ATi and emulation.......I Need Help.

AmienZero · April 28th, 2005, 09:16

i need help......

somehow everytime i try any (and i mean ANY) emulation programs such as ScummVM, VBA, Pcsx2, ePSXE, etc etc..........it quits by itself and then the VPU Recover kicks in stating that it has reset the GPU which no longer processing commands given....bla bla bla........if i turn of the VPU Recover, my system hangs after using any emulators.

if somebody tell me what's going wrong..........i really want to play emulated games........especially ScummVM. i miss the good old scumm days.......

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Valcrist · April 28th, 2005, 14:36

Does it doe this with reagular games as well? Because it sounds like an overheating problem to me.

AmienZero · April 28th, 2005, 17:21

nope. it only happens when i try to play emulated games. but when i try play regular games such as Doom3, Half-Life2, Roller Coaster Tycoon3, etc etc.......it didn't happen.

perhaps the screenshot might give you an idea of what happened. i was playing Monkey Island 2 with ScummVM when this kicks in. and then i have to restart my computer. after that i try playing GBA games via GBA, the same thing happen again.

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)
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HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy
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Valcrist · April 28th, 2005, 21:58

Thats strange, only thing I can think if is getting the latest drivers, and if you have them, re-install them to make sure its all there.

AmienZero · April 29th, 2005, 02:29

that's the thing! before i use Catalyst 5.3, i was using catalyst 5.1 when the same problem occurs. and i thought maybe the drivers are outdated. i switched to Catalyst 5.3 and still the vpu recover kicks in whenever i try to play emulated games. i thought my gfx card is corrupted but i can play heavy 3D games just fine.

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RAM : PC 2700 512MB
Gfx : ATi Radeon 9550GT (detected as 9600pro in WinXP

)
Spu : AC97 built-in soundcard
HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy
OS : WinXP Pro SP2
Speaker : Just a pair of Headphones

others : 56Kbps Modem, samsung dvd writer, sony dvdrom, all drivers are up-to-date.

**Chrono Archangel** · April 29th, 2005, 03:03

when i had my 9200se i had the VPU recover thing kick in a couple times...but that was only with Dolwin which seemed to put alot of stress on the card. never had problems with ePSXe or less "intense" emulators if you know what i mean

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**cooliscool** · April 29th, 2005, 03:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmienZero

that's the thing! before i use Catalyst 5.3, i was using catalyst 5.1 when the same problem occurs. and i thought maybe the drivers are outdated. i switched to Catalyst 5.3 and still the vpu recover kicks in whenever i try to play emulated games. i thought my gfx card is corrupted but i can play heavy 3D games just fine.

Disable VPU recover.

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Aided Onslaught · April 29th, 2005, 03:25

I was going to say somethign simple like disabling it, but still there has to be a reason why it's doing it still...

AmienZero · April 29th, 2005, 05:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooliscool

Disable VPU recover.

tried that. the result? my pc hangs during gameplay..........and it only happens if i use any of the emulators available. ePSXe, VBA, finalburn, ScummVM.............not when i play pc games.

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RAM : PC 2700 512MB
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)
Spu : AC97 built-in soundcard
HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy
OS : WinXP Pro SP2
Speaker : Just a pair of Headphones

others : 56Kbps Modem, samsung dvd writer, sony dvdrom, all drivers are up-to-date.

sims · April 29th, 2005, 09:47

Are you doing any overclocking? I know from experience a r9600 is a piece of crap. It can't even beat a gfti4200 for crying out loud. If you're running radlinker or using modify drivers, you might want to disable the overclocking feature. I believe the maximum core speed for an r9600 is 400.

I remember one time messing with the smartgart thing and changing fastwrite on, the vpu thing would kick in immediately and I had to format because windows was messed up beyond recognition.

**cooliscool** · April 29th, 2005, 12:32

Ah.. you have a Via chipset.. install WinXP SP2 + latest 4in1's (uses MS's GART driver instead of Via's crapola), and should fix your problems. ATi + Via's GART = trouble.

http://www.viaarena.com/downloads/dr...4in1_v456v.zip

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AmienZero · April 30th, 2005, 20:56

okay.....
/me already installed SP2
/me downloads the new hyperion drivers
/me installs them
/me suprises that the new hyperion only installs inf update
/me confused because there's no Via Gart driver installation
/me get more confused when the same problem happens again

and lastly, i don't do any overclocking so i don't think overheating is my problem.

