Freezes up

[JJP22]

Every time I try to open VDrift on my computer, it freezes up and I have to forcequit. My computer (powebook G4) is less than 6 months old so it runs great. I have no idea why it's doing this. Anyone got any sugestions?

[abs1nth]

Every time I try to open VDrift on my computer, it freezes up and I have to forcequit. My computer (powebook G4) is less than 6 months old so it runs great. I have no idea why it's doing this. Anyone got any sugestions?

hello
to be able to help you we need some more details:
• i presume you are running mac os x on your PBG4, what exact version?
• which version of vdrift does this happen with, do other versions work fine?
• what is the output in /Applications/Utilities/Console.app while trying to run vdrift...
• what exactly do you mean with freezing? what do you see on-screen?

[JJP22]

I am indeed on a Powerbook G4, version 1.5 (basically the one that was out right before the Macbook). It's OS 10.4.6 (the newest OS available)


the version of VDrift I have is 2006-02-20 (febuary 20 of this year). It's the one available on the Apple website (under downloads)


It says a bunch of stuff on the console when I try to run it, mostly saying certain things haven't been found. it does say:
"The version of your config file does not match the version of VDrift.
You may have problems running the game. Delete your ~/.vdrift/VDrift.config
to fix this."
but all I have on my computer is an application, so I don't know what to delete


by freezing I mean there is a blank white box that appears on my screen, which then freezes (my mouse becomes a spinning wheel and I have to force quit)

[abs1nth]

thats indeed very weird and something we might want to fix...

could you post the complete output in Console.app?
also, does the previous release (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vdrif...g?download) run fine?
did vdrift ever run fine for you?
does deleting the folder VDrift in "~/Library/Preferences/" help?

[JJP22]

here's the complete console stuff:


===== Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:45:26 PM US/Eastern =====
CONFIGFILE.Load: Couldn't find file: /Users/JJ/Desktop/Games/data/settings/VDrift.config
Found config file /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/controls.
Found config file /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/carsettings/CS.
Found config file /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/carsettings/XS.
Found config file /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/carsettings/GT.
Found config file /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/carsettings/XSR.
Found config file /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/carsettings/XM.
Found config file /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/.
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): main.version not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.width not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.height not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.depth not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.fullscreen not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.tree_detail not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.terrain_detail not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.show_hud not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.show_fps not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.mph not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.texture_size not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): display.view_distance not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): game.selected_car not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): game.car_paint not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): game.camera_mode not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): game.game_mode not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): game.track not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): network.host_game not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): network.server_ip not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): network.server_port not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): sound.volume not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): mouse.enabled not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): mouse.xsens not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): mouse.ydead not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): mouse.ysens not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
CONFIGFILE::GetParam(): control.autoclutch not found in /Users/JJ/Library/Preferences/VDrift/VDrift.config
The version of your config file does not match the version of VDrift.
You may have problems running the game. Delete your ~/.vdrift/VDrift.config
to fix this.

Run with -verbose for troubleshooting.
Run with -nosound to disable sound.
Run with -datadir /path/to/vdrift/data to change the data directory in your local settings.
Run with -defaultdatadir /path/to/vdrift/data (as root) to change the data directory system-wide.
Note: after running "vdrift -defaultdatadir ..." as root, delete your ~/.vdrift/VDrift.config file.
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I've never tried VDrift before, but if you tell me where I can get an older version I can try that...

I went to the library, preferences, but there was no VDrift folder there.

[JJP22]

Do you know where I could get an older version?

[thelusiv]

CONFIGFILE.Load: Couldn't find file: /Users/JJ/Desktop/Games/data/settings/VDrift.config

That's the problem right there - VDrift is looking for the config file in the wrong directory. Where it says "data" there it should say "VDrift" I think. abs1th any thougths?

[JJP22]

So how do I fix that?

[abs1nth]

Do you know where I could get an older version?

i wrote the link already in my previous post, here is it again:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vdrif...g?download

I went to the library, preferences, but there was no VDrift folder there.

but the log-output you kindly posted told us that it this folder is indeed there...would you mind looking for it again?

i really have no idea what's going on here, but the 10 thousand mac-downloads of the last version suggest that this is an uncommon problem.

i suspect that this problem/logoutput could be created by only copying the vdrift application, but not it's whole folder / data folder to another place, and then trying to start it...so it would also be interesting if you get the same problem if you re-download the latest release and start it right from the folder that should be created on your desktop/download folder.

[JJP22]

I am SUCH an idiot!!!! I reinstalled it, this time dragging the data and doc folders with the actual application itself to my HD, instead of just the application. It now works great. Sorry to waste your time, and thanks for the help.

[abs1nth]

I am SUCH an idiot!!!! I reinstalled it, this time dragging the data and doc folders with the actual application itself to my HD, instead of just the application. It now works great. Sorry to waste your time, and thanks for the help.

well, great to know it works now, and that there is no problem with vdrift

[thelusiv]

Maybe it would help to add a little something to the install instructions so its clear that all the things must be copied, not just the application.

[abs1nth]

Maybe it would help to add a little something to the install instructions so its clear that all the things must be copied, not just the application.

it's already explained quite clear in the ReadMe / FAQ, also 90% of all Mac-apps are installed in the same way, so i doubt there is much room for improvement on our side.

well 2 things come to mind:
• if vdrift can't find it's data folder it should perhaps pop up a helpful dialogue instead of "freezing up" (this is pretty much a cross-platform issue)
• we could place the data folder inside the so-called "application bundle" (on mac os x) so that vdrift appears as one big self-contained executable, but that would make it more difficult to add new cars, etc.

[well thats not a big issue since there are no addon-cars floating around and anyone capable enough to create additional content should also be able to open the application-bundle to locate the data-folder. we could also do it like wesnoth (which has an excellent mac-port) and display menu-items to "reveal" the data folder when running windowed. there should be no problems with upgrades as we don't provide data-diffs and always necessitate full-downloads anyway]

i think i'll make this change so this issue can't come-up again... (if there are no objections)

btw. SDL 1.2.10 (and satellite-libraries) was released yesterday and i'll switch the mac-port soon

[joevenzon]

* if vdrift can't find it's data folder it should perhaps pop up a helpful dialogue instead of "freezing up" (this is pretty much a cross-platform issue)

This is totally my fault. The main.cpp code is horribly cluttered and hacked and needs to be refactored. I generally took the approach when originally writing everything that if an error is detected, the game should just keep chugging along anyway in the hope that maybe things will be okay.

Adding code to explain it can't find the data folder and quitting sounds like a good idea, though.