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I am having problems with my video driver I have a Nvivia GEFORCE GO 7300 any ideas running at 1064x768
 
here is my log information. I have tried pretty much every single thing i could find on this site to fix the problem its telling me I have. Any help would be great
[1086.612] DBG: CIV Init
[1086.612] VERSION: App: C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Civilization4.exe
[1086.612] VERSION: Build: Thu Mar 30 07:49:29 2006
[1086.612] VERSION: 1.6.1.1841 (45604)
[1086.652] VERSION: Mod Loaded: none
[1086.882] DBG: FILE Cat Init
[1090.187] DBG: Using XML cache
[1090.187] DBG: Game Init
[1090.197] DBG: Multiplayer Init BEGIN
[1090.397] DBG: Multiplayer Init END
[1090.407] DBG: Audio Init
[1092.180] DBG: ArtFileMgr Init
[1092.190] DBG: Python Init
[1096.426] VERSION: CIV Version: 0
[1096.426] VERSION: Save Version: 103
[1096.426] DBG: Input Init
[1096.426] DBG: Engine Init
[1096.486] DBG: Checking available screen resolution
[1096.506] DBG: Validating screen resolution
[1096.506] DBG: Creating rendererer
[1096.516] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1097.518] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1098.519] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1099.521] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1100.522] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1101.513] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1102.515] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1103.516] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1104.518] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1105.519] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1106.521] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1107.522] ERR: Initialize Renderer failed. Check DirectX Installation, Latest Graphics Drivers and Graphics Settings
Parameters:
- width = 1024
- height = 768
- flags = 0x8
- hwnd = 0x60322
- adaptrid = 0
- deviceid = 3
Error:Creation failed: Invalid 3D device type
 
KrisKringle said:
I am having problems with my video driver I have a Nvivia GEFORCE GO 7300 any ideas running at 1064x768
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what problems exactly?

lomon23 said:
here is my log information. I have tried pretty much every single thing i could find on this site to fix the problem its telling me I have. Any help would be great
[1086.612] DBG: CIV Init
[1086.612] VERSION: App: C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Civilization4.exe
[1086.612] VERSION: Build: Thu Mar 30 07:49:29 2006
[1086.612] VERSION: 1.6.1.1841 (45604)
[1086.652] VERSION: Mod Loaded: none
[1086.882] DBG: FILE Cat Init
[1090.187] DBG: Using XML cache
[1090.187] DBG: Game Init
[1090.197] DBG: Multiplayer Init BEGIN
[1090.397] DBG: Multiplayer Init END
[1090.407] DBG: Audio Init
[1092.180] DBG: ArtFileMgr Init
[1092.190] DBG: Python Init
[1096.426] VERSION: CIV Version: 0
[1096.426] VERSION: Save Version: 103
[1096.426] DBG: Input Init
[1096.426] DBG: Engine Init
[1096.486] DBG: Checking available screen resolution
[1096.506] DBG: Validating screen resolution
[1096.506] DBG: Creating rendererer
[1096.516] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1097.518] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1098.519] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1099.521] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1100.522] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1101.513] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1102.515] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1103.516] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1104.518] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1105.519] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1106.521] WRN: Init renderer failed...Trying again
[1107.522] ERR: Initialize Renderer failed. Check DirectX Installation, Latest Graphics Drivers and Graphics Settings
Parameters:
- width = 1024
- height = 768
- flags = 0x8
- hwnd = 0x60322
- adaptrid = 0
- deviceid = 3
Error:Creation failed: Invalid 3D device type
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try installing the 1.74 patch

Welcome to both of you :)
 
ori said:
Welcome to CFC :)



This is a Safedisk problem - try updating your cd drive driver/firmware, uninstall any virtual drive and make sure the cd is in the drive ;)
There are quite a few more things that may cause this but those are the most common ones...


Is this a custom szenario? maybe something is wrong with that particular one - does it work with the standard game?
what are the numbers?
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Thanks, solved the problems. Started with clean os install:king: . firmware updates, SDK direct 9xc updates, all current video & aoudio drivers, installed 1.74 patch, installed game. WOW, ran like a scaulded cat. Thanks ORI and tech support from chrome57.
 
Does anyone know how to fix the "failed to uncompress game data" fail, ALL THREE of my saves from a game wont open and have the same error. Rather buggy IMO, that all three, at different times in the game all have the same error.
 
