DVD2SVCD keeps crashing...

[TheDJ®]

HI there, this is my 1st post so please be gentle lol

Basically i've been using dvd2svcd for about a month now, and i've done a few conversions, but my new pc does not like dvd2svcd at all, especially the aspi/forceaspi it uses.

Each time i load dvd2svcd from desktop, it crashes, but randomly! I get windows explorer error saying this program is not responding, sorry for the inconvenience, would u like to send an error report?!?!

I cant seem to pinpoint the problem, but my new pc has been changed twice now, because the hardrive starts to work outside normal specifications.

This is what i have installed;

ASPI for XP & forceaspi
Nimo codec pack build 7 (tried newer versions, but were buggy)
divx
xvid
ac3 audio codec

Then i install dvd2svcd with avisynth 2.08.

I actually got it working yesterday, after reloading it a few times after it crashed, and i did a skvcd conversion, but dvd2vscd couldnt make .bin/cue files, and i got stuck with all the mpv. files ect ect in movie folder. Can i use those to burn the movie? if so how? (maybe i should have put this part in a seperate post, sorry)

If anyone can help me it would be really appreciated as i think dvd2svcd is a fanatastic program, but i'm getting to a point where its corrupting my hardrive, and if i cant sort it out gonna have to stop using, which i dont wanna do!!!

Thanks in advance

TheDJ®

[dvd2svcd]

This is definately a hardware issue if I ever saw one. Try out memtest86 or prime95 you can find the links in the Q&A.

Also, problem posts belong in the basic area.

[TheDJ®]

Hi Dvd2svcd, thanks for the short reply.

I downloaded the memtest86, and copied the program to floppy. But when i started to read the readme.txt it scared the hell outta me. Didnt make any sense wot so ever, as i'm not a computer programmer nor advanced user, i would class myself as a novice.

What i want to know is how will this program help me? My PC is brand new and has the latest technology. Why do i need to do a memory test for?

I know u were defiant about the problem being with my hardware, but i am very surprised by this.

I noticed that i didnt have mpeg2 codec installed, and was wondering if this is why dvd2svcd is crashing. But i installed elecard mpeg2 player/decoder, and dvd2svcd still crashed.

I need some serious help on this if i am to continue using dvd2vscd.

Maybe u could run me through what i have to test on memtest86 please, would be much appreciated.

Look forwards to your reply.

TheDJ®

[dvd2svcd]

If you use common sense you would understand why I tell you this is a hardware error. Make a search on this board, nobody at all has reported an error like you describe. Not only that I have not recieved one mail describing an error like you did. So, what do you think is the most likely problem? dvd2svcd or your hardware?

I do not understand what scared you about memtest86. Memtest86 is a little program that test you memory.

Besides, just because all your hardware is new does _not_ mean that it works. Have you never bought anything which failed although it was new?

And one final note, hardware must be adjusted to each other, not all motherboards like all different kinds of ram for instance.

[TheDJ®]

HI,

This was a ready built system, i bought it from Dell. So i'm assuming its built so everything works together correctly? It cost me £2500.

If you've never heard of this problem before, then maybe this is something which should be looked into a bit more? dont u think?

I still dont know wot to run on memtest86, like i said i am a novice, i'm sure u was a novice once upon a time! we all start from somewhere.

All i need is a little advice please if possible.

I am thick when it comes to PC's, sorry to be an inconvenience, but this is why i joined this board, for help!

Cheers
TheDJ®

[TheDJ®]

one other thing, wot will memtest86 do for me? will it fix my problem?

[TheDJ®]

OK, i copied memtest86 to floppy, restarted PC with floppy in, memtest started, went on for 32 minutes contsantly repeating tests.

Walltime - 32 mins
Passes - 2
Errors - 0

So wot has this program done for me?

P.s. one other thing, u tell me no one at all has experienced the problems i am having, so why do u tell me to search the board if no one has experienced my problems? I wont find anyone else with same problem. I have already searched the board before i started this post as mentioned in rules and regulations.

Please dont get me wrong, i would just appreciate some help plz.

[dvd2svcd]

I wanted you to search thereby you could see for yourself that no other has this problem (it's not that hard to understand is it?)

[TheDJ®]

But i already told u i searched before posting the forums, as mentioned in rules and regulations?

So wot about my last few posts i just mentioned? i did the memtest86?

did u not see it?

:(

[TheDJ®]

So r u gonna help me or not?

[winxi]

Please don´t get me wrong, but don´t cry like a baby.
one other thing, wot will memtest86 do for me?
a little guessing game: take the word 'memtest86', think away '86', swap 'mem' and 'test' and finally add 'ory'.
To be serious: just as dvd2svcd mentioned, this has never been reported before, nobody else has this problem. So chances are high, that the problem is not with the program, but with _your computer_, and the price of your machine (£2500) doesn´t change the fact. You can be 'happy', that you have found hardware issues of your computer with dvd2svcd. So search the forum or the internet for hardware test programs and how to use it, and then if you are sure, contact Dell. Sorry, but here we can´t and won´t help you anymore.

winxi

PS: you have really read the rules? Then read again rule 4 and 12. Violate them again, and you will be striked.

