linux: graphic problems NPC scrached trough whole map

[psihokiller4]

my info:

 

uname -a
Linux military-desktop-linux 2.6.32-38-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 4 11:12:07 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

 

 

Video card: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series   
Vendor ID: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL Version: 3.2.9756 Compatibility Profile Context
Supported extensions: GL_AMDX_name_gen_delete GL_AMDX_vertex_shader_tessellator GL_AMD_conservative_depth GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend GL_AMD_performance_monitor GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture GL_AMD_shader_stencil_export GL_AMD_texture_cube_map_array GL_AMD_texture_texture4 GL_AMD_vertex_shader_tessellator GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_copy_buffer GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float GL_ARB_depth_clamp GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_ARB_draw_instanced GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GL_ARB_geometry_shader4 GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_instanced_arrays GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_sync GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_multisample GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_query_lod GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rg GL_ARB_texture_snorm GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_meminfo GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_bindable_uniform GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_buffer GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_EXT_draw_instanced GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_geometry_shader4 GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_gpu_shader4 GL_EXT_histogram GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_array GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object_rgb32 GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent GL_EXT_texture_snorm GL_EXT_texture_swizzle GL_EXT_timer_query GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_conditional_render GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color GL_NV_explicit_multisample GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control

 

installed system on 2 discs:

SSD mount point / - 25 GB

HDD mount point /swap - 4GB

HDD mount point /tmp - 4GB

HDD mount point /home - 40GB

 

 

and boot was added on SSD

 

 

 

eternallands-data 1.9.3ubuntu1

eternallands-sound 1.9.2ubuntu4

eternallands 1.9.3ubuntu1

 

I copyed all my previous counters and everything from the system I have "deleted" it

 

well I had problems:

 

 

and some alts had this and some didn't so I did:

 

1. delete everything that game saves on my disc:

/home/username/.elc/pk

counters_altname.dat

quest_altname.list

quest_altname.log

recipes_altname.dat

spells_altname.dat

recipes_altname.names

 

2. run game than it worked fine

 

3. copy everything back had same issues

 

4. I deleted only first 3

counters_altname.dat

quest_altname.list

quest_altname.log

 

5. run game work fine

6. copy everything back and delete only counters works fine

 

finally I figured out what's worong and some workarounds so I wanted to report that old counters aren't compatible with new client

so I copy counters back as my plan was to make screenshots and it works WTF

 

 

 

now I have did some system changes:

Commit Log for Tue Feb 14 01:08:52 2012


Upgraded the following packages:
dbus (1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2) to 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.3
dbus-x11 (1.2.16-2ubuntu4.2) to 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.3
fglrx-modaliases (2:8.723.1-0ubuntu5) to 2:8.723.1-0ubuntu6

 

and the bug had reappeared so I deleted counters to see if it works and it works and after that I have copied counters back and had same problems and now I have made screenshots

 

and now I do:

1. close client with problems

2. #save with client that hasn't got this problems

3. copy counters back it works fine

 

now can someone explain what I did to do a work around?!?!?

I'm sorry I really do not understand I hope I did good "foot prints" what I did to somehow figure this things out

 

PS. I had never had this problems before

 

EDIT:

I'm not sure but I think it's happening to same 2 alts

Edited February 14, 2012 by psihokiller4

[Quesar]

Sounds like a random problem, and your changes with counters, etc aren't actually changing anything. I do not expect those files to have any relation to graphics output problems like you are having.

 

It could be an actual game bug, or it could be a graphics driver bug, or it could be a problem with your graphics hardware. Unfortunately this type of issue can have many causes. If you can update your graphics drivers or replace your graphics hardware (even with an older card, temporarily to test) it might help to figure it out.

[psihokiller4]

thanks I thought too that counters have nothing to do with graphic too

 

but I do not understand why could I do work around exactly with counters and nothing else :S

 

EDIT:

the problem is I don't know how to reproduce the bug once I do a work around :S

 

and I think that new SSD disk doesn't have anything to do with this too I'll add it in 1. post

Edited February 14, 2012 by psihokiller4

[tork_unib]

I experienced similar graphical issues like what you've posted years ago, but in different games, when using a card that was on it's way out. Best I could trace it to was it was probably heat related as the problems would start about half an hour to an hour after booting.

 

In my case it wasn't anything to do with drivers etc, it was simply faulty hardware. I'd go along with Quesar's suggestion and try a different card if you can. Try reseating the card too if you haven't done that already.

[psihokiller4]

I experienced similar graphical issues like what you've posted years ago, but in different games, when using a card that was on it's way out. Best I could trace it to was it was probably heat related as the problems would start about half an hour to an hour after booting.

 

In my case it wasn't anything to do with drivers etc, it was simply faulty hardware. I'd go along with Quesar's suggestion and try a different card if you can. Try reseating the card too if you haven't done that already.

interesting how to reset the card?

 

 

yea I know counters shouldn't have any influence but it felt so strange when it worked

Edited February 14, 2012 by psihokiller4

[tork_unib]

how to reset the card?

 

Literally just unplug the card from the motherboard, and plug it back in (re-seating). Check that the copper contacts are clean, and that the card is aligned properly.

 

yea I know counters shouldn't have any influence but it felt so strange when it worked

 

It took me six months to really accept that the card i'm referring to had died. At that point i'd stopped using it for gaming, and when it wouldn't play videos without half of the pixels going black, a few pixels at a time, i discovered that i could fix that problem by just running the card with standard SVGA drivers, so I made do with that. Eventually the BIOS lit up like a christmas tree on boot, and that was as far as I could get it to go.

 

At this point I'd tried driver rollbacks, new drivers, complete reinstalls etc. Occasionally the card would work for a day or so, and I'd think I'd solved the problem. Sometimes you just get lucky for no apparent reason. Anyway, that's that for what it's worth.

[bluap]

I agree with the others that the counters are unlikely to be the problem. However, if you would like to post the file somewhere I will check. Do they actually load OK?

[psihokiller4]

ok it's verified that counters have no effect on it I'm still having same problems some times

 

did a card reset tho the first days it was suggested

 

saying just for letting you know counters have no effect on it

yeah it felt strange as I even went verified few times if it's it and was correct

 

 

well this topic can be closed