Chaos_Theorem

I launched COH today and it automatically downloaded the newest patch. Afterwards, the game will not launch at all.

After hitting the accept button on the opening splash screen, the game goes to load, but goes to a black screen and completely locks up the computer, requiring a reset by holding the power button down on the MAC.

I've tried Verifying All Files twice and still the same result.

Any suggestions?

I'm running:
Mac OS 10.5.8
Model Name: Mac Pro
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz

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Anyway, EA has to be the flat-out worst secondary I've ever experienced with a brute.
-r0y

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r0y, If you had bothered to read the entire thread you would know that
WM+EA is STRONG and PRETTY.

Here is the proof.

yep, I have the newest driver already installed.

Ok, sorry about all of the posts, but I think I found the issue:

I use the M-Audio Fast Track USB IO device to record music into Garage Band and to send audio out of my mac to my Pro Audio Monitors.

For grins, I switched my mac audio out from M-Audio Device to Line Out,
and then COH did not have a kernel panic.

I guess that means that I can't use the M-Audio device while playing COH.

At least I don't have to uninstall anything to play, just switch the audio out.

It's weird though because initially, I launched COH and started playing with the device on and audio out set to M-Audio Device....

At least I found out that one of my memory modules are bad though.
I got it from TransIntl, so I think it should still be under warranty.

Thank you for the help CuppaManga

If it is a 3rd party driver, the only 3rd party drivers that I've installed are for my M-Audio Fast Track audio recording IO box and my MidiSport MIDI to USB box.

I use these a lot and wouldn't be very happy to have to uninstall these every time I want to play COH....

Ok, I removed all of my 3rd party memory and left only my initial 2 Gb of RAM from mac and I am still getting the kernel panic. I don't know if this helps, but here is the report I found after restarting my mac:

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 4130 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 29EA1843-6FB0-4F0D-A91D-5F71A877FC59

Tue May 26 14:25:25 2009
panic(cpu 6 caller 0x001AB0FE): Kernel trap at 0x00000001, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000001, CR3: 0x013da000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x058a0a00, EBX: 0x04b87400, ECX: 0x04aaa3c8, EDX: 0x008d693e
CR2: 0x00000001, EBP: 0x37523ec8, ESI: 0x008f0d68, EDI: 0x008dde34
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x00000001, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000010

Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x37523cc8 : 0x12b4c6 (0x45ec20 0x37523cfc 0x13355c 0x0)
0x37523d18 : 0x1ab0fe (0x468ecc 0x1 0xe 0x468678)
0x37523df8 : 0x1a1703 (0x37523e10 0x4c1cffc 0x37523ec8 0x1)
0x37523e08 : 0x1 (0xe 0x48 0x4aa0010 0x299e0010)
0x37523ec8 : 0x8d6959 (0x4b87400 0x8f0d68 0x0 0x0)
0x37523f08 : 0x8dde6a (0x4b87400 0x8f0e28 0x0 0x0)
0x37523f28 : 0x428774 (0x4ff4c00 0x4369e80 0x37523f44 0x127515)
0x37523f78 : 0x13ebde (0x4369e80 0x4f9b921 0x0 0xbfff7630)
0x37523fc8 : 0x1a14ec (0x522b60 0x0 0x1a40b5 0x5064410)
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.maudio.usb.fasttrack.driver(1.7.1)@0x8d2000->0x8f0fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub(3.4.3)@0x5de000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.6.9fc3)@0x7bb000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(3.4.3)@0x5aa000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
9J61

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.7.0: Tue Mar 31 22:52:17 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.12.14~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 53441307667
unloaded kexts:
(none)
loaded kexts:
com.maudio.usb.fasttrack.driver 1.7.1 - last loaded 22171193512
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.5.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9d0
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.1.6f8
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 2.7.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.6.8a3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.6.8a3
com.apple.GeForce 5.4.4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 6.0.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 5.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.6.8a3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 1.7.7
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.6.4b10
com.apple.driver.AppleMCEDriver 1.1.7
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 3.4.0d10
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.2.12
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.0d28
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.6f8
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 1.0.8b1
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.1.6f8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.4.3
com.apple.driver.PioneerSuperDrive 2.0.7
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.0.9
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 2.7.91
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 1.5.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 1.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 2.1.2b1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 3.8.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.4.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPCI 1.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.seatbelt 107.12
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 1.6.77
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 76.0.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 199
com.apple.BootCache 30.4
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 9.4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.6.8a3
com.apple.NVDAResman 5.4.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 1.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 1.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.6.8a3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.6.9fc3
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 3.4.0d10
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 2.2.1d2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.6f8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.1.6f8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.0.9
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.0.9
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.0.9
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 3.4.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 3.4.3
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.2.0

It seems one of my new memory modules went bad. It's only been a month or two. I had a total of 10 Gb RAM, and I noticed the system profiler shows only 6 Gb available.

