Author Topic: build 18 program error (Read 4912 times)

webhead · « **on:** May 18, 2007, 04:30:38 PM »

I just upgraded from build 16 and when i try to start a game, the map will load, but right before it shows up i get a windows program error message. i think it says the error has something to do with "ref_pbgl.dll". any idea what's going on?

Cobo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2007, 04:33:22 PM »

wrong ref_pbgl.dll version maybe?
I'd say you try running the updater again.

jitspoe · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2007, 05:56:59 PM »

Somebody else had this problem with build 17. What video card do you have, and what drivers are you using? I can't think of anything that would have changed to cause that. You might try downloading the full install and do a fresh install to a different directory to see if it still crashes.

webhead · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2007, 12:53:02 AM »

video card is an ati x700 pro agp. and what do you mean, what drivers am i using?

KiLo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2007, 07:33:43 AM »

Quote from: webhead on May 19, 2007, 12:53:02 AM

ati

There's the problem.

PainKe · « **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2007, 02:23:12 PM »

Lol i had same problem with 16. Just need to install new drivers or something.

webhead · « **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2007, 03:16:51 PM »

Quote from: KiLo on May 19, 2007, 07:33:43 AM

Quote from: webhead on May 19, 2007, 12:53:02 AM
ati

There's the problem.

yes, i know, my next card will be an nvidia. i just got this one from my friend who bought a new one.
but even still, for this game, my ati isn't a problem ... or rather it wasn't. it worked quite well before i upgraded.

Quote from: painkE on May 19, 2007, 02:23:12 PM

Lol i had same problem with 16. Just need to install new drivers or something.

new video card drivers? i'll try it and let you know if it works.

Condor · « **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2007, 07:05:20 PM »

I'm having the same problem I can't download 16 either and I have a brand new video card and drive I don't know what they are but they are brand new and I had 16 find but then when I try to get 18 it says theres and error on like 3 files and I can't get it I get some of the fetures like the login in and other stuff but it still says I have build 16.

webhead · « **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2007, 07:43:02 PM »

wow ... umm ... big time run-on sentence, condor. hard to read. but i doubt whatever you're talking about is the same problem.

So anyway ... i upgraded drivers, and after a minor difficulty, they are installed and in working order.
but paintball still has the same error!!!

i included a screenshot of the error. i can also include the program dump if necessary.

(and yes, that's XP i'm running - just looks a little like vista cuz i made it that way.)

Condor · « **Reply #9 on:** May 20, 2007, 07:21:46 AM »

Aww Sorry about the last entry. Anyway I got my build 18 to work. I did what jitspoe said and changed the place I stored it.

webhead · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2007, 12:27:47 AM »

ok, i'll try that next and we'll see. so is it a problem with the updater or what?

(edit: a fresh install didn't fix a thing!! this is a critical bug in build 18.)

webhead · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2007, 09:02:53 PM »

notice my edit on the last post.

also, jitspoe, i'd like to know what you think i should do next.

jitspoe · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2007, 11:07:03 AM »

I guess try to pinpoint the exact point at which it crashes. Unfortunately this is something that's very difficult to fix unless I can reproduce it myself and debug it.

webhead · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2007, 01:47:48 PM »

ok. here's another screenshot, this time with the console scrolled to the proper place.
don't know if it helps or not, but i also attached the program dump.

jitspoe · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2007, 07:45:44 PM »

Try this for kicks: in your fresh install, rename the pball/scripts directory to something else and see if the game loads. A lot of things will be messed up, but it will at least give us a hint if that's where it's crashing or not.

webhead · « **Reply #15 on:** June 05, 2007, 11:11:02 AM »

yuppers. that's it. i can get into a map now.
AND... the menu backgrounds changed to the binary one.
so, what now?
(btw, thanks for your help.)

jitspoe · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2007, 12:31:18 PM »

Make a new scripts directory and try adding the scripts back one by one until you find the one that crashes.

webhead · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2007, 02:06:01 PM »

well, lo and behold! it's the high-res textures script, which contains the following:

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gl_highres_textures 1
vid_restart

jitspoe · « **Reply #18 on:** June 05, 2007, 02:36:02 PM »

Um, that's not a texture script. It's a config. It also shouldn't be there with a fresh install. How did you end up with that file?

twistdid · « **Reply #19 on:** June 05, 2007, 08:14:39 PM »

= Doesn't that line just turn high res textures on? And refresh the video?

- Twistdid -