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Polar posted 02-26-99 07:50 AM ET
I to get the pagefault with the Terran.exe
Dx6.1 under win98, tjeks out OK,
Swabfile size run by windows.
I had the game installed in the shop where I bougth it - worked fine there.
Tried everything this board has surgested.
I have had the game for over a week and have not been able to play it yet!
The game stops just after you makes planetfall.
Is there a solution on the way, or do I have
to wait till I get a new PC.
Problem: The game (european ed.)makes the following, "sidefejl"(Danish) meaning "pagefault" the rest of the babble must be more or less international:
>TERRAN for�rsagede en ugyldig sidefejl i
>modul TERRAN.EXE p� adressen 023f:0061a364.
<Indhold af registrene:
>EAX=ffe380c8 CS=023f EIP=0061a364 >EFLGS=00010297
>EBX=020ec630 SS=0247 ESP=00201ab1 >EBP=00000000
>ECX=00250000 DS=0247 ESI=ff550000 FS=1137
>EDX=da9e0000 ES=0247 EDI=879b4dc0 GS=0000
>Byte ved CS:EIP:
>8a 04 33 81 ec 00 00 01 00 79 d7 8b 25 64 9f 99
>Indhold af stakken:

Thanks in advance
OmniDude posted 02-26-99 09:13 AM ET
Polar, since it's not everybody who is getting this error (I'm running the same version as you - on 95 though - no probs), I suspect that it's something else running on your system that trips Terran.exe.
Try calling up the task manager (ctrl-alt-del) and take out running processes one by one, starting up SMAC (and restarting if the problem persists) inbetween. You just might get lucky....
Tip: Skip the explorer process though, that'll kill your desktop....
S� t�t p� og dog s� langt fra. Livet er en luder...
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-26-99 10:36 AM ET
Make sure you've got 100+ megs free on the OS drive. Also, try closing out all the programs running in the systray. Is your processor overclocked? You could also try renaming the sound.dll just to see if that's the beef. Run DXDiag.exe and look for "!" and notes on the driver page.
jkm
firaxis games
Destr posted 02-26-99 01:43 PM ET
cel300/504,256mbram,34gbHD,abitBH06mb,Plextor32x etc etc etc.
Win98/Dx6.1 and i usually DONT get problems in any games i run.FIX IT!
and get that blazing iritating DUMBass cd-check off.i expect to be able to play with my PC(without dragging along all cds allday,it SUX!!!!.
but atleast fix that silly problem.
(and ive also tried running cel300/300 AND also tried to use my old p2 233.doesnt cut it.stupid bug.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-26-99 01:56 PM ET
Uh..fix what? Are you getting crashes as well? If so, try the steps I mentioned. The copy protection is the reason you need the CD. That is completely EA's domain and we have absolutely no control over the scheme.
jkm
firaxis games
Destr posted 02-26-99 04:11 PM ET
i have 726mb left on c: drive.
Dxdiag reports: sb16snd.drv,sbawe32.drv,sbfm.drv var uncertified(should maybe try finding fresh certified files instead.but didnt help sound.dl_ issue though,but who knows ill try certified.).i have downclocked the cpu(to default).in Dxdiag every test seems fine.
i run my default monitor in 1600x1200x16bit(have a actebisTM4895-3 monitor).
my system spec: AbitBH06,Cel300A,CanopusTNT,256mb ram,32gbHD(my os runs on IBM deskstar8),Plextor32x,adaptec2940uw,Sb64GOLD,teac4x/12x,acctonnetworkcard(100mbit),TelesISDNcard(isa),IBM8.4gb(IDE),MaxtorDiamondMAx17gb(ide ),QuantumAtlas2(uw),Seagate2.1gb(ide), using: Win98(final 4.10.1998) with DirectX6.1 and my tnt graphiccard is using newest drivers(detonator).i usually always uses newest drivers for all hw.
my pagefault(and is always the same):
"TERRAN caused an invalid page fault in
module TERRAN.EXE at 0257:005c9b27.
