Serious problem

F1ReB4LL · 25 March 2008, 02:55

This thing is happenned the 3rd time today. Running CD32/CDTV (quickstart) without any CD32/CDTV CD mounted/inserted locks up WinUAE and killing the task makes it impossible to work on PC at all (you can't close or start any application, locks the whole system), reboot is also impossible, you can only use a Reset/Power button on the PC. After reboot, most of the unclosed-before-reboot files are padded with 0's - like uTorrent's resume.dat or firewall's settings and logs (guess, those programs were trying to update their config files, while the system was locked up).

There are Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823 and DT 3.33 (because of the Analog Audio option) installed, Adaptec's ASPI is installed. Has anyone faced with this problem, or is this bug unique to me?

F1ReB4LL · 26 March 2008, 20:47

It locks, while working with ASPI. SPTI works fine, but Quikstart tries to use ASPI by default. Tried both Adaptec's ASPI and ForceASPI - same result. Other applications works fine with APSI, no problems. Any suggestions?

Toni Wilen · 26 March 2008, 20:54

Do not use Adaptec ASPI, it is broken under Windows NT+ (never worked fine, always bluescreened etc..)

FrogASPI or NeroASPI should work fine. (or use SPTI)

F1ReB4LL · 27 March 2008, 06:45

Maybe it should try to use SPTI by default, then? Afterall, it is a standard for 2k/XP/Vista; 9x/ME are obsolete...

Toni Wilen · 27 March 2008, 07:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by F1ReB4LL

Maybe it should try to use SPTI by default, then? Afterall, it is a standard for 2k/XP/Vista; 9x/ME are obsolete...

Use anything you want except Adaptec ASPI

F1ReB4LL · 27 March 2008, 21:42

I mean, if it tries to use ASPI by default (including quickstart configs) and you know, that it may freeze/crash with BSOD/etc, why not to make it a bit more stable by using SPTI by default? Of course, it's up to you to decide and I won't further arguing about it.

Toni Wilen · 27 March 2008, 21:49

Default is SPTI, you probably have default.uