Strange Crash of FMS 2.85

[Jürgen N.]

The longer the more often FMS 2.85 "crashes".
Not really, the sound remains, but the image disappears and a screen like this appears in the lower left corner:

FMS can be closed only by TaskManager.
Before I supply many details or data:
is this a known problem?
Many thanks advanced!
Kind regards from Switzerland
Jürgen

[ggunners]

Jürgen N.,

I have not heard of this problem before.

Run DXDIAG and provide the information from the first screen. That will give us CPU, memory & type of graphic card too.

-- ggunners

[Jürgen N.]

At your service,sir!
But: how to attach data in this forum?
Hope this works:
System Information
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Time of this report: 3/9/2005, 19:56:48
Machine name: JN
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Dimension 4600i
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A12
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 150MB used, 2310MB 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

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file smwdm.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

Kind regards
Jürgen

[ggunners]

Could you also provide the DXDIAG of the Display Device.

Did you also check your BIOS to see if you had a serial port enabled?

-- ggunners

[Jürgen N.]

Many thanks for your attention!
Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5200
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_01B910DE&REV_A1
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Plug und Play-Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4502 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/3/2003 14:46:00, 3335916 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: Nicht zutreffend
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 11/3/2003 14:46:00, 1330940 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-F862-B32100C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0322
SubSys ID: 0x01B910DE
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {212DC722-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) 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,YUY2) 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,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC722-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) 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

BTW: in they suspect the "Fullscreen Modus".

No, I did nothing yet with BIOS. I enter with original Multiplex USB adapter.
Kind regards
Jürgen

[ggunners]

Jürgen N.,

I don't see anything wrong with your machine or adapter card.

Please enable a COM port on your computer. This is a known problem with the software library FMS uses for handling the COM ports. It expects to see at least one or it crashes.

Newer computers don't always need a COM port so many machines have the COM ports disabled. If yours does, it will crash with FMS 2.8.

You can check for COM ports by right-clicking the [My Computer] icon, selecting <Manage> and then selecting <Device Manager>. There's a section called POrts (COM & LPT). Click on the [+] key to list the ports.

-- ggunners

[Jürgen N.]

ggunners
I have to disappoint you.
COM1 is ready and OK:

"Das Gerät ist betriebsbereit."
Wenn Probleme mit diesem Gerät auftreten, klicken Sie auf "Problembehandlung".

I use it (very seldom) for to save my transmitter (Multiplex MC3030) to the PC. No problems.
In the meantime I got a message from an other fellow in Germany who encounters the same problem. So at least I am not allone...

Question: what is the intended way to get in and out of this "Fullscreen-Mode"? After changing the resolution I'm automatically "in". Is this intended?
Kind regards
Jürgen

[ggunners]

My video behaves poorly too if I run in full screen mode. The screen goes completely black for a few seconds and then finally syncs up and shows me the screen. Try running in Window mode instead and see if it changes a bit. I always run in window mode as a personal preference.

-- ggunners

[Jürgen N.]

Thank you.
But there is one big problem:
in "Window Mode" I have only 1 resolution! A rather low one:
I select a higher resolution.
I get this (higher) resolution in "Full Screen Mode".
No control is active except "Esc" (no F12!).
"Esc" brings back the old and only resolution.
So how to change resolution and remain in "Window Mode"????
Kind regards
Jürgen

[Jürgen N.]

I completely forgot to tell that the problem is solved:
it was the screensaver!
It killed FMS whe the flight was to long.
Since I set it to 15 minutes (or press I, W or R intermittendly) no more problems.
Kind regards
Jürgen