Sound issue not letting game start

[Jasper]

Ive read a few other posts in this forum about people not being able to start the game until they disable sound, and i just tried it and found out im in the same boat.

Does anyone know anyway to get around this problem?

[Slippery Pete]

I also have this problem. But it's like the game is running in the background, 'cause when I open the task manager I can see swkotor2.exe there. But I'm still stuck at my desktop.

 

Come on guys, someone here must be able to sort this problem

[Jasper]

yeah im seeing the same thing, mailed lucasarts tech support and they put me onto activision so now im waiting on a reply from them.

[Slippery Pete]

yeah im seeing the same thing, mailed lucasarts tech support and they put me onto activision so now im waiting on a reply from them.

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Can you let us know what they say? Any help would be much appreciated

[Hudson]

I have this problem to Tbh they should sort it out seeing as its there forum could someone post a solution to this ass of a problem

[rahaney]

Hi,

 

This seems to be what happens to me i.e. game sits as a background process and won't actually start. <_<

 

Didn't think it was a sound issue tho.

 

Any solutions?

 

Cheers,

[Thummin]

Hi,

 

This seems to be what happens to me i.e. game sits as a background process and won't actually start.  <_<

 

Didn't think it was a sound issue tho.

 

Any solutions?

 

Cheers,

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I've been monitoring this particular problem on LucasArts and here since Friday, since I'm tired of playing the game without sound.

 

None of the gaming community has yet found a workaround. One guy reloaded his audio drivers and got his to work -- but he's the rarity.

 

I've tried:

- Removing and reloading my audio drivers

- Renaming the DVD/CD related DLL in Windows/System32

- Removing and reinstalling my graphics card (just in case)

- Turning off all my audio hardware acceleration [AND video!] in DxDiag (DirectX 9.0c)

- Booting completely clean via MSCONFIG (i.e., only system-necessary background processes were running -- dang, the machine ran fast... but it did NOT run SWKOTOR2). That means it wasn't conflicting with Norton or other antivirus measures.

 

I have all the latest audio drivers.

Windows does not permit a reinstall of DirectX 9.0c if DirectX is seemingly working.

 

I'm stymied. But I'm not playing the game any further (I just escaped from the dark Jedi guy who could REALLY use some body lotion for that dry cracked skin of his...!) because it's simply not that much fun without the sound.

[Hudson]

I have same problem, Im gunna try one or two from that list. Could you reccomend the one which is most likely to work, because all that would take a very long time :D

[Thummin]

I have same problem, Im gunna try one or two from that list. Could you reccomend the one which is most likely to work, because all that would take a very long time :D

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1. Run "DXDiag" (use Run command on Start Menu), go to the Sound tab, and turn hardware acceleration ALL the way down. That's the easiest and quickest thing to try.

 

2. Uninstall and reinstall your audio drivers. That is the only solution that actually seems to have worked for one or two folks.

 

The others probably won't work, although I recommend using MSCONFIG to disable all non-Microsoft services -- it will make your computer run much faster when you're gaming.

 

I'm using WinXP Pro BTW.

[rahaney]

Hi,

 

I seem to have solved my problem i.e. it loads (w00t)

 

I haven't tried anything else as i thought i should post my success and reasons why it worked this time.

 

It was a SOUND problem.

 

I am running both a Plantronics USB Headset and a SB Live (old i know ) and for some reason it only works with SB Live.

 

Just thought this might help some people.

 

Many thanks for all your help,

 

rahaney

[Hudson]

When i get on new pc i will try and post if it works or not is it bound to screw up everything else though or is it safe ???

[Hudson]

Ive done the test it says my pc does not support hardware buffering only software buffering. Maybe this is the problem where could i change it to software buffering on KoTOR 2 !!

[hpmoon]

I'm having the same problem, and I'm stunned that there's no widely known solution by now (one year after release!). Perhaps this is a issue related to specific soundcards -- I happen to have a professional audio E-mu 0404, though I've tried setting the default soundcard in my Dell Dimension 4600 ("SoundMax") as the playback device, and still no dice. Help!

 

 

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=2/22/2006 10:56:32 PM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.10.427

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2

Service Pack=Service Pack 2

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

C:\pagefile.sys=384

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=2992

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=3

CPUStepping=4

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName= Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=2048

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=13.21GB

F: (NTFS), UNICODE=1.48GB

G: (NTFS), UNICODE=383MB

H: (NTFS), UNICODE=25.55GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\,E:\

Drives=ATAPI DVD RW,BENQ DVD DD DW1620,BENQ DVD DD DW1620,BENQ DVD DD DW1620,BENQ DVD DD DW1620,HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=RADEON 9600 SERIES

Video Memory=256

Desktop Resolution=1680x1050x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.0.5646 WinXP Release

OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Renderer=RADEON 9600 XT x86/SSE2

ATI Driver=6.14.10.6599

Vid Card Status=Pass

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=E-MU E-DSP Audio Processor (WDM)

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

 

[Display Options]

FullScreen=1

Disable Movies=0

Disable Intro Movies=0

Sort Modules=1

Width=640

Height=480

BitsPerPixels=32

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Music Volume=85

Voiceover Volume=85

Sound Effects Volume=85

Movie Volume=85

Number 3D Voices=16

Number 2D Voices=24

2D3D Bias=0.50

EAX=0

Sound Init=0

Disable Sound=1

Force Software=0

 

[Graphics Options]

Grass=1

Shadows=1

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

AllowSoftShadows=1

RefreshRate=60

Width=1280

Height=1024

V-Sync=0

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=0

Emitters=1

Anisotropy=1

Frame Buffer=1

Soft Shadows=0

Brightness=57

 

[Game Options]

Enable Tooltips=1

Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000

Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000

Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000

TextureVariation=0

BodyVariation=0

AppearanceType=0

PCGender=0

GameCompleted=0

CurSithLord=0

Hide InGame GUI=0

Use Small Fonts=0

Hide Unequippable=0

Tutorial Popups=1

Subtitles=1

Mini Map=1

Floating Numbers=1

Status Summary=1

Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1

Mouse Sensitivity=44

Difficulty Level=1

Auto Level Up NPCs=0

Mouse Look=0

AutoSave=1

EnableScreenShot=0

Reverse Mouse Buttons=0

Reverse Ingame YAxis=0

Reverse Minigame YAxis=0

Combat Movement=1

TooltipDelay Sec=1

Disable Movies=0

 

[config]

firstrun=0