"motiv4u" <address@hidden> wrote
on 30/03/2007 09:07:51:
> > Massimiliano Maini
> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 8:53 AM
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've a strange problem on my laptop (WinXP, ATI Mobility
> > Radeon 9000).
> > When I play with gnubg (0.15 and 0.16), after a while (1-2
> > games, may be less, may be more) everything freezes.
> > Impossible to do anything, I have to remove the AC plug and
> > the battery to shut down the computer.
> >
> > I used this PC for years with gnubg wihtout any problem.
> > No problem with other applications (e.g. I run a defrag for
> > hours, without any freeze).
> >
> > I'm confident it is not directly related to gnubg, maybe it
> > happens for all the graphically intese apps (I use 3D board,
> > if that can be considered graphically intense).
>
> Not a solution, but a 'I just want to play!': switch to 2D board.
> Worked for me (ATI Mobility Radeon 9000)
Haven't tried yet, but the annoying thing is that
it has been working for years in 3D wihtout a problem ... I've even reinstalled
WinXP from scratch, same problem ...