fail to launch

Nail · 2012-01-08 21:36:36 UTC

funny thing, I downloaded Brink during the free weekend, game installed and worked perfect, I recently got a retail copy and after install, no joy, only thing that’s changed is my monitors, went from 2-19" CRTs to a 24 and 22 " LED. Tried deleting local content and re-installing from disc and then same and downloaded it from Steam, still just crashes, what am I doin wrong ?

Commander_Keen · 2012-01-09 00:39:37 UTC

Search the forums for the location of the config file. Steam puts it in an app numbered folder delete or rename that config file and see if it resets whatever setting went wrong. Most likely the refresh rate or something is different between the 2 monitors?

Nail · 2012-01-09 20:24:22 UTC

tried that, no luck

crash log for Crispy

log file 'mazrim_CrashOnBoot_2012.01.09_14.18.56.log' opened on 2012-1-9, 14:18:56
Client
si_version: Brink 1.0.23692.48133  win-x86 Nov 23 2011 12:55:20
g_version: 
Unknown command 'path'
Loaded pak000.sdpk2
Loaded pak001.sdpk2
Loaded pak002.sdpk2
Loaded pak003.sdpk2
Loaded pak004.sdpk2
Loaded pak005.sdpk2
Loaded pak006.sdpk2
Loaded pak007.sdpk2
Loaded pak008.sdpk2
Loaded zzzdlcenglish000.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish000.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish001.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish002.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish003.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish004.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish005.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish006.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish007.sdpk2
Current search path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\79206559\22350\local/base
C:\Users\Nail\AppData\Local\Splash Damage\Brink/base
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\brink/base
zzzenglish007.sdpk2
zzzenglish006.sdpk2
zzzenglish005.sdpk2
zzzenglish004.sdpk2
zzzenglish003.sdpk2
zzzenglish002.sdpk2
zzzenglish001.sdpk2
zzzenglish000.sdpk2
zzzdlcenglish000.sdpk2
pak008.sdpk2
pak007.sdpk2
pak006.sdpk2
pak005.sdpk2
pak004.sdpk2
pak003.sdpk2
pak002.sdpk2
pak001.sdpk2
pak000.sdpk2
file system initialized.
--------------------------------------
Loaded 3783 manifest elements in 12 ms - 192Kb
Discarded 0 manifest elements
Max filename length: 0 characters
Brink 1.0.23692.48133  win-x86 Nov 23 2011 12:55:20
execing 'brinkconfig.cfg'
r_multiSamples is read only.
couldn't exec 'autoexec.cfg'
Vendor: 1002 Device: 954F
2333 MHz Intel CPU with MMX & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3 & HTT
4 logical cores
4 physical cores
HT disabled in hardware
6144 MB System Memory
512 MB Video Memory
Initializing performance queries
Winsock Initialized
Found interface: {FDFC0B2F-B107-4D6C-BFA0-FFC79BAD82F0} Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection - 24.77.254.156/255.255.252.0
Sys_InitNetworking: adding loopback interface
--- Loading sequence: init ---
sound index file 'generated/preload/sound/pc/english/init.soundpreload' is zero length
------- Initializing render context --------
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...calling LoadLibrary( 'wtsapi32.dll' ): succeeded
...initializing Windows Terminal Server API
...registered window class
...registered fake window class
...calling LoadLibrary( 'opengl32' ): succeeded
...initializing QGL
...using WGL_ARB_create_context_profile
...using WGL_ARB_multisample
...using WGL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
----- R_InitOpenGL -----
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GL_RENDERER: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
GL_VERSION: 3.3.11318 Compatibility Profile Context
Vendor: 1002 Device: 954F
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
...using GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
...using GL_ARB_texture_compression
...using GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
...using GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
   maxTextureAnisotropy: 16.000000
...using GL_1.4_texture_lod_bias
...using GL_EXT_texture3D
...using GL_EXT_texture_rectangle
...using GL_ARB_texture_rectangle
...using GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
...using GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
...using GL_ARB_vertex_program
...using GL_ARB_fragment_program
X..GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test not found
...using GL_ARB_point_sprite
...using GL_ARB_occlusion_query
...using GL_ARB_framebuffer_object
...using GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil
...using GL_EXT_blend_minmax
...using GL_ARB_multisample
...using GL_ARB_shader_objects
...using GL_ARB_vertex_shader
...using GL_ARB_fragment_shader
...using GL_ARB_shadow
...using GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters
...using GL_ARB_draw_buffers
X..GL_GREMEDY_string_marker not found
...using GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc
...using GL_EXT_texture_sRGB
...using GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
...using GL_NV_float_buffer
...using GL_ARB_texture_rg
...using GL_ARB_half_float_vertex
...using GL_ARB_sampler_objects
X..GL_NV_vertex_buffer_unified_memory not found
X..GL_NV_shader_buffer_load not found
...using GL_ARB_sync
...using GL_ARB_timer_query
X..GL_ARB_tesselation_shader not found
X..GL_ARB_debug_output not found
----- Initializing Sound System Stage 1 ------
...initializing XAudio2
WARNING: sdAudioDevice_XAudio2::Init() failed because hw->GetXAudio()->CreateMasteringVoice() did not return S_OK, instead -2004287478
...Succeeded
5 Sound Playback Devices Found:
...Speakers (SRS for Monitors)
...Digital Audio (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
...Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
5 Sound Capture Devices Found:
...Speakers (SRS for Monitors)
...Digital Audio (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
...Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
----- Sound System Stage 1 Initialized  -----
Brink using MMX & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3 for SIMD processing
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
enabled Denormals-Are-Zero mode
----- Initializing Decls -----
Build is packaged - decl_useBinaryCache is read-only
Loaded generated/decl2/base/system_dep.declb 2036 entries in 9 ms
base/table: binary database of 66 entries (13.43Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/material: binary database of 3526 entries (780.78Kb) loaded in 23 ms
base/skin: binary database of 193 entries (15.94Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/soundclass: binary database of 42 entries (5.34Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/sound: binary database of 1962 entries (453.13Kb) loaded in 11 ms
base/soundfx: binary database of 22 entries (8.26Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/soundmixer: binary database of 49 entries (9.37Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/reverb: binary database of 33 entries (6.30Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/movie: binary database of 16 entries (3.24Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/particleSystem: binary database of 287 entries (373.80Kb) loaded in 5 ms
base/articulatedFigure: binary database of 1 entries (3.18Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/atmosphere: binary database of 30 entries (33.30Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/ambientCubeMap: binary database of 41 entries (49.50Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/decal: binary database of 9 entries (3.21Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/surfaceType: binary database of 16 entries (2.24Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/renderProgram: binary database of 192 entries (367.97Kb) loaded in 3 ms
base/renderBinding: binary database of 272 entries (19.74Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/locString: binary database of 4199 entries (349.58Kb) loaded in 20 ms
base/model: binary database of 248 entries (736.29Kb) loaded in 6 ms
base/postProcess: binary database of 61 entries (18.41Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/animManager: binary database of 2 entries (5.18Kb) loaded in 0 ms
decl folders scanned and loaded in 6 ms
------------------------------
------- Initializing renderSystem --------

