Game freezes on loading screen

WBobW · 17-03-2009, 06:26 PM

Hi i just got the game today and it runs fine up until after i create my profile it then loads endlessly.
I checked your topics about changing the restriction system file i tried that but it isnt helping. or maybe im doing it wrong. i set all the restrict if name cores to 2 and that dosent help me.

Im using an i7 965 quad core 3.2ghz
Gefore GTX 295 X2 Quad SLI
12 GB ram

any ideas

Purple44 · 17-03-2009, 06:38 PM

Are you using SLI mode or are you switching to single video card ( single GPU in your case ) mode before starting GRID. GRID don't like SLI mode. Some have gotten SLI to work and a lot people have not gotten SLI mode to work.

WBobW · 17-03-2009, 10:39 PM

Yes i am using SLI, i disabled it and tried to run it again but no dice.
a funny thing earlier i tried was downloading the new nvidia patch when i ran the game it finally worked, i went into the options and changed my graphics settings, but as soon as i changed them the problem came right back and locked up at the loading screen again

AParsh335i · 18-03-2009, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WBobW

Hi i just got the game today and it runs fine up until after i create my profile it then loads endlessly.
I checked your topics about changing the restriction system file i tried that but it isnt helping. or maybe im doing it wrong. i set all the restrict if name cores to 2 and that dosent help me.

Im using an i7 965 quad core 3.2ghz
Gefore GTX 295 X2 Quad SLI
12 GB ram

any ideas

I'm in a similar boat with a similar set up.
I just bought Grid at fry's today and figured I should be able to simply insert the disc and play.

SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I made a profile and it starts to load but sits at 0% while playing music.

Computer:
VISTA ULTIMATE 64-bit (I havn't found any info about this game being compatible with 64-bit yet)
i7 920 quad
EVGA X58
9800GTX+
6GB DDR3
2x 1TB Samsung HDD's in Raid0
(optical drives and PSU should not be relevant)

AParsh335i · 18-03-2009, 06:23 PM

Following up from previous post:

1. updated to 1.1. Tried running the game, same stuck at loading screen.
2. updated to 1.2. same as above.
3. uninstalled nvidia drivers. reinstalled updated nvidia drivers. Same as above.

I can't even do anything in this stupid game. I click to open it (i've tried running as admin as well), the first initial movie rolls by, the main screen opens with "PRESS ENTER TO START", I press enter, and it immediately goes to LOADING screen showing scores endlessly. It's really annoying.

There is no reason why I should have to buy a game and go through hours of work just to play it.

AParsh335i · 18-03-2009, 09:29 PM

Update:

I followed some directions about running the game on only two cores instead of four by changing some stuff in notepad files.

That seemed to fix the problem.

The game loaded up and I immediately went to try to adjust the graphics settings as I have a high end system and wanted max graphics at 1920x1200.

After changing resolution from 1920x1080 to 1920x1200 and increasing the AA I now have a crazy new problem:

After the first intro video the first screen that comes up where you "press enter to start" won't load correctly. It makes my monitor flash on and off and the music skips. At this point i have to Ctrl+alt-del to end task.

I can play the game in Windows 98 compatability mode but the graphics suck.

17-03-2009, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
WBobW Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	Game freezes on loading screen Hi i just got the game today and it runs fine up until after i create my profile it then loads endlessly. I checked your topics about changing the restriction system file i tried that but it isnt helping. or maybe im doing it wrong. i set all the restrict if name cores to 2 and that dosent help me. Im using an i7 965 quad core 3.2ghz Gefore GTX 295 X2 Quad SLI 12 GB ram any ideas

17-03-2009, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Purple44 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Eastern Washington, USA Posts: 3,688	Are you using SLI mode or are you switching to single video card ( single GPU in your case ) mode before starting GRID. GRID don't like SLI mode. Some have gotten SLI to work and a lot people have not gotten SLI mode to work. __________________ Damn I'm going have to Boycott buying DIRT 2 now until GFWL issue get resolve in a fair manner for players that bought DIRT 2. Don't feel right buying DIRT 2 if others are getting screwed out of their hard earn dollars. GFWL stole my game Please Codemasters and Microsoft fix this injustice to online racing! Let the WHOLE world race online like we do with GRID and Flatout 2!! Will F1 use GFWL?

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17-03-2009, 10:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
WBobW Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	Yes i am using SLI, i disabled it and tried to run it again but no dice. a funny thing earlier i tried was downloading the new nvidia patch when i ran the game it finally worked, i went into the options and changed my graphics settings, but as soon as i changed them the problem came right back and locked up at the loading screen again

18-03-2009, 06:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
AParsh335i Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3	Following up from previous post: 1. updated to 1.1. Tried running the game, same stuck at loading screen. 2. updated to 1.2. same as above. 3. uninstalled nvidia drivers. reinstalled updated nvidia drivers. Same as above. I can't even do anything in this stupid game. I click to open it (i've tried running as admin as well), the first initial movie rolls by, the main screen opens with "PRESS ENTER TO START", I press enter, and it immediately goes to LOADING screen showing scores endlessly. It's really annoying. There is no reason why I should have to buy a game and go through hours of work just to play it.

18-03-2009, 09:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
AParsh335i Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3	Update: I followed some directions about running the game on only two cores instead of four by changing some stuff in notepad files. That seemed to fix the problem. The game loaded up and I immediately went to try to adjust the graphics settings as I have a high end system and wanted max graphics at 1920x1200. After changing resolution from 1920x1080 to 1920x1200 and increasing the AA I now have a crazy new problem: After the first intro video the first screen that comes up where you "press enter to start" won't load correctly. It makes my monitor flash on and off and the music skips. At this point i have to Ctrl+alt-del to end task. I can play the game in Windows 98 compatability mode but the graphics suck.