purchased a PCI sound card, they're not expensive now and you wouldn't believe the improvement in performance.

Tuddley3 · 01-29-07, 09:14 AM

I've had problems with my MSI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series drivers with SH3, so I downloaded Omega Drivers.

http://www.omegadrivers.net/

01-28-07, 09:58 PM	#1
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Crash to blue screen on exit from GWX My crashes to blue screen upon exit from GWX have continued even though I've tried every imaginable thing to correct. The problem seems to be with the ATI driver and yes I have the latest driver update from Toshiba on the Mobility Radeon 9000 display driver. And ATI doesn't offer any support on laptop chips and drivers. And Toshiba is not very helpful either. Note: my computer funtions normally in every orther way except exiting from GWX. The crash to blue screen and reboot doesn't really bother me; it's that sometimes the sound gets corrupted and I have to do a restore to correct. And once I had some corrupted files in the SH3 folder in My Documents and I lost a game save. But, what really worries me is that something much worse may happen in the future do to the frequency of the crashes. Does anyone else running Grey Wolves or GWX have this problem? Does anyone running NYGM mod have this problem? Might switching to NYGM cure this problem? Any comments on this.

01-29-07, 02:12 AM	#3
airwolf48453 Helmsman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 103 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	Hmmmm you need help I use DriversHQ to help with updated hardware you might give that a try. It will scan you computer and let you know whats out of date or needs to be updated. Give it a try. Good Luck __________________ A Point Of Great Significance...Is The Keen Sensitivity Of The Wolf To The Condition Of It's Prey. In Judging What He Can Handle And What Should Prudently Be Left Alone, The Wolf Brings To His Daily Work Sophisticated Skills Completely Beyond Our Human Keen. These Are Made Possible By Inborn Capacities Effectively Tuned And Developed In The Young Wolf Through An Apprenticeship That Only The Capable Survive.

01-29-07, 07:33 AM	#4
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	re: DriversHQ Thanks Airwolf for your suggestion. The only drivers it pick up on as being out of date are the mouse, ethernet and the Realtek AC97 audio. Thus, the ATI display driver was okay. I reloaded the latest audio driver from Toshiba's support site and DriversHQ still says it needs to be updated. Anymore suggestions.

01-29-07, 07:44 AM	#5
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	I am also running SH3 NYGM and GWX on a Toshiba Satellite with ATI Mobility Radeon 9600. I never updated my drivers since 2 years I have it and everythign runs fine. I understand this won't help you but just wanted to give the info that it might not be a GWX related issue. __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

01-29-07, 07:47 AM	#6
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Are we talking about the BSOD here? If so there is usually an error code listed, copy this down and goto the windows support website and search out the code. It will probably come back with some generic hardware error/conflict, but you never know. I notice you have Realtek AC97 audio (onboard sound card), I had very similar problems to yours when I updated my AC97 drivers (before a new pci sound card), it almost seems that when these drivers are updated there are remnants of the old ones left over and this causes a conflict. I have to say the only way I managed to clear this problem was a windows reformat & install. At a last resort I purchased a PCI sound card, they're not expensive now and you wouldn't believe the improvement in performance. __________________

01-29-07, 12:44 AM	#2
johnno74 Planesman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 197 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hmm it doesn't sound very good. As an IT guy, I can say with 100% confidence that whatever is going on, its NOT SH3/GWX's fault. Something they are doing may be bringing on the symptoms you are seeing, but its not a fault with SH3. Sorry, I can't see an easy answer for this one. All I can suggest is re-install all your drivers (video and sound), re-install the latest DirectX update, and re-install XP service pack 2. If none of that works, re-install windows. If that doesn't work you either have a hardware problem, or its a problem with the toshiba drivers... either way hassle them and see what happens.

01-29-07, 09:14 AM	#7
Tuddley3 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Augusta, Maine USA Posts: 905 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	I've had problems with my MSI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series drivers with SH3, so I downloaded Omega Drivers. http://www.omegadrivers.net/