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ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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Hi,
I have windows 7 32 bit. ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics card
I installed "scummvm-2.5.0-win32.exe"
Scummvm crashes on startup.
https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=21/42/ngj2.png
I thank you for your help.
Regards.


PS:
Last night I installed an update and Scummvm crashing. I did not have this problem before installing the update.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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Currently setting up a Win 7 VM to replicate, but at the first glance, I suspect a broken OpenGL driver on your end. Trying to upgrade your graphics driver could be a good first action. Are other OpenGL applications affected as well?

Could you please edit your scummvm.ini file and add

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gfx_mode=surfacesdl
to the

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[scummvm]
section?

UPDATE: Can't replicate on a clean Windows 7, 32 Bit installation.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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@ Rootfather,

I updated the graphics driver.
Ok, It is fixed.
I thank you for your help.

Regards.


PS:
Scummvm does not accept ATI Technologies Inc. driver.
Last edited by hrvg on Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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Re-PS:
Are other OpenGL applications affected as well?
I do not know.

I do not have this "scummvm.ini" file:
https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=21/42/2ewk.png
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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hrvg wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 5:17 pm Re-PS:
Are other OpenGL applications affected as well?
I do not know.

I do not have this "scummvm.ini" file:
https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=21/42/2ewk.png
The scummvm.ini file is (typically) not in your scummvm folder.
Here's info on where to find it for your system:
https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/adva ... _file.html
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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I uninstalled Scummvm...
I deleted "AppData/Roaming/Scummvm" folder...
I installed "scummvm-2.5.0-win32.exe"
I have this:
https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=21/42/76zq.png


I thank you for your help.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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hrvg wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 3:46 pm PS:
Scummvm does not accept ATI Technologies Inc. driver.
This is not correct. I tested with an older laptop featuring an integrated ATI graphics chip and it works flawlessly.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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Scummvm-2.5.0 was working perfectly until Saturday... No problem.
I launched Scummvm on Saturday. Scummvm displays an update. I click on "Yes"... Scummvm crashes now.
Yesterday I made an update of the graphics card driver. Scummvm worked, but the screen resolution had changed (1024x768). My screen resolution is 1280x720. I reset the resolution to 1280x720 and Scummvm no longer works. The drivers are up to date.

PS:
I edited "scummvm.ini" file and added these lines:
[scummvm]
gfx_mode = surfacesdl
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Scummvm crashes.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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I'm afraid this is an issue with your system and not an issue within ScummVM.

Even the current version 2.5.0 works perfectly fine when setting the resolution to 1280x720 - I just tested it again in my VM, and no matter whether I use OpenGL or Surface SDL rendering, I can't replicate the issue you describe.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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I installed Scummvm-2.1.2-win32.exe and I have no problem:
https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=21/43/6hkc.png

I do not understand my problem. Because, I was using Scummvm-2.5.0 and it worked perfectly until the update of Saturday.

Thank you for your help and patience.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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hrvg wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:52 pm I do not understand my problem. Because, I was using Scummvm-2.5.0 and it worked perfectly until the update of Saturday.

Thank you for your help and patience.
Well - there was no update on Saturday. If you installed the update on Saturday, this means that you were running ScummVM 2.2.0 before. Since the updater is tied to the version number, it's not possible that a 2.5.0 installation will prompt for an update to 2.5.0. And if so, it would simply re-install the exact same version without modifying any settings.

Sorry, at this point, I think we simply have to say your system is (for whatever reason) either not compatible with ScummVM 2.5.0 or has some other issues. But I can't really say more until you test more OpenGL applications.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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I have Adobe Photoshop. It works.
I downloaded Minecraft. It works.
Are these OpenGL applications?
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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I found this on my graphics card:
https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=21/43/xpz9.png
There is OpenGL.
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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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hrvg wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:50 pm I found this on my graphics card:
https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=21/43/xpz9.png
There is OpenGL.
You could attach the image so we could see it.


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Re: ScummVM 2.5 crashing on startup

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@ Sev,
I will try.

I found this on my graphics card:
There is OpenGL.
Sans titre 11.png
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