Problems with Direct X 8?

Freeza · November 4th, 2001

I've been having troubles with ePSXe. I've had it crash/freeze playing games. I used to play with the emulator alot, then i formatted and forgot all about it; the important thing was it worked. Yesterday I remembered I had some PSX ISOS and downloaded version 1.4.0 and to my dismay, the emulator doesn't work properly. I'm getting this wierd error "Thunk Connecting failed. (32 -> 16) as well as a "ePSXe has caused an error in NOOTE_DI.DLL" error when I close the program.

I've tried every single plug in and 16 bit color instead of 32. I even tried version 1.2.0 because that's what i used before, but the results are the same- a crash. I can only think of 2 different things:
1. I now have direct x 8.0a
2. ATI recently released new drivers for my video card (which is in the Rage Magnum/ Xpert 128/ Xpert 99 series)

All I can say is i'm running the same OS (WinME) and I was playing DragonBall GT Final Bout. So can anyone tell me what the heck could make ePSXe not work on my PC anymore?

**Snake785** · November 4th, 2001

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Originally posted by Freeza
I'm getting this wierd error "Thunk Connecting failed. (32 -> 16)

How many plugins do you have? I think that error comes up because you have too many plugins. try deleting a few that you don't use

Quote:

Originally posted by Freeza
as well as a "ePSXe has caused an error in NOOTE_DI.DLL" error when I close the program.

I don't know what could be causing that but I think it has something to do with Direct input.

**fivefeet8** · November 5th, 2001

Dude.. You don't need to delete a bunch of pluggins for that "thunk Connection failed" thingy.. Just make sure that you installed the TSG MSCDEX cd rom pluggin correctly.. MaKe sure these two files are in the main epsxe directory as well as the pluggins directory..:

subTsgMSCD16.dll
subTsgMSCD32.dll

And make sure this one is in the pluggins directory:

cdrTsgMSCD.dll

This cd rom pluggin causes that thunk connection error when not properly installed..

I am using directx8a without any problems.. Try uninstalling directx8a, then reinstalling it.. Do a search for "Directx Uninstallers" in your favorite search engine..

**Snake785** · November 5th, 2001

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Originally posted by fivefeet8
Dude.. You don't need to delete a bunch of pluggins for that "thunk Connection failed" thingy..

Oops, my mistake. Sorry if I mislead anyone.

Freeza · November 5th, 2001

fivefeet8 was able to fix the problem for me. Now I have the severe slowdown problem for a few seconds that i've seen others have had. I'm gonna try different plugins to see if it fixes the problem.

Freeza · November 5th, 2001

Also, about that slowdown thing... It seems to be a problem with ePSXe 1.4.0. I am using the same game on 1.2.0 and there are no slowdown problems whatsoever.

*UPDATE* This one is a kicker. You know what the problem is? Pete's DSound Audio Driver v1.11. I happened to notice te game always crashed in a certain point... and voices got chipmunk-y. So i changed to ePSXe core 1.4.0 and the problem is gone.

November 4th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
Freeza Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 9	Problems with Direct X 8? I've been having troubles with ePSXe. I've had it crash/freeze playing games. I used to play with the emulator alot, then i formatted and forgot all about it; the important thing was it worked. Yesterday I remembered I had some PSX ISOS and downloaded version 1.4.0 and to my dismay, the emulator doesn't work properly. I'm getting this wierd error "Thunk Connecting failed. (32 -> 16) as well as a "ePSXe has caused an error in NOOTE_DI.DLL" error when I close the program. I've tried every single plug in and 16 bit color instead of 32. I even tried version 1.2.0 because that's what i used before, but the results are the same- a crash. I can only think of 2 different things: 1. I now have direct x 8.0a 2. ATI recently released new drivers for my video card (which is in the Rage Magnum/ Xpert 128/ Xpert 99 series) All I can say is i'm running the same OS (WinME) and I was playing DragonBall GT Final Bout. So can anyone tell me what the heck could make ePSXe not work on my PC anymore?

November 5th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,573	Dude.. You don't need to delete a bunch of pluggins for that "thunk Connection failed" thingy.. Just make sure that you installed the TSG MSCDEX cd rom pluggin correctly.. MaKe sure these two files are in the main epsxe directory as well as the pluggins directory..: subTsgMSCD16.dll subTsgMSCD32.dll And make sure this one is in the pluggins directory: cdrTsgMSCD.dll This cd rom pluggin causes that thunk connection error when not properly installed.. I am using directx8a without any problems.. Try uninstalling directx8a, then reinstalling it.. Do a search for "Directx Uninstallers" in your favorite search engine.. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Winows XP Pro/Vista 64bit\|\| 2nd Rig\|\|Athlon64 x2 3800+\|2x1 gig PC3200\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC @450/1250 agp\|60 gig Maxtor IDE HD 7200 RPM\|40 gig Maxtor IDE HD\|Asrock Dual SATA2\|Silver Aluminum ATX\|17" LCD\|\| 3rd Rig\|\|Athlon Xp 2800+\|1.5 gig PC2700\|BFG GeforceFx 5900 Ultra OC agp\|100 gig Maxtor SATA HD\|NF7-s rev2.0\|Nvidia Soundstorm MCP\|19" CRT\|\|

November 5th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
Freeza Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 9	Also, about that slowdown thing... It seems to be a problem with ePSXe 1.4.0. I am using the same game on 1.2.0 and there are no slowdown problems whatsoever. UPDATE This one is a kicker. You know what the problem is? Pete's DSound Audio Driver v1.11. I happened to notice te game always crashed in a certain point... and voices got chipmunk-y. So i changed to ePSXe core 1.4.0 and the problem is gone. Last edited by Freeza; November 5th, 2001 at 01:19.

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November 5th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Freeza Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 9	fivefeet8 was able to fix the problem for me. Now I have the severe slowdown problem for a few seconds that i've seen others have had. I'm gonna try different plugins to see if it fixes the problem.