NoScream~SPARTA~ Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 http://geekmontage.com/texts/battlefield-3-game-fixes-crashing-lagging-launch-failure-bf3/ Out of Memory Error You may experience a game error after playing the game for a duration of time. An example error message: DirectX function ?device->CreateTexture2D(&texDesc, desc.subResourceCount != 0 ? reinterpret_cast(desc.subResourcedata) :0, &texture->_texture2d)* failed with E_OUTOFMEMORY: Ran out of memory. GPU:?etc This issue happens more commonly to users with older hardware or low memory hardware (GPU, RAM). The best thing to do would be to lower your graphics settings. This includes your resolution. Another option that may help is to increase your VIRTUAL MEMORY. On Windows XP, you would right click ?My Computer? -> Properties -> Advanced tab -> ?Settings? button under ?Performance? -> Advanced tab -> ?Change? button under ?Virtual Memory?. While it sounds like it would be a great idea to make this as high as possible, it can have negative effects if you make it too high. Try increasing it little by little to see if it helps at all. Note that Virtual Disk space is used on the hard drive to assist RAM. DirectX Error When Joining Room on Battlelog An example error, such as the one below, has been occurring when people try to join server rooms. DirectX function ?m_dxgiFactory -> CreateSwapchain( m_device, &sd, &m_swapChain.assignGet())? failed with DXGI_ERROR_INVALID_CALL: The application has made an erroneous API call that it had enough information to avboid. This error is intended to denote that the application should be altered to avoid the error. Use of the debug version of the DXGI.DLL will provide run-time debug output with further information. GPU?. driver: ?. To try to fix this you?ll need to try a couple of things. 1) Update your video card drivers 2) Update your Direct-X 3) USUALLY installing the DirectX package that comes with the game ends up helping problems such as this one?Just FYI 4) Run the game in Windows XP compatibility mode if you are on Windows 7 BF3 Game Fails to Launch / Crashes to Desktop (C2D) or Black Screen What?s more annoying than trying to play a new game?only to it has failed to launch or crashed? The above suggestions work well for combating this particular issue. In addition to those fixes, I also suggest to repair your game through Origin. Make sure to disable any applications / software that could prevent this from succeeding. Battlefield 3 Lags or Stutters If you are lagging or experiencing stuttering / jittering, then these tips work well to increase your frames per second. 1) Disable VSYNC! This will help you use get all the FPS you are capable of. 2) Lower your graphics settings (obvious, but needed to be said) 3) UPDATE your drivers! NVIDIA and ATI have released drivers recently that were specifically modified to help optimize performance in Battlefield 3. HOWEVER, it should be noted that there WAS a problem with the 285.62 drivers for NVIDIA. It causes stuttering! NVIDIA users should hold off until new drivers are available that will not further complicate your gameplay! NVIDIA is already working on a new patch though so by the time you read this it may not be an issue any longer. 4) To expand on tip #2, lowering your resolution can help significantly, as does lowering SHADOWS! This may also help if you experience corrupted shadows, which some builds have. Anti-Aliasing (AA) and 5) Disable 3D Vision 6) Patch your game (when available) If you are playing on a slow, laggy server, then that is obviously the problem. Try another server. Cannot Connect ? BF3 Port Information Some people have ports disabled for security reasons, which is smart. You should learn from these people! Anyway, for the PC, the ports used for TCP and UDP are: TCP: 80, 443, 9988, 20000-29999, 22990, 17502, 42127 UDP: 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300 The Sony PlayStation 3, on the other hand, uses the following: TCP: 80, 443, 9988, 10000-19999, 17502, 42127 UDP: 3659, 14000-14016 And the X360 uses? TCP: 53, 88, 3074 UDP: 53, 88, 3074 Enable the ports that correspond to whatever means of playing the game you are using! ?Your account is not allowed to login? Guys?be patient! This message will disappear soon so do not worry! Give it a bit of time, as depending on where you are from there is a time zone difference in the offical release date or official enable time. Battlefield 3 Specact Kit Code Invalid / Redeemed Already Contact DICE/EA Support about the problem. A lot of the time they actually will resolve it for you so it?s worth doing. Those who played Battlefield 2 had experienced this problem and had it resolved that way with great success. If you?re unlucky though, you may have to try to return the game to the store you got it from in order to get a new code. Cannot Login Using ?Outdated? Web Browser The best thing to do here is to simply install another browser. Internet Explorer (IE) users get this error sometimes and the best solution is to install Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome ? both of which you should have anyway. These two browsers will work perfectly. No Game Sound / Audio / Music First off, let?s start out by saying anyone with a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker setup needs to just try setting it from 7.1 -> 5.1 or 5.1 -> 2.1 and seeing if that works. A lot of the time?it does! Not ideal, but worth mentioning. Anywho, on to the other common solutions! These can even fix problems with headsets or gaming headphones. - Load RUN and type in DXDIAG. Click the Sound tab. Find ?DirectX Features? and move hardware sound acceleration to ?no acceleration?. - Or?Load Control Panel > Sounds & Audio Devices. Find ?Speaker Settings? > click ?Advanced? > Performance tab. Change Hardware Acceleration (FULL -> NONE) and SAMPLE RATE CONVERSION QUALITY (Best -> Good) Battlefield 3 Download Going Slow / Origin Install Slow Uninstall