Can't close epsxe and CPU usage

alborufus · July 27th, 2006

I tested epsxe by running bios and the CPU usage will shoot right up to 100%
I dun think this is a problem of my processor, it is an AMD Athlon 64 3000+
and when i close the emulator, it will still be running in the background (in Task Manager, under Processes) so I have to terminated otherwise my CPU will be running at 100% usage forever, well, until i turn it off

**Shendo** · July 27th, 2006

Press ESC when you want to close the emulator.

lmf · August 2nd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shendo

Press ESC when you want to close the emulator.

yeah and by go to the file menu and select close.. don't click the x botton..

**hushypushy** · August 2nd, 2006

there's nothing wrong with clicking the X button to close the GUI. where did you hear that there was?

darth sephiroth · August 2nd, 2006

It's ods-play, when you use the X button in windows... to close windows... (not the os !doh!) there is a chance windows fails to terminate the application. Using the "exit" function in the file menu the application terminates itself and you don't have to rely on windows.

**hushypushy** · August 2nd, 2006

i dont think that has ever happened to me.

darth sephiroth · August 2nd, 2006

yeah, the odds are at about 0,5% and if you're coincidentally ending your computer session and turning off your computer you'll never notice.

**Shendo** · August 2nd, 2006

That never happend to me, but if it does I will use task manager to turn it off...

delirium666 · August 3rd, 2006

The X button never closes epsxe for me :S

lmf · August 3rd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by delirium666

The X button never closes epsxe for me :S

yep that right.. from the 1st time i use epsxe 1.6 i never see it close as i click the x button.. well what a bummer..

darth sephiroth · August 3rd, 2006

It's either:
1. Insanely bad luck
or
2. Windows having an inner conflict

or
3. Epsxe 1.6.0 doesn't like you :O

ian209 · August 3rd, 2006

Ummm i dont think so... Whenever i try to use Alt+F4 to cloes Epsxe without pressing esc first, it ends up still running. The way to fix it after is to end the process in the task manager. Next time, close ure game first, then close epsxe

darth sephiroth · August 3rd, 2006

Lol, if he didn't close his game with the ESC button he wouldn't be able to use that purdy X button now would he?

or maby he's in windowed mode.

*testing, testing*

Oh hooray, that did it too. It didn't terminate epsxe at any of my 5 test runs

remember to press ESC to get back to the splash screen before quitting when you play in windowed mode!!

**hushypushy** · August 3rd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by ian209

Ummm i dont think so... Whenever i try to use Alt+F4 to cloes Epsxe without pressing esc first, it ends up still running. The way to fix it after is to end the process in the task manager. Next time, close ure game first, then close epsxe

yeah well, that's not very good advice. doing it that way doesn't save your memory card.

darth sephiroth · August 3rd, 2006

Uh? he was telling him to press ESC to get back to the emu and then close it. That saves the memory card.

**Shendo** · August 3rd, 2006

@all who need help: When you are done playing press ESC then close ePSXe
either by X button or File-->Exit or whatever the hell you want just press ESC first.

**hushypushy** · August 3rd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by darth sephiroth

Uh? he was telling him to press ESC to get back to the emu and then close it. That saves the memory card.

read the post that i quoted again. especially the part where he says "Whenever i try to use Alt+F4 to cloes Epsxe without pressing esc first"

darth sephiroth · August 3rd, 2006

Yes, and then he gave advice about how to quit it (close your game (aka ESC), then close epsxe). And that's a bad advice now?

and just that part he's telling what happens when you quit it that way, not advicing to do so.

**hushypushy** · August 3rd, 2006

eh, that "way to fix it" thing..dubious.

no one shall ever mention a way of closing epsxe that does not include pressing escape first!

ready2rumbelX · August 3rd, 2006

Well, you could try this.

Within my research, the first thing I would recommend to do when you are using ePSXe v1.6.0 is to turn 'Enable Logs' on (on the ePSXe GUI, click on 'Run', 'Enable Logs').

The moment you start a session, you will have the dos window (log) appear in the background. Once you are done with your session, whether in the BIOS or playing a game, press Esc and close the actual log window, not the ePSXe UI.

From what I discovered, the log runs regardless, but the log window will not be visible unless you enable it. So, instead of closing ePSXe through the UI, close the log window (being the emulator running) itself. The emu, otherwise, will still be running, thus the need to revert to task manager.

Hope that helps.

r2rX

July 27th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
alborufus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Russia Posts: 10	Can't close epsxe and CPU usage I tested epsxe by running bios and the CPU usage will shoot right up to 100% I dun think this is a problem of my processor, it is an AMD Athlon 64 3000+ and when i close the emulator, it will still be running in the background (in Task Manager, under Processes) so I have to terminated otherwise my CPU will be running at 100% usage forever, well, until i turn it off

July 27th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
Shendo Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 3,897	Press ESC when you want to close the emulator. __________________ [ www.shendo.ngemu.com ]

August 2nd, 2006	#4 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	there's nothing wrong with clicking the X button to close the GUI. where did you hear that there was? __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

August 2nd, 2006	#5 (permalink)
darth sephiroth .!. (^.^) .!. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: You're looking at it right now. Posts: 2,017	It's ods-play, when you use the X button in windows... to close windows... (not the os !doh!) there is a chance windows fails to terminate the application. Using the "exit" function in the file menu the application terminates itself and you don't have to rely on windows. __________________ "Going too far is going almost all the way around the world, then turn around to go back" - me "He's not going too far, he's going around the world" - me "They're looking for a factbook in the fiction section of the library." - me "I find spam useless and fatally contradictive to its own existence." - me

