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zx81 posted 02-21-99 02:31 PM ET
The game keeps giving this same message over and over
----
TERRAN caused an invalid page fault in
module <unknown> at 0000:c20cc40e.
Registers:
EAX=00c4f44c CS=015f EIP=c20cc40e EFLGS=00210246
EBX=00c4f44c SS=0167 ESP=00b50028 EBP=00b50048
ECX=00b500cc DS=0167 ESI=8163aebc FS=10c7
EDX=bff76859 ES=0167 EDI=00b500f4 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
----
DX 6 drivers are all OK
Tried a lot of solutions I found in this forum but I'm getting nowhere
Some body help me ??
doc posted 02-21-99 03:16 PM ET
I have the same problem, but i can play for about 45 min. I have a amd K6-2 300mz and 32 mb ram
zx81 posted 02-21-99 04:49 PM ET
I just get stuck after seeing the Fireaxis logo
I've got a 200Mhz MMX 64Mb loads of free
HD space a Matrox millennium and Diamond Monster Voodoo I plus SoundBlaster Live
Maybe I bought the game just to have to wait for the patches to come out?
SImon_Pag posted 02-21-99 10:18 PM ET
I had the same problem, all you have to do is rename your sound.dll file. but as you might have guess, no sound. I still have no idea what kind of sound a planet buster do when you blow your oppenent. Hopefully, patch 3 will fix that??
Simon
zx81 posted 02-22-99 04:18 AM ET
Well, Simon as I mentioned and I tried it again renaming sound.dll doesn't change S...
thanks for replying anyways.
grahamt posted 02-22-99 08:47 AM ET
I also have the same password after a number of hours play, the year is 2426 and the moment my turn ends and the computer starts moving the opponents. BLAM!!! I have the UK version, anyone know of any patches for that one yet??
Codger posted 02-22-99 09:20 AM ET
Mine starts, but get GPF in terran.exe.
I've duped it, it happens at the same
place everytime I rerun the saved game.
I've tried all the suggestions here, no
joy.

I'm running a PII, 450, 256megs-100mhz
SDRAM, a full install, nVidia 2500 AGP,
latest "Detonator" drivers(did the same
with the older drivers), DX 6.1, 4X
CDROM. The game runs without any problems
on my (other computer) slow intel 200mmx.
Codger posted 02-22-99 09:22 AM ET
...by the way. I've tried it with the
original install from the CD, and also
with the Beta patch....same problem
both ways.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-22-99 10:50 AM ET
zx81: If you're biting it after the firaxis logo, it's the movies that are the problem. Run dxdiag.exe and look for "!", any note section that doesn't say "No Problem", and run the tests. If worse comes to worse, do a typical install, and play without the CD.
doc: Is your processor overclocked? If not, check for free HD space (100-200+ megs free please) and ensure that windows controls the swap file size.
Simon_Pag: PB sounds SOOO cool. What's your soundcard? What's DXDiag.exe think of your drivers?
grahamt: Patch v2.0 is coming. Send in the save to [email protected] if you can repeat the fatal everytime.
Codger: DXDiag.exe. Look for problems.
jkm
firaxis games
Michael Hochegger posted 02-22-99 12:04 PM ET
Hi,
my AC does the same stupid fault like zx81 has.
I've done a full install and dxdiag doesn't show any troubles - even the tests are ok.
I'm using a CL 3D Blaster Banshee and CL SBLife Value with newest drivers and bios on a NOT overclocked AMD K6/2 333 with more than 1 GB HDD free and my swapfile is controlled by Windows98.
DirectX 6.1 also.
My version is the german one like my whole system is.
The fault doesn't come regulary - sometimes I can play 2 hours, sometimes just 5 minutes.
doc posted 02-22-99 01:48 PM ET
I have fixed my problem by not installing the sound files to the hardisk but keeping them on the CD. Wierd. I already have room for a 250 mb swap file and my processor is not overclocked.
Codger posted 02-22-99 06:43 PM ET
Jeffrey,
Ran the DX diagnosis software, came through
with flying colors. Here is the Fault I get:
------------------
TERRAN caused an invalid page fault in
module TERRAN.EXE at 0257:00574251.
