Battlefield 2 wont even start.. help?

tomeryona · Jun 12, 2005, 02:52 AM

well, i got radeon 9700pro, and whenever im trying to open the game i got a black window, then after 1-2 seconds its just go back to windows...

anyone know what can i do??

thanks alot

MaxT · Jun 12, 2005, 03:08 AM

That's a common problem if you have your refresh rates overridden in win2k/winxp. Something about directx supplying the refresh rates info to the game, and if you used drivers (custome drivers?) or software that forces windows to use specific refresh rates the game won't start.

There is probably a way to force it to run with some command line launch options or editing some video/defaultvideo con files.

If nothing helps, just disbale the refresh rates "fix" you have.

tEd · Jun 12, 2005, 06:42 AM

open file:

x:\installdirectory\battlefield2\mods\bf2\Settings\videodefault.con

set renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1

spyre · Jun 12, 2005, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tEd

open file:

x:\installdirectory\battlefield2\mods\bf2\Settings\videodefault.con

set renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1

That doesnt work in the BF2 demo according to people who have tried it

tEd · Jun 12, 2005, 07:15 AM

Well that's too bad. You would think that DICE could have finally found a way around this annoying issue.

avatar51 · Jun 12, 2005, 12:10 PM

Hey i had same problem.. with 5.1 cat drivers i tried editting all sorts of files for it didnt work so just decided to update to 5.6 and now it works..

StoogesNuke · Jun 12, 2005, 06:29 PM

Changing renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1 doesn't work. So I am passing on the demo. Too much damn trouble. I'll wait for the full game before I have to disable my override of refresh rates.

Surfheart · Jun 13, 2005, 12:33 AM

Go to My Documents\Battlefield 2 Demo\Profiles\Default
Edit the file video.con
Change the line VideoSettings.setResolution
to the resfresh rate you are forcing; eg. 1280x960@75Hz

Worked for me

BigJase · Jun 13, 2005, 02:09 AM

I used driver cleaner and installed my video card drivers again and it's working now so you could give that a try.
using 5.6 cats

StoogesNuke · Jun 13, 2005, 02:11 AM

I use refreshforce and force refresh rates to lock at my monitors max. Re-installing the drivers will work because you lose the refresh locking. The problem is for people like myself who prefer to lock our refresh rates and also force vsync always on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigJase

I used driver cleaner and installed my video card drivers again and it's working now so you could give that a try.
using 5.6 cats

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tomeryona Radeon HD 4600 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North of Israel Posts: 91	Battlefield 2 wont even start.. help? well, i got radeon 9700pro, and whenever im trying to open the game i got a black window, then after 1-2 seconds its just go back to windows... anyone know what can i do?? thanks alot __________________ [img]http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/israel/flag/Flagbig.GIF [img]

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Jun 12, 2005, 06:29 PM	#7
StoogesNuke Radeon HD 4350 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 24	Changing renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1 doesn't work. So I am passing on the demo. Too much damn trouble. I'll wait for the full game before I have to disable my override of refresh rates. __________________ Motherboard: ASUS A8V-Deluxe Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (2.5Ghz) Video Card: Sapphire X850XTPE AGP (580/600 (1200)) RAM: 2GIG Crucial Ballistix OS: Windows XP SP2

Jun 13, 2005, 12:33 AM	#8
Surfheart Radeon HD 4550 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Gold Coast Australia Posts: 31	Go to My Documents\Battlefield 2 Demo\Profiles\Default Edit the file video.con Change the line VideoSettings.setResolution to the resfresh rate you are forcing; eg. 1280x960@75Hz Worked for me Last edited by Surfheart : Jun 13, 2005 at 12:35 AM.

Jun 13, 2005, 02:09 AM	#9
BigJase Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia, Brisbane Posts: 4	I used driver cleaner and installed my video card drivers again and it's working now so you could give that a try. using 5.6 cats __________________ Intel 3.0Ghz -Thermalright XP-120 Asus P4P800SE - ATI Radoen X800 Pro SB Audigy 2 - 1GB Corsair DDR 400MHz (PC3200) 4x120GB Seagate HD

Jun 12, 2005, 03:08 AM	#2
MaxT Radeon HD 4850 Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 230	That's a common problem if you have your refresh rates overridden in win2k/winxp. Something about directx supplying the refresh rates info to the game, and if you used drivers (custome drivers?) or software that forces windows to use specific refresh rates the game won't start. There is probably a way to force it to run with some command line launch options or editing some video/defaultvideo con files. If nothing helps, just disbale the refresh rates "fix" you have.

Jun 12, 2005, 06:42 AM	#3
tEd Hans Dampf im Schnägäloch Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: switzerland Posts: 1,547	open file: x:\installdirectory\battlefield2\mods\bf2\Settings\videodefault.con set renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1

Jun 12, 2005, 07:15 AM	#5
tEd Hans Dampf im Schnägäloch Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: switzerland Posts: 1,547	Well that's too bad. You would think that DICE could have finally found a way around this annoying issue.

Jun 12, 2005, 12:10 PM	#6
avatar51 Radeon HD 4350 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10	Hey i had same problem.. with 5.1 cat drivers i tried editting all sorts of files for it didnt work so just decided to update to 5.6 and now it works..

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