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)
Spu : AC97 built-in soundcard
HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy
OS : WinXP Pro SP2
Speaker : Just a pair of Headphones

others : 56Kbps Modem, samsung dvd writer, sony dvdrom, all drivers are up-to-date.

Mako Eyes · May 5th, 2005, 03:27

would you happen to have an ASUS motherboard?

If so, check out your bios settings and search for "PEG Link Mode." Set it to SLOW or DISABLED (if not already) and try it again.

Coolsvilleman · May 5th, 2005, 03:32

wow, only emulation you say, check to make sure you have the correct motherboard drivers installed for your agp or pci or pci-express depending on your mobo. that may be problem.

also gotta say mako eyes, i loke your cool spot guy, ah yes that was a fun game

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AmienZero · May 6th, 2005, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mako Eyes

would you happen to have an ASUS motherboard?

If so, check out your bios settings and search for "PEG Link Mode." Set it to SLOW or DISABLED (if not already) and try it again.

yes.......it so happens that i happen to have an Asus Mobo.

i tried looking for this "PEG Link Mode" in my bios setting........but i didn't found any. where is this setting anyway?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coolsvilleman

wow, only emulation you say, check to make sure you have the correct motherboard drivers installed for your agp or pci or pci-express depending on your mobo. that may be problem.

i do have the correct drivers installed for my GFX card and the chipset. both of them are using the latest drivers (catalyst 5.3 and VIA Hyperion 4.56).

i'm thinking of download the Omega drivers. should i? or shouldn't i?

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HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy
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Squigi63 · May 6th, 2005, 18:17

Do it... It can't hurt to try, unless it does. If it does, sorry.

Mako Eyes · May 6th, 2005, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmienZero

yes.......it so happens that i happen to have an Asus Mobo.

i tried looking for this "PEG Link Mode" in my bios setting........but i didn't found any. where is this setting anyway?

It's under the "Advanced" heading, and only newer ASUS mobos have it. It only applies to PCI-Express cards though.

**refraction** · May 6th, 2005, 21:53

hmm, try an emulator programmed in java, see if it still does it then.

if it doesnt, i suggest you redownload the runtime files, thats all i can think of that could be crashing that n not normal games

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AmienZero · May 7th, 2005, 00:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squigi63

Do it... It can't hurt to try, unless it does. If it does, sorry.

do what?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mako Eyes

It's under the "Advanced" heading, and only newer ASUS mobos have it. It only applies to PCI-Express cards though.

ahh, so that's why i didn't find'em. My mobo is new, but it's an AGP card based mobo. no pci-E.

Quote:

Originally Posted by refraction

hmm, try an emulator programmed in java, see if it still does it then.

if it doesnt, i suggest you redownload the runtime files, thats all i can think of that could be crashing that n not normal games

okay.......i'll try first........

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HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy
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Speaker : Just a pair of Headphones

others : 56Kbps Modem, samsung dvd writer, sony dvdrom, all drivers are up-to-date.

**n_w95482** · May 7th, 2005, 04:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmienZero

do what?

He was referring to installing the Omega drivers

.

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April 28th, 2005, 09:16	#1
AmienZero Clumsy And Stupid Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven and Womens Posts: 90	ATi and emulation.......I Need Help. i need help...... somehow everytime i try any (and i mean ANY) emulation programs such as ScummVM, VBA, Pcsx2, ePSXE, etc etc..........it quits by itself and then the VPU Recover kicks in stating that it has reset the GPU which no longer processing commands given....bla bla bla........if i turn of the VPU Recover, my system hangs after using any emulators. if somebody tell me what's going wrong..........i really want to play emulated games........especially ScummVM. i miss the good old scumm days....... __________________ i have no idea for a sig. Processor : P4 2.0GHz (no HT) Mobo : MSI 6787 RAM : PC 2700 512MB Gfx : ATi Radeon 9550GT (detected as 9600pro in WinXP ) Spu : AC97 built-in soundcard HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy OS : WinXP Pro SP2 Speaker : Just a pair of Headphones others : 56Kbps Modem, samsung dvd writer, sony dvdrom, all drivers are up-to-date.

