Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005

[FRain]

Rite.


So as usual I go to fire up a game of halo, because I haven't played in a week or so.

Exception.

Instant.

So I try again, I tried reinstalling my ui.map, everything.

Then I checked out the bug report, it said it had reported to my dxdiag.

Awesome, easy find out.


Turns out my D3D Hardware is trying to render all of my games onto my tv, when my tv is disabled :confused2:

I'm guessing this because in my DxDiag window it says:

Monitor Type:

Generic Television

When I go to test my D3D devices it says this:

Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005 (Generic failure)

Direct3D 8 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005 (Generic failure)

Direct3D 9 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x80004005 (Generic failure)

Any ideas?

I'm gonna go fuck around in my Catalyst Control Center for a bit and see if I need to do anything else.

[legionaire45]

First try disabling/unplugging any extra monitors or TVs you have connected to the comp. Then go fuck around in the Catalyst Control Center for a bit. If you can't get it to work after a bit then try uninstalling and then reinstalling first the ATI Drivers (don't use Catalyst 7.12, the Control Center has been reported to have a keylogger in it =/) and then if that still doesn't work try reinstalling DirectX itself.

Also before you do all that shit have you tried seeing if Halo will run in Safe Mode? Also if you haven't already try restarting and see if that fixes it.

[Zeph]

Go into the driver controls and forcefully disable the TV and unplug it.

[FRain]

^ ^

Done and done, no help.

The only thing I haven't done is reinstall DirectX. Which is what I'm doing next.

[FRain]

Okay, reviving this thread since I still can't do anything.

I haven't fucked with it in a while, but for the past week, I reinstalled my Catalyst Control Center (used for TV) and Drivers, reinstalled DirectX, turned hardware acceleration on and off, and done all kinds of shit, just so I can play some Halo since I need to develop that mod I was making >_>.

Is there ANYTHING you can do to help me?

Specs are in my Computer Specs (durr)

[InnerGoat]

Go into safemode and run drivercleaner. Something's not getting removed when you uninstall the drivers and drivercleaner would get it.

Driver sweeper works as well, its at guru3d.

[Bad Waffle]

If you can see the viewport in Max, that means that directX is working. try forcing halo to run pixel shaders 1.1 through 1.3

like this "halocustomeditionyaddayaddayadda/haloce.exe -use11"

[FRain]

I can see just the MAX viewport, otherwise, I can't start up any full-fledged 3d games (I think I use OpenGL for MAX though, not sure, let me check... Yeah, I use OpenGL.)

I'll go try what Wave O' said, but I'm kinda short on time this morning, and I'll do what Goat said when I get home.

[FRain]

Okay, sorry for Double Post, but I did everything you guys said and it's still not starting up, last resort is to reinstall Halo.


Or, actually can someone supply me with an un-modified d3d9.dll? (debug report says this is causing the problem rofl)

[Syuusuke]

You can google it and download it you know >.> just make a backup of it before you screw it up.