Problems with second EQ instance

[cultureofgreed]

AMD 1.5 gig proc
1.5 gig PC2700 ram
256mb Nvidia GFX5600 (with latest drivers)
Windows XP Pro SP2
DirectX 9.0c

Whenever I open a second instance of EQ the client crashes on the first instance. Crashes happen just before the character is about to appear in the world in the second instance.

I have turned off all texures and models and set all parameters to there lowest setting.

I just purchased the subscription hoping I could 3 instance, I cannot even 2 instance.

Any suggestions?

[Lax]

Post sysinfo.txt and I'll see what I can tell you

[Lax]

I just patched a common issue users have. Close WinEQ and restart it so it patches itself, and give it another shot

[cultureofgreed]

Man that was a fast responce. Thank you. Here is the info. I am patching and will follow up very shortly.

WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158
System Physical RAM: 1017/1535MB
Page File: 2555/2924MB
Virtual Memory: 1596/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: Unknown CPU Type @ 1541MHz
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1280,1024) (1280x1024) PRIMARY
Sound: ¨
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
WinEQ: 2.07

Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
Module 3: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 7: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 8: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
Module 9: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 10: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 11: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
Module 12: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
Module 13: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 14: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 15: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
Module 16: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 17: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
Module 18: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2180_x-ww_a84f1ff9\comctl32.dll
Module 19: C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
Module 20: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 21: C:\WINDOWS\Lavish.dll
Module 22: C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 23: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 24: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 25: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 26: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 27: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 28: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 29: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
Module 30: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 31: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 32: C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 33: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
Module 34: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 35: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\EQPlayNice.dll
Module 36: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 37: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 38: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 39: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 40: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 41: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
Module 42: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\dpvs.dll
Module 43: C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL
Module 44: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL
Module 45: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
Module 46: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
Module 47: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
Module 48: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
Module 49: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usp10.dll
Module 50: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
Module 51: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
Module 52: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
Module 53: C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
Module 54: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.DLL
Module 55: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll

Direct3D9:
-----------------------------------
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600/nv4_disp.dll/6/14/10/6693
Adapter Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 361MB
Direct3D8:
-----------------------------------
Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: (not currently available)
DirectInput8:
-----------------------------------

EverQuest:
-----------------------------------
Profile 4: Dysanfel2
EQ Path: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: ON Test Server: OFF Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 3 (+15 min RAM)
Sound: ON (+22 min RAM)
Texture Quality: LOW (+0 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 320MB (BASE+37MB)
Level of Detail: 0
MaxFPS: 45
Additional setting: VertexShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=FALSE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE

EQPlayNice:
-----------------------------------
EQ Version: eqgame.exe Dec 16 2004 17:15:50
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 40
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 30
Rendering: 1/30

[cultureofgreed]

Still crashes

[Lax]

Very strange. Your sysinfo.txt is nearly identical to mine, so there's not much that sticks out. In fact, the only thing I see at all is this:
CPU 1: Unknown CPU Type @ 1541MHz
I've never seen an "Unknown CPU Type" in Windows XP info..

Go into your system control panel, into the Device Manager, and verify that nothing listed has an exclamation point on its icon. Also look under "Processors" in the device manager and see what it says there. All CPUs for many years now have information strings that Windows grabs and uses.

If all that checks out, I'm not really sure what to suggest, unfortunately. Your system has SP2 so I assume you keep it updated, your video card drivers are the newest, etc.

It's interesting that this only happens when 2-boxing, particularly now that I patched the main problem some people have. Can you start 2 instances without crashing if you don't use WinEQ?

Also, if you can load a single instance all the way to character select, then bring up the game window context menu (either by shift+right clicking, or by releasing the mouse and then right-clicking on the title bar) and select "Generate System Info", the sysinfo.txt produced at that time may show other modules that get loaded later on, that might be interfering.

[Matt92]

I was having some of the same problems along with my computer just rebooting it self. My problems were all in windows. I reinstalled windows and all my problem have been corrected. Just something to thing about.