Game freezes but doesn't crash

05-19-2003, 05:42 AM

I've been playing B1942 for about 6 months now and never had any problems. Last week a weird thing started happening. While I'm playing, the game freezes for about 10-15 seconds then continues (does not restart, just continues where the online game is at that moment.) This will happen about every 5-15 minutes. The game never crashes, just freezes, then continues. You can not even go to the menu. I don't have anything running in the background aside from Norton's anti-virus and a few systray items, but nothing different than I've had in the past 6 months. I haven't installed anything in the last month, hardware or software. I also play Grand Theft Auto, Unreal 2 and Hitman 2 and this does not happen in any of these games or in other programs, only B1942. I uninstalled and reinstalled and also updated video driver but no improvement. Anyone had this problem? Any suggestions?

LeadTek K7NCR18D-Pro Motherboard nVidia nForce2
AMD Athlon 2100+ Processor (not overclocked)
512mb Crucial DDR PC2700 Memory
1.44 Floppy Drive
Lite-On DVD Drive
Lite-On 12x10x40x CDRW
Maxtor 80gig 7200rpm Hard Drive w/8mb cache
Chaintech nVidia GeForce4 Ti4600 Video w/128mb
Integrated sound & LAN

05-19-2003, 05:48 AM

Sorry, also running Windows XP Pro w/SP1

06-06-2003, 07:43 AM

I'm having the same problem. It seems to be happening at different times, but each time it's frozen for like 5 to 20 seconds like you were saying! I've updated ALL my drivers including my VIA 4in1s, flashed my bios and even wiped my HD! Other than that it plays great, considering my specs. And just like you, it used to never happen?!

MSI kt266 pro VIA chipset
Athlon 900
256 DDR Ram PC2100 (Crucial)
Hercules Muse XL sound
GeForce 4 mx440 SE (PNY)
Western Digital ATA100 7200 RPM 60 Gig HD

TNT · 06-06-2003, 08:06 AM

This is most likely the infamous refreshrate problem.

Go to your BF1942 Directory, then Mods, then Settings, and then open the "VideoDefault.con" by Notepad for example (edit the .con to .txt by renaming the file). Open the file and check this line;

renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 0

make the 0 to 1, save, edit it back to .con ending, and play.

If the game doesn't work after this, I recommend reinstalling the game (and patches too.)

06-13-2003, 04:59 AM

Well, I finally figured out what was wrong. My fan on my video card stopped working. I couldn't really see it without turning my case on its side. I assume it was overheating enough to stop working but not burn up. I ordered a ThermalTake heatsink w/fan to replace it. I didn't want to wait on Chaintech to fix or replace it under warranty. Now the game runs fine with no freezing up. Thanks for the suggestions!

05-19-2003, 05:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	Game freezes but doesn't crash I've been playing B1942 for about 6 months now and never had any problems. Last week a weird thing started happening. While I'm playing, the game freezes for about 10-15 seconds then continues (does not restart, just continues where the online game is at that moment.) This will happen about every 5-15 minutes. The game never crashes, just freezes, then continues. You can not even go to the menu. I don't have anything running in the background aside from Norton's anti-virus and a few systray items, but nothing different than I've had in the past 6 months. I haven't installed anything in the last month, hardware or software. I also play Grand Theft Auto, Unreal 2 and Hitman 2 and this does not happen in any of these games or in other programs, only B1942. I uninstalled and reinstalled and also updated video driver but no improvement. Anyone had this problem? Any suggestions? LeadTek K7NCR18D-Pro Motherboard nVidia nForce2 AMD Athlon 2100+ Processor (not overclocked) 512mb Crucial DDR PC2700 Memory 1.44 Floppy Drive Lite-On DVD Drive Lite-On 12x10x40x CDRW Maxtor 80gig 7200rpm Hard Drive w/8mb cache Chaintech nVidia GeForce4 Ti4600 Video w/128mb Integrated sound & LAN

06-06-2003, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	same here I'm having the same problem. It seems to be happening at different times, but each time it's frozen for like 5 to 20 seconds like you were saying! I've updated ALL my drivers including my VIA 4in1s, flashed my bios and even wiped my HD! Other than that it plays great, considering my specs. And just like you, it used to never happen?! MSI kt266 pro VIA chipset Athlon 900 256 DDR Ram PC2100 (Crucial) Hercules Muse XL sound GeForce 4 mx440 SE (PNY) Western Digital ATA100 7200 RPM 60 Gig HD

06-06-2003, 08:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
TNT Second Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The land of Thousands of Lakes Posts: 1,350	This is most likely the infamous refreshrate problem. Go to your BF1942 Directory, then Mods, then Settings, and then open the "VideoDefault.con" by Notepad for example (edit the .con to .txt by renaming the file). Open the file and check this line; renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 0 make the 0 to 1, save, edit it back to .con ending, and play. If the game doesn't work after this, I recommend reinstalling the game (and patches too.) __________________ ~Remember drink yer milk kids!

05-19-2003, 05:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	Sorry, also running Windows XP Pro w/SP1

06-13-2003, 04:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	Well, I finally figured out what was wrong. My fan on my video card stopped working. I couldn't really see it without turning my case on its side. I assume it was overheating enough to stop working but not burn up. I ordered a ThermalTake heatsink w/fan to replace it. I didn't want to wait on Chaintech to fix or replace it under warranty. Now the game runs fine with no freezing up. Thanks for the suggestions!