Crash on attempting to connect
 

description:

When trying to connect to EQEmulator servers;
I click the connect button or New account button, I crash to the desktop.

Info:
OS=Windows XP
Direct X9.0b
ATI Radeon 'latest recommended drivers
Fresh installation of Everquest
Updated thru Verant patch server
Using ver 5.5 EQEmu

Here is a copy of eqclient.txt:
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[Registration Servers]
{
"register.eqemulator.net:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin2.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin3.eqemulator.net:5997"
}
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Here is a snip of dbg.txt:
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[Sat Apr 10 05:00:14 2004]00000:Starting EverQuest.
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:14 2004]00001:Init point
***
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:15 2004]00014:Init done.
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:15 2004]00000:Entering eqmain.dll
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:15 2004]00001:FE: Found adapter #0 - RADEON 9000 SERIES
***
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:16 2004]00018:FE: t3dInitializeDevice completed successfully.

[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00019:OpenComms create begin
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00020:OpenComms create end
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00021:OpenComms create failed <--- (What is this, do you think?)
***
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00022:EQMain.dll Version v2.0.18 Mar 15 2004
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00023:new_dll_main address 0x11020fb9
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00024:eqmain.dll instance 0x11000000
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00025:fatal error in main thread Code = c0000005

ADDR=0x11071d99
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00026:EAX=0013ec84 EBX=00000000 ECX=0166ef60 EDX=
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00027:ESI=0166e5a0 EDI=0166ef60 EBP=00000000

ESP=0013ebc0
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:22 2004]00028:Raw Stack ( I cut the stack info out)
***
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:23 2004]00285:Call Stack

[Sat Apr 10 05:00:23 2004]00286:crashed doing call stack
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:23 2004]00287:Stack Scan

[Sat Apr 10 05:00:23 2004]00288:crashed doing stack scan
[Sat Apr 10 05:00:23 2004]00289:Process was trying to READ invalid data.

[Sat Apr 10 05:00:23 2004]00290:Invalid access occurred at virtual address

0x00000004.

[Sat Apr 10 05:00:24 2004]00291:Exiting eqmain.dll with crash
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<edit> I disabled all other programs and exposed my computer to the savage wilds of the internet by bypassing my router. It didnt help. </edit>

Has anyone heard of this issue? Does anyone have a clue?

Can you get EQLive to run OK or does it crash too?

That looks like it might be an EverQuest/Graphics Driver/DirectX issue instead of an EQEMu issue. . .

Also, are you trying to connect to a specific server (such as a private server on your computer) or are you just trying to get to one of the public EMu servers? Just wondering since you mentioned you have EQEMu 0.5.5. If that's the case, then you need to change your eqhosts.txt file to point to localhost instead of to eqemulator.net. Also, we'll need to see a dump of MiniLogin.exe, World.exe, Zone.exe, and your MiniLoginAccounts.ini, LoginServer.ini, and db.ini files.

If you are getting this on live as well, as Mikenune asked, the EQLive tech boards are worth taking a look at:

E.g.

http://eqforums.station.sony.com/eq/...essage.id=8976

Tech Support board homepage is:

http://eqforums.station.sony.com/eq/board?board.id=tech

Apologies if you checked this out already.

I wouldn't tell 'em you're having the same problems on EQEMu though :p

I have tried to connect to the Live servers with identical results. I have looked at the Verant Tech support forums. They were no help.

I'm guessing it is a DX9 related issue. I'll do some more research on it. I have the sinking feeling that I'll just need to wait for Verant to get thier shit together on this. It seems like they hosed a lot of customers with this patch. What's new with those Fuckers?!