BFV locking up during play. Audio codec problem?

Exioce · 08-07-2004, 03:38 AM

Hi folks. It used to be that Battlefield Vietnam worked fine for me, until the new 1.1 patch. The CTDs i can handle - it's when my computer locks up completely mid-game that makes me cry. I have to push the reset button and restart my comp.

I'm pretty sure it's a sound problem, since when it locks up I get audio stuttering. I've tried pretty much everything to solve the problem. My drivers are all up to date. I have uninstalled and reinstalled BFV to no effect. I have taken out my PCI soundcard and used my motherboards onboard sound card. I have completely turned off audio hardware acceleration.

None of the above has worked. Hence, my last ray of hope is that it might be due to my audio codecs conflicting. I hope you can give me some insight into whether or not this is true. I have the following audio codecs installed, running in the following priority.

01. msadp32.acm
02. msg711.acm
03. imaadp32.acm
04. msgsm32.acm
05. tssoft32.acm
06. msg723.acm
07. Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec
08. DivX Audio Codec
09. Microsoft PCM Converter
10. lhacm.acm
11. Windows Media Audio

I realise this is a long shot, but any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to start fiddling around and removing these unless I have a good idea of the effect.

a quick glance at my audio hardware

MPU-401 Compatible MIDI device
Creative AudioPCI (ES1371, ES1373) (WDM) - my PCI soundcard is a Soundblaster Live! Value
i also have "Legacy Audio Drivers" in the list

At the very least, could someone please post if they're having the same locking up problem, so I know I'm not alone.

Mac · 09-21-2004, 06:33 PM

Instead of turning off the audio hardware acceleration, have you tried turning it down just a little bit?

Mine is on the knotch just below full and everything works for me. But yeah, it is definately a sound problem... Since you've made sure that you have the most up to date sound drivers, perhaps the card is bad?

My comp used to lock up before, and when I slowed down the sound acceleration, it fixed the problem. Keep us posted!

08-07-2004, 03:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Exioce Private Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 10	BFV locking up during play. Audio codec problem? Hi folks. It used to be that Battlefield Vietnam worked fine for me, until the new 1.1 patch. The CTDs i can handle - it's when my computer locks up completely mid-game that makes me cry. I have to push the reset button and restart my comp. I'm pretty sure it's a sound problem, since when it locks up I get audio stuttering. I've tried pretty much everything to solve the problem. My drivers are all up to date. I have uninstalled and reinstalled BFV to no effect. I have taken out my PCI soundcard and used my motherboards onboard sound card. I have completely turned off audio hardware acceleration. None of the above has worked. Hence, my last ray of hope is that it might be due to my audio codecs conflicting. I hope you can give me some insight into whether or not this is true. I have the following audio codecs installed, running in the following priority. 01. msadp32.acm 02. msg711.acm 03. imaadp32.acm 04. msgsm32.acm 05. tssoft32.acm 06. msg723.acm 07. Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec 08. DivX Audio Codec 09. Microsoft PCM Converter 10. lhacm.acm 11. Windows Media Audio I realise this is a long shot, but any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to start fiddling around and removing these unless I have a good idea of the effect. a quick glance at my audio hardware MPU-401 Compatible MIDI device Creative AudioPCI (ES1371, ES1373) (WDM) - my PCI soundcard is a Soundblaster Live! Value i also have "Legacy Audio Drivers" in the list At the very least, could someone please post if they're having the same locking up problem, so I know I'm not alone.

09-21-2004, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mac Private Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Concord, California Posts: 29	Instead of turning off the audio hardware acceleration, have you tried turning it down just a little bit? Mine is on the knotch just below full and everything works for me. But yeah, it is definately a sound problem... Since you've made sure that you have the most up to date sound drivers, perhaps the card is bad? My comp used to lock up before, and when I slowed down the sound acceleration, it fixed the problem. Keep us posted! __________________ Mac Teamspeak: 67.19.89.4:8471 BFV Server 1: 66.237.58.25:14567 BFV Server 2: 67.19.89.5:15567