Crash issue?

VinnieL · Post by **VinnieL** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:16 am

Every time I try running a Sierra game (Eco Quest, Space Quest IV, Police Quest 3.. etc) I keep getting this pop up on the screen which immediately crashes the game..

Is there any way around this? -- I'm running ScummVM on Windows XP Media Center Edition with SP 3

KuroShiro · Post by **KuroShiro** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:17 am

All SCI games work fine for me. Make sure you've installed the latest version of ScummVM, and that you've copied all of the files from your original disc/CD. You'll need all of the files except the .exe, .txt, and most of the .drv files.

VinnieL · Post by **VinnieL** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:29 am

Yeah I know.. I have the latest build release and have installed the game files as they are listed in the database section of the ScummVM site.

It only seems to be certain games which cause this error.. mostly any titles by Sierra (SCI games, mainly)

bobdevis · Post by **bobdevis** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:35 am

VinnieL wrote: It only seems to be certain games which cause this error..

It will probably help if you list the games you found working and those you found not working.

VinnieL · Post by **VinnieL** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:06 am

Eco Quest, Eco Quest 2, King's Quest 5 and 6, Leisure Suit Larry 1 VGA, 5 & 6, Space Quest 1 VGA, 4 & 5, Police Quest 1 VGA & 3, Quest For Glory 1, 2 and 3, Laura Bow 2..

These are the games that bring the screen pop up right in the middle of playing them.. and when I type exit to close the pop up screen it crashes the game.

md5 · Post by **md5** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:02 am

Which version of ScummVM are you using? Have you tried the latest daily build?
http://www.scummvm.org/downloads/#daily

Can you provide a saved game of a place where this occurs? "Right in the middle" is a bit vague, I'm afraid

Could you check if you got any *.scr or *.hep files inside your ScummVM misc folder? If yes, remove them.

Can you provide a list of files of a problematic game? Have you got a PATCHES folder inside that game, by any chance?

VinnieL · Post by **VinnieL** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:21 pm

Hey, md5

I do have the latest build of ScummVM - unfortunately I have to be vague on when the error occurs as it happens sporadically and not always at the same spot, therefore it is very hard to pinpoint an exact location in the game where the error occurs.

I do not have any *.scr or *.hep files in the misc folder, nor do I have any directories listed as PATCHES... believe me if I could provide a saved game where the error occurs I would gladly do so.. perfect example would be when I was playing Space Quest IV and would walk towards the left side of the screen at the beginning of the game..the pop up would appear and crash the game..

I would restart ScummVM, go back into the game and the pop up wouldn't appear in the same spot and would not appear again for about an hour or so.. :/

md5 · Post by **md5** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:18 am

In that case, it sounds like some sort of memory corruption or memory leak. digitall and wjp have fixed a memory leak today. Try the next daily build, theoretically this problem should be gone now. I tried SQ4 and couldn't get it to crash. Hopefully, it's all sorted now

md5 · Post by **md5** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:56 am

If you're still getting this error, please type "bt" (short for "backtrace") when you get this window, and please attach it as a screenshot. Hopefully, this will aid us in figuring out what the actual issue is.

VinnieL · Post by **VinnieL** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:33 am

Hey md5,

Have yet to get the error with the absolute latest build.. if I do get it again I'll do as you suggested.. cheers! and thanks for all your help

VinnieL · Post by **VinnieL** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:08 am

Just got the error again when playing Police Quest 1 VGA remake - I am posting the bt info