OpenTTD Crash Report: Won't run game

[CyberBoy]

I open the program and before it even loads, a program crash occurs. This is the report:

*** OpenTTD Crash Report ***
Date: 2004-07-01 18:21:13
Build: ??? built on Sun May 9 21:27:17 2004
Exception C0000005 at 00416C20
Registers:
EAX: 00000000 EBX: 00000104 ECX: 00000000 EDX: 0078F388
ESI: BFF77D81 EDI: 00000000 EBP: 0078F8E4 ESP: 0078F16C
EIP: 00416C20 EFLAGS: 00010246

Bytes at CS:EIP:
8B 08 68 80 7D 45 00 50 FF 51 14 85 C0 7D 0A 68 A8 26 47 00 E9 D7 00 00

Stack trace:
0078F388 00000000 00000104 0078F9FB FFFFFFFF FE000CDE 0078842D 00000658
000081D4 007881A4 00008292 00000000 0000FE00 00000009 0CF2253F 82D603A7
06860002 01BE0078 00000001 008600D2 0098030A 04AF0934 00000000 00000000
00000044 06578001 31608259 020005F7 00000000 30378294 3037823A 0657EE54
15FE0042 84260000 822A3037 00933037 0000010B 06570CDE EE0682CA 16BF2066
0934000C 4B4804AF 83980657 05F72D6F 0CDE0000 00000000 00000000 00D25830
030A0086 06570098 FBBEFB3A 00D40080 010B0088 06100095 00000001 00020678
3037823A 00370677 00000000 43C98300 020004E7 00000000 30378286 303782BC
0657EE54 15FE0042 84260007 82D63037 00933037 000000D4 00090CDE 00070007
00080007 00090008 0078833C 0002EE06 01980657 82A40001 BFF7A567 81CEF000
00000000 832E530F 0000016F 81CDF000 008800D4 0095010B 00000001 01F80CDE
00D20143 030A0086 00D20098 030A0086 81CE0098 00000000 BFF7455D 000DF330
0042000B 829415FE 00000000 00000000 30378286 030383A4 83C20517 02003037
00000000 00000000 065709D8 0657EE54 84260007 00933037 EE0600D4 0000079E
BFF783EA 0100F000 008200BC 027D0344 0078F382 8380530F 0000016F 81CFC81C
02905320 0078F364 BFF940A8 81CDF000 00000BF0 00000000 BFF719B8 000083A2
00BCF700 03440082 0000027D 00380000 00000000 00000000 00D40206 006D0067
0000005C 0088000D 0147B013 83A80000 000A4D1B 1FD607F4 181EEE06 4CC883F8
004201F0 15FE15FE 000004CC 0002EE06 00D40657 00D20088 EE060086 83C20098
00043037 079E0007 00100657 0078EE58 0002EE06 00020657 00008404 04E71BAA
0657EE58 00FFFFFF 0CDE0000 00016C01 000100FF 00FFFFFF 1A5B8412 00000080
D8600102 509C16BF 3810855C 0002179F 16BF079E 000208A8 704F0036 54546E65
00210044 000100F0 00C00280 00000143 00980000 000000C0 06570CDE EE068542
00000000 00000000 848C530F 0000016F 0078F470 BFF71826 00D60000 004100F0

Module information:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\OPENTTD\OPENTTD.EXE handle: 00000000 size: 485376 crc: 723767E8 date: 2004-05-23 19:15:40

System information:
Windows version 4.10 67766446 A

What is wrong with the program?

[Darkvater]

Do you get any messages? What happens when you start OpenTTD in debug mode (with -d switch)? Have you copied all required files into the appropiate places? What version (I think 0.3.2.1)?

Come on, we need more information than that, we don't have a magic ball here

[dominik81]

I think this is the - "business as usual" - OpenTTD having problems with DirectMusic on Win98 bug report. Did you read the posts about how to avoid it yet?

[CyberBoy]

No error messages, newest version and, strangely openttd.cfg is not on my system, though it should be there, (could that cause it?) so I can't run debug mode. I didn't change anything since the download. I'll read the other posts.

Edit: Noone else seems to have encountered this problem.

[Darkvater]

No error messages, newest version and, strangely openttd.cfg is not on my system, (could that cause it?) so I can't run debug mode. I'll read the other posts.

you can always run debug mode! Go to a command prompt (start->run->"cmd"), navigate to your openttd directory, and type "ttd.exe -d"

[CyberBoy]

Could you explain in more detail? I can't seem to get it to work (it comes up with "cannot find ttd.exe -d.exe") and I think I misunderstood the process.

[Darkvater]

Could you explain in more detail? I can't seem to get it to work (it comes up with "cannot find ttd.exe -d.exe") and I think I misunderstood the process.

Where did I say "-d.exe" ???

Are you on Windows?
Do you know how to open the command prompt (black window that looks like the old dos, or command line interface or terminals on linux).
Start --> Run --> "cmd" <enter>

Now, navigate to your TTD directory. You change directories with "CD <directory>". You go up with "..", etc.
Once you are there, find out how your openttd executeable is named. You can find this in windows explorer, or do a "dir" <enter> and find a file called .exe
Now

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ttd.exe -d <enter>

or if it's named openttd.exe then of course type

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openttd.exe -d <enter>

[CyberBoy]

First of all, I know you didn't say -d.exe, the system did (it mistook openttd.exe -d for a .exe instead of .exe with -d added on.
Second of all, it says: Cannot find the file 'cmd' (or one of its componments). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are avaliable.

I know I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.

You said Start-->Run-->"cmd", I'm assuming you mean open the start menu, select run, type cmd or "cmd", and it should open the command promt. This must not be the case as it doesn't work. Also, I am using windows 98, not windows XP, in case there is a difference.

[msalters]

First of all, I know you didn't say -d.exe, the system did (it mistook openttd.exe -d for a .exe instead of .exe with -d added on.
Second of all, it says: Cannot find the file 'cmd' (or one of its componments). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are avaliable.

I know I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.

You said Start-->Run-->"cmd", I'm assuming you mean open the start menu, select run, type cmd or "cmd", and it should open the command promt. This must not be the case as it doesn't work. Also, I am using windows 98, not windows XP, in case there is a difference.

There is. Win98 uses "command" not "cmd". I'm not 100% certain if it works from "command", else try to enter
C:\Games\OpenTTD>start "openttd.exe -d"[/b]

[CyberBoy]

The same thing happens, except a DOS style window in the rear says; dgb; DirectMusic driver: Addport failed

Looks like dominik81 was right. But I can't find any posts on it, can someone provide a link?

EDIT: Oh, wait, I found it.

[CyberBoy]

It finally works (used -s null, but not -m null)

Edit: Oops, should've used edit on the last post.