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G400MAX lockups with drivers above 5.20
I'm experiencing more or less random lockups after installing a new PIII@500 Mhz
and windows 98SE. The problem is related to som interaction between mouse and
the G400. After doing a lot of regression-testing and driver combinations, here
is what I have found:
1. I have found a way to reliably crash the system. I bring up the MouseWare
properties-window, and change between the tabs a few times using the mouse. This
will produce a system-lockup (freeze) with any g400 that isn't working.
I have tried all the different versions og mouseware I could get hold of, but all of
them crashed. I'm pretty sure the problem is not related to mouseware alone, since
the computer locks up anyway after a while, usually while performing some kind
of window operation. Using mouseware just makes the lockups more reliable
( if you can put it that way )
2. PD 5.20 is the driver with the highest version number that works flawlessly.
This is true with bus mastering on and off. This driver seems very stable and I
have used it for several days without a crash,
3. PD 5.30 & 5.41 both produces lockups. Unfortunately they include TurboGL ;-(
4. If I disable bus mastering in 5.30 it doesn't produce lockups in mouseware.
Now you would think that everything is fine, but the problem is that I like a
game of Q3 after work. Since faster is always better, I would like the added
boost of the TurboGL driver. Unfortunately I can't start Q3 when I disable
bus mastering. This is true with or without the TurboGL driver.
After starting the game, it drops out before the ID-logo is shown, and back to
an 800x600 desktop with very few colors ;-)
I've read a lot of postings in these forums, and have tried many combinations
of driver/bios, but to no avail. If anyone have experienced similar problems
I would like to hear from you.
I hope others using MouseWare will find it usefull to use it as a reliable way
of producing a lock-up.
sincerely,
-Toem
IRQ
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No IRQ's are shared.
Hardware
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PIII@500
Asus P2B-S with 1011 bios
SoundBlaster64 (ISA)
Tulip 21164 network card
G400 Max 1.5-22 BIOS
Logitech Mouseman+
Win98SE
IBM 9.1G, 7200rpm LVD drive
and windows 98SE. The problem is related to som interaction between mouse and
the G400. After doing a lot of regression-testing and driver combinations, here
is what I have found:
1. I have found a way to reliably crash the system. I bring up the MouseWare
properties-window, and change between the tabs a few times using the mouse. This
will produce a system-lockup (freeze) with any g400 that isn't working.
I have tried all the different versions og mouseware I could get hold of, but all of
them crashed. I'm pretty sure the problem is not related to mouseware alone, since
the computer locks up anyway after a while, usually while performing some kind
of window operation. Using mouseware just makes the lockups more reliable
( if you can put it that way )
2. PD 5.20 is the driver with the highest version number that works flawlessly.
This is true with bus mastering on and off. This driver seems very stable and I
have used it for several days without a crash,
3. PD 5.30 & 5.41 both produces lockups. Unfortunately they include TurboGL ;-(
4. If I disable bus mastering in 5.30 it doesn't produce lockups in mouseware.
Now you would think that everything is fine, but the problem is that I like a
game of Q3 after work. Since faster is always better, I would like the added
boost of the TurboGL driver. Unfortunately I can't start Q3 when I disable
bus mastering. This is true with or without the TurboGL driver.
After starting the game, it drops out before the ID-logo is shown, and back to
an 800x600 desktop with very few colors ;-)
I've read a lot of postings in these forums, and have tried many combinations
of driver/bios, but to no avail. If anyone have experienced similar problems
I would like to hear from you.
I hope others using MouseWare will find it usefull to use it as a reliable way
of producing a lock-up.
sincerely,
-Toem
IRQ
---
No IRQ's are shared.
Hardware
--------
PIII@500
Asus P2B-S with 1011 bios
SoundBlaster64 (ISA)
Tulip 21164 network card
G400 Max 1.5-22 BIOS
Logitech Mouseman+
Win98SE
IBM 9.1G, 7200rpm LVD drive
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