kalhan Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Hi, every time I log in a window pops up and says Eternal-lands client has stopped working. Is this client compatible with vista? I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling a couple of time with not luck. I would be very thankful for any help I can get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Batfloke Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Hi - it's not working for me either...... But then, I'm using my laptop which has always been crap so I'll try on my mate's computer before I start blaming anyone other than cheaply-manufactured toshiba products Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jadedlily Report post Posted November 27, 2007 i am having the same problem i tryed uninstalling and reinstalling and still nothing can any one help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kalhan Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Ok I give up. Have spent hours reading forums and could not even find out if game is now compatible with Vista. 90% of what Ent said just went over my head. I have no idea how to do any of the things he said to try. (my son is right I am too stupid to own a computer) can't even figure out what RCs is. My video card is a nvidia more than that i can't tell you. Only that when i logged in it always said it would support future updates. So I give up and guess I will wait for a patch to come out. Hope to see you all soon in game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpius Report post Posted November 27, 2007 well i can assure you it works with vista since my ingame wife Bernie has vista and she can play ALMOST fine (having some map bugs but thats all) As for the actual problem.. wish i could help but when Bernie installed the game everything went pretty smooth and she didnt had to do any tricks or something. Hope someone will help ya soon enough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted November 27, 2007 There is only so much we can do to help people, they have to do something too. If you want to be helped, the minimum you have to do is provide system info (especially what video card you are using). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kalhan Report post Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) Ok after much searching, a good nights sleep and with a much clearer head I have managed to come up with a little info. ACPIx86-based PC, NVIDIA Geforce 7300 GS, Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPU 3.00 GHz Processors it is listed twice don't know if that means anything, 2.00 GB Ram. Hope it helps and thank you for your time. Have now also updated video drivers. Oh and thank you Scorpius I at least now know it is not a Vista problem.( I hate Vista) Edited November 27, 2007 by kalhan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angela15 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 My computer says 'Acer' on it.. Don't know if that's the brand or what.. Erm.. Know nothing about video cards ect.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted November 27, 2007 kalhan, what you need to do is go to www.nvidia.com and download the new video card drivers. It SHOULD work after you do that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kalhan Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Ok updated drivers with forceware 163 version 163.75 says it is latest drivers. still not working. Sorry to be such a pain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angela15 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Ent.. I get this.. Any help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kalhan Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Well made new char and was able to get into game. changed some of the settings as in went to poor man and turned off sound. hasn't stopped working but now can't harvest or enter buildings or such. The icon does not come up when i scroll over things. There could be other problems that i haven't found but that's where i am now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Ok, what folder did you install the game into? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kalhan Report post Posted November 27, 2007 "C:\Program files\Eternal Lands" hope thats what your looking. also adding error log hope this helps. [12:15:13] Using the server profile: main [12:15:13] Warning: Didn't find your data_dir, using the current directory instead. Please correct this in your el.ini . Given data_dir was: "/usr/local/games/el" [12:15:15] Error: Can't open file "mapinfo.lst" [12:15:16] Error: Can't open file "harvestable.lst" [12:15:16] Error: Can't open file "entrable.lst" [12:15:16] Error: Can't open file "knowledge.lst" [12:15:16] Error opening sound configuration file [12:15:17] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Female1) in actor def: human female [12:15:18] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Male1) in actor def: human male [12:15:19] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Female1) in actor def: elf female [12:15:20] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Male1) in actor def: elf male [12:15:21] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Female1) in actor def: dwarf female [12:15:21] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Male1) in actor def: dwarf male [12:15:21] Unknown sound (Punch) in actor def: cyclops Last message repeated 3 times [12:15:21] Unknown sound (Kick) in actor def: cyclops Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Rat1) in actor def: rat [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Monster3) in actor def: goblin male 2 Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Axe) in actor def: goblin male 2 [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Punch) in actor def: goblin male 2 Last message repeated 2 times [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Kick) in actor def: goblin male 2 Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Goblin) in actor def: goblin male 2 [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Monster3) in actor def: goblin female 1 Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Punch) in actor def: goblin female 1 Last message repeated 3 times [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Kick) in actor def: goblin female 1 Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Goblin) in actor def: goblin female 1 [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Wolf Attack) in actor def: wolf [12:15:22] Unknown sound (WolfYelp) in actor def: wolf Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Wolf Attack) in actor def: wolf Last message repeated 5 times [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Pig