Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing

Wooden Parrot · 03-25-2009, 04:05 AM

I have had a problem recently with Half Life 2 and Half Life 2: Lost Coast crashing/freezing while loading. The game launches from Steam just fine, but it freezes while loading before the main menu comes up. I've reinstalled it and all, and I know my hardware is compatible (I replaced the hard drive but I had played the game on this computer before).

I read a thread about this from last year, but the advice that I got from it did not help. It suggested running the game in windowed mode instead of full-screen, but I'd rather fix the real problem instead of bypassing it.

There was a suggestion of adding '-no -dxlevel 90 +mat_forcehardwaresync 0' to the shortcut, but this did not seem to work either.

I would post specs about my computer, but for some reason the "system" information through the control panel won't come up, and that's something for a different part of the forum. However, the hardware works fine, so I'm pretty sure the problem is not related to my OS or hardware.

Hope there's a solution out there somewhere,
Thanks!

**Aus_Karlos** · 03-25-2009, 04:56 AM

Hi Wooden Parrot and welcome to TSF,

Could you post your system anyway.
Also when you replaced your HDD and had to re-install XP have you made sure you have installed all driver, including the drivers from the motherboard CD.

Wooden Parrot · 03-25-2009, 09:02 AM

Sure thing. For some reason I couldn't pull up my control panel earlier. Anyway...

Windows XP Professional sp2
2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
2gb RAM
320gb WD hard drive
ATI Radeon X1550 Series

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty in the dark about most everything else in my computer and I've been having problems installing sound drivers, so this is really all the info I have. Hope it helps.

**Aus_Karlos** · 03-26-2009, 12:37 AM

What is the make/model of your motherboard. I can help you find the correct drivers for everything, this will eliminate one possible problem.

Wooden Parrot · 03-28-2009, 02:23 PM

Ok I downloaded Belarc, so I've got all that info now.

Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-7253 1.00
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 09/01/2006

And I think with that I just found the drivers on their website.
I'm downloading the drivers right now, so I'll try them out.

**floop12444** · 03-28-2009, 02:38 PM

Yes, i had a similar problem with CS:S (which has the same engine) and i updated my drivers and it worked :) Hope it works for you.

**Aus_Karlos** · 03-29-2009, 01:02 AM

Good luck with that and post back your results.

03-25-2009, 04:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wooden Parrot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3 OS: winXP sp2	Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing I have had a problem recently with Half Life 2 and Half Life 2: Lost Coast crashing/freezing while loading. The game launches from Steam just fine, but it freezes while loading before the main menu comes up. I've reinstalled it and all, and I know my hardware is compatible (I replaced the hard drive but I had played the game on this computer before). I read a thread about this from last year, but the advice that I got from it did not help. It suggested running the game in windowed mode instead of full-screen, but I'd rather fix the real problem instead of bypassing it. There was a suggestion of adding '-no -dxlevel 90 +mat_forcehardwaresync 0' to the shortcut, but this did not seem to work either. I would post specs about my computer, but for some reason the "system" information through the control panel won't come up, and that's something for a different part of the forum. However, the hardware works fine, so I'm pretty sure the problem is not related to my OS or hardware. Hope there's a solution out there somewhere, Thanks! __________________ There are none so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.

03-25-2009, 04:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,461 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing Hi Wooden Parrot and welcome to TSF, Could you post your system anyway. Also when you replaced your HDD and had to re-install XP have you made sure you have installed all driver, including the drivers from the motherboard CD. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

03-25-2009, 09:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wooden Parrot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3 OS: winXP sp2	Re: Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing Sure thing. For some reason I couldn't pull up my control panel earlier. Anyway... Windows XP Professional sp2 2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ 2gb RAM 320gb WD hard drive ATI Radeon X1550 Series Not gonna lie, I'm pretty in the dark about most everything else in my computer and I've been having problems installing sound drivers, so this is really all the info I have. Hope it helps. __________________ There are none so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.

03-26-2009, 12:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,461 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing What is the make/model of your motherboard. I can help you find the correct drivers for everything, this will eliminate one possible problem. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

03-28-2009, 02:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wooden Parrot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3 OS: winXP sp2	Re: Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing Ok I downloaded Belarc, so I've got all that info now. Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-7253 1.00 Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 09/01/2006 And I think with that I just found the drivers on their website. I'm downloading the drivers right now, so I'll try them out. __________________ There are none so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.

03-28-2009, 02:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 1,024 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing Yes, i had a similar problem with CS:S (which has the same engine) and i updated my drivers and it worked :) Hope it works for you. __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

03-29-2009, 01:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,461 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Half Life 2/Half Life 2 Lost Coast crashing Good luck with that and post back your results. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home