Crispy · 2012-01-10 11:00:29 UTC

Fails when trying to initialise the render system, which ties up with the change in hardware.

Could it be trying to load in a resolution that isn’t supported by either the game or the hardware?

listmodes gives you the full list of resolutions supported by the game (see below). The ones unsupported by your hardware are marked as being unavailable in fullscreen. For windowed mode, you can only set a custom resolution of dimensions of a power of 2. I.e. you can’t set 1234 x 567.

Check your display settings (right-click windows desktop) for your native resolution. Find the mode id for your native resolution in the list of r_modes below:

Mode   0: 320x240
Mode   1: 400x300
Mode   2: 512x384
Mode   3: 640x480
Mode   4: 800x600
Mode   5: 1024x768
Mode   6: 1152x864
Mode   7: 1280x720
Mode   8: 1280x800
Mode   9: 1280x1024
Mode  10: 1440x900
Mode  11: 1600x900
Mode  12: 1600x1024
Mode  13: 1600x1200
Mode  14: 1680x1050
Mode  15: 1920x1080
Mode  16: 1920x1200
Mode  17: 2560x1600
Mode  18: 800x500
Mode  19: 1024x640
Mode  20: 800x450
Mode  21: 852x480
Mode  22: 1024x576
Mode  23: 1360x768
Mode  24: 1280x960
Mode  25: 1400x1050
Mode  26: 2560x1440