I tried running the apple hardware test to test all the memory modules, but the test freezes during the initial hardware probe.

I then proceeded to swap out memory chips through process of elimination to figure out which one was bad and I found it.

I removed the one I believe to be bad, and it's pair as well.

The remaining 6 Gb of RAM seem to be fine. I am still getting the kernel panic. I will try taking out the remaining new RAM and try again.

I will post again after I try that.

After a two month break from playing COH, I launched the COH application, the COH client loaded all the recent patches and applied them.

I was in the game for about 2 - 3 minutes and the game crashed.

After the crash, every time I start to load COH, the screen goes to black and I get the mac warning that I need to hold down the power button to restart the computer. COH is the only application that isn't launching.

I've tried verifying the files and restarting the machine, but I can't get it to work.


Here are my computer specs:
Model: MacPro3,1, BootROM MP31.006C.B05, 8 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.8 GHz, 6 GB
Graphics: kHW_NVidiaGeForce8800GTItem, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, spdisplays_pcie_device, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, display, Slot-1

I've been away from the game for a couple months. What about the MA was being exploited? What happened and what change was made?

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Here's a decent price for RAM: Transintl (4 GB for $88)

You can probably find cheaper at Newegg.com (beware non-brands there though) but Transintl guarantees it'll work.

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Update:

I bought the 8 GB (4 x 2Gb) kit from TransIntl.com.
The machine runs COH great!!!
I'm getting beautiful frame rates now.

Thanks all for your help.

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Memo to MrPlaySchool: MA stories....we needz em.

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Oh hellz yeah!!!!! make them NAO!!!!

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Wasn't this a confirmed April Fool's joke? I've heard it both ways.

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I started an April Fools Day joke THREAD, butt the Waist Cape Patch came out the next day. LOL

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Whoa this thread is still alive?

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Yes, It's too STRONG and PRETTY to die.

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This thread should be made into a movie

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The strong and pretty would be unhandleable to anything except the movie-voice-guy. We'd hear a preview, and then the film would self-destruct.

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I thought that dude was dead. The 'Optimus prime' voice guy.

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Don LaFontaine was his name. It was a sad day when he died.

I too love the idea. Very well thought out.
More villain SF's are needed too!

zOMG c4n i haz it nao???!!!!

Biting my nails, waiting anxiously for the next episode of Home Run Harry......

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I only have 2 Gb. Buying memory from Mac is sooo expensive. It's so much cheaper to buy elsewhere. I just need to get some more.

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Here's a decent price for RAM: Transintl (4 GB for $88)

You can probably find cheaper at Newegg.com (beware non-brands there though) but Transintl guarantees it'll work.

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SWEET!!! Thank you for the link!!!!!

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Using activity monitor, It showed that I was using 1.98 Gb out of 2 Gb of memory. This was with COH, Ventrillo, and Safari browser running. Ventrillo and Safari were using an extremely small amount of memory compared to COH and it's associated processes.

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Oh yes, lack of memory will definitely kill the framerate. I don't know why I didn't ask that first - possibly because some of the new Macs ship with 4 GB I assumed that's what you had.

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I only have 2 Gb. Buying memory from Mac is sooo expensive. It's so much cheaper to buy elsewhere. I just need to get some more.

Thank you sooo much for the help everyone!!!!

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Other things that might floor your fps are: If you're using a video resolution that pushes the 8800 too hard (like a huge monitor with 1680x1150 or something), or if you're running a background application that tends to slow the computer down like "one-touch" backup hard drive software or scanner/printer software that listens for commands sent from buttons on the printer/scanner.

To check that open System Preferences and check your Login Items on your Accounts page.

And are you using Unsanity's APE, Fruitmenu, or Windowshade?

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I'm running a resolution of 1024x768.

