Oblivion Grey Screen (Fresh Install)

[BababooeyHTJ]

Black Screen
Problem
The game screen would randomly turn black except for the user interface every 30 minutes or so.
Cause
Unknown - but potentially an overtaxed graphics card via heat or overclocking
Workaround
This problem appears mostly on computers running Nvidia's Geforce 7xxx and 8xxx series video cards; downclocking the video card and/or changing the video card's driver seems to fix this problem on most computers. Additionally, disabling the HDR feature seems to help solve this problem. It has also been found that disabling AGP fast writes on AGP-based video cards may fix this glitch as well. Setting "int shadows" to 0 solves this problem when using HDR (tested on a GeForce 8800 GTX overclocked from PNY).
Workaround 2
Hit the tilde key (~) to bring up the console. Type CAL and hit enter. Hit the tilde key again. Resets the game's graphics and brings the game screen back.

I'm pretty sure that there is a fix for this issue in Wrye Bash. I would also use the Unoffical Oblivion Patch.

 

[AphexDreamer]

I'm pretty sure that there is a fix for this issue in Wrye Bash. I would also use the Unoffical Oblivion Patch.

None of those apply to me. yes I'm overclocking but my overclock 100% stable. Besides my issues is that the game detects my card as only being able to do Shader Model 2.0. If I can some how let it know or change to think my card is a shader model 3.0 card then I'll be in luck.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

um heres a hint change the oblvion exe to tada Fallout3 exe and try that after all it uses the same game engine period as in i can still pull all of morrowind into fallout3 lol it should fix the issue i know i used it for my 4870x2 setup when Oblvion was crashing and had no issues havent bothered with oblvion since i bought my 5850s tho so no idea on that. Eitherway that should work

so yea change Oblvion.exe to fallout3.exe and see what happens just make sure to back up the exe

also if u havent done so remove all mods and run the game bone stock ive had issues with mods corrupting the game its rare but seen it happen considering i use over 25gigs of mods for oblvion

another idea just apply a fixed exe not sure if it will work with steam or not but replacing the exe has helped me NUMEROUS times on games from bethesda

 

[AphexDreamer]

um heres a hint change the oblvion exe to tada Fallout3 exe and try that after all it uses the same game engine period as in i can still pull all of morrowind into fallout3 lol it should fix the issue i know i used it for my 4870x2 setup when Oblvion was crashing and had no issues havent bothered with oblvion since i bought my 5850s tho so no idea on that. Eitherway that should work

so yea change Oblvion.exe to fallout3.exe and see what happens just make sure to back up the exe

also if u havent done so remove all mods and run the game bone stock ive had issues with mods corrupting the game its rare but seen it happen considering i use over 25gigs of mods for oblvion

another idea just apply a fixed exe not sure if it will work with steam or not but replacing the exe has helped me NUMEROUS times on games from bethesda

I have it in steam and can't even launch the game if I rename it.

It was a fresh install of oblivion and I still would get the grey screen.

If you had read further on into the thread you would know that crashing isn't an issue its just that the game thinks my card can't do HDR, recognizes it as SM 2.0

Thanks for the input though.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

thats why i asked to rename the exe as i said Morrowind Oblivion and Fallout 3 use the same game engine to the point items quests scripts etc are easily just added to the next game. sadly as i feared with the steam version you cant rename the exe another reason for games that have mods i dont purchase on steam do to this reason

 

[AphexDreamer]

thats why i asked to rename the exe as i said Morrowind Oblivion and Fallout 3 use the same game engine to the point items quests scripts etc are easily just added to the next game. sadly as i feared with the steam version you cant rename the exe another reason for games that have mods i dont purchase on steam do to this reason

I can use all my mods just fine, I just can't rename the .exe which I've never had to do even when owning the non steam version. Also can't use HDR but that happened with the steam and non steam version.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

well i just tested HDR works no issues for me maybe try rolling back to the 10.4a driver

 

[Solaris17]

I have it in steam and can't even launch the game if I rename it.

It was a fresh install of oblivion and I still would get the grey screen.

If you had read further on into the thread you would know that crashing isn't an issue its just that the game thinks my card can't do HDR, recognizes it as SM 2.0

Thanks for the input though.

have YOU TRIED forcind SM 3.0? did you read whitlotuses post? It doesnt matter if your OC is 100% stable. this was a HUGE issue when it came out people that were overclocked would crash all the time. The game is sensative to OC's

 

[AphexDreamer]

well i just tested HDR works no issues for me maybe try rolling back to the 10.4a driver

Thanks but you have a 5850. It would be nice if a 5870 users would let me know if they too can't use HDR.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

5850 and 5870 are the same damn GPU just memory and laser cut difference fact 5850 reference can be flashed with 5870 bios there fore something else is going on with the game

 

[AphexDreamer]

5850 and 5870 are the same damn GPU just memory and laser cut difference fact 5850 reference can be flashed with 5870 bios there fore something else is going on with the game

Hmmm then what?

I'm telling you first install and first run of the game when it detect GPU settings it puts my card on low and says it can only do Shader Model 2.0. I wonder if its because my card is 2GB and that some how messes up with how it detects my card?

 

[Mussels]

Hmmm then what?

I'm telling you first install and first run of the game when it detect GPU settings it puts my card on low and says it can only do Shader Model 2.0. I wonder if its because my card is 2GB and that some how messes up with how it detects my card?

more like the game wasnt designed for SM5.0 cards and has no idea wtf to do about it.

 

[AphexDreamer]

more like the game wasnt designed for SM5.0 cards and has no idea wtf to do about it.

But his 5850 is shader model 5.0 and it detects it fine.

 

[Mussels]

But his 5850 is shader model 5.0 and it detects it fine.

magic/haxorz


lets see what mine says - where am i looking?