Registers:
EAX=0000c73f CS=0257 EIP=005c9b27 EFLGS=00010206
EBX=00b10000 SS=025f ESP=00c1f49c EBP=00c1f554
ECX=8492c000 DS=025f ESI=00000008 FS=9e1f
EDX=00000001 ES=025f EDI=00000000 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8a 11 88 55 d4 8b 45 e0 83 c0 01 89 45 e0 8b 4d
Stack dump:
81707f40 00c1f70c 0801050a 00000000 0257031f 02580320 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 "
doesnt even start loading the black screen for the logo(sometime does,but same pagefault).
but when i used the 20mb demo it run withouth these problems(and still does),but the full ver. doesnt("always" get this pagefault).
i appreciate any advices(to: [email protected]).i used to play civ2 for endless time(have to say ive found it easy at the hardest level,but i loved it ,only hope i can get my teeth into smac soon for some real play.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-26-99 05:13 PM ET
Try updating the drivers. Also try manually setting your desktop resolution to 1024x768x8 bit (256 colors).
jkm
firaxis games
Polar posted 02-26-99 06:02 PM ET
>Make sure you've got 100+ megs free on the >OS drive.
I have 100+ meg free
>Also, try closing out all the programs >running in the systray.
Did that
>Is your >processor overclocked?
No
>You could also try renaming the sound.dll >just to see if that's the beef.
Did that
>Run DXDiag.exe and look <for "!" and notes >on the driver page.
No probs as far as I can see
>jkm
As I wrote, I tried everything this forum surgested

mdupont posted 02-26-99 06:09 PM ET
I have been having the same problem and tried changing the resolution and color setting as you suggested. While the game now looks nicer ...it is still crashing and giving the same terran.exe error as has been reported.
Jeff, many people are reporting this same error. Has anyone resolved the error? The problem seams to be happening across a wide range of pc's which suggests a programing bug.
Is anyone in programming working on this problem for the next patch?
[email protected]
QuienSabe posted 02-27-99 02:50 AM ET
FYI,
I get the TERRAN.EXE crash and also HOMEBASE.EXE window just before. Game locks,
must restart. Since the game is now running
fine otherwise (well some sound problems)
this is just an annoyance.
Have tried all the fixes mentioned on the forum, running DX 6.1 all drivers certified.
This is interesting, the crash only happens
when I am on the Base/Resorce menu, usually
when I am taking alot of time trying to decide what to produce. Is this where the
crash is happening to the res of you?
QS
PS. Nice work here Jeff Morris!
Schuppi posted 02-27-99 02:06 PM ET
I have (or had?) the problem with the crashing terran.exe. The maximum was 5 minutes playtime before the crash. In most cases it was terran.exe; After closing the program the system always became instable, causing another protection faults.
After a while of experimenting with the tips found in this forum there was one (and only one) way to resolve the problem: to rename the sound.dll to remove all the sound.
I am using a Creative Labs Awe 64 (ISA). I installed the newest drivers but it doesn't helps anything. The directx test declared several sounddrivers as not certified, but all the tests ran without a problem.
Other data: Pentium II-333 on a P2L97, 128MB, Plextor Cdrom 12-20 with an Adaptec 2940, EIDE harddisks, WIN98, DirectX6.1, Matrox Productiva (G100) 8MB, 500MB free on C: and WIN98 is automatically managing the swapfile on C: ; Alpha Centauri is the German Version.
Obviously it is not possible to get certified directX drivers for my soundcard.
Am I screwed???? I am playing a good deal of games, but this one is the first one to give me this kind of problems. And except this I have no problems with the stability of my system.
Thanks,
Schuppi
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-27-99 02:59 PM ET
It's not a general game problem since not everyone is experiencing it. It's a system conflict, and we just need to determine what is causing it. I'll loosing track of everybody in this thread and what's already been tried. Email me at [email protected] with your system specs, the details of the problem, and what you've explicitly tried. Most of these problem are getting solved, so don't worry.
jkm
firaxis games
Polar posted 02-27-99 06:05 PM ET
That is what I call service.
If only all game co's did this
PC specs. will follow shortly
Digger posted 02-28-99 06:55 PM ET
i was getting the same prob.always crashing out to terran.exe,changed drivers loaded new directX 6.1 even changed resolution to 256 'nice of somebody to mention this in manual'not, finally i defragged disk with SMAC installed (i had previously done this before installing) and varla no crash go figure.
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Author	Topic: Terran.exe pagefault when is it solved?
Polar	posted 02-26-99 07:50 AM ET I to get the pagefault with the Terran.exe Dx6.1 under win98, tjeks out OK, Swabfile size run by windows. I had the game installed in the shop where I bougth it - worked fine there. Tried everything this board has surgested. I have had the game for over a week and have not been able to play it yet! The game stops just after you makes planetfall. Is there a solution on the way, or do I have to wait till I get a new PC. Problem: The game (european ed.)makes the following, "sidefejl"(Danish) meaning "pagefault" the rest of the babble must be more or less international: >TERRAN for�rsagede en ugyldig sidefejl i >modul TERRAN.EXE p� adressen 023f:0061a364. <Indhold af registrene: >EAX=ffe380c8 CS=023f EIP=0061a364 >EFLGS=00010297 >EBX=020ec630 SS=0247 ESP=00201ab1 >EBP=00000000 >ECX=00250000 DS=0247 ESI=ff550000 FS=1137 >EDX=da9e0000 ES=0247 EDI=879b4dc0 GS=0000 >Byte ved CS:EIP: >8a 04 33 81 ec 00 00 01 00 79 d7 8b 25 64 9f 99 >Indhold af stakken: Thanks in advance
OmniDude	posted 02-26-99 09:13 AM ET Polar, since it's not everybody who is getting this error (I'm running the same version as you - on 95 though - no probs), I suspect that it's something else running on your system that trips Terran.exe. Try calling up the task manager (ctrl-alt-del) and take out running processes one by one, starting up SMAC (and restarting if the problem persists) inbetween. You just might get lucky.... Tip: Skip the explorer process though, that'll kill your desktop.... S� t�t p� og dog s� langt fra. Livet er en luder...
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-26-99 10:36 AM ET Make sure you've got 100+ megs free on the OS drive. Also, try closing out all the programs running in the systray. Is your processor overclocked? You could also try renaming the sound.dll just to see if that's the beef. Run DXDiag.exe and look for "!" and notes on the driver page. jkm firaxis games
Destr	posted 02-26-99 01:43 PM ET cel300/504,256mbram,34gbHD,abitBH06mb,Plextor32x etc etc etc. Win98/Dx6.1 and i usually DONT get problems in any games i run.FIX IT! and get that blazing iritating DUMBass cd-check off.i expect to be able to play with my PC(without dragging along all cds allday,it SUX!!!!. but atleast fix that silly problem. (and ive also tried running cel300/300 AND also tried to use my old p2 233.doesnt cut it.stupid bug.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-26-99 01:56 PM ET Uh..fix what? Are you getting crashes as well? If so, try the steps I mentioned. The copy protection is the reason you need the CD. That is completely EA's domain and we have absolutely no control over the scheme. jkm firaxis games
Destr	posted 02-26-99 04:11 PM ET i have 726mb left on c: drive. Dxdiag reports: sb16snd.drv,sbawe32.drv,sbfm.drv var uncertified(should maybe try finding fresh certified files instead.but didnt help sound.dl_ issue though,but who knows ill try certified.).i have downclocked the cpu(to default).in Dxdiag every test seems fine. i run my default monitor in 1600x1200x16bit(have a actebisTM4895-3 monitor). my system spec: AbitBH06,Cel300A,CanopusTNT,256mb ram,32gbHD(my os runs on IBM deskstar8),Plextor32x,adaptec2940uw,Sb64GOLD,teac4x/12x,acctonnetworkcard(100mbit),TelesISDNcard(isa),IBM8.4gb(IDE),MaxtorDiamondMAx17gb(ide ),QuantumAtlas2(uw),Seagate2.1gb(ide), using: Win98(final 4.10.1998) with DirectX6.1 and my tnt graphiccard is using newest drivers(detonator).i usually always uses newest drivers for all hw. my pagefault(and is always the same): "TERRAN caused an invalid page fault in module TERRAN.EXE at 0257:005c9b27. Registers: EAX=0000c73f CS=0257 EIP=005c9b27 EFLGS=00010206 EBX=00b10000 SS=025f ESP=00c1f49c EBP=00c1f554 ECX=8492c000 DS=025f ESI=00000008 FS=9e1f EDX=00000001 ES=025f EDI=00000000 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 8a 11 88 55 d4 8b 45 e0 83 c0 01 89 45 e0 8b 4d Stack dump: 81707f40 00c1f70c 0801050a 00000000 0257031f 02580320 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 " doesnt even start loading the black screen for the logo(sometime does,but same pagefault). but when i used the 20mb demo it run withouth these problems(and still does),but the full ver. doesnt("always" get this pagefault). i appreciate any advices(to: [email protected]).i used to play civ2 for endless time(have to say ive found it easy at the hardest level,but i loved it ,only hope i can get my teeth into smac soon for some real play.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-26-99 05:13 PM ET Try updating the drivers. Also try manually setting your desktop resolution to 1024x768x8 bit (256 colors). jkm firaxis games
Polar	posted 02-26-99 06:02 PM ET >Make sure you've got 100+ megs free on the >OS drive. I have 100+ meg free >Also, try closing out all the programs >running in the systray. Did that >Is your >processor overclocked? No >You could also try renaming the sound.dll >just to see if that's the beef. Did that >Run DXDiag.exe and look <for "!" and notes >on the driver page. No probs as far as I can see >jkm As I wrote, I tried everything this forum surgested
mdupont	posted 02-26-99 06:09 PM ET I have been having the same problem and tried changing the resolution and color setting as you suggested. While the game now looks nicer ...it is still crashing and giving the same terran.exe error as has been reported. Jeff, many people are reporting this same error. Has anyone resolved the error? The problem seams to be happening across a wide range of pc's which suggests a programing bug. Is anyone in programming working on this problem for the next patch? [email protected]
QuienSabe	posted 02-27-99 02:50 AM ET FYI, I get the TERRAN.EXE crash and also HOMEBASE.EXE window just before. Game locks, must restart. Since the game is now running fine otherwise (well some sound problems) this is just an annoyance. Have tried all the fixes mentioned on the forum, running DX 6.1 all drivers certified. This is interesting, the crash only happens when I am on the Base/Resorce menu, usually when I am taking alot of time trying to decide what to produce. Is this where the crash is happening to the res of you? QS PS. Nice work here Jeff Morris!
Schuppi	posted 02-27-99 02:06 PM ET I have (or had?) the problem with the crashing terran.exe. The maximum was 5 minutes playtime before the crash. In most cases it was terran.exe; After closing the program the system always became instable, causing another protection faults. After a while of experimenting with the tips found in this forum there was one (and only one) way to resolve the problem: to rename the sound.dll to remove all the sound. I am using a Creative Labs Awe 64 (ISA). I installed the newest drivers but it doesn't helps anything. The directx test declared several sounddrivers as not certified, but all the tests ran without a problem. Other data: Pentium II-333 on a P2L97, 128MB, Plextor Cdrom 12-20 with an Adaptec 2940, EIDE harddisks, WIN98, DirectX6.1, Matrox Productiva (G100) 8MB, 500MB free on C: and WIN98 is automatically managing the swapfile on C: ; Alpha Centauri is the German Version. Obviously it is not possible to get certified directX drivers for my soundcard. Am I screwed???? I am playing a good deal of games, but this one is the first one to give me this kind of problems. And except this I have no problems with the stability of my system. Thanks, Schuppi
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-27-99 02:59 PM ET It's not a general game problem since not everyone is experiencing it. It's a system conflict, and we just need to determine what is causing it. I'll loosing track of everybody in this thread and what's already been tried. Email me at [email protected] with your system specs, the details of the problem, and what you've explicitly tried. Most of these problem are getting solved, so don't worry. jkm firaxis games
Polar	posted 02-27-99 06:05 PM ET That is what I call service. If only all game co's did this PC specs. will follow shortly
Digger	posted 02-28-99 06:55 PM ET i was getting the same prob.always crashing out to terran.exe,changed drivers loaded new directX 6.1 even changed resolution to 256 'nice of somebody to mention this in manual'not, finally i defragged disk with SMAC installed (i had previously done this before installing) and varla no crash go figure.