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Windows 10/11 snafu / content thread
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Not sure what you are talking about? - The file I attached was to show what is working with my system, where CFS2 also failed to recognise the graphics card. As I stated, I simply copied the settings from my older windows 7 machine and ammended the description of the graphics card, and everything works fine, at the resolution I've put (on both machines). Older machine has a 750 Ti, which CFS2 had no problem recognising.
You should probably have chosen a differen name for your file rather than simply copying mine otherwise it's confusing?
It works absolutely fine on my pc, which was the point of providing it. It's not good to be changing it and re-posting without re-naming it (so it's clear you have changed it), otherwise it's going to be confusing and unhelpful.
Hi Allen and Richard,
After installing CFS2 from the CD on the Win10 computer and not getting a good picture, I copied the Win7 cfs2.cfg file to the Win10 computer, only changing the name of the graphics card - still no luck.
I applied Allen's settings to that file without success.
No matter what 32 bit aspect ratios I put in the cfg file, I only get a list of 16 bit ratios on the advanced settings page after starting CFS2. The Win7 computer has both 16 and 32 bit ratios listed.
Kevin
After installing CFS2 from the CD on the Win10 computer and not getting a good picture, I copied the Win7 cfs2.cfg file to the Win10 computer, only changing the name of the graphics card - still no luck.
I applied Allen's settings to that file without success.
No matter what 32 bit aspect ratios I put in the cfg file, I only get a list of 16 bit ratios on the advanced settings page after starting CFS2. The Win7 computer has both 16 and 32 bit ratios listed.
Kevin
After beating my head looking at my working Win10 and your cfg in WinMerge. My conclusion is that it has something to do with the [DISPLAY] Device= key. I can drop your config in and change the Device= to use my graphic and it works fine. IF I leave your graphic card in the Device= I get pixalated mess.
Do you have a internal graphic card that is disabled? If yes can you re-enable it and see if CFS2 will use it and not give you a pixalated mess?
Also looks like you would be better off to set 1024x768x16 in the Mode= key. The settings you have of 1920x1200x32 makes CFS2 on my PC go "No" and load the 640x480 2d panels.
Do you have a internal graphic card that is disabled? If yes can you re-enable it and see if CFS2 will use it and not give you a pixalated mess?
Also looks like you would be better off to set 1024x768x16 in the Mode= key. The settings you have of 1920x1200x32 makes CFS2 on my PC go "No" and load the 640x480 2d panels.
Allen, thanks for looking at it - it is frustrating.
I'll try disabling the Nvidia card and enabling the onboard Intel graphics.
1920X1200X32 gives me the right proportions for my monitor and there is no problem with instrument panels. I tried 1024x768x16 and it made no difference.
Should I be able to see the list of 32 bit aspect ratios in Advanced Settings? As I mentioned before, only 16 bit ratios show up.
I'll try disabling the Nvidia card and enabling the onboard Intel graphics.
1920X1200X32 gives me the right proportions for my monitor and there is no problem with instrument panels. I tried 1024x768x16 and it made no difference.
Should I be able to see the list of 32 bit aspect ratios in Advanced Settings? As I mentioned before, only 16 bit ratios show up.
kDRIVER
It wouldn't hurt to reduce the TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024 to 512, and the LOD_TARGET_FPS=30 to 25
(about 30 lines up from the graphics card)
Also - as well as 1024 x 768, try other ratios - maybe 1280 x 720.
The other thing, that could be important (you may already have looked at this?) is to ensure that you actually have the NVIDIA drivers, and not the Windows version. Windows 10 can be desperate to stop you having the correct graphics drivers and will tell you that it has the correct/best driver, but is often lying! I think we had a similar problem with a pretty basic graphics card, but when we manged to get the NVIDIA drivers installed it worked much better, even though Windows insited that it already had the best driver.
It wouldn't hurt to reduce the TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024 to 512, and the LOD_TARGET_FPS=30 to 25
(about 30 lines up from the graphics card)
Also - as well as 1024 x 768, try other ratios - maybe 1280 x 720.
The other thing, that could be important (you may already have looked at this?) is to ensure that you actually have the NVIDIA drivers, and not the Windows version. Windows 10 can be desperate to stop you having the correct graphics drivers and will tell you that it has the correct/best driver, but is often lying! I think we had a similar problem with a pretty basic graphics card, but when we manged to get the NVIDIA drivers installed it worked much better, even though Windows insited that it already had the best driver.
kdriver
Looks like 1024x768 is the max you can use or CFS2 will defualt to 640x480 in full screen mode. Checked on my end by using the PrintScreen key to do a screen shot than pasted it into a "photoshop". Resolutions is used in Windowed mode to load the 640 or 1024 2d panel images and hi res gauges images.
Not seeing 32 bit options now but that doesn't matter as you can manually set resolutions and color bit. Looks like 1024x768x32 will be the safe bet going forward.
Again I think the problem is that CFS2 can't fully see your Nvidia card and can't use hardware acceleration. It may be a long shot but check your Setting pages and see if it list another or the same Nvidia card twice with (\\.\DISPLAY). Try changing to one of the others. Close CFS2, than open and edit the CFS2.cfg.
My GPU is Radeon RX580 with on-board Radeon Vega Graphics (APU) and thankful it hasn't caused me any problems other than I can't free up the 1 GB the Motherboard assigns to the on-board Radeon Vega Graphics.
Looks like 1024x768 is the max you can use or CFS2 will defualt to 640x480 in full screen mode. Checked on my end by using the PrintScreen key to do a screen shot than pasted it into a "photoshop". Resolutions is used in Windowed mode to load the 640 or 1024 2d panel images and hi res gauges images.
Not seeing 32 bit options now but that doesn't matter as you can manually set resolutions and color bit. Looks like 1024x768x32 will be the safe bet going forward.
Again I think the problem is that CFS2 can't fully see your Nvidia card and can't use hardware acceleration. It may be a long shot but check your Setting pages and see if it list another or the same Nvidia card twice with (\\.\DISPLAY). Try changing to one of the others. Close CFS2, than open and edit the CFS2.cfg.
My GPU is Radeon RX580 with on-board Radeon Vega Graphics (APU) and thankful it hasn't caused me any problems other than I can't free up the 1 GB the Motherboard assigns to the on-board Radeon Vega Graphics.
Richard & Allen,
Thanks for your suggestions. Here is the latest. I used a program called Display Driver Uninstaller to get rid of all traces of the Nvidia drivers, then reinstalled them. I now get a good picture without pixilation.
I do have the \\.\DISPLAY entry in Advanced Settings and there are still no 32 bit aspect ratios listed. I've left the 1920x1200x32 entry in the cfg file. I don't know if hardware acceleration is working, but at least the picture and frame rates are normal.
Kevin
Thanks for your suggestions. Here is the latest. I used a program called Display Driver Uninstaller to get rid of all traces of the Nvidia drivers, then reinstalled them. I now get a good picture without pixilation.
I do have the \\.\DISPLAY entry in Advanced Settings and there are still no 32 bit aspect ratios listed. I've left the 1920x1200x32 entry in the cfg file. I don't know if hardware acceleration is working, but at least the picture and frame rates are normal.
Kevin
I'm using the Pro version.