Help, please. (OOMs)

[Sean Doran]

It might be you already have the fix installed. You can check to see if you have the fix by going into Windows update and checking the update log and look for the KB number with the one at the MS site.

Joe

I dont have it installed, Ime looking for Update for Windows Vista (KB940105) I cant get it from MS for some reason they've jacked the security so high I cant get anything I cant validate with either option they have because their instructions dont work in my IE7 and it wont work in Firefox.

 

[Bjoern]

And this?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...65-40ff-468e-bba2-3d1e1929c416&DisplayLang=en

 

[bkeske]

I believe the bottom line is Sean's memory is being eaten up by a program/file.

I have a much 'lesser' system (Core 2 duo 6700) and run FSX with ASX, XGraphics, FEX, GEX, Ultimate Terrain, etc etc etc, use the 3GB switch with 4GB in XP, and have not seen a momory issue for many many months.

Somehting else is causing the memory drain. Perhaps it is within his traffic program.

 

[Bjoern]

Regarding my initial problem, this could be the case indeed, but I doubt Sean is actively modifying traffic .bgl files.


The userva tweak *could* be the remedy for him.


- Edit: It has nothing to do with file sizes though. My FSX booted up fine with my 212 Mbytes big GA traffic file activated. The bugged file, the remainder of Adobe's Traffic Pack traffic file was "only" 22 Mbytes big.

I would one after one reactivate the add-ons to see what is actually causing the error. If it actually is the Ultimate Traffic traffic.bgl I would try to recompile it with the UT configuration program. Or decompile it and compile it by hand with TTools.

 

[Sean Doran]

Somehting else is causing the memory drain. Perhaps it is within his traffic program.

This did free up a lot of memory when I uninstalled it. I have not modified any traffic files on my own.:ernae:

Appreciate all the help:ernae:

 

[Bjoern]

I have not modified any traffic files on my own.:ernae:

Okay, this leaves the userva tweak as your only shot for curing the OOM issue.

It's up to you if you want to do it or not though.

 

[Sean Doran]

Okay, this leaves the userva tweak as your only shot for curing the OOM issue.

It's up to you if you want to do it or not though.

I'me not sure i understand how to do this in all the technical jargon they use.

Enter this into the "Run" dialogue (Start -> "Run" -> Right click "Run as Administrator"):
bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 3072

I type in bcdedit and a screen pops up and then goes away just as fast.

 

[Sean Doran]

I clicked start typed in run, and entered bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 3072

is that all there is to it?:ernae:

 

[Bjoern]

I clicked start typed in run, and entered bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 3072

is that all there is to it?:ernae:

Yes!

If you run into problems, try smaller values. Go down in increments of 64.


Hope that this solved your problem.

 

[Sean Doran]

So far so good no issues, It just amazes me how Ultimate Traffic can use up 35% of my physical memory. Amazing

 

[Sean Doran]

Now I just lock up..and my memory stays low. I think Ime going to install FS9 now

 

[bkeske]

Sean, why don't you simply reduce the value, as Bjoen has suggested. 3072 may be to high for you.

 

[Sean Doran]

its just odd I can fly 3600 miles and when I get close to where Ime going it locks up. This is not a new issue it happened before also.

 

[bkeske]

Custom scenery?

 

[n4gix]

Now I just lock up..and my memory stays low. I think Ime going to install FS9 now

There's a good reason why Phil Taylor recommended using this as a starting point:

bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 2560

This adds just enough additional VAS allocation to FSX without starving VAS for other stuff (like the operating system and its support system)...

 

[Sean Doran]

I dropped it down well see what happens, as for custom scenery Ive got all some here and there.:ernae:

 

[Sean Doran]

So far so good no lockup on approach.:ernae:
Just did an 8 HR flight no issues.

 

[bkeske]

Good to hear Sean....welcome back to FSX

 

[Sean Doran]

cant thank everyone enough for all the help, I do appreciate it fellas.:ernae:

 

[harleyman]

The more I read the more I want FS11.......


This just gets out of hand after a while.....


So glad to hear you are back and going again.......