Registers:
EAX=0341d914 CS=0257 EIP=00574251 EFLGS=00010202
EBX=00000010 SS=025f ESP=00c1a680 EBP=00c1a7b0
ECX=00000004 DS=025f ESI=00000004 FS=19f7
EDX=009622f8 ES=025f EDI=0000000a GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
84 98 b4 ad 98 00 74 11 8b 4d 08 8a 80 b3 ad 98
Stack dump:
00000000 0098e319 00000004 61656c43 7551206e 75746e61 6e49206d 65646176 00007372 00f86f3e 00fe99d8 00c1a6fc 00f84026 00000009 010f000c 00000009
Tuffgib posted 02-23-99 11:46 PM ET
I've had the same page faults at terran.exe in every game I have played. They seem to be related to certain units being moved at certain times as I can get around the crash If I narrow down when it is happening, save right before that unit moves then have the unit take a different action. Eventually the page fault occurs where the game crashes no matter what I do. I currently have a save just before one of these instances and will forward.
The crashes have prevented me from playing through a whole game and are very frustrting after putting quite alot of time and effort in this game (the unavoidable page faults always happen late in the game- Murphy's Law).
I have a P2 300 very standard system and have tried all previous fixes with no luck. Riva
zx81 posted 02-24-99 04:11 AM ET

I tried the tippical install
and Yes the game works now see if can play without beeing knocked of after some hours(turns) play.
Jeffrey Morris thanks for the tip. In my case at least I can try the game.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-24-99 11:51 AM ET
Tuffgib: Make sure you've got plenty of HD space and windows manages your swap file.
jkm
firaxis games
grahamt posted 02-25-99 04:05 AM ET
I have managed to get round the problem by completely uninstalling and then re-installing SMAC. I am beggining to get fed up of doing this every few hours and it is kind of ruining the game that I have been looking forward to for a long time!!!
grahamt posted 02-25-99 04:07 AM ET
I have managed to get round the problem by completely uninstalling and then re-installing SMAC. I am beggining to get fed up of doing this every few hours and it is kind of ruining the game that I have been looking forward to for a long time!!!
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Author	Topic: cant even get it to start. terran fault?
zx81	posted 02-21-99 02:31 PM ET The game keeps giving this same message over and over ---- TERRAN caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown> at 0000:c20cc40e. Registers: EAX=00c4f44c CS=015f EIP=c20cc40e EFLGS=00210246 EBX=00c4f44c SS=0167 ESP=00b50028 EBP=00b50048 ECX=00b500cc DS=0167 ESI=8163aebc FS=10c7 EDX=bff76859 ES=0167 EDI=00b500f4 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: ---- DX 6 drivers are all OK Tried a lot of solutions I found in this forum but I'm getting nowhere Some body help me ??
doc	posted 02-21-99 03:16 PM ET I have the same problem, but i can play for about 45 min. I have a amd K6-2 300mz and 32 mb ram
zx81	posted 02-21-99 04:49 PM ET I just get stuck after seeing the Fireaxis logo I've got a 200Mhz MMX 64Mb loads of free HD space a Matrox millennium and Diamond Monster Voodoo I plus SoundBlaster Live Maybe I bought the game just to have to wait for the patches to come out?
SImon_Pag	posted 02-21-99 10:18 PM ET I had the same problem, all you have to do is rename your sound.dll file. but as you might have guess, no sound. I still have no idea what kind of sound a planet buster do when you blow your oppenent. Hopefully, patch 3 will fix that?? Simon
zx81	posted 02-22-99 04:18 AM ET Well, Simon as I mentioned and I tried it again renaming sound.dll doesn't change S... thanks for replying anyways.
grahamt	posted 02-22-99 08:47 AM ET I also have the same password after a number of hours play, the year is 2426 and the moment my turn ends and the computer starts moving the opponents. BLAM!!! I have the UK version, anyone know of any patches for that one yet??
