From: "Chris Murray" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: <6Qqc4.26359$E36 DOT 377318 AT news2-hme0> <38724F96 DOT 60CF2F37 AT NO DOT SPAM DOT PLEASE DOT nic DOT fi> Subject: Re: Quake Source Code Lines: 35 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 18:19:59 -0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.44.210.126 X-Complaints-To: newsmaster AT ic24 DOT net X-Trace: news1-hme0 947521206 195.44.210.126 (Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:20:06 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:20:06 GMT Organization: www.ic24.net To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com I wrote: > Thanks for the batch file Antti. At first, the source was compiling with > loads of problems, but I downloaded it again, unzipped it and it compiled > perfectly - I must have fiddled with the code! > > I do have a problem, though. When I try to run quake.exe, the following > comes up: > > > Quake v1.09 > Loaded 1 Mb image > Allocated -34 Mb data > malloc'd: -36724740 > Error: Only -35.0 megs of memory available, can't execute game > > > Can you suggest why this is so? I have got 128 Mb ram, so I don't expect > things to run out of memory. > I have also tried the new exe file in the Quake folder, along with all the > data files etc. but the message still appears. > > Thanks for any help, > > Chris Murray > > Er, you can just forget all that cos I've restarted the PC and now it is fine. Sorry for the confusion. Chris