[chainsaw135]

Originally posted by TheDJ®
HI,

This was a ready built system, i bought it from Dell. So i'm assuming its built so everything works together correctly? It cost me £2500.

Cheers
TheDJ®

You must like being flamed, for one you obviously are not very smart buying a dell computer was one of your first mistakes. Oh btw i'm going to be straight forward with you since being nice like the others have tried doing doesn't seem to work:(

Anyways lets get back to your lack of knowledge the fact your a moron and umm don't belong in such a forum, why dont you take your happy "arse" to like disneyland.com more your level. Oh another thing i dont give a rats ass if you paid $10,000 for a computer your computer sucks arse pretty obvious from what i can see you were ripped:) have a nice day looooooser:)

[UltimateDBZ]

And we could do without the hate e-mail, too, what was that supposed to prove? Your idiocy? :rolleyes:

[Scipio]

I made a little FAQ to address hardware problems more efficiently...

>> http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54130

[TheDJ®]

Oh, just bumped into this post i completely forgot about!!

WOW, cant believe how u mods gang up on people, jesus! I wonder if the same mods are still employed by doom9? Are they? i wouldnt be surprised if there not! ;)

And i found out a while back why dvd2svcd was crashing, because it didnt like being installed in c:\programs\dvd2vcd, c:\dvd2svcd works without crashing (just incase someone comes across the same problem!)

So it had nothing to do with my hardware as mention by dvd2svcd mod!

My PC is perfect, and has been working perfectly ever since i bought it, its just these freeware progs which cause the problem, but i'm loving dvd2svcd still, (thanks KWAG!)

[Nick]

A few points...

Doom9 does not employ any moderators. Anyone who contributes to this forum does so entirely voluntarily. Doom9 from time to time approaches members as he sees fit and asks them to uphold the rules and promote good debate in a particular forum.

And thats what this is - a forum. It isn't some tech support team who are paid to solve your problems, it is a virtual debating chamber for those interested in the software, nothing more, nothing less. If you post a problem with DVD2SVCD, interested parties will discuss its implicatons. If, in the course of that you find a solution to your problems, great. If not, tough. Perhaps that is not strictly true insofar as many kind contributors to this forum do take the time out to help users with problems. However you have no right to unconditionally expect help, nor make demands of these other kind users.

The latest version of the DVD2SVCD software had been downloaded a quarter of a million times up to November 2003. So, when it crashes on your machine, seeing that it works OK for the other 249,999 users (a search would show your particular problem to be pretty unique), it was reasonable to suggest that it could be a peculiarity of your PC rather than the software. DVD2SVCD (software author and forum moderator) asked you to do some simple tests on your machine. This could have two possible outcomes - one is that there was a hardware problem, in which case you would be entitled to have your new PC repaired free, and should have been thankful to the forum that the problem was found whilst your PC was under warranty. Alternatively no fault may have been found, in which case all you needed to do was post back and say "Well my hardware seems OK, any other thoughts?". Instead you came back with the confrontational "so what was that meant to achieve? That didn't solve my problem" approach.

Too many people join these forums to take advantage of the kindness of others with no intention of ever offering anything in return. They just turn up here with the attitude that someone wrote this free software, I can't get it working so someone had better damned well sort it out (ringing any bells? :) ) If you approach this forum with respect, 999 times out of 1000 you will be treated with respect in return. Mistakes will happen but by and large we're a pretty fair bunch, moderators and members alike.

I can sympathise with your viewpoint that you were harshly trated but hopefully if you read back through your own contributions to this thread, the attitude, the hatemail, the insinuation that the DVD2SVCD software was somehow corrupting your hard drive etc you will see you were not entirely blameless for the way you were treated. Please don't let it put you off posting again but I sincerely hope that bitter experience has at least taught you a little about forum etiquette.

Incidentally I am pleased to hear you PC is fit and well and that you solved the problem. Thank you also for posting how you did it. Again I am a little skeptical of the relevance to other users because default installation to C:\Program Files... works for pretty much everyone else but you never know - this thread may crop up in a search result one day and it may help someone.

Really - Thanks. Taking the thought to drag this thread back up and contribute something which may be worthwhile to it is the sort of thinking that keeps this forum thriving. Pity then, that you had to blot your copybook with the bit in bold type. Your initial post was some barebone facts about your problem with some complex software, to ask for help. However, helping users on the back af a brief forum posting is extremely difficult. The fact that the moderators' first guess of a hardware problem was, in your case, wrong does not make them idiots. It was a valid idea to rule out a problem with your hardware first and was the first step in a kind attempt to help you. You treated their suggestions with contempt and were treated with contempt in return. Treat others as you expect them to treat you and you'll be fine.

Cheers

Nick

PS I got the 250000 download figure from this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=60384&highlight=donate)
Since you have been using the software happily for some months now you may wish to consider a donation...