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[Single Core] Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory for GC doesn't load or freezes at start

Added by kamijoan over 7 years ago. Updated about 3 years ago.

Status:
Accepted
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
% Done:

0%

Operating system:
N/A
Issue type:
Bug
Milestone:
Current
Regression:
No
Relates to usability:
No
Relates to performance:
No
Easy:
No
Relates to maintainability:
No
Regression start:
Fixed in:

Description

Game Name?

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Disc 1) (Disc 2)

Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab)

GCJE41

MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab, MD5 Hash: Compute)

d2ff2c7ae7af806ceb63b0b52cf16296

What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

The game doesn't start, only two frames load and it freezes. No panic handlers show up. With External Frame Buffer on Real the "Licensed by Nintendo" shows up but it freezes on frame 59.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Starting the game, with external frame buffer disabled and on real

Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.

Yes. 5.0-5477 right now.

Is the issue present in the latest stable version?

Yes

If the issue isn't present in the latest stable version, which is the first broken version? (You can find the first broken version by bisecting. Windows users can use the tool https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-green-notice-development-thread-unofficial-dolphin-bisection-tool-for-finding-broken-builds and anyone who is building Dolphin on their own can use git bisect.)

[First broken version number here (if applicable)]

What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)

Intel i7-6700 3.40 Ghz, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080, windows 10


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Config Pic.png (18.5 KB) Config Pic.png No change to the problem kamijoan, 09/10/2017 08:06 PM
Actions #1

Updated by JMC4789 over 7 years ago

Can you show me the game properties page when you right click it? Can you try enabling MMU emulation if it isn't? Make it a checkmark instead of full box.

Actions #2

Updated by kamijoan over 7 years ago

Actions #3

Updated by JMC4789 over 7 years ago

  • Assignee set to JMC4789

I've purchased this game online and it'll take a while to arrive. please ping me on IRC or here if I don't update you on its status within 10 days.

Actions #4

Updated by JMC4789 over 7 years ago

  • Milestone set to Current
Actions #5

Updated by JMC4789 over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Accepted
  • Assignee deleted (JMC4789)

possibly aram-dma issues based on the loading screens.

Actions #6

Updated by JMC4789 over 7 years ago

I was wrong... it's GPU timings.

Turn on dualcore, turn off syncGPU and it should boot.

Actions #7

Updated by kamijoan over 7 years ago

Yup, that did it.

Actions #8

Updated by kamijoan over 7 years ago

Now there's a few other things, like it freezes on cutscenes while recording input, or on gameplay when putting on the night vision visor, or after advancing a little on the first mision. Should I make a diferent issue for those while testing things?

Actions #9

Updated by kamijoan over 7 years ago

kamijoan wrote:

Now there's a few other things, like it freezes on cutscenes while recording input, or on gameplay when putting on the night vision visor, or after advancing a little on the first mision. Should I make a diferent issue for those while testing things?

Actually it seems that MMU causes those freezes.

Actions #10

Updated by kamijoan over 7 years ago

Nope, I was wrong. Either recording input or save states at the very start causes that, if I start recording input on the mission it doesn't have problems.

Actions #11

Updated by JMC4789 over 7 years ago

Record Input on startup forces deterministic GPU emulation, which is the same as single core for timings, that's all.

Actions #12

Updated by kamijoan over 7 years ago

One last thing.

I've never had a big desync problem with audio and frame dumps with dolphin, but with this game there's been a few big loading times with no frames advancing, so the video dump is the same, but the audio dump keeps recording and is being filled with long empty spaces on these spots.

is that related to the settings for this game? Thanks

Actions #13

Updated by JMC4789 over 6 years ago

  • Subject changed from Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory for GC doesn't load or freezes at start to [Single Core] Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory for GC doesn't load or freezes at start
Actions #14

Updated by JMC4789 about 3 years ago

Fixed by PR 10218 - this is a similar bug to Speed Challenge.

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