Pain) in actor def: boar Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Pig) in actor def: boar Last message repeated 5 times [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Wolf Attack) in actor def: fox [12:15:22] Unknown sound (WolfYelp) in actor def: fox Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Wolf Attack) in actor def: fox Last message repeated 5 times [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Lion Attack) in actor def: puma Last message repeated 8 times [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Punch) in actor def: ogre male 1 Last message repeated 3 times [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Kick) in actor def: ogre male 1 Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown battlecry sound (Battlecry Orc) in actor def: ogre male 1 [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Monster3) in actor def: goblin male 1 Last message repeated 1 time [12:15:22] Unknown sound (Punch) in actor def: goblin male 1 Last message repeated 5 times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted November 27, 2007 You are not running the client from the directory it was installed in, OR the data path is wrong. Where did you install it? What folder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kalhan Report post Posted November 28, 2007 Ok I now have it working. Had my son (the one who says i'm to stupid to own a computer) look at it. seems it was using a wrong path. he was not sure why but after much trial and error he got it to work. I thank you so much for your help and your time and hope never to have to bother you again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted November 28, 2007 Glad to see that it is working Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sbarstow Report post Posted November 28, 2007 I too am having a problem with the latest client on my new laptop. I have never run a prior version of EL on this computer though, so it may not be the new version. I found threads explaining ways to fix similar problems, but nothing has worked so far. Here is my problem: The game turned my screen to grey static (4 times) or a black screen (1 time) and I couldn't do anything but shut down my computer by holding down the power button until the laptop turned off. Processor Speed (in GHz): Intel Core Duo T2060 1.60GHz (2 CPUs) RAM (in MB; 1 GB = 1024 MB): 894MB Graphics Card (model, maker, and video memory [in MB]): ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M, 128MB, Omega Drivers Hard drive space (In GB): 61.1 GB (on EL partition), 92 GB total Version of Eternal Lands running: version 1.5 (downloaded today 11/28 at 10:30 am GST -5.00) Operating System and version: Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Contents of error_log.txt*: Log started at 2007-11-28 10:50:29 localtime (Eastern Standard Time) [10:50:29] Error: Server profile not found in servers.lst for server: Lands\el.exe". Failover to server: main. [10:50:29] Using the server profile: main [10:50:36] Error: Can't open file "quest.log" [10:50:36] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates150/files.lst [10:50:36] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates150/files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com [10:50:37] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates150/files.lst [10:50:37] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates/custom_files.lst [10:50:37] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates/custom_files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com [10:50:37] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates/custom_files.lst [10:52:39] Unable to add command 20 - 1696 [10:52:39] Unable to add command 21 - 1696 Last message repeated 2 times [10:52:39] Unable to add command 22 - 1696 [10:52:40] draw_water_quad_tiles(): possible crash averted map=[./maps/startmap.elm] idx=0, size+1, water_buffer_usage=0 [10:53:03] Error creating buffer: Invalid Name Internet connection speed: T1 Line - Speedtest results: 1.47 megabits per second 179.57 kilobytes per second 13.312 seconds What else you have running other than eternal lands. This includes on the taskbar on Windows: -ClamWin Free AntiVirus (not scanning) -Ekahau Wireless Utility (wireless disabled) Exactly when and what you were doing while the error occored: Has happened several times. All times, all I did was walk. The last two times it happened I was on Isla Prima and I tried to walk to the fire and it crashed. Then I played again, and clicked on the rocks on the south-east side of IP and started walking there and it crashed. The only in-game setting I changed was to enable the "Mouse Click" bug fix so that I could walk. Also, When I check my "System Events" I get this error at the same time: "ati2mtag: CRT invalid display type". Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted November 28, 2007 First, try this: http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38826 If it doesn't work, let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sbarstow Report post Posted November 29, 2007 First, try this: http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38826 If it doesn't work, let me know. Unfortunately, this did not solve my problem. Once again, I was walking around I.P. and it just crashed, the screen went gray and I had to hard reset. Any other suggestions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted November 29, 2007 Also, When I check my "System Events" I get this error at the same time: "ati2mtag: CRT invalid display type". I would assume you have an ATI video card? If so, for some reason, it causes trouble with the game, so my suggestion would eb to update the drivers. If that still doesn't work, try the poor_man = 1 in el.ini Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Hope- Report post Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) www.nvidia.com Entropy, wich one should i download? i got the same problem too, when i logg on it says there is an error. i need newer hardware etc. i got windows xp Edited December 2, 2007 by -Hope- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Hope- Report post Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) Sorry for the huge space btw, it seems the list of errors was to big for the message. but at the end of the errors you will see: client closed Edited December 2, 2007 by -Hope- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Disable the sound in the el.ini from your personal settings path. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Hope- Report post Posted December 3, 2007 (edited) Ok, thanks. Where can i find that? Edited December 3, 2007 by -Hope- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites