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failure to create primary surface - 12/12/2014 5:21:28 PM   
carll11


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Status: offline 		I run all camp. series games fine on my older lenovo T series win 7 machine from my C: or External drives. BUT when I try it on my new win 7 X1 carbon lenovo, I get the 'failure to create primary surface' error for all front games. Didn't have to deal with this on my older machine. Weird.

I installed original from my disk, went and got the V2.01 – May 10, 2014 update.....nope.

Ran it as admin. etc. no love.

Any/all assistance appreciated....
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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/12/2014 5:33:23 PM   
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It seems to be a problem with your graphics driver and/or your DirectX installation. Make sure you are fully patched, and up-to-date in both cases. Try Windows Update for starters.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/12/2014 5:42:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thx Berto, I'll head out to MS and DL fresh drivers and check for UPD's....

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/12/2014 7:10:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, did that, dled dir X package for all previous V's, checked my chipset graphics drivers, tried again, same error message......I googled this topic and on this site there was another thread on this, but I cannot find it again, the poster seemed to have fixed it , said it was a driver issue but wasn't specific, I tried using the search feature here to find it again anyway but can't.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/12/2014 7:56:51 PM   
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Maybe set the game's EXEs to XP compatibility mode? Or some other special config?

Right click on the EXEs in Windows Explorer. Select Properties > Compatibility. Try the Windows XP Compatibility mode. (And/or experiment with the other choices?)

I know that for me that has fixed a display issue with TOAW in the past.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/12/2014 9:58:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		well, I'm done for the day, at least....spent approx. 6 hours trying to crack this issue.

I tried every combination of compatibility; 256 colors, run in 640, themes off on etc etc etc... with win 98, 2000, xp, win 7 etc etc etc.

I tried to use the fix I used when this happened to my HPS Waterloo install on this same machine, same issue, found a site from some guys that figured out it was an install/run as admin. issue, not to use the default folder etc., so I uninstalled and reinstalled Campaigns on both my C: drive and external, using all the combos I listed above re: compatibility...no dice.

Then again I was out larking around the web, one guy who sounded like he knew his biz. said the primary cause is that another program has a 'lock' or exclusive on some video feature, and until or unless that program is overridden or turned off, this game can't 'paint'.... then again, same error for Waterloo but I got it working....go figure....I'm to tired to be pissed....right now


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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/14/2014 2:25:12 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: carl11

I run all camp. series games fine on my older lenovo T series win 7 machine from my C: or External drives. BUT when I try it on my new win 7 X1 carbon lenovo, I get the 'failure to create primary surface' error for all front games. Didn't have to deal with this on my older machine. Weird.

I installed original from my disk, went and got the V2.01 – May 10, 2014 update.....nope.

Ran it as admin. etc. no love.

Any/all assistance appreciated....


I've got a vague memory that you get a similar kind of error message with missing bitmap files. So maybe it can be some sort of install issue. What's the directory you installed at. I've stayed out from the MS Prgoramme Files directories myself, always putting the \Matrix Games\ * somewhere else like on my D:\ drive. At the moment I am running from C:\Matrix Games\, as C:s my SSD drive. Helps really nice with the performance, given the number of files that come with all three games there...

Good luck, hopefully you can sort it out!

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/14/2014 3:28:40 PM   
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Yes indeed, a missing graphics file will cause that error also. "Missing" in the sense that, for some reason, the program EXE is confused about finding it.

Maybe post log files here? (Bundled into one single .zip file, renamed as a .txt file to get around the posting restriction.)

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/16/2014 9:56:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		I don't use program folders either, I learned my lesson with an install ( Waterloo) that had issues from HPS, re: for some Napoleonic games that I run. I create a folder inside another folder in my user folder. They run from both my C:/ drive and external.

I have a 4 year old thinkpad that runs the Campaign series great, from my ssd external drive, I run it on the X1 carbon and I get this error.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/16/2014 9:58:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'll do that sure, how do I run and collect this log file Berto?

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/17/2014 12:55:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		In your directory for the game, look for error.log, frontend.log, edit.log(for scneditor), edmap.log(mapedit), edorg.log(orgeditor), and engine.log. These will hopefully let on what the problem is.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 12/27/2014 6:31:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had this error at the tail end of the other error I posted. What I discovered was that somehow the game had deleted a great many of the .bmp files dealing with the Polish forces... I still have no idea how that happened, but luckily I have 2 installs on this computer, one for "tinkering" and play vs ai, and one for real play... so I grabbed the needed files from my other install and copied them in to "west front"(in my case) folder, and it runs fine now.

I am thinking that the messup in my case, had something to do with the mod program that is with the game.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/7/2015 7:42:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thx all, but, I have thrown in the towel. I just switched up computers I run this game on.

navwarcol- I too have 'spare' folders with complete installs so I can blow up a scn. file and just go grab another original.


On my Older T-300 series lenovo win 7 the game runs fine, on my new X1 Carbon Win 7 Lenovo, nope, I get this error. Heres the thing, I did a side by side sync between the 2 folders of both computer game folders and nothing is missing, same numbers of files, type etc.


A friend thinks its an internal video/graphics issue where in a prgm. has a 'hold' on some graphics set and unless I know exactly what it is, and command it to turn off and/or release its hold etc. it won't let that part of the graphics engine paint my screen for the game...... frankly I am just to tired of fighting it so I made the switch.


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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/7/2015 7:51:15 PM   
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ok, in the interest of maybe finding some thing...;)

search- error.log

2014-12-12 09:48:54 West Front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943
2014-12-12 09:49:11 West Front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943
2014-12-12 09:49:36 West Front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943
2014-12-12 09:50:34 West Front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943
2014-12-12 09:57:01 West Front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943
2014-12-12 10:47:23 West Front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943
2014-12-12 11:04:01 west front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943


search frontend.log


2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [INFO ID 1] East Front.exe 2.02 startup
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] SlovakianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] FrenchLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] BritishLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] AmericanLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] DutchLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] BelgianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] YugoslavLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] NorwegianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] GreekLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] VichyFrenchLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] AlliedRomanianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] AlliedItalianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] FreeFrenchLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] NationalistChineseLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] JapaneseLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] RedChineseLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] RedChineseLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] SovietLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] ThaiLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] CroatianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] IranianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] IraqiLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] NationalistSpanishLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] RepublicanSpanishLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] AlbanianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] BrazilianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] EthiopianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] MongolianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] ManchukoLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] AlliedBulgarianLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] WarlordsLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] AlliedFinnishLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] AlliedGermanLeaders.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals6.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals8.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals9.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals10.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals11.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals12.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals13.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals14.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals15.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals16.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals17.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals18.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals19.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals20.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals21.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals22.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals23.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals24.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals25.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals26.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals27.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals28.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals29.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals30.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals31.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals32.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals33.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals34.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals35.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals36.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:20 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] Medals38.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:25 East Front.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] FlipButton.wav not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 East Front.exe: [INFO ID 1] East Front.exe exit



search-edit.log

2014-12-12 09:39:33 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] efedit.exe 2.02 startup
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader6.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader8.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader8.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader9.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader9.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader10.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader10.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader11.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader11.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader12.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader12.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader13.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader14.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader14.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader15.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader15.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader16.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader16.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader17.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader18.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader18.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader19.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader19.bmp not found
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2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader23.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader24.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader25.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader25.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader26.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader27.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader27.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader28.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader28.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader29.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader29.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader30.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader31.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader31.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader32.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader32.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader33.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader33.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader34.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader34.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader35.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader35.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader36.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader36.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader37.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader38.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader38.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:34 efedit.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader40.bmp not found
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Icons2d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Icons1d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Roads2d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Roads1d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Paths2d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Paths1d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Rail2d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Rail1d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Unpaved2d.bmp loaded
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2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Fords3d.bmp loaded
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2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Fords5d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge2d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge1d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge3d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge4d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge5d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons1d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons3d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons4d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons5d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\StackHighlights2D.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\StackHighlights1D.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\BaseHighlights3D.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\BaseHighlights4D.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\BaseHighlights5D.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\smoke3d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\smoke4d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\smoke5d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\gwreck3d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\gwreck4d.bmp loaded
2014-12-12 09:39:35 efedit.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\gwreck5d.bmp loaded


engine.log

2015-01-07 12:43:25 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] ef.exe 2.02 startup
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader6.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader8.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader8.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader9.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader9.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader10.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader10.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader11.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader11.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader12.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader12.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader13.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader14.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader14.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader15.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader15.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader16.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader16.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader17.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader18.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader18.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader19.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader19.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader20.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader20.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader21.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader21.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader22.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader22.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader23.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader23.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader24.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader25.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader25.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader26.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader27.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader27.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader28.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader28.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader29.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader29.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader30.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader31.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader31.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader32.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader32.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader33.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader33.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader34.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader34.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader35.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader35.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader36.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader36.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader37.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] leader38.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader38.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:26 ef.exe: [NOTICE ID 100] campleader40.bmp not found
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Icons2d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Icons1d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Roads2d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Roads1d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Paths2d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Paths1d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Rail2d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Rail1d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Unpaved2d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Unpaved1d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Fords3d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Fords4d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\Fords5d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge2d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge1d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge3d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge4d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ShallowEdge5d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons1d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons3d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons4d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\icons5d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\StackHighlights2D.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\StackHighlights1D.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\BaseHighlights3D.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\BaseHighlights4D.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\BaseHighlights5D.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\smoke3d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\smoke4d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\smoke5d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\gwreck3d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\gwreck4d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\gwreck5d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\running3d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\running13d.bmp loaded
2015-01-07 12:43:28 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] C:\Users\Carleton\Documents\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\paratrooper.bmp loaded

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/7/2015 7:56:39 PM   
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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/7/2015 8:10:23 PM   
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Does the game crash? Present you with an error dialog box? If so, what does it say? Does the game start up fine, but fail to display all/some units?

Thank you for supplying your .log files. The final one is interesting.

Here is a snippet from an EF engine.log in my backups:


...
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\running13d.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\paratrooper.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] infobox.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\Terrain2d.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\Terrain1d.bmp loaded
...


Your engine.log stops at the entry "paratrooper.bmp loaded". It suggests there might be something wrong with your infobox.bmp file. (Crossroads? Ring a bell?)

There should be many more ".bmp loaded" entries after the "paratrooper.bmp loaded" entry. Your engine.log stops there. A vital clue!

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/8/2015 1:48:02 PM   
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Your engine.log stops at the entry "paratrooper.bmp loaded". It suggests there might be something wrong with your infobox.bmp file. (Crossroads? Ring a bell?)

There should be many more ".bmp loaded" entries after the "paratrooper.bmp loaded" entry. Your engine.log stops there. A vital clue!


Nope, does not ring a bell as such. The error message clearly indicates a bitmap is not found (I think). I can't think of anything but installing everything again from scratch to the suggested folder. Sorry.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/8/2015 2:55:05 PM   
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the Game Folder I use on my T-400 series lenovo ( said 300 series earlier thats incorrect, its a T-420)I had at work runs the updated 2.02 game fine, I try running the exact same folder on my "home" X-1 Carbon and I get the 'failure to create primary surface' error.

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/8/2015 2:57:19 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: berto


Does the game crash? Present you with an error dialog box? If so, what does it say? Does the game start up fine, but fail to display all/some units?

Thank you for supplying your .log files. The final one is interesting.

Here is a snippet from an EF engine.log in my backups:


...
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\running13d.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\paratrooper.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] infobox.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\Terrain2d.bmp loaded
2014-09-06 12:36:36 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] F:\Games\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series 2.02 SUPPORT\East Front\Terrain1d.bmp loaded
...


Your engine.log stops at the entry "paratrooper.bmp loaded". It suggests there might be something wrong with your infobox.bmp file. (Crossroads? Ring a bell?)

There should be many more ".bmp loaded" entries after the "paratrooper.bmp loaded" entry. Your engine.log stops there. A vital clue!



Nope, just that surface error.


Heres the thing, it works despite whatever we see in the logs on one win7 laptop but just won't work on the other Win7 laptop, ( Oh and it also works on my XP Tower gaming rig I keep offline).

I have to conclude, its the X1 laptop graphics video protocols. I just don't see 1 computer foregoing a line code error to go ahead and load and play, while another doesn't.


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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/8/2015 5:24:23 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Crossroads

quote:

ORIGINAL: berto

Your engine.log stops at the entry "paratrooper.bmp loaded". It suggests there might be something wrong with your infobox.bmp file. (Crossroads? Ring a bell?)

There should be many more ".bmp loaded" entries after the "paratrooper.bmp loaded" entry. Your engine.log stops there. A vital clue!

Nope, does not ring a bell as such. The error message clearly indicates a bitmap is not found (I think). I can't think of anything but installing everything again from scratch to the suggested folder. Sorry.

What I meant to say was: You (Crossroads) reported an issue with the infobox.bmp graphics file format in ME (the yet unreleased game). I am speculating that there is something different about that one file that carl11's system chokes on. It doesn't seem to be a file doesn't exist/file not found problem, if this is an exact mirror of his setup on the other system.

