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I figured out that the problem occurred when the sound card was initialize
using the AUTODETECT option.
I simply replaced AUTODETECT with DIGI_SB (sound card I use) and that seem
to work around the problem.
DR. Andras Solyom <solyom AT eik DOT bme DOT hu> wrote in article
<334356D9 DOT 4B27 AT eik DOT bme DOT hu>...
> Shawn Hargreaves wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Ian Pitt writes:
>
> > >I am unable to execute the demo program that is bundled with Allegro
2.2.
>
> > >Most of the other examples work fine.
>
> >
>
> > Most? If there are any others that don't work, that would be very
>
> > helpful in identifying the problem...
>
> >
>
> > >When I try the demo it simply returns me back to my Win95 desktop.
Anybody
>
> > >knows why?
>
> >
>
> > Nope :-) It would be useful if you could do some investigating of this.
>
>
>
> I also have problems running the demos, both in Win95 and in DOS 6.22.
>
> Most of them most of the times exits with a stack trace consisting of
>
> only one level backtrace. But sometimes some of them runs. This means
>
> that if I start some of them 20 times in succession then in one try they
>
> run without any errors, but most of the time they just quit with a
>
> segmentation error.
>
> I was able to compile them with DJGPP 2 without any problem, simply
>
> running make.
>
> I have tried the following combinations so far:
>
> Pentium 100 Mhz system, w. 40 Mbytes RAM, 2 GBytes Quantum IDE drive
>
> (free space about 300 Mbytes),
>
> 2 Mbytes Trio64 video card
>
> - Under Win95 in a DOS window
>
> - under plain DOS 6.22 with Himem only and with QEMM (but no qdpmi)
>
> A DX266 system with 16 Mbytes memory, 340 Mbytes HD, Trident 8900 CL
> video card
>
> - Under Win95 in a DOS window
>
> - under plain DOS 6.22 with Himem only and with QEMM (but no qdpmi)
>
> I found that the programs stop in 'allegro_init'.
>
>
>
> Oh, I just see, that perhaps the problem is not with Allegro itself, but
>
> with the 'palantir' event library of Dim Zegebart, as I have
>
> incorporated it in allegro before the make. I will re-make Allegro again
>
> without it, and come back with he results.
>
> Andras
>
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<html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">I figured out that the problem occurred =
when the sound card was initialize using the AUTODETECT option.<br><br>I =
simply replaced AUTODETECT with DIGI_SB (sound card I use) and that seem =
to work around the problem.<br><br><br><br>DR. Andras Solyom <<font =
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>solyom AT eik DOT bme DOT hu</u><font color=3D"#000000">> =
wrote in article <<font =
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>334356D9 DOT 4B27 AT eik DOT bme DOT hu</u><font =
color=3D"#000000">>...<br>> Shawn Hargreaves wrote:<br>> =
<br>> > <br>> <br>> > Ian Pitt writes:<br>> <br>> =
> >I am unable to execute the demo program that is bundled with =
Allegro 2.2.<br>> <br>> > >Most of the other examples work =
fine.<br>> <br>> > <br>> <br>> > Most? If there are =
any others that don't work, that would be very<br>> <br>> > =
helpful in identifying the problem...<br>> <br>> > <br>> =
<br>> > >When I try the demo it simply returns me back to my =
Win95 desktop. Anybody<br>> <br>> > >knows =
why?<br>> <br>> > <br>> <br>> > Nope :-) It would be =
useful if you could do some investigating of this.<br>> <br>> =
<br>> <br>> I also have problems running the demos, both in Win95 =
and in DOS 6.22.<br>> <br>> Most of them most of the times exits =
with a stack trace consisting of<br>> <br>> only one level =
backtrace. But sometimes some of them runs. This means<br>> <br>> =
that if I start some of them 20 times in succession then in one try =
they<br>> <br>> run without any errors, but most of the time they =
just quit with a<br>> <br>> segmentation error.<br>> <br>> I =
was able to compile them with DJGPP 2 without any problem, =
simply<br>> <br>> running make.<br>> <br>> I have tried the =
following combinations so far:<br>> <br>> 	Pentium 100 Mhz =
system, w. 40 Mbytes RAM, 2 GBytes Quantum IDE drive 	<br>> =
<br>> (free space about 300 Mbytes), <br>> <br>> 	2 Mbytes =
Trio64 video card<br>> <br>> 	- Under Win95 in a DOS window =
<br>> <br>> 	- under plain DOS 6.22 with Himem only and with =
QEMM (but no qdpmi)<br>> <br>> 	A DX266 system with 16 Mbytes =
memory, 340 Mbytes HD, Trident 8900 CL<br>> video =
	 card<br>> <br>> 	- Under Win95 in a DOS window =
<br>> <br>> 	- under plain DOS 6.22 with Himem only and with =
QEMM (but no qdpmi)<br>> <br>> I found that the programs stop in =
'allegro_init'.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Oh, I just see, that =
perhaps the problem is not with Allegro itself, but<br>> <br>> =
with the 'palantir' event library of Dim Zegebart, as I have<br>> =
<br>> incorporated it in allegro before the make. I will re-make =
Allegro again<br>> <br>> without it, and come back with he =
results.<br>> <br>> 					Andras<br>> =
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