* You’ll want to ensure that no 3rd-party config files are overriding the change you are about to make

[ol]
[li]Go into your Steam Library, and right-click on Brink[/li][li]Click ‘Properties’[/li][li]Click ‘Set launch options…’[/li][li]Paste (or append) the following: +set r_mode ## (where ## is the r_mode id of your native resolution)[/li][li]Run Brink from Steam and then manually set r_mode ## via the console, so it saves out to your save/config file[/li][/ol]

Nail · 2012-01-10 17:07:34 UTC

resolution is set to 1920 x 1080, tried +set r_mode 15, no luck, same crash

new log

log file 'mazrim_CrashOnBoot_2012.01.10_11.09.27.log' opened on 2012-1-10, 11:09:27
Client
si_version: Brink 1.0.23692.48133  win-x86 Nov 23 2011 12:55:20
g_version: 
Unknown command 'path'
Loaded pak000.sdpk2
Loaded pak001.sdpk2
Loaded pak002.sdpk2
Loaded pak003.sdpk2
Loaded pak004.sdpk2
Loaded pak005.sdpk2
Loaded pak006.sdpk2
Loaded pak007.sdpk2
Loaded pak008.sdpk2
Loaded zzzdlcenglish000.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish000.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish001.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish002.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish003.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish004.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish005.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish006.sdpk2
Loaded zzzenglish007.sdpk2
Current search path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\79206559\22350\local/base
C:\Users\Nail\AppData\Local\Splash Damage\Brink/base
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\brink/base
zzzenglish007.sdpk2
zzzenglish006.sdpk2
zzzenglish005.sdpk2
zzzenglish004.sdpk2
zzzenglish003.sdpk2
zzzenglish002.sdpk2
zzzenglish001.sdpk2
zzzenglish000.sdpk2
zzzdlcenglish000.sdpk2
pak008.sdpk2
pak007.sdpk2
pak006.sdpk2
pak005.sdpk2
pak004.sdpk2
pak003.sdpk2
pak002.sdpk2
pak001.sdpk2
pak000.sdpk2
file system initialized.
--------------------------------------
Loaded 3783 manifest elements in 12 ms - 192Kb
Discarded 0 manifest elements
Max filename length: 0 characters
Brink 1.0.23692.48133  win-x86 Nov 23 2011 12:55:20
execing 'brinkconfig.cfg'
r_multiSamples is read only.
couldn't exec 'autoexec.cfg'
Vendor: 1002 Device: 954F
2333 MHz Intel CPU with MMX & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3 & HTT
4 logical cores
4 physical cores
HT disabled in hardware
6144 MB System Memory
512 MB Video Memory
Initializing performance queries
Winsock Initialized
Found interface: {FDFC0B2F-B107-4D6C-BFA0-FFC79BAD82F0} Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection - 24.77.254.156/255.255.252.0
Sys_InitNetworking: adding loopback interface
--- Loading sequence: init ---
sound index file 'generated/preload/sound/pc/english/init.soundpreload' is zero length
------- Initializing render context --------
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...calling LoadLibrary( 'wtsapi32.dll' ): succeeded
...initializing Windows Terminal Server API
...registered window class
...registered fake window class
...calling LoadLibrary( 'opengl32' ): succeeded
...initializing QGL
...using WGL_ARB_create_context_profile
...using WGL_ARB_multisample
...using WGL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
----- R_InitOpenGL -----
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GL_RENDERER: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
GL_VERSION: 3.3.11318 Compatibility Profile Context
Vendor: 1002 Device: 954F
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
...using GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
...using GL_ARB_texture_compression
...using GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
...using GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
   maxTextureAnisotropy: 16.000000
...using GL_1.4_texture_lod_bias
...using GL_EXT_texture3D
...using GL_EXT_texture_rectangle
...using GL_ARB_texture_rectangle
...using GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
...using GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
...using GL_ARB_vertex_program
...using GL_ARB_fragment_program
X..GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test not found
...using GL_ARB_point_sprite
...using GL_ARB_occlusion_query
...using GL_ARB_framebuffer_object
...using GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil
...using GL_EXT_blend_minmax
...using GL_ARB_multisample
...using GL_ARB_shader_objects
...using GL_ARB_vertex_shader
...using GL_ARB_fragment_shader
...using GL_ARB_shadow
...using GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters
...using GL_ARB_draw_buffers
X..GL_GREMEDY_string_marker not found
...using GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc
...using GL_EXT_texture_sRGB
...using GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
...using GL_NV_float_buffer
...using GL_ARB_texture_rg
...using GL_ARB_half_float_vertex
...using GL_ARB_sampler_objects
X..GL_NV_vertex_buffer_unified_memory not found
X..GL_NV_shader_buffer_load not found
...using GL_ARB_sync
...using GL_ARB_timer_query
X..GL_ARB_tesselation_shader not found
X..GL_ARB_debug_output not found
----- Initializing Sound System Stage 1 ------
...initializing XAudio2
WARNING: sdAudioDevice_XAudio2::Init() failed because hw->GetXAudio()->CreateMasteringVoice() did not return S_OK, instead -2004287478
...Succeeded
5 Sound Playback Devices Found:
...Speakers (SRS for Monitors)
...Digital Audio (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
...Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
5 Sound Capture Devices Found:
...Speakers (SRS for Monitors)
...Digital Audio (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
...Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
...Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
----- Sound System Stage 1 Initialized  -----
Brink using MMX & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3 for SIMD processing
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
enabled Denormals-Are-Zero mode
----- Initializing Decls -----
Build is packaged - decl_useBinaryCache is read-only
Loaded generated/decl2/base/system_dep.declb 2036 entries in 9 ms
base/table: binary database of 66 entries (13.43Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/material: binary database of 3526 entries (780.78Kb) loaded in 24 ms
base/skin: binary database of 193 entries (15.94Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/soundclass: binary database of 42 entries (5.34Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/sound: binary database of 1962 entries (453.13Kb) loaded in 11 ms
base/soundfx: binary database of 22 entries (8.26Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/soundmixer: binary database of 49 entries (9.37Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/reverb: binary database of 33 entries (6.30Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/movie: binary database of 16 entries (3.24Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/particleSystem: binary database of 287 entries (373.80Kb) loaded in 5 ms
base/articulatedFigure: binary database of 1 entries (3.18Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/atmosphere: binary database of 30 entries (33.30Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/ambientCubeMap: binary database of 41 entries (49.50Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/decal: binary database of 9 entries (3.21Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/surfaceType: binary database of 16 entries (2.24Kb) loaded in 0 ms
base/renderProgram: binary database of 192 entries (367.97Kb) loaded in 3 ms
base/renderBinding: binary database of 272 entries (19.74Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/locString: binary database of 4199 entries (349.58Kb) loaded in 20 ms
base/model: binary database of 248 entries (736.29Kb) loaded in 6 ms
base/postProcess: binary database of 61 entries (18.41Kb) loaded in 1 ms
base/animManager: binary database of 2 entries (5.18Kb) loaded in 0 ms
decl folders scanned and loaded in 6 ms
------------------------------
------- Initializing renderSystem --------