August 2nd, 2006	#6 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	i dont think that has ever happened to me. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

August 2nd, 2006	#7 (permalink)
darth sephiroth .!. (^.^) .!. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: You're looking at it right now. Posts: 2,017	yeah, the odds are at about 0,5% and if you're coincidentally ending your computer session and turning off your computer you'll never notice. __________________ "Going too far is going almost all the way around the world, then turn around to go back" - me "He's not going too far, he's going around the world" - me "They're looking for a factbook in the fiction section of the library." - me "I find spam useless and fatally contradictive to its own existence." - me

August 2nd, 2006	#8 (permalink)
Shendo Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 3,897	That never happend to me, but if it does I will use task manager to turn it off... __________________ [ www.shendo.ngemu.com ]

August 3rd, 2006	#9 (permalink)
delirium666 The Guitar Zero Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 20	The X button never closes epsxe for me :S

August 3rd, 2006	#11 (permalink)
darth sephiroth .!. (^.^) .!. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: You're looking at it right now. Posts: 2,017	It's either: 1. Insanely bad luck or 2. Windows having an inner conflict or 3. Epsxe 1.6.0 doesn't like you :O __________________ "Going too far is going almost all the way around the world, then turn around to go back" - me "He's not going too far, he's going around the world" - me "They're looking for a factbook in the fiction section of the library." - me "I find spam useless and fatally contradictive to its own existence." - me

August 3rd, 2006	#12 (permalink)
ian209 DJ-Roadkill Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 497	Ummm i dont think so... Whenever i try to use Alt+F4 to cloes Epsxe without pressing esc first, it ends up still running. The way to fix it after is to end the process in the task manager. Next time, close ure game first, then close epsxe __________________ Asus Maximus Formula Intel Q6600 @ 3.8Ghz (Air Cooled w/T.R.U.E) ATI Radeon HD3870 (OCed 994/1200) OCZ 4GB Platinum PC2-6400 (5-4-4-15) Mushkin XP650w PSU 3X 320GB HDDs 1X 500GB HDD 36.7GB WD Raptor TT VA8000BWS black Others: Logitech G7 Mouse and G25 Wheel, Smartjoy PS2USB, Yamaha HTR-5370 A/V Reciever, Samsung SyncMaster 931c, Dual MTX MXS1204 12' 800w Subs w/ RFF 1000w Amp http://www.ilike.com/artist/djroadkill - Check out my music.

August 3rd, 2006	#13 (permalink)
darth sephiroth .!. (^.^) .!. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: You're looking at it right now. Posts: 2,017	Lol, if he didn't close his game with the ESC button he wouldn't be able to use that purdy X button now would he? or maby he's in windowed mode. testing, testing Oh hooray, that did it too. It didn't terminate epsxe at any of my 5 test runs remember to press ESC to get back to the splash screen before quitting when you play in windowed mode!! __________________ "Going too far is going almost all the way around the world, then turn around to go back" - me "He's not going too far, he's going around the world" - me "They're looking for a factbook in the fiction section of the library." - me "I find spam useless and fatally contradictive to its own existence." - me

August 3rd, 2006	#15 (permalink)
darth sephiroth .!. (^.^) .!. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: You're looking at it right now. Posts: 2,017	Uh? he was telling him to press ESC to get back to the emu and then close it. That saves the memory card. __________________ "Going too far is going almost all the way around the world, then turn around to go back" - me "He's not going too far, he's going around the world" - me "They're looking for a factbook in the fiction section of the library." - me "I find spam useless and fatally contradictive to its own existence." - me

August 3rd, 2006	#16 (permalink)
Shendo Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 3,897	@all who need help: When you are done playing press ESC then close ePSXe either by X button or File-->Exit or whatever the hell you want just press ESC first. __________________ [ www.shendo.ngemu.com ]

August 3rd, 2006	#18 (permalink)
darth sephiroth .!. (^.^) .!. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: You're looking at it right now. Posts: 2,017	Yes, and then he gave advice about how to quit it (close your game (aka ESC), then close epsxe). And that's a bad advice now? and just that part he's telling what happens when you quit it that way, not advicing to do so. __________________ "Going too far is going almost all the way around the world, then turn around to go back" - me "He's not going too far, he's going around the world" - me "They're looking for a factbook in the fiction section of the library." - me "I find spam useless and fatally contradictive to its own existence." - me

August 3rd, 2006	#19 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	eh, that "way to fix it" thing..dubious. no one shall ever mention a way of closing epsxe that does not include pressing escape first! __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

August 3rd, 2006	#20 (permalink)
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,684	Well, you could try this. Within my research, the first thing I would recommend to do when you are using ePSXe v1.6.0 is to turn 'Enable Logs' on (on the ePSXe GUI, click on 'Run', 'Enable Logs'). The moment you start a session, you will have the dos window (log) appear in the background. Once you are done with your session, whether in the BIOS or playing a game, press Esc and close the actual log window, not the ePSXe UI. From what I discovered, the log runs regardless, but the log window will not be visible unless you enable it. So, instead of closing ePSXe through the UI, close the log window (being the emulator running) itself. The emu, otherwise, will still be running, thus the need to revert to task manager. Hope that helps. r2rX __________________ ready2rumbelX -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (@3200Mhz) -Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard -2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 (DDR2 800Mhz) RAM (4-4-4-12) -Seagate 320GB (IDE) and Western Digital 500GB (SATA II) H.D -Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR 5 (850/4600) -Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 (x64) -Realtek HD w/ Creative PC Works 5.1 -2 x L.G DVD/CD-RW Combo - GSA-H62N Last edited by ready2rumbelX; August 3rd, 2006 at 19:26.

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