Deity Master said:
I had CIV4 installed (patch1.61)
Bought Warlords (a CD), installed it, showed dll...problems.
I installed DX9.0. Uninstalled Warlords.
Installed Warlords again. - Check for updates...installed patch 2.13.
Tryed to launch game - Msg = Wrong CD
Then I updated CIV4 to 1.74.
Uninstall and install again Warlords...and patch2.13...
same problem:
Wrong CD"
I am not using cracks or pirate versions, and my sistem, is ok for sure.
Firaxis didn´t answer !!!
pls anybody help...
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Hey Deity, I experienced the same problem of "insert the right CD" weeks ago. My game is not pirate and my machine is not that bad. It is the patch 2.13 running with Windows Vista, I think. If you take a look (I did) there are dozens of posts like those here. I read all and all the answers. There is one which seems good and addresses you to windows support website, where they have 14 or 15 possible ways to fix it. Unfortunatly I lost the link. But I tell you, I tried each and all of those. Spent a weekend doing all the sort of stuff and almost . .. .. .. .ed up my machine in my quest. I just gave up on the patches. I installed Warlords now without patches and it runs perfectly in Windows Vista. The sad thing is that I can´t play online until I buy BTS version, which seems to have solved most Windows Vista user's problems. I think the best is to stay away from patches until u can afford it... Cya.
 
Hey there, been playing the .23 mod for some time now on the vanilla civ4. Found it so great I decided to buy beyond the sword to be able to play the .25 version. I bought the game installed it, patched it for 1.31(the latest) then I installed the .25 version of fall from heaven followed by the latest patch. The game loads fine and all, but when I try to start a game it just ups and crashes. And I receive an error about 'cvgamecoredll.dll'

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AppName: civ4beyondsword.exe AppVer: 3.0.0.86 ModName: cvgamecoredll.dll
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00121e40

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Can anything remedy this error?
 
Netro said:
AppVer: 3.0.0.86
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I hate to tell you:
the patch did not install properly - this should read 3.0.0.1 if you had successfully patched to 3.13 :(
Please look here on how to do a clean reinstall - I just typed it for another poster...

Edit: :band: Welcome to Civfanatics :)
 
Just last night, when I was in the middle of my game and it was my AI's turn, the game would crash and quit, then say the computer has a low page file. I don't get why is that happening when I only have AIM running besides Civ IV. This never happened before, when I had AIM running as well as Civ IV.

Can someone tell me why this is happening?
 
taulph88 said:
Just last night, when I was in the middle of my game and it was my AI's turn, the game would crash and quit, then say the computer has a low page file. I don't get why is that happening when I only have AIM running besides Civ IV. This never happened before, when I had AIM running as well as Civ IV.

Can someone tell me why this is happening?
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you ran out of memory - civ4 uses A LOT of memory so this can happen. How much RAM does your machine have and how big is the page file? Also what operating system?
 
That's impossible. I have 1 GB RAM, Windows XP with nothing running I am under 500 MB. I don't remember exactly where I was with Civ IV running.

How can I tell how big the page file is?
 
taulph88 said:
That's impossible. I have 1 GB RAM, Windows XP with nothing running I am under 500 MB. I don't remember exactly where I was with Civ IV running.

How can I tell how big the page file is?
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If you have to ask this you are probably ok - since Windows XP by default administrates it by itself and it is likely bigger than 2 GB.
And with Civ4 nothing is impossible - regarding memory use...
could you post a screenshot of the error report (preferably in a new thread in this tech support subforum) maybe there are other problems. Did you patch to 1.74?
 
I was just about to capture a screenshot in case it was a recurring problem, but luckily it didn't happen again since I closed AIM, the only application that was running apart from Civ4.

Yes, I did patch to 1.74.
 
taulph88 said:
I was just about to capture a screenshot in case it was a recurring problem, but luckily it didn't happen again since I closed AIM, the only application that was running apart from Civ4.

Yes, I did patch to 1.74.
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It is difficult to get to the root of it if it is not recurring :)
IF it happens again, please take a screenshot of any error message and post as much Info as possible on how it occurred. Best would be a new thread in this subforum (these long stickied threads are a pain to take track of) - there are only few people who regularly look at the Tech Support forum so sometimes a reply will take a couple days...
 
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