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Braaage
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Posted - 2005.11.26 23:40:00 -
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Don't know if this has been posted already since the forum doesn't have a search engine.
Anyway today I installed a couple of games (namely Need for Speed Most Wanted and Call of Duty 2) and afterwards all I got after the EVE splash screen was a black box.
Running the second copy of EVE didn't work either. Oddly enough the Sisi build did.
So I reinstalled EVE and that also worked, I then tried running one of the original installs and those still didn't work.
I backed up and deleted the cache folder from one of the broken installs and it worked. So I eventually narrowed it down to a single file.
Deleting the cache/settings/pc.dat solved the problem.
That file doesn't contain your bookmark folders so you retain all the settings and everything.
Anyway I thought I'd share. ___________________________________________ http://www.eve-tutor.com
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Ashrin
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Posted - 2005.11.27 12:31:00 -
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Confirmed this worked for me after new install of other software last night- thanks very much for the sharing, Braaage!
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Chribba
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Posted - 2005.11.27 15:40:00 -
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Either that or make sure that your username etc is saved :) All I had to do was add this line in prefs.ini
networkAdvanced=1 (this lines enables you to save your password among other things)
and have the username line filled out in prefs as well.
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Rasca Juono
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Posted - 2005.11.28 10:01:00 -
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Originally by: Braaage Don't know if this has been posted already since the forum doesn't have a search engine.
Anyway today I installed a couple of games (namely Need for Speed Most Wanted and Call of Duty 2) and afterwards all I got after the EVE splash screen was a black box.
Running the second copy of EVE didn't work either. Oddly enough the Sisi build did.
So I reinstalled EVE and that also worked, I then tried running one of the original installs and those still didn't work.
I backed up and deleted the cache folder from one of the broken installs and it worked. So I eventually narrowed it down to a single file.
Deleting the cache/settings/pc.dat solved the problem.
That file doesn't contain your bookmark folders so you retain all the settings and everything.
Anyway I thought I'd share.
Thanks Braage, I was having a helluva time getting up and running. Didn't know why. Just recently did a vid card change so that might have been it. Deleted the pc.dat file and no problems getting back in.
Cheers! _________________________________________________
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LocalHost
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Posted - 2005.11.28 23:59:00 -
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That did the trick, I was pulling hair (what little is left) out.... :D |Father of 1|Master of All| |
Braaage
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Posted - 2005.11.30 19:48:00 -
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Glad this worked for you other guys as well
Perhaps an ISD personage or Kieron could wave this post under a GMs nose to add to the support knowledgebase. ___________________________________________ http://www.eve-tutor.com
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Allleria Sorana
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Posted - 2005.12.01 22:45:00 -
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Thanks Braaage. Just happened to me. Thank god I have enough sense to check the forums before I do anything. Easiest fix ever.
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Braaage
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Posted - 2005.12.12 11:48:00 -
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This seems to be curing a lot of problems now.....
Seems pc.dat stores information about hardware and software settings, installing other games can change those settings thus rendering EVE with the black screen.
Good news though the new Sisi build was unaffected so it seems it's now done another way or maybe that was just good planning ___________________________________________ http://www.eve-tutor.com
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Dr Brains
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Posted - 2005.12.13 08:45:00 -
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Worked for me to! Thanks very much... this would deserve a sticky.
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Captain Alcatraz
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Posted - 2005.12.13 12:35:00 -
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worked for me 2, mebe ccp needs to have a gander at this eh ;D
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