PSA: Fix for common game freeze issue

[Stryker85]

Yeah, sadly this was not really a fix. Tried it and still freeze. Tested on multiple systems with onboard graphics CPUs', didn't stop the freeze on any of them.

[xaix1999]

lol yeah this just sounds like robbing Peter to pay Paul
if your screen goes black you are likely blinded by a mob lol

[Merzenary]

this doesnt work.

[digush]

Here is THE_FIX!

Thank you dgVoodoo!!


http://dege.freeweb.hu/

don't worry about the dangerous warning

its a legit site

- http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html

then

- http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2_64.zip

zip password is "shitgoogle"

look in the zip (notice directx 8 and directx 9) and extract the following files to your to your EQ base directory

- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3D8.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3D9.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3Dlmm.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\DDraw.dll

This fix will prevent those crashes where it says: "ResetDeviceFailed()" [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
You can even lock (CTRL+ALT+DEL) your computer and un-lock with zero crashes!!


I would say don't use WinEQ with dgVoodoo because you will get crashes at the login screen sometimes ...unless you play on blue and green simultaneously and simply need WinEQ
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[Stryker85]

Originally Posted by digush [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Here is THE_FIX!

Thank you dgVoodoo!!


http://dege.freeweb.hu/

don't worry about the dangerous warning

its a legit site

- http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html

then

- http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2_64.zip

zip password is "shitgoogle"

look in the zip (notice directx 8 and directx 9) and extract the following files to your to your EQ base directory

- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3D8.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3D9.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3Dlmm.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\DDraw.dll

This fix will prevent those crashes where it says: "ResetDeviceFailed()" [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
You can even lock (CTRL+ALT+DEL) your computer and un-lock with zero crashes!!


I would say don't use WinEQ with dgVoodoo because you will get crashes at the login screen sometimes ...unless you play on blue and green simultaneously and simply need WinEQ
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Anyone willing to investigate this claim? I'm not generally one to trust random files people suggest on the internet. This sounds like it does have potential though.

[mcoy]

It gets flagged now and then, but if you check the forums on the various AV sites they end up whitelisting it.

-Mcoy

[digush]

Hats off to: Mcoy and dgVoodoo

I was dealing with this ResetDeviceFailed() for 3+ years


Huzzah and Kudos!!

[mcoy]

Oh, don't credit me - that's all Savok:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...light=dgVoodoo

-Mcoy

[xaix1999]

good thing i run Linux and don't have to worry about any of this

[vitas]

Originally Posted by digush [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Here is THE_FIX!

Thank you dgVoodoo!!


http://dege.freeweb.hu/

don't worry about the dangerous warning

its a legit site

- http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html

then

- http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2_64.zip

zip password is "shitgoogle"

look in the zip (notice directx 8 and directx 9) and extract the following files to your to your EQ base directory

- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3D8.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3D9.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\D3Dlmm.dll
- dgVoodoo2_64\MS\x86\DDraw.dll

This fix will prevent those crashes where it says: "ResetDeviceFailed()" [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
You can even lock (CTRL+ALT+DEL) your computer and un-lock with zero crashes!!


I would say don't use WinEQ with dgVoodoo because you will get crashes at the login screen sometimes ...unless you play on blue and green simultaneously and simply need WinEQ
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Should there be any worry about running third party dlls in your eq directory as far as p99's restriction on 3rd party software is concerned?

Further what exactly are these dlls doing? The above quoted user suggests that this prevents the ResetDeviceFailed() error (to my understanding this occurs when you use alt-enter to change window mode), but the original poster of the fix suggests the opposite, that changing resolutions will cause your game to crash.

Does this simply allow a laptop to use a different gpu or is this a more universal fix?