Scrafice sound for gameplay

c123ian · June 24th, 2009, 12:04 PM

I was having sounloop and lagging issuies with my game, so i followed the advice off one of the fourms which told me to

"Check to make sure you only have one sound device installed
start > run > dxdiag > If you have more then 1 Sound tab, uninstall the one that isn't your sound card."

I couldnt find the option to delete one called "Modem #0 line playback" so i *disabled* Sigmatel high definition audio CODEC and my game now works like a charm.
The thing is though there is absolutly no sound in the game or on my computer which is annoying cause i have to keep inableing Sigmatel to get sound and disable it to play the game in annoying silence

Am i doing this wrong ? Has anyone else done this and found away around the silence problem?

Iggy · June 24th, 2009, 12:08 PM

What you want to do is just make sure that you don't have both an onboard sound card, and a PCI type sound card. Typically you disable the onboard so they don't conflict.

Go into your Windows Device Manager and see if you have any exclamation points showing up under your sound device list.

c123ian · June 24th, 2009, 02:23 PM

Iv checked the list and couldnt find any yellow exclamation marks beside anything- but i do recall one day seeing one once a few days ago when i was messing with the sound options (i screwed it up so bad i had to use windows restore)

Iggy · June 24th, 2009, 02:54 PM

You may have to uninstall the sound card from your device manager and then reboot and let it reinstall itself.

Can you post your dxdiag information?

c123ian · June 24th, 2009, 03:35 PM

Code:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/24/2009, 16:27:49
       Machine name: WILLOW
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.                
       System Model: Dell DV051                   
               BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A02
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
             Memory: 502MB RAM
          Page File: 669MB used, 571MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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  DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: DirectSound test results: Failure at step 3 (DirectSoundCreate): HRESULT = 0x8878000a (The request failed because DirectSound resources, such as the priority level, were already in use by another caller.)
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS   
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 8400 GS
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_06E4&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 512.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1280 x 960 (16 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0011.7824 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 10/7/2008 13:33:00, 6058112 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 10/7/2008 13:33:00, 6133856 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-45A4-11CF-207D-0B2000C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x06E4
        SubSys ID: 0x00000000
      Revision ID: 0x00A1
      Revision ID: 0x00A1
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D 
 Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive 
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch 
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive 
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch 
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive 
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch 
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive 
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch 
         Registry: OK
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
 D3D7 Test Result: Not run
 D3D8 Test Result: Not run
 D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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            Description: Modem #0 Line Playback (emulated)
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID: 
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 81
                   Type: Emulated
            Driver Name: 
         Driver Version: 
      Driver Attributes: 
            WHQL Logo'd: 
          Date and Size: 
            Other Files: 
        Driver Provider: 
         HW Accel Level: Full
              Cap Flags: 0x0
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
               Registry: OK
      Sound Test Result: Failure at step 3 (DirectSoundCreate): HRESULT = 0x8878000a (The request failed because DirectSound resources, such as the priority level, were already in use by another caller.)

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Sound Capture Devices
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            Description: Modem #0 Line Record (emulated)
  Default Sound Capture: Yes
  Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: 
         Driver Version: 
      Driver Attributes: 
          Date and Size: 
              Cap Flags: 0x20
           Format Flags: 0x0

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DirectMusic
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        DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
     DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
    Acceleration: n/a
           Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
        Registry: OK
     Test Result: Not run

*THE ABOVE IS INFORMATION I RECIEV WHEN I DISABLE STIGMATEL *

Iggy · June 24th, 2009, 03:52 PM

I think I would do whatever you need to do to get your computer back to having sound in Windows and all your other applications first.

Once you have done that, you can start fiddling with the settings to get the game to run correctly.

BTW...you DO realize you only have half the RAM that the minimum specs call for, right? Your dxdiag says you only have 512MB, minimum specs calls for 1GB, recommended 2GB.

I would also lower your desktop resolution to 800x600 and see if your game will work better. You may have it cranked up too high, and 1280 may be causing your lag problems.

c123ian · June 24th, 2009, 04:39 PM

cool thanks ill try that, anyway of improving the RAM or do i have to buy somthing?

Iggy · June 24th, 2009, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by c123ian

cool thanks ill try that, anyway of improving the RAM or do i have to buy somthing?

I think your PC will support up to 2GB of RAM, but check to be sure. I would just buy two 1GB sticks and that should be plenty.

c123ian · June 24th, 2009, 04:54 PM

yeah i think i have one so ill try that

c123ian · June 25th, 2009, 02:25 PM

Just wondering about the RAM , I checked around online and i came across instructions on how to increase the RAM:

"My Computers>Properties>Control Panel>System Icon>Advanced Tab>Preformance(settings)>Advanced Tab>Change Button>"

I am a bit concerd about doing this because of a comment left under it which said

"lol... another noob trying to convince ppl increasing the paging file is good for performance. paging file has to be 1,5 times the actual ram. less may couse crashes since the computer has no alternative when it runs out of real ram. more will decrease the perfomance (or leave it the same) of your system since the virtual memory is quite slow and it makes the programs that run on it slow. "

So should i be messing whith this thing or is there a certain way of equaling it out, I checked and my computer dose support 2GB RAM.

Iggy · June 25th, 2009, 02:42 PM

Those directions are for increasing Virtual Memory, which you DO NOT want for gaming. What it does is create fake RAM on your hard drive which basically prevents programs from running out of memory and failing to run.

You must increase your actual RAM. Once you do that, your Virtual Memory should be 1.5 times the amount of physical memory. Usually you can leave that setting alone and Windows will handle it for you.

c123ian · June 25th, 2009, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by Iggy

Those directions are for increasing Virtual Memory, which you DO NOT want for gaming. What it does is create fake RAM on your hard drive which basically prevents programs from running out of memory and failing to run.

You must increase your actual RAM. Once you do that, your Virtual Memory should be 1.5 times the amount of physical memory. Usually you can leave that setting alone and Windows will handle it for you.

Ok that sounds like a good idiea

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