So maybe if carl11 runs a modified in some way infobox.bmp?

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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/8/2015 7:02:56 PM   
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RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/8/2015 10:11:10 PM   
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carl11, please do the following:

  • Verify that infobox.bmp exists, in the same folder as the game programs (the .exe files).
  • Delete all .log files.
  • Retry launching the game. If it fails, where it fails, please quote here the error box message in full.
  • Again provide the last dozen or so lines (only) of engine.log file, also the error.log file in full, if any. No need for any other .log files.

    Maybe also upload and attach your infobox.bmp file, if you/we can figure out how to get the forum to accept it.

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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/9/2015 5:42:48 PM   
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    ORIGINAL: berto


    carl11, please do the following:

  • Verify that infobox.bmp exists, in the same folder as the game programs (the .exe files).
  • Delete all .log files.
  • Retry launching the game. If it fails, where it fails, please quote here the error box message in full.
  • Again provide the last dozen or so lines (only) of engine.log file, also the error.log file in full, if any. No need for any other .log files.

    Maybe also upload and attach your infobox.bmp file, if you/we can figure out how to get the forum to accept it.



    • Thx Berto, I will at my earliest opportunity, hopefully by Monday as my laptops have traded places, the non behaving one is at work

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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/9/2015 6:01:41 PM   
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    quote:

    ORIGINAL: berto


    carl11, please do the following:

  • Verify that infobox.bmp exists, in the same folder as the game programs (the .exe files).
  • Delete all .log files.
  • Retry launching the game. If it fails, where it fails, please quote here the error box message in full.
  • Again provide the last dozen or so lines (only) of engine.log file, also the error.log file in full, if any. No need for any other .log files.

    Maybe also upload and attach your infobox.bmp file, if you/we can figure out how to get the forum to accept it.




    • First thank you for taking the time!!
    And, since you’re taking the time I just made some…

    OK here we go;

    Yes, infobox.bmp file(s) exist for all 3 camps. EF, WF RS…

    Error at launch- ‘failure to create primary surface’
    here ya go ..


    engine.log

    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\Unpaved2d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\Unpaved1d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\Fords3d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\Fords4d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\Fords5d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\ShallowEdge2d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\ShallowEdge1d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\ShallowEdge3d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:56 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\ShallowEdge4d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\ShallowEdge5d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\icons1d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\icons3d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\icons4d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\icons5d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\StackHighlights2D.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\StackHighlights1D.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\BaseHighlights3D.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\BaseHighlights4D.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\BaseHighlights5D.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\smoke3d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\smoke4d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\smoke5d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\gwreck3d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\gwreck4d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\gwreck5d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\running3d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\running13d.bmp loaded
    2015-01-09 10:46:57 ef.exe: [INFO ID 1] D:\Trajans Market\Home Old gaming Comp\Matrix East-West\East Front\paratrooper.bmp loaded



    Tried starting it via West Front
    Error.log

    2015-01-09 10:55:33 west front.exe: [ERROR ID 300] (CampaignFile.cpp, line 616, GetDateValue()) in TT_Med_01.scn(), bad date value: August 1943




    The info box bmp, when I open it seems ok, can’t figure out how to get it to you here, the boxes are 'hollow' in that they have all of the graphics except actual units.

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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/9/2015 6:20:25 PM   
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    Copy-and-paste infobox.bmp into some temporary folder, anywhere away from the game folder. In a Windows Command Prompt window, rename the file as infobox.txt (using, um, the 'rename' command). Then upload and post here.

    It sure looks like something is wrong with your infobox.bmp file. Else your graphics system doesn't like that file for some reason.

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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/9/2015 6:53:58 PM   
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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/9/2015 7:01:18 PM   
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    nope, I saved it as a wordpad txt doc. 'file is to large'....

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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/9/2015 7:17:16 PM   
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    The command would be, I believe:


    > rename infobox.bmp infobox.txt


    If the forum complains "file too large" for upload, zip it first, then rename the .zip file as a .txt file.

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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/13/2015 3:06:37 PM   
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    quote:

    ORIGINAL: berto


    The command would be, I believe:


    > rename infobox.bmp infobox.txt


    If the forum complains "file too large" for upload, zip it first, then rename the .zip file as a .txt file.




    sorry Berto,life intervened.... I am attaching the zipped infobox txt file thx!!

    oops, no dice, says 'file not supported'...its a plain jane text>zipped file like 30 kbs, this is infuriating....

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    RE: failure to create primary surface - 1/13/2015 3:22:20 PM   
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