How does Cxbx run on your machine?

**blueshogun96** · July 21st, 2008

Hey all, been meaning to ask this for a while, but just never did until today.

I noticed after I updated my drivers sometime ago, Cxbx and many apps started running slower and less efficiently. Turok runs fine still though.

Remember Panzer Dragoon Orta? Before the update everything ran at acceptable speeds (60+), no less. Now the intro screens are running at 25 fps, and the menus only hit 5 or 6. The same things is happening with some other xbdev.net demos. So is anyone else experiencing this? NVIDIA's drivers have been screwing up alot lately and overall aren't showing much improvement (if any) and are continuing to break more games (new and old). Just thought I'd ask.

Oh yeah, and don't click the 4th option just because your favourite game won't work, please.

Kender · July 24th, 2008

Never tried)

RockmanForte · July 24th, 2008

never tried and dont bother until they increase games compabilities first so I can't vote but thanks for asking.

NexXxus · July 25th, 2008

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Originally Posted by RockmanForte

never tried and dont bother until they increase games compabilities first so I can't vote but thanks for asking.

same here

Maturion · July 25th, 2008

Well, Cxbx runs one game. This game is running fine.

**blueshogun96** · July 25th, 2008

Um... I'm not reffering to what's playable (commercial) but anything that shows gfx. I know what Cxbx can and can't play so no need to remind me, kthnx. Also I was asking those who actually use it other than to play turok.

No offense, but if you don't use it, why post?

The real purpose of this poll is to help diagnose any unusual problems to sort them as Cxbx related or host machine related. It doesn't have to be with a commercial game either. So none of you have ever tried to run any other games that go either ingame or reach menus? Oh yeah, I forgot... the member base of this forum has changed and they in general don't care about homebrew anymore, no offense >.>

Now, look at this. Below is a screenshot of Turok running on my machine. See how the textures look "dirty" or "full of holes"? I always get black pixels in most textures running this on my machine. My other machine does not do this and Caustik's doesn't either. Anyone else having this problem?

snickothemule · 4 Weeks Ago

Can you detail which specific drivers from Nvidia have caused problems?

**Nisse** · 4 Weeks Ago

Cxbx (SVN HEAD) is running smooth here with current Nvidia drivers (175.19). Do you have problems with other D3D apps besides Cxbx?

**blueshogun96** · 4 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by snickothemule

Can you detail which specific drivers from Nvidia have caused problems?

I don't remember exactly. It's been a problem for a while now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nisse

Cxbx (SVN HEAD) is running smooth here with current Nvidia drivers (175.19). Do you have problems with other D3D apps besides Cxbx?

Yes, many actually. Many Direct3D games are broken on my PC (sometimes problems are worse on XP64 than on the 32-bit version). Issues include speed (Halo, Aliens vs Predator, Iron Storm, and many more), broken gfx (Theif: Deadly Shadows, and more) and others crash occasionally (Half Life). With Xeon, I have the same issues with speed. Before the update I could easily run Xeon at 72fps steadily, now I can barely get/maintain 20fps without the frame limiter. As for the dirty textures with Cxbx, I do believe it's my video card because when I first built this machine, I had forceware 66.xx and had no problems with anything except a game called Axy Snake.

JonathanJDJ · 4 Weeks Ago

I never tried Using it.

But i have the Emualtor in my computer for the past 3 weeks.. LOL

I really don't like xbox games and im really into the gamecube emulator * Dolphin *

Good Luck With The Xbox Emulator!!

JJXB · 4 Weeks Ago

i'd tell you if avast didn't moan about it having a virus in there or crashing straight away when i try running something through it.

shogun_nihon · 4 Weeks Ago

Does anyone notice that caustik has been working on CXBX lately?

See the source:

SourceForge.net Repository - [cxbx] Index of /

Devil Master · 3 Weeks Ago

Is there a new version out there that runs more than Turok Evolution?

**patrickvl** · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by shogun_nihon

Does anyone notice that caustik has been working on CXBX lately?

Yeah, I noticed that too, but if you look at the revision history you'll see that Caustik only made a small change to a Makefile of libcxbe.