I just purchased the machine I'm running, so the only applications
I've loaded besides the OS and default apps (itunes, imovie, etc)
are COH and Ventrillo. I'm not running any backup software or printer software. I don't even have a printer hooked up.

I'm not even sure what Unsanity's APE, Fruitmenu, or Windowshade are.

I think my main problem is running out of memory which I posted about earlier in this thread.

Using activity monitor, It showed that I was using 1.98 Gb out of 2 Gb of memory. This was with COH, Ventrillo, and Safari browser running. Ventrillo and Safari were using an extremely small amount of memory compared to COH and it's associated processes.

I'm going to pickup more memory this week, and then go from there to see if my problem is solved. Also going to try using the /reloadgfx command to see if that helps.

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What kind of framerates are you getting? If you're getting around 30 that's probably normal for that particular video card. Since you're going through a couple of emulation layers to get to it, you're bound to lose a few fps (like around 2 to 5 in my tests) over the PC version.

Another factor may be that the game servers have been struggling a bit this weekend for some reason. You might just be getting lag. Try typing /netgraph 1 (/netgraph 0 turns it off) and if you're getting tall green spikes, that's lag. Tall red or yellow spikes are net connection problems.

If you're running 10.4.x, upgrading to 10.5.x (and patching up to the latest version) will give you newer and smoother Nvidia drivers. The 8800 was released after 10.4, as an OPTIONAL component at the time, and therefore the driver isn't quite as efficient as it could be.

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I'm not sure how to check the actual frame rate. I could visually tell the rates were slowing. eventually I crashed while jumping near the BM in Cap. next time I log in, i'll check using the /reloadgfx command.
Also I will try the /netgraph 1 command as well to check it out.

Currently I'm updated to OS 10.5.6, so I'm current in that regard.

how do I add the -rethreaded 1 command into the info.plist file?

I know it's supposed to go with this line but not sure where to put it:
<string>c:\coh\cohupdater.exe</string>

any attempt I made would cause the application to not launch, and I would have to delete it, re-save file to launch COH.

First, thank you for your help.

I am playing at 1024 x 768 resolution.

I ran activity monitor to check RAM usage.

COH is using 1.05 GB of memory and 3.15 Virtual

the memory display says:

Free : 11 mb
Wired: 230 mb
Active: 1.17 gb
Inactive: 600 mb

used: 1.98 gb

So it seems as your assumption is correct. I need more memory to run the mac client, since the windows version doesn't need as much memory. Is this correct? If so I'll have to pick some up.

Edit: only other applications besides COH running were Ventrillo, safari,
and activity monitor.

I have a brand new Mac Pro 2 x 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
with 2 GB RAM. Graphics card is the Nvidia Gforce 8800 GT.

Until now, I had played COH on a windows partition within Bootcamp
running the PC client. The graphics look AMAZING at the highest
quality setting.

Today, I have tried out the Mac client on the live servers and my frame rates are terrible. I even reduce the graphics slider to performance and am still getting bad frame rates. Bad enough that I am tempted to just boot into windows and play the PC client again.

The only applications running on the mac are COH and Ventrillo. The exact same applications when I boot up in Windows.

My Mac OS and the Windows XP OS are using the same machine, processor, RAM, Graphics card, Monitor, etc.

How does this explain the poor frame rates I am getting?

Please help.

I was downloading the mac client and had to restart my machine. I had gotten 700 mb downloaded, and after my machine restarted, the updater says connecting. it's up to #11 and doesn't seem to be connecting. Any advice to continue the download?

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I stare in awe of the Strong and Pretty and never accomplish anything....

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You should add glasses that look cool onto your strong-and-pretty WM/EA character if you haven't already; it unfortunately subtracts a very ignorable amount from your strong-and-pretty-ness, but it makes it so you are able to withstand it enough to accomplish the strongest and prettiest things.

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Great idea! I'll have to try that! LOL

Maybe the costume creator has some real ugly B.C. glasses I can use when I need to accomplish great feats of Strong and Pretty, then switch to a different costume when I show off the Pretty.

Kind of like the reverse of Clark Kent. Put on the ugly B.C. glasses to bust into action...LOL.

Speaking of strong and Pretty, has anyone played their Strong and Pretty WM/EA toons since the buffs/changes to WM and EA?

I haven't because mine is still at lvl 8. Every time I log it in, I stare in awe of the Strong and Pretty and never accomplish anything....