Codger	posted 02-22-99 09:20 AM ET Mine starts, but get GPF in terran.exe. I've duped it, it happens at the same place everytime I rerun the saved game. I've tried all the suggestions here, no joy. I'm running a PII, 450, 256megs-100mhz SDRAM, a full install, nVidia 2500 AGP, latest "Detonator" drivers(did the same with the older drivers), DX 6.1, 4X CDROM. The game runs without any problems on my (other computer) slow intel 200mmx.
Codger	posted 02-22-99 09:22 AM ET ...by the way. I've tried it with the original install from the CD, and also with the Beta patch....same problem both ways.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-22-99 10:50 AM ET zx81: If you're biting it after the firaxis logo, it's the movies that are the problem. Run dxdiag.exe and look for "!", any note section that doesn't say "No Problem", and run the tests. If worse comes to worse, do a typical install, and play without the CD. doc: Is your processor overclocked? If not, check for free HD space (100-200+ megs free please) and ensure that windows controls the swap file size. Simon_Pag: PB sounds SOOO cool. What's your soundcard? What's DXDiag.exe think of your drivers? grahamt: Patch v2.0 is coming. Send in the save to [email protected] if you can repeat the fatal everytime. Codger: DXDiag.exe. Look for problems. jkm firaxis games
Michael Hochegger	posted 02-22-99 12:04 PM ET Hi, my AC does the same stupid fault like zx81 has. I've done a full install and dxdiag doesn't show any troubles - even the tests are ok. I'm using a CL 3D Blaster Banshee and CL SBLife Value with newest drivers and bios on a NOT overclocked AMD K6/2 333 with more than 1 GB HDD free and my swapfile is controlled by Windows98. DirectX 6.1 also. My version is the german one like my whole system is. The fault doesn't come regulary - sometimes I can play 2 hours, sometimes just 5 minutes.
doc	posted 02-22-99 01:48 PM ET I have fixed my problem by not installing the sound files to the hardisk but keeping them on the CD. Wierd. I already have room for a 250 mb swap file and my processor is not overclocked.
Codger	posted 02-22-99 06:43 PM ET Jeffrey, Ran the DX diagnosis software, came through with flying colors. Here is the Fault I get: ------------------ TERRAN caused an invalid page fault in module TERRAN.EXE at 0257:00574251. Registers: EAX=0341d914 CS=0257 EIP=00574251 EFLGS=00010202 EBX=00000010 SS=025f ESP=00c1a680 EBP=00c1a7b0 ECX=00000004 DS=025f ESI=00000004 FS=19f7 EDX=009622f8 ES=025f EDI=0000000a GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 84 98 b4 ad 98 00 74 11 8b 4d 08 8a 80 b3 ad 98 Stack dump: 00000000 0098e319 00000004 61656c43 7551206e 75746e61 6e49206d 65646176 00007372 00f86f3e 00fe99d8 00c1a6fc 00f84026 00000009 010f000c 00000009
Tuffgib	posted 02-23-99 11:46 PM ET I've had the same page faults at terran.exe in every game I have played. They seem to be related to certain units being moved at certain times as I can get around the crash If I narrow down when it is happening, save right before that unit moves then have the unit take a different action. Eventually the page fault occurs where the game crashes no matter what I do. I currently have a save just before one of these instances and will forward. The crashes have prevented me from playing through a whole game and are very frustrting after putting quite alot of time and effort in this game (the unavoidable page faults always happen late in the game- Murphy's Law). I have a P2 300 very standard system and have tried all previous fixes with no luck. Riva
zx81	posted 02-24-99 04:11 AM ET I tried the tippical install and Yes the game works now see if can play without beeing knocked of after some hours(turns) play. Jeffrey Morris thanks for the tip. In my case at least I can try the game.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-24-99 11:51 AM ET Tuffgib: Make sure you've got plenty of HD space and windows manages your swap file. jkm firaxis games
grahamt	posted 02-25-99 04:05 AM ET I have managed to get round the problem by completely uninstalling and then re-installing SMAC. I am beggining to get fed up of doing this every few hours and it is kind of ruining the game that I have been looking forward to for a long time!!!
grahamt	posted 02-25-99 04:07 AM ET I have managed to get round the problem by completely uninstalling and then re-installing SMAC. I am beggining to get fed up of doing this every few hours and it is kind of ruining the game that I have been looking forward to for a long time!!!