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April 28th, 2005, 14:36	#2
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Valcrist Resident Mac User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: (Hicksville Florida) Posts: 1,447	Thats strange, only thing I can think if is getting the latest drivers, and if you have them, re-install them to make sure its all there. __________________ \| Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS 6600GT \| 1 GB Dual Channel \| 20 GB Windows XP \| 100 GB Ubuntu \| 120 GB Storage \| \|14" iBook G4 1.33Ghz\|512 MB\|Radeon 9200\|60GB OSX Tiger\| >--Visit my blog--< http://blog.efx2.com/user/Tim

April 29th, 2005, 02:29	#5
AmienZero Clumsy And Stupid Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven and Womens Posts: 90	that's the thing! before i use Catalyst 5.3, i was using catalyst 5.1 when the same problem occurs. and i thought maybe the drivers are outdated. i switched to Catalyst 5.3 and still the vpu recover kicks in whenever i try to play emulated games. i thought my gfx card is corrupted but i can play heavy 3D games just fine. __________________ i have no idea for a sig. Processor : P4 2.0GHz (no HT) Mobo : MSI 6787 RAM : PC 2700 512MB Gfx : ATi Radeon 9550GT (detected as 9600pro in WinXP ) Spu : AC97 built-in soundcard HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy OS : WinXP Pro SP2 Speaker : Just a pair of Headphones others : 56Kbps Modem, samsung dvd writer, sony dvdrom, all drivers are up-to-date.

April 29th, 2005, 03:03	#6
Chrono Archangel 6BIT Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 8,090	when i had my 9200se i had the VPU recover thing kick in a couple times...but that was only with Dolwin which seemed to put alot of stress on the card. never had problems with ePSXe or less "intense" emulators if you know what i mean __________________ 6BIT - Gaming, Emulation & Tech News

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Aided Onslaught Ocean Soul Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, S.C. Posts: 1,420	I was going to say somethign simple like disabling it, but still there has to be a reason why it's doing it still...

April 29th, 2005, 09:47	#10
sims Banned Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United States Posts: 576	Are you doing any overclocking? I know from experience a r9600 is a piece of crap. It can't even beat a gfti4200 for crying out loud. If you're running radlinker or using modify drivers, you might want to disable the overclocking feature. I believe the maximum core speed for an r9600 is 400. I remember one time messing with the smartgart thing and changing fastwrite on, the vpu thing would kick in immediately and I had to format because windows was messed up beyond recognition.

April 29th, 2005, 12:32	#11
cooliscool Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: SC, USA Posts: 7,231	Ah.. you have a Via chipset.. install WinXP SP2 + latest 4in1's (uses MS's GART driver instead of Via's crapola), and should fix your problems. ATi + Via's GART = trouble. http://www.viaarena.com/downloads/dr...4in1_v456v.zip __________________

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AmienZero Clumsy And Stupid Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven and Womens Posts: 90	okay..... /me already installed SP2 /me downloads the new hyperion drivers /me installs them /me suprises that the new hyperion only installs inf update /me confused because there's no Via Gart driver installation /me get more confused when the same problem happens again and lastly, i don't do any overclocking so i don't think overheating is my problem. __________________ i have no idea for a sig. Processor : P4 2.0GHz (no HT) Mobo : MSI 6787 RAM : PC 2700 512MB Gfx : ATi Radeon 9550GT (detected as 9600pro in WinXP ) Spu : AC97 built-in soundcard HDD : 40Gb + 160Gb + 6Gb = i'm so happy OS : WinXP Pro SP2 Speaker : Just a pair of Headphones others : 56Kbps Modem, samsung dvd writer, sony dvdrom, all drivers are up-to-date.

May 5th, 2005, 03:27	#13
Mako Eyes Refrigerate after opening Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada. Posts: 1,369	would you happen to have an ASUS motherboard? If so, check out your bios settings and search for "PEG Link Mode." Set it to SLOW or DISABLED (if not already) and try it again.

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Coolsvilleman Emulation to the max! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,560	wow, only emulation you say, check to make sure you have the correct motherboard drivers installed for your agp or pci or pci-express depending on your mobo. that may be problem. also gotta say mako eyes, i loke your cool spot guy, ah yes that was a fun game __________________ Q6600 Core 2 Quad \|\| Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme HD \|\| e-VGA 8800GTX \|\| 4096mb 4-4-4-12-2T Dual-Channel RAM \|\| MSI P6N Diamond \|\| 2x 320GB Hardrive \|\| 5.1 Speakers \|\| Remote control \|\| 8x USB 2.0 \|\| DVD/CD ±RW Drive \|\| 1x IEEE1394 www.coolsvilleman.homedns.org Normally down. E-mail me for a DVD @ coolsvilleman@gmail.com

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