From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: gcc make hang under win95 on thinkpad
Date: 3 Jul 1998 11:26:21 GMT
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Andreas Vernersson (Andreas DOT Vernersson AT um DOT erisoft DOT se) writes:
> I had a similar problem with a PII-233 machine (Dell). Everything
> compiled with djgpp crashed (hung, computer not responding, no output
> from program at all), even compiler and every other djgpp-made tools.
> This occured when starting W95 with "Command prompt only". Never in W95
> with GUI..
> 
> It turned out that the PNP driver for the soundcard (TurleBeach Montego)
> and djgpp didn't like eachother. In other words, removing the driver
> fixed the problem.. Very strange because the driver was loaded in W95
> with GUI and it worked then... hm..
> 
> Can this information help you perhaps?

Yes. The difference is that CWSDPMI isn't used in the GUI. CWSDPMI and
that driver conflict. They certainly should not; either the driver or
CWSDPMI has a bug. Was it CWSDPMI 4 or 3?


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