But no matter how small the change, it's a good sign : it's proof he's still interested the Xbox emulation...

shogun_nihon · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickvl

But no matter how small the change, it's a good sign : it's proof he's still interested the Xbox emulation...

Yeah I mean that

**blueshogun96** · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devil Master

Is there a new version out there that runs more than Turok Evolution?

No, and the most recently updated source branch hasn't been uploaded yet.

shogun_nihon · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueshogun96

No, and the most recently updated source branch hasn't been uploaded yet.

You mean Caustik made more progress in CXBX?

**blueshogun96** · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by shogun_nihon

You mean Caustik made more progress in CXBX?

Actually I was referring to the stuff I did previously.

View Poll Results: How's your performance?
Everything is fine.	4	36.36%
I'm getting some unusual bugs.	0	0%
My framerates are suffering.	3	27.27%
My PC won't run Cxbx at all...	4	36.36%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

July 21st, 2008	#1 (permalink)
blueshogun96 Shogun3D Interactive (TM) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Unidentified Posts: 2,094	How does Cxbx run on your machine? Hey all, been meaning to ask this for a while, but just never did until today. I noticed after I updated my drivers sometime ago, Cxbx and many apps started running slower and less efficiently. Turok runs fine still though. Remember Panzer Dragoon Orta? Before the update everything ran at acceptable speeds (60+), no less. Now the intro screens are running at 25 fps, and the menus only hit 5 or 6. The same things is happening with some other xbdev.net demos. So is anyone else experiencing this? NVIDIA's drivers have been screwing up alot lately and overall aren't showing much improvement (if any) and are continuing to break more games (new and old). Just thought I'd ask. Oh yeah, and don't click the 4th option just because your favourite game won't work, please. __________________ [Sagat] Windows XP x64 Pro \| AMD Athlon 3000+ (~2.0GHz) \| NVIDIA GeForce 6600 PCI-E \| Realtek AC97 Audio \| 512MB Ram \| NVIDIA NForce 4-4X chipset \| Seagate HDD 160GB \| LG 8614 DVD-ROM \| HP DVD 1040d CD/DVD -/+ RW w/ LightScribe GeneralEmu - December 27, 2005 and beyond! My programming, emulation and Xbox blog! - Click or die! (Updated June 26, 2008) Visit my YouTube page! http://www.youtube.com/blueshogun96

July 24th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
RockmanForte Rockman fan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Earth! Posts: 3,804	never tried and dont bother until they increase games compabilities first so I can't vote but thanks for asking. __________________ CASE: EagleTech Sidewinder Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black OS: Windows XP Professional X64 CPU: Intel core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) Processor Cooling: Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video Memory: 2048GB [1024GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

4 Weeks Ago	#7 (permalink)
snickothemule Registered Mule Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia Posts: 433	Can you detail which specific drivers from Nvidia have caused problems? __________________ We'll settle this the old navy way. First guy to die, loses! - President Benson

4 Weeks Ago	#11 (permalink)
JJXB I Am Merely A Pawn... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK Posts: 506	i'd tell you if avast didn't moan about it having a virus in there or crashing straight away when i try running something through it. __________________ ~Ceramic White PSP Status~ FW: 3.90 m33 Memory Stick: 1gb

July 24th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
Kender Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 5	Never tried)

July 25th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
Maturion Dreamcast-Fan Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 5	Well, Cxbx runs one game. This game is running fine.

4 Weeks Ago	#8 (permalink)
Nisse Emu author Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: N/A Posts: 7	Cxbx (SVN HEAD) is running smooth here with current Nvidia drivers (175.19). Do you have problems with other D3D apps besides Cxbx?

4 Weeks Ago	#10 (permalink)
JonathanJDJ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 10	I never tried Using it. But i have the Emualtor in my computer for the past 3 weeks.. LOL I really don't like xbox games and im really into the gamecube emulator * Dolphin * Good Luck With The Xbox Emulator!!

4 Weeks Ago	#12 (permalink)
shogun_nihon 将軍 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 秋葉原 Posts: 181	Does anyone notice that caustik has been working on CXBX lately? See the source: SourceForge.net Repository - [cxbx] Index of /

3 Weeks Ago	#13 (permalink)
Devil Master Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere Posts: 136	Is there a new version out there that runs more than Turok Evolution?

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