Nail · 2012-01-10 22:22:58 UTC

went to single monitor, deleted Brink again, re-installed from disc, verified files, still poo
how can switching monitors cause this much grief ?

do I need to disconnect from Steam cloud to make changes ?

Crispy · 2012-01-17 11:06:57 UTC

Steam Cloud shouldn’t be overwriting these settings as we store these locally. But the first-party config could be overwriting your changes!

In …\Steam\userdata#user#\22350\local\base edit brinkconfig.cfg in a text editor, such as Notepad.

The following variables affect your video settings:


seta r_mode "#"
seta r_fullscreen "#"

Remove the variables you added to the command line in Steam and edit the above values instead. If that doesn’t work, try manually setting a custom aspect ratio:

The following variables are only invoked if you set the r_mode to custom (off the top of my head, I believe this is done with a value of “-1”)


seta r_customWidth "#"
seta r_customHeight "#"
seta r_customAspectRatioH "#"
seta r_customAspectRatioV "#"

E.g.


seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customWidth "1680"
seta r_customHeight "1050"
seta r_customAspectRatioH "16"
seta r_customAspectRatioV "10"

Alternatively, you could try renaming this file temporarily so that Brink generates a default version of the file the next time you boot.

Nail · 2012-01-18 02:25:10 UTC

thanks, will try when i’m back in town