Radeon X800 GTO VPU Recover Issue

Daveydje · 20-04-2007, 07:24 PM

Is anyone else out there running a Radeon X800 GTO card, and having problems?

Game seems to play find, then i turn a corner/open a door/open a quest window, and then:

1. Game freezes.
2. Screen flickers, and comes back to the game.
3. Little message box pops up saying "VPU Recover has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands".

It'll stand to do this 3 times, on the 3rd time, the screen stays black, and you get a system error box saying Directx9c is no longer responding, which results in me having to reboot.

I've got the latest directx (9c). Tried a clean uninstall using drivercleaner.net and the latest radeon drivers (7.4), even done tried older version of the drivers (someone suggested 6.12 were more stable).

There are some suggestions on the US forums that the card could be over-heating but it doesn't seem to be, and this is the only game i've had issues with.

I know this is more likely a card/driver problem than an issue with the game as such, but it's driving me nuts, so i wondered if anyone else had encountered it?

Daveydje · 21-04-2007, 01:34 PM

just me then... nuts...

khazneh · 21-04-2007, 01:54 PM

To be honest the reason for this (apart from drivers) is most commonly the temperature the card gets up to (specifically the GPU).

Catalyst Control Panel has a temperature indicator in the Overclocking section - keep an eye on this. I had an X800 Pro and it would crash if the temperature rose above about 75 degrees. Alhough less than 65 is healthy.

You might like to try cleaning the fan and make sure it is rotating ok, also check that your case fans are workin fine. Reseating the card may help too, in case its a power issue. Always use anti-static protection when handling components in the PC.

ijeffers · 21-04-2007, 05:17 PM

I'm getting this same issue with an X700 card.

Initially I thought it might have been something to do with the game resolution being different from the desktop for whatever reason, but then again after the GPU recover has reset the desktop resolution I've still gone on to experience 2 consecutive GPU recoveries.

khazneh · 21-04-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ijeffers

I'm getting this same issue with an X700 card.

Initially I thought it might have been something to do with the game resolution being different from the desktop for whatever reason, but then again after the GPU recover has reset the desktop resolution I've still gone on to experience 2 consecutive GPU recoveries.

Which version of Catalyst drivers are you running? It might be as well to move to Catalyst 7.4 if you can.

You can try going into the lotro folder in My Documents and editing UserPreferences.ini and setting AllowFakeFullScreen=False, the set SyncToRefresh=True

ijeffers · 21-04-2007, 11:24 PM

Downloaded the 7.4 drivers today, will try putting them on tommorow to see if it makes any difference or not.

Cheers for the advice on the preferences file, I'll give them ago and see if it makes any difference as well.

Daveydje · 22-04-2007, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khazneh

Catalyst Control Panel has a temperature indicator in the Overclocking section - keep an eye on this. I had an X800 Pro and it would crash if the temperature rose above about 75 degrees. Alhough less than 65 is healthy.

HI, thanks for the reply.

The X800 GTO Catalyst Control Panel doesn't seem to have an overclocking section... looked through all the advanced tabs, but it doesn't seem to be there. Can you point me in the right direction (in case i'm being thick, and just can't find it) or do you know of any external apps that'll check the card temp?

Running 7.4 drivers at the moment.

khazneh · 22-04-2007, 12:08 PM

Are you running Catalyst Control Panel in advanced mode? If you are then the Overclock section is the bottom option on the left.

Daveydje · 22-04-2007, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khazneh

Are you running Catalyst Control Panel in advanced mode? If you are then the Overclock section is the bottom option on the left.

Thanks again, still not seeing it though... Screenshot below.
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7826/catalystvp0.jpg

However... I did make the UserPreferences.ini changes, and set AllowFakeFullScreen=False and SyncToRefresh=True, and i've just played for over an hour without any VPU Recover, or other graphics glitches... So fingers crossed, that seems to have fixed it!

Thanks again.

ijeffers · 22-04-2007, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveydje

Thanks again, still not seeing it though... Screenshot below.
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7826/catalystvp0.jpg

However... I did make the UserPreferences.ini changes, and set AllowFakeFullScreen=False and SyncToRefresh=True, and i've just played for over an hour without any VPU Recover, or other graphics glitches... So fingers crossed, that seems to have fixed it!

Thanks again.

Thats how my CCC looks as well.

Just installed the new drivers now so will see how I come on before I make the preference changes.

20-04-2007, 07:24 PM	#1
Daveydje Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 11	Radeon X800 GTO VPU Recover Issue Is anyone else out there running a Radeon X800 GTO card, and having problems? Game seems to play find, then i turn a corner/open a door/open a quest window, and then: 1. Game freezes. 2. Screen flickers, and comes back to the game. 3. Little message box pops up saying "VPU Recover has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands". It'll stand to do this 3 times, on the 3rd time, the screen stays black, and you get a system error box saying Directx9c is no longer responding, which results in me having to reboot. I've got the latest directx (9c). Tried a clean uninstall using drivercleaner.net and the latest radeon drivers (7.4), even done tried older version of the drivers (someone suggested 6.12 were more stable). There are some suggestions on the US forums that the card could be over-heating but it doesn't seem to be, and this is the only game i've had issues with. I know this is more likely a card/driver problem than an issue with the game as such, but it's driving me nuts, so i wondered if anyone else had encountered it?

21-04-2007, 01:54 PM	#3
khazneh Stormreach Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 7,625	To be honest the reason for this (apart from drivers) is most commonly the temperature the card gets up to (specifically the GPU). Catalyst Control Panel has a temperature indicator in the Overclocking section - keep an eye on this. I had an X800 Pro and it would crash if the temperature rose above about 75 degrees. Alhough less than 65 is healthy. You might like to try cleaning the fan and make sure it is rotating ok, also check that your case fans are workin fine. Reseating the card may help too, in case its a power issue. Always use anti-static protection when handling components in the PC. __________________ "If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not, I'd say we were taking the long way around." (Gimli)

22-04-2007, 12:08 PM	#8
khazneh Stormreach Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 7,625	Are you running Catalyst Control Panel in advanced mode? If you are then the Overclock section is the bottom option on the left. __________________ "If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not, I'd say we were taking the long way around." (Gimli)

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21-04-2007, 01:34 PM	#2
Daveydje Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 11	just me then... nuts...

21-04-2007, 05:17 PM	#4
ijeffers Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 1 Twinfall Path, Ladenael, Falathforn, Evernight Posts: 45	I'm getting this same issue with an X700 card. Initially I thought it might have been something to do with the game resolution being different from the desktop for whatever reason, but then again after the GPU recover has reset the desktop resolution I've still gone on to experience 2 consecutive GPU recoveries.

21-04-2007, 11:24 PM	#6
ijeffers Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 1 Twinfall Path, Ladenael, Falathforn, Evernight Posts: 45	Downloaded the 7.4 drivers today, will try putting them on tommorow to see if it makes any difference or not. Cheers for the advice on the preferences file, I'll give them ago and see if it makes any difference as well.