EverQuest Forum

the eqmac is still up and running, but being stuck in pop leaves much to be desired. wondering if anyones updated with the f2p model last night. ive been trying to get er working, have it completely patched, then it crashs on a black screen when i press play. Running a brand new bottle, the .exe from eqplayers, the replaced dl.

some specs

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Type: GPU
Bus: PCI
VRAM (Total): 256 MB

I am getting an error with CX11 and the latest EQ download:

Unhandled exception: unimplemented function d3dx9_30.dll.D3DXCpuOptimizations called in 32-bit code (0x7b82d7f2).
Register dump:
CS:001b SS:0023 DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:1007 GS:000f
EIP:7b82d7f2 ESP:0159fb84 EBP:0159fbf8 EFLAGS:00200246( - -- I Z- -P- )
EAX:7b819345 EBX:7b82d77e ECX:00000000 EDX:00000000
ESI:00000002 EDI:024a91a4
Stack dump:
0x0159fb84: 0159fc1c 00000008 7b85d93b 80000100
0x0159fb94: 00000001 00000000 7b82d7f2 00000002
0x0159fba4: 415a0215 415a0222 00000001 0159fc60
0x0159fbb4: 0000001f 00000000 00000000 0003fffc
0x0159fbc4: 0159fbf8 0159fbf0 0159fbe8 021c3370
0x0159fbd4: 0159fc60 021c429d 0014a248 00000000
0200: sel=1007 base=7ffc0000 limit=00000fff 32-bit rw-
Backtrace:
=>0 0x7b82d7f2 in kernel32 (+0x1d7f2) (0x0159fbf8)
1 0x415a0210 in <wine-loader> (+0x415a020f) (0x0159fc2c)
0x7b82d7f2: subl $4,%esp

As i dont have windows, not sure where to pickup a later version of d3dx9 ☹️

thats the same error i've gotten all morning. and far as the dl file goes, i googled it, downloaded it from a thread someone else made about everquest :P

Ok, so i got er working just fine. heres what i did.

downloaded the latest trial of crossover. created a fresh new windows-xp bottle.

heres the installed list of programs in the bottletop to bottom. i started by installing microsoft visual c++ 10 redistributeable. then direct x9. i installed the eq.exe last. those were the only 3 i installed, the rest came with it.

crossover html engine
eve online (i have no clue why or how this ended up in there)
everquest
internet explorer 7
microsoft.net framework 2.0
microsoft directx runtime modern
microsoft html rendering engine 7
microsoft visual c++ 2010 redist
microsoft xml parser (msxml) 3.0
microsoft xmllite for windows xp
msls31

i ran the everquest.exe file provided from everquest.com's play free button via the website. allowed it to patch fully, pressed play. was taken to the server list. had to cmd+m to be able to use the mouse pointer, and everything after that went perfefctly. i did not copy any dl file, use and cd instalation discs, etc. just downloaded the simple file.

i hope this helps

I can confirm loading all those does get it mostly working. Performance is good, some of the mobs do not show up (rats, bats, etc), others look fine (wolves, snakes, etc). Observed a crash in eqgraphicsdx9, does it every time on exiting the game, other than that seems stable.

-d

Looks like the latest update (OS X 10.8.2 and Crossover 11.2.2 (11.2.2.26246)) breaks EQ again.

Unhandled exception: page fault on read access to 0xfffffffc in 32-bit code (0x025c891e).
Register dump:
CS:001b SS:0023 DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:1007 GS:000f
EIP:025c891e ESP:0169fa10 EBP:04170052 EFLAGS:00210202( R- -- I - - - )
EAX:ffffffff EBX:0000001f ECX:00000000 EDX:ffffffff
ESI:0169fa5c EDI:0417cb40
Stack dump:
0x0169fa10: 0417cb40 0417d138 00000000 025cc911
0x0169fa20: 00000570 00000000 00000000 00000002
0x0169fa30: 00000000 0169fa7c 025cc91d 0169fa5c
0x0169fa40: 00000000 0417cbe4 00000052 0417cb40
0x0169fa50: 00000052 00000007 0000000e 00000000
0x0169fa60: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000007
0200: sel=1007 base=7ffc0000 limit=00000fff 32-bit rw-
Backtrace:
=>0 0x025c891e in eqgraphicsdx9 (+0xa891e) (0x04170052)
0x025c891e: movl 0x0(%ecx,%edx,4),%edx
Modules:
Module Address Debug info Name (41 modules)
ELF 0-82001000 Stabs <wine-loader>
PE 240000- 2a8000 Deferred js3250
PE 2b0000- 2b8000 Deferred plc4
PE 2c0000- 2c6000 Deferred plds4
PE 400000- 1495000 Deferred eqgame
PE 16a0000- 1900000 Deferred d3dx9_30
PE 2520000- 26d4000 Deferred eqgraphicsdx9
PE 26e0000- 2738000 Deferred dpvs
PE 42e0000- 45f3000 Deferred eqmain
PE 10000000-1063b000 Deferred xul
PE 21100000-2115f000 Deferred mss32
PE 30000000-30028000 Deferred nspr4
PE 3b400000-3b41e000 Deferred steam_api
PE 405b0000-405b4000 Deferred version
PE 405c0000-405c4000 Deferred wsock32
PE 405e0000-405e4000 Deferred iphlpapi
PE 40790000-40794000 Deferred advapi32
PE 42c10000-42c4a000 Deferred user32
PE 42d40000-42d46000 Deferred gdi32
PE 42e10000-42e81000 Deferred winmm
PE 42eb0000-42eb4000 Deferred ws2_32
PE 42ee0000-42f8e000 Deferred dinput8
PE 42ee0000-42f8e000 Deferred dinput8
PE 42f00000-42f04000 Deferred rpcrt4
PE 46230000-462a6000 Deferred shlwapi
PE 46230000-462a6000 Deferred shlwapi
PE 462d0000-462d4000 Deferred imm32
PE 46410000-46418000 Deferred ole32
PE 46520000-46679000 Deferred shell32
PE 46730000-4675e000 Deferred comctl32
PE 46830000-468c3000 Deferred comdlg32
PE 46ac0000-46ac4000 Deferred winex11
PE 46da0000-46da7000 Deferred wineps
PE 46e10000-46e15000 Deferred localspl
PE 46e30000-46e33000 Deferred spoolss
PE 46e50000-46e54000 Deferred psapi
PE 46e60000-47009000 Deferred d3d9
PE 46ea0000-46ea4000 Deferred wined3d
PE 7b810000-7b99b000 Deferred kernel32
PE 7bc10000-7bc14000 Deferred ntdll
PE 7c340000-7c396000 Deferred msvcr71
Threads:
process tid prio (all id:s are in hex)
00000008 winewrapper.exe
00000009 0
0000000a winewrapper.exe
0000000b 0
0000000e services.exe
0000003c 0
00000027 0
00000020 0
00000010 0
0000000f 0
0000001d winedevice.exe
00000025 0
00000022 0
0000001f 0
0000001e 0
00000023 plugplay.exe
00000029 0
00000026 0
00000024 0
0000002a sendwndcmd.exe
0000002b 0
0000002c explorer.exe
0000002d 0
0000005e (D) C:\Program Files\Sony Online Entertainment\Installed Games\EverQuest\eqgame.exe
00000067 0
00000065 0 <==
System information:
Wine build: wine-1.4.1-6911-g2d3089c
Platform: i386
Host system: Darwin
Host version: 12.2.0

I got it working perfectly fine with Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and crossover 11.3.0. You need to install the following:

Microsoft Visual C++ 10 Redistributable
Direct X9
Core Fonts

That is all I did and then I installed using the free to play launchpad downloaded straight from the Everquest site. I was able to patch, connect to a server, create a character, and login and play. I will update this post and my rating if anything changes.

Ricky Rickson wrote:

I got it working perfectly fine with Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
and crossover 11.3.0. You need to install the following:

Microsoft Visual C++ 10 Redistributable
Direct X9
Core Fonts

That is all I did and then I installed using the free to play
launchpad downloaded straight from the Everquest site. I was able to
patch, connect to a server, create a character, and login and play.
I will update this post and my rating if anything changes.

Thank you! This worked fine for me on a 27" iMac (AMD Radeon 6770M 512MB) running Mountain Lion (10.8.2) also, in Crossover 11.3.0. I was trying with Vista bottles last week and not having any success (the patcher crashed every time), but by creating an XP bottle and installing the packages you mentioned, it works beautifully. So thumbs up, EQ is still alive in Crossover!

Granted, I have not yet ran around and actually played any, but everything seems to work fine in the guild hall... knock on wood. Will try some actual playing when I get a chance and let you know (and give my rating).

The only issue I have so far is that my right shift key for some reason is not recognized by EQ as the same as left shift, it is working for some things (shift-related EQ shortcuts) but not for actual typing (such as accessing capital characters or alternate characters). Left shift however works fine for this. Going to try with a Windows keyboard when I get a chance and see if that makes a difference...

Ok, a brief update to my previous post - with the setup described above, EverQuest crashes every time I look at the center crystal in Shard's Landing in the Rain of Fear expansion no matter what graphics settings I try. Everything and everywhere else seems fine so far however. Right shift not working is very annoying when you're used to using it a lot but it does not actually hinder gameplay that much.

Will try it with Crossover 12 sometime soon and see if that helps with the crashing, but for now it is definitely at the very least a Silver.

Update: Not sure if it was Crossover 12 or patches in EQ itself that did it, but no more crashing in Shard's Landing (Crossover 12.0).
So in my experience lately EQ works just fine - which is awesome!

The right shift thing is still there, but I believe that may be an issue with Apple keyboards - I will try plugging in a PC keyboard sometime.

Just to provide an update, I have played (and raided!) a lot in Rain of Fear now, both on an iMac (2010 or 2011 model, don't remember offhand and don't have the machine here) and on a Macbook Air (2012) with absolutely no issues other than the right shift thing which is really not a big bother.

That seems to simply be related to how keyboards are interpreted though, as it makes no difference which keyboard is used, whether internal or external, Apple or non-Apple, the keys are just interpreted strangely in EQ it seems (the right shift key is simply not acknowledged as existing, I tried fiddling with the registry in the bottle to no avail - it seemed to make the changes, but it made no difference to EverQuest.

On a side note, I am very impressed by the fact that the Macbook Air with its Intel 4000 integrated graphics runs EQ this smoothly, it loads incredibly fast thanks to the SSD and while it will often run the fans from the strain they are not very noisy.

I get the same exception as Colin, except that it only happens when quitting back from Character Select to Server Select. Apart from that, no problems; I would count this as a success.

Version 12.1.2 (12.1.2.26862)

Plus installed DirectX 9.

I'd like to get Vanguard running too, but I get the shader error (reported elsewhere in these forums) on going from Launchpad to the game exe.

As of 12.5, the crash on return to server select has been resolved - hurray!

However, now in-game all characters are invisible apart from weapons, shields and hats. Now officially unplayable ☹️.

The fix for this is to disable the Mac drivers:

-Launch CrossOver and go to Configure>Manage Bottles
-Select your EverQuest bottle and click the 'Advanced' tab
-Check the 'Use Legacy X Window System' box and then click the 'Reboot Bottle and Enable X Window System' button.

And disable GLSL:

http://www.codeweavers.com/support/wiki/mac/faq/cxgamesmac_enableglsl

but enter the string value as 'disabled'.

Further:

I still had some invisible models, but disabling hardware vertex shaders resolved that.

This solution didn't work on a second bottle that I use for multiple instances of Everquest, so I have reverted to 12.2.2.

Paul Lynch wrote:

And disable GLSL:
http://www.codeweavers.com/support/wiki/mac/faq/cxgamesmac_enableglsl
but enter the string value as 'disabled'.

This one seems to have worked for me. Ta muchly.

tinman

=) Just puttin' this here incase it helps someone's searchin'

Xubuntu 13.04 Everquest No Character Models

Testing with 13.0:

I am testing with enabling X WIndow, regedit for Direct3D and useGLSL = disabled. This look more promising, although there is still a lot of invisible items (mainly weapons and newer character models). Disabling hardware vertex shaders makes probably everything visible, although there is a visible deterioration in image quality.