26 January 2013, 16:14 | #1 |
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Black screen but game is still loading?
Hi there
When I start a game, the screen (fullscreen and windows mode) just goes black. The sound indicates that the game is loading and starts up. The funny things is that when I focus on another window I can see that the game is up and running in the background (things moving around and so on). But as soon as I focus on the FS-UAE window the screen just freezes where it was. Anyone have any solution to this? I tried different video settings, but to no vail. Thanks Peter |
26 January 2013, 16:47 | #2 |
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I haven't heard about (or seen) anything similar. Attaching FS-UAE.log to a post here after running FS-UAE is a good idea. It may contain useful information.
I assume that by "a game" you also mean any/all games? |
28 January 2013, 16:49 | #3 |
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Hi, and thanks for quick response. I have to take at the logfile in the upcoming weekend.
This thing happens with everything i try, its only showing picture when the window is out of focus, as soon as the focus returns to the window, the picture freezes! Best Peter |
29 January 2013, 20:45 | #4 |
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It's probably not what you want to hear, but the most likely explanation is that you have some local problem on your computer. Nothing like this has ever been reported. I would at least ensure that graphics drivers are updated, etc.
(But still, please attach the log when you have time) |
01 February 2013, 04:29 | #5 |
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Ive rename the .log file to .txt so I could attach it.
Im downloading new Nvidia drivers as we speak. Ill keep you up to date :-) |
01 February 2013, 06:40 | #6 |
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Tried the latest nvidia drivers, updated the motherboard bios. But still the same issue. When I "Alt Tab" i can se the game run in the background, but as soon as I switch to the game window it freezes up (the sound continues to play) If I "Alt Tab" once more the game plays fine in the background.
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01 February 2013, 18:07 | #7 |
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Hi, the log you posted shows that you don't use "real" OpenGL drivers:
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opengl vendor: Microsoft Corporation opengl renderer: GDI Generic opengl version: 1.1.0 You probably need OpenGL drivers from your graphics vendor for decent results anyway... -I don't know if this changed after you updated your drivers. You can open the log file and search for "opengl renderer". (BTW: I'm adding a GUI warning in FS-UAE if opengl renderer is "GDI Generic"...) |
03 February 2013, 10:38 | #8 |
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to help me. Ive installed some other Nvidia drivers (3.06)
The log file show my Geforce 520GT as opengl render, but I have the same problem. I tried to install you latest dev. version, and I dont get any opengl render error. |
03 February 2013, 10:53 | #9 |
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Well, good, that should at least ensure you get good performance when you actually see the image
But I don't have any really good idea, here are some suggestions: - Search google for reports of similar problems (for any OpenGL program) - Try running with and without Aero (desktop effects), if you have Windows >= Vista - If you press F12 to open the menu while running (with black screen), is everything still black? |
04 February 2013, 17:31 | #10 |
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When pressing f12 nothing happens, but if i switch focus to another window and then return, the menu appears. I cant do anything, but I know its running (because of the sound)
I tried to install FS-UAE on my main computer (similar Ivy bridge I7 cpu, but with a couple of Geforce 660TI installed instead of the Geforce 520GT in my htpc) Everything works fine :-) btw im running Win8 64bit on both. My htpc is attached to my Onkyo receiver with hdmi, while the other computer uses dual dvi. |
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