Origin if you played the beta! If you have an actual disc, then be patient. It?s taking the files from the disk and will not go any faster than it?s capable of. Battlefield III Keybindings Broken This is a common bug in the game ? they keybindings for the mouse or keyboard sometimes don?t register correctly OR will not unregister. A patch will likely fix this in the future. If you know of a way to fix the key bindings though, please let us know so we can share it with others, as this is an annoying bug! Punkbuster Error ? ?You were kicked from the server by an administrator? Update / allow Punkbuster to update. You may have outdated files or Punkbuster may not be configured correctly to work for your game. Alternatively, uninstall Punkbuster Services via the Control Panel, then repair your game to have Punkbuster reinstall. Do all this with your Antivirus and Firewall off, as well as Origin and BF3 closed. Stuck On Initializing Repair your game through Origin. This may make it no longer hang on the initializing phase. You may also want to disable things such as your firewall and antivirus. Battlefield 3 System Requirements Minimum Requirements: OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz RAM: 2GB Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. Graphics card memory: 512 MB Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version Recommended: OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU RAM: 4GB Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950. Graphics card memory: 1 GB Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version Incoming search terms: battlefield 3 stuttering battlefield 3 sound lag you were kicked from the server by an administrator bf3 battlefield 3 dxgi dll battlefield 3 you were kicked from the server by an administrator battlefield 3 sound stuttering battlefield 3 audio lag battlefield 3 stutter bf3 you were kicked from the server by an administrator dxgi dll battlefield 3 battlefield 3 crashes battlefield 3 dxgi_error_invalid_call battlefield 3 sound fix you were kicked from the server by an administrator battlefield 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaz~SPARTA~ Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 im getting terrible audio on bf3, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt work at all, or with lots of stuttering and lag. I am using just simple headphones and I wish I could get some sounds going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatal_Papercut~SPARTA~ Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 The one problem I had was finally fixed: I could not use any of my unlocks. From Rank 1 to Rank 13, I was stuck with the default loadouts for each kit. After each round, the game would show I unlocked such-and-such equipment, and my stats in Battlelog showed that I had unlocked equipment--I could just never select it in the "Customize" section of the game. Apparently a few other people had this issue. The fix for the issue was simple: disabling cloud saves in the Origin client has resolved the issue. If anyone else has had this problem, I would recommend trying the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster90 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Sorry, didnt read the whole thing, but I couldnt help but notice this: " On Windows XP, you would right click ?My Computer? -> Properties -> Advanced tab -> ?Settings? button under ?Performance? -> Advanced tab -> ?Change? button under ?Virtual Memory?. While it sounds like it would be a great idea to make this as high as possible, it can have negative effects if you make it too high. Try increasing it little by little to see if it helps at all. Note that Virtual Disk space is used on the hard drive to assist RAM" In particular, the Windows XP part. XP is not supported for BF3. I'm sure its not all that different to get to the same settings in Win 7, I'm just nit-picky. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajimoto Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Great infos Viper, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoScream~SPARTA~ Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Manually updating Punkbuster *recommended* http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/view/2832654773952043053/ For players that are having problems with not being able to connect, you probably want to take a look at this post. To Manually update your local PunkBuster Security Files, choose "Save As" from your Web Browser's "File" Menu and explore to find your game folder and the subfolder called "pb". Save this file in that location (/pb/pbsec.htm or /pb/pbsecsv.htm). The next time you start your game, your PunkBuster will have the latest security information necessary to accept auto-updates from PB Servers. http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=dl-bf3.php [evenbalance.com] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed~SPARTA~ Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Page Load Error Please reload by selecting 'Product Redeem code' - WTF?!??! Cannot install the f'n game - f'n joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaz~SPARTA~ Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 MY SOUNDS IS HORRIBLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchman~SPARTA~ Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Not an error but after taking all bloody night to download I figured I should just get the game started to make sure I didn't have a corrupt dl. Jumped into a server, ran around, made sure everything was fine. And it was..... without having to use the product key anywhere, normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GySgt~SPARTA~ Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 damn looks like the idiots have started there un fun game of who can cheat better LOL!!!! http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654624695691245/# this makes me sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed~SPARTA~ Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 my error fixed - i logged off Origin. When i logged back on it said do i want to recreate cache folder - i did. sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_1 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Black screen after launching. REMOVE then reinstall new AMD video drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I've had the game working once since installing it yesterday. Launch the game and it just gets 2-3 seconds of sound a black screen then nothing. CTR-ALT-DEL to get task manager then "Battlefield has stopped working". FFS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usthomsen~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I've had the game working once since installing it yesterday. Launch the game and it just gets 2-3 seconds of sound a black screen then nothing. CTR-ALT-DEL to get task manager then "Battlefield has stopped working". FFS!!!! Mine does something simmilar when loading a new map. Not all the times just once in a while. Either it´s a black screen og a white screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) ok, im not sure if this was mentioned but i had error's during map changes. fixing it was disabling AV (not a fix, more of a work around) disabling UPNP in router settings and updating to latest BETA Nvidia Drivers Drivers was the last thing i tried so will attempt with AV on and report findings. edit - still doesn't work with Avast AV, have to disable Edited October 29, 2011 by Krambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchman~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Mine does something simmilar when loading a new map. Not all the times just once in a while. Either it´s a black screen og a white screen That's exactly what mine does, what card do you have Thompson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Mine does same as Watchy and Ulrik my card ATI 5700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usthomsen~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Mine does same as Watchy and Ulrik my card ATI 5700 I have a ATI 4890 with the latest driver installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I have a ATI 4890 with the latest driver installed. I've got a 4870 with the latest drivers installed. I've read something that it might be a problem with the Realtek HD audio drivers. TBH I've tried so many things that I've now forgotten what it was I did to get it working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I have a GTX465 and I get black screen sometimes when loading so it must be in the game or browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchman~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 HD4780 here. Was looking like an ATI issue intil Halli spoilt it with his GTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GySgt~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) I've had the game working once since installing it yesterday. Launch the game and it just gets 2-3 seconds of sound a black screen then nothing. CTR-ALT-DEL to get task manager then "Battlefield has stopped working". FFS!!!! no problems here evrything is runnin smooth though i guess i should turn down the settings in game to much eye cand i cant focus on the playing field....LOL I updated everything with the new MOJO Edited October 29, 2011 by GySgt~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I've just had enough. I've updated everything, reloaded BF3 4 times now. Quite frankly I'm at the point of sending the game back, i meet the specs required and it won't run. Enoughs enough, I wasted a reasonable amount of cash and two days of my life. EA, you can shove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard~SPARTA~ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 That suks T, if it was me I'd feel the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaiSan Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 T, I had almost reached the same point (ask anyone on TS). I have a Nvidia 560ti and have a constant problem since the beta (funnily enough the alpha was fine). Randomly I will get an audio stutter and then booted back to desktop with no error. BF3 is still running on the taskbar but I cant get back into the game and have to bring task manager up and end bf3.exe This happens every time I run the game to the extent that I unlocked on Tuesday (using a US VPN) and still only reached Rank 2 (I cant count how many times I unlocked items or ranked up only to lose everything before the round ended) by Friday. I don't work Fridays so I spent the entire day trying to fix the issue. This is what I have done so far. 4 different versions of Nvidia drivers (all including a full safe mode drive sweeper removal of the previous version in between installs). Every possible combination of in-game Video and Audio settings. Full repairs then reinstalls of BF3. All exe's (bf3, Origin etc) are running as admin. I have also tried various compatibility modes and cpu affinities. Tried Battlecom in Firefox, IE and Chrome. I even dug out my old X-Fi Extreme Gamer soundcard (which caused me BSOD's a while ago) and reinstalled that incase it was an onboard sound issue. And loads of stuff off the forums that I have probably forgotten I tried. Nothing cures the crashes. This doesn't happen in any other games ( I recently had a corrupt video issue when I installed Rage but this is a known issue and being patched) and all my temperatures (GPU and CPU) are fine. I was finally able to play 3 rounds with no crashes last night by playing in Windowed mode (then I had to go eat) so will play again tonight to see if this works until they patch the damn thing. Give it a try mate, takes a few mins to get used to having the top border but you soon forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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