Screen Flickering

[brokenspirt]

My screen flikers, Everytime I play DOW.

[briareos]

Ah, yes. Any other useful info or a better description of the problem or it's a "guess what" game?

[brokenspirt]

Okay, When I open DOW, And I get to the main menu it start's flickering and I tried to changed the resoultion. And it still happens.

And my requirement's are good enough

1 Stick 256 MB
GeForce 4 MX 440
2.79 GHz


If you need anymore info, Please don't hesistate to enough to ask.

[briareos]

Driver version? Does it happen in other games and is limited to the main menu only in DOW?

[Moe]

Does this only happen in DoW?
Warnings.log and dxdiag.txt please.

[brokenspirt]

Only happens in Dow,

Warnings Log
W40K started at 2004-12-18 09:17
OS NT 5.1, 255MB Physical Memory
RUN-OPTIONS
WORKING-DIR C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn of War DEMO
USER Ventrax

09:17:19.6 MATHBOX -- Version=5, Cpu=INTEL Pentium-IV:f=15,m=3, Mode=SSE
09:17:20.0 GAME -- Warhammer, 1.0d, Build 57168.44415
09:17:20.0 GAME -- Available memory: 254MB RAM, 575MB Pagefile
09:17:20.5 State::State - set socket send buffer to 131072
09:17:20.5 State::State - set socket receive buffer to 131072
09:17:20.5 HostState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:17:20.5 Session : Now Host
09:17:20.5 Session : We are now a Host
09:17:20.5 PeerState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:17:20.5 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
09:17:20.7 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
09:17:21.2 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
09:17:23.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
09:17:23.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0181 SubSys = 0x90301462 Rev = 0x00C1
09:17:23.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1A25 (6693)
09:17:23.5 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-42C1-11CF-F76D-3AB060C2CB35}
09:17:29.6 SPOOGE -- 112.00MB available texture memory
09:17:29.7 SPOOGE -- 112.00MB available texture memory
09:17:34.0 GAME -- Beginning FE
09:17:37.5 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
09:17:48.9 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
09:17:48.9 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
09:19:51.5 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
09:19:52.2 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
09:19:52.8 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
09:19:52.8 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Med'
09:19:52.8 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Medium'
09:20:13.9 GAME -- Using player profile t3rIkuzo
09:20:55.7 GAME -- Ending FE
09:20:55.7 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
09:20:56.3 SPOOGE -- 112.00MB available texture memory
09:20:56.3 SPOOGE -- 112.00MB available texture memory
09:20:58.5 GAME -- Available memory: 254MB RAM, 575MB Pagefile
09:20:59.2 HostState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:20:59.5 Session : Now Host
09:20:59.5 Session : We are now a Host
09:20:59.5 PeerState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:20:59.5 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
09:20:59.5 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
09:21:01.0 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
09:21:05.3 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
09:21:05.3 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0181 SubSys = 0x90301462 Rev = 0x00C1
09:21:05.3 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1A25 (6693)
09:21:05.3 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-42C1-11CF-F76D-3AB060C2CB35}
09:21:05.7 SPOOGE -- 112.00MB available texture memory
09:21:05.7 SPOOGE -- 112.00MB available texture memory
09:21:06.0 GAME -- Beginning FE
09:21:07.8 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
09:21:07.8 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
09:21:07.8 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Med'
09:21:07.8 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Medium'
09:21:17.7 GAME -- Using player profile t3rIkuzo
09:21:44.1 GAME -- Ending FE
09:21:44.1 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
09:21:44.7 SPOOGE -- 110.00MB available texture memory
09:21:44.7 SPOOGE -- 110.00MB available texture memory
09:21:45.1 GAME -- Available memory: 254MB RAM, 575MB Pagefile
09:21:45.1 HostState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:21:45.1 Session : Now Host
09:21:45.1 Session : We are now a Host
09:21:45.1 PeerState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:21:45.1 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
09:21:45.1 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
09:21:45.2 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
09:21:45.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
09:21:45.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0181 SubSys = 0x90301462 Rev = 0x00C1
09:21:45.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1A25 (6693)
09:21:45.5 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-42C1-11CF-F76D-3AB060C2CB35}
09:21:46.0 SPOOGE -- 114.00MB available texture memory
09:21:46.0 SPOOGE -- 114.00MB available texture memory
09:21:46.4 GAME -- Beginning FE
09:21:47.9 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
09:21:47.9 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
09:21:47.9 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Med'
09:21:47.9 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Medium'
09:21:57.4 GAME -- Using player profile t3rIkuzo
09:22:23.1 GAME -- Ending FE
09:22:23.2 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
09:22:23.7 SPOOGE -- 112.00MB available texture memory
09:22:23.7 SPOOGE -- 113.00MB available texture memory
09:22:24.2 GAME -- Available memory: 254MB RAM, 575MB Pagefile
09:22:24.2 HostState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:22:24.2 Session : Now Host
09:22:24.2 Session : We are now a Host
09:22:24.3 PeerState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:22:24.3 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
09:22:24.3 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
09:22:24.5 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
09:22:24.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
09:22:24.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0181 SubSys = 0x90301462 Rev = 0x00C1
09:22:24.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1A25 (6693)
09:22:24.5 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-42C1-11CF-F76D-3AB060C2CB35}
09:22:24.6 SPOOGE -- 104.00MB available texture memory
09:22:24.6 SPOOGE -- 104.00MB available texture memory
09:22:25.0 GAME -- Beginning FE
09:22:26.2 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
09:22:26.2 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
09:22:26.2 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Med'
09:22:26.2 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Medium'
09:22:35.5 GAME -- Using player profile t3rIkuzo
09:23:20.6 GAME -- Ending FE
09:23:20.6 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
09:23:21.2 SPOOGE -- 101.00MB available texture memory
09:23:21.2 SPOOGE -- 101.00MB available texture memory
09:23:21.2 GAME -- Available memory: 254MB RAM, 575MB Pagefile
09:23:21.2 HostState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:23:21.2 Session : Now Host
09:23:21.2 Session : We are now a Host
09:23:21.2 PeerState - 192.168.0.14:6112 / 192.168.0.14:6112
09:23:21.2 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
09:23:21.2 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
09:23:21.3 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
09:23:21.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
09:23:21.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0181 SubSys = 0x90301462 Rev = 0x00C1
09:23:21.5 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1A25 (6693)
09:23:21.5 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-42C1-11CF-F76D-3AB060C2CB35}
09:23:21.9 SPOOGE -- 103.00MB available texture memory
09:23:21.9 SPOOGE -- 103.00MB available texture memory
09:23:22.2 GAME -- Beginning FE
09:23:23.7 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
09:23:23.7 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
09:23:23.7 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Med'
09:23:23.7 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Medium'
09:23:33.2 GAME -- Using player profile t3rIkuzo

Where is dxdiag.txt

[Zubyo]

I have the same problem; only happens in DoW too

Heres what it looks like, taken from my digital cam:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Zubyo/Picture001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Zubyo/Picture002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Zubyo/Picture003.jpg


Heres some points:

- The 'Graphics Option Tool' test works without problem;
- Tried the "safe mode" in the 'Graphics Option Tool', no luck
- Got the lastest nVidia Forceware 66.93
- All my other games (more than 50 others) works great, never had this flickering problem
- Im patched 1.20
- I can hear the sound when im in the menu
- Since I cant see a thing in the menu, I use "Alt-f4" to safely quit the game


Heres my warnings.log


W40K started at 2004-12-19 16:35
OS NT 5.1, 512MB Physical Memory
RUN-OPTIONS
WORKING-DIR I:\Games\Dawn of War
USER Alexandre

16:35:17.2 MATHBOX -- Version=5, Cpu=AMD Athlon:f=6,m=6, Mode=SSE
16:35:17.3 GAME -- Warhammer, 1.20, Build 61639.45376
16:35:17.3 GAME -- Available memory: 511MB RAM, 1198MB Pagefile
16:35:17.3 State::State - set socket send buffer to 131072
16:35:17.3 State::State - set socket receive buffer to 131072
16:35:17.3 HostState - 192.168.0.18:6112 / 192.168.0.18:6112
16:35:17.3 Session : Now Host
16:35:17.3 Session : We are now a Host
16:35:17.3 PeerState - 192.168.0.18:6112 / 192.168.0.18:6112
16:35:17.3 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
16:35:17.3 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
16:35:17.4 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
16:35:17.7 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200
16:35:17.7 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0253 SubSys = 0x87021462 Rev = 0x00A3
16:35:17.7 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1A25 (6693)
16:35:17.7 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-4113-11CF-F76D-08A702C2CB35}
16:35:18.3 SPOOGE -- 173.00MB available texture memory
16:35:18.3 SPOOGE -- 173.00MB available texture memory
16:35:19.1 GAME -- Beginning FE
16:35:20.8 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
16:35:21.7 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
16:35:21.7 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
16:35:22.4 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
16:35:22.5 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
16:35:22.6 MOD -- (mod manager) Warning, failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\%TEXTURE-LEVEL%'
16:35:22.6 MOD -- (mod manager) Warning, failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\%SOUND-LEVEL%'
16:35:22.6 MOD -- (mod manager) Warning, failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\%MODEL-LEVEL%'
16:35:49.0 GAME -- Ending FE
16:35:49.1 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
16:35:49.6 SPOOGE -- 173.00MB available texture memory
16:35:49.6 SPOOGE -- 173.00MB available texture memory

Application closed without errors


Heres a part of my DxDiag

------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 12/19/2004, 16:31:34
Machine name: VOYAGER
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-6561
BIOS: Version 1.00
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.5GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 348MB used, 899MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: Problems were found in the system registry. Details are available in the saved text file.
Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce4 Ti 4200
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0253&SUBSYS_87021462&REV_A3
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (65Hz)
Monitor: SAMTRON 75V/76V/77V
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6693 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/29/2004 16:50:00, 3736704 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 10/29/2004 16:50:00, 2826944 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4113-11CF-F76D-08A702C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0253
SubSys ID: 0x87021462
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {212DC722-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC722-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run



If you need any more infos, just ask Ill be glad to give then to anyone who needs them;

I hope it will help solve my problem, Im dying to play this game here.

[Zubyo]

Well, that was weird, I did a simple reboot of my computer ( yes, im sorry, I hadnt tried that ) and the flicker is gone.

Anywho..... I hope Itll help people

[briareos]

Uhmm...this is a rendering error that you can get when you mix up old cards, new drivers and games. Me and one of my friends got a similar problem with HomeWorld and HW:Cataclysm with a Radeon 9600/9700, any catalyst version (the main menu flickers where there isn't the mouse cursor). Also, I experienced troubles with new drivers and old GeForce cards (the GF4MX is nothing more than am overclocked GF2MX) in various applications...you might want to try old drivers (maybe in the Detonator series) if the problem continues.

[Moe]

Movage to DoW Technical Assistance.

[Bloody Hand]

I had this problem too after updating my Gforce 5500 to the latest 66.93 reference drivers. I found that the only way I could resolve the problem was to revert back to the 61.77 drivers. I did that and now everything is fine.