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Turophile · 07/09/2009, 04:14 am

I just though it might be easiest to separate it, as others can run S&M 1, and I cannot.

My desktop is a Q9550, 8GB of RAM, GTX280, with a Xonar D2X.

Now, I get nothing if I _enable_ GX mode (Direct3D sound/EAX), but if I disable it I get the Sam and Max launchers. Either way I get nothing from TMI.

I suspect my issue is tied to my sound card in some way, and I have tried:

updating my sound card drivers;
updating my graphics card drivers;
updating my motherboard/chipset drivers;
updating direct X ('the same or equivalent' version is already installed);
clean booting.

My operating system is Windows Vista Ultimate x64.

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From dxdiag
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Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Monitor: SyncMaster 225MD/225MS/2280HD(Digital)
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,n vwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version: 8.15.0011.8618 (English)
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
Description: Speakers (ASUS Xonar D2X Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
Driver Provider: ASUSTeK
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

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If there's anything else required to debug it, just ask. And if it's not appropriate to have opened a new thread feel free to close/delete/merge as required.

Visual Studio 2008 sometimes opens to debug, claiming access is denied to something (memory address).

My laptop can run Sam & Max Season 1 (that's all I've tested), but it heats up pretty badly from that, so it's one hour hits of that.

Edit: My laptop loads TMI (both loader and onwards), but the lag (7400 Mobile 'TurboCache'

) makes it unplayable.

Edit #2: S&M 104 (Lincoln Must Die) does not work on my desktop with either the Steam version (it worked before!) or the direct download. I'm not sure if that was pre-sound card / old computer though.

My guess is it's related to Direct3D sound processes failing, but that shouldn't have any affect on the launcher... when the DVDs arrive I'll confirm that.

07/09/2009, 04:14 am	#1
Turophile Lover of Cheese Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 34	S&M 1/2 and TMI Not Opening I just though it might be easiest to separate it, as others can run S&M 1, and I cannot. My desktop is a Q9550, 8GB of RAM, GTX280, with a Xonar D2X. Now, I get nothing if I _enable_ GX mode (Direct3D sound/EAX), but if I disable it I get the Sam and Max launchers. Either way I get nothing from TMI. I suspect my issue is tied to my sound card in some way, and I have tried: updating my sound card drivers; updating my graphics card drivers; updating my motherboard/chipset drivers; updating direct X ('the same or equivalent' version is already installed); clean booting. My operating system is Windows Vista Ultimate x64. ------------------------------------ From dxdiag ------------------------------------ Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Monitor: SyncMaster 225MD/225MS/2280HD(Digital) Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,n vwgf2um,nvwgf2um Driver Version: 8.15.0011.8618 (English) DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled Description: Speakers (ASUS Xonar D2X Audio Device) Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English) Driver Provider: ASUSTeK HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000 ------------------------------------ If there's anything else required to debug it, just ask. And if it's not appropriate to have opened a new thread feel free to close/delete/merge as required. Visual Studio 2008 sometimes opens to debug, claiming access is denied to something (memory address). My laptop can run Sam & Max Season 1 (that's all I've tested), but it heats up pretty badly from that, so it's one hour hits of that. Edit: My laptop loads TMI (both loader and onwards), but the lag (7400 Mobile 'TurboCache' ) makes it unplayable. Edit #2: S&M 104 (Lincoln Must Die) does not work on my desktop with either the Steam version (it worked before!) or the direct download. I'm not sure if that was pre-sound card / old computer though. My guess is it's related to Direct3D sound processes failing, but that shouldn't have any affect on the launcher... when the DVDs arrive I'll confirm that. Last edited by Turophile; 07/09/2009 at 04:41 am.