Is there other way to find out a CTD cause ?

[[R-DEV]Outlawz7]

Originally Posted by Raic

You can try the memory patch to eliminate some of the CTDs
http://realitymodfiles.com/ancient/BF2MemoryPatch.zip
I still CTD sometimes after couple of rounds, but atleast not on specific maps.

Umm..if PR uses pr.exe and this memory fix is just bf2.exe (with some tweaks I'd guess), does it have an impact on PR?

Also this should be moved to R-TEC forums really.

[=Romagnolo=]

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

I play with all settings on HIGH because my computer should be capable to do so. (E7400 2.80GHz, 9800GTX and 4 Gigas RAM)

I'll try to low down some configurations, thanks Outlawz.

Isn't there any tutorial to remove that 2 gigas limitation ?

[CyrusPI]

Travis has a lengthy informative tutorial on the matter: http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-...bit-users.html

Hope everything works out.

[=Romagnolo=]

Thank you a lot CyrusPI, I was behind that topic for a long time, but I couldn't find it. I'll try today at night and then I'll post it here.

[LMLM111]

Hi! I still have a CTD in PR with BF2 v1.5 with all settings on high. If I drop texture to medium I do not get the CTD in PR. My vid card is a 512MB ATI 4870 and I have 4GB of RAM with Vista32. Is that enough for all on high @ 1920x1200 with 4xAA? Do I need to use the "/PAE" option in my boot.ini boot disk so that BF2 can use more than 2GB of RAM?

Right now I'm not sure if PAE is enabled in Vista32. Here is my boot.ini line:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOW S

I'm not sure if Vista needs that switch. I'll do some googling.

[LMLM111]

Well, I found a couple pages on PAE for Vista32 and neither is clear enough for my needs:

How to Enable PAE on 32-bit Windows Vista for 4 GB or More Memory » Tip and Trick

Enable PAE on 32 bit Windows Vista for 4 GB or More Memory - Tips & Tweaks

Neither page says how to confirm if PAE is enabled. It probably is. I'm not yet sure I want to run the command they show to force PAE ("BCDEdit /set PAE forceenable").

When I run bcdedit with no options, I don't see anything about PAE status. When I right click on the 'my computer' icon on the desktop and select properties, the system information page shows 4GB of RAM but I presume that means physical RAM detected and not necessarily in use because I know that 3.2GB or 3.5GB is the most Vista32 can use.

[LMLM111]

The system memory that is reported in the System Information dialog box in Windows Vista is less than you expect if 4 GB of RAM is installed

That page explains why enabling PAE can be risky. Some drivers may not be compatible. Also it says how the 4GB of RAM on my computer that is displayed in the system properties panel doesn't necessarily mean PAE is enabled but is just hardware detection.

But still, no way to detect if PAE is enabled or if BF2 1.5 with PR can have high textures enabled without CTD and other texture issues with my ATI 4870 512MB card at 1920x1200 w/4xAA and all other vid quality settings on high. Medium looks fine but would be nice to have high. I'll survive.