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- Path: sparky!uunet!destroyer!gumby!wmichgw!925wardell
- From: 925wardell@gw.wmich.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Crashing OS/2 - No.2
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.182852.6413@gw.wmich.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 18:28:52 EST
- References: <Bxv0vs.oE@brunel.ac.uk>
- Organization: Western Michigan University
- Lines: 26
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- In article <Bxv0vs.oE@brunel.ac.uk>, me90plb@brunel.ac.uk (Paul L Barnfather) writes:
- > Yet another *really* annoying repeatable crash, needing a COLD reboot:
- >
- > Try running Origin's Ultima Underworld in a window - it causes a Trap 00008
- > after a few seconds. It also does this if you window it from full screen.
- >
- > It does this EVERY time. It runs OK full screen.
- >
- > What is a Trap 8 ? How can a DOS program crash OS/2 so effectively.
- >
- > Any suggestions much appreciated - the only reason I wanted it in a window
- > was to create an icon for it !!
- >
- > Paul.
- >
- You can do the same thing with Class Tetris. Post CSD with
- running high res and putting certain DOS apps in a window will now
- crash OS/2 with a Trap 008. It is a double fault (name of the crash).
- I am not certain what causes it but I believe it probably has something
- to do with the way the program (game) uses the display for games.
- At this time, it is risky to put DOS games into a window.
- Many high color pictures will do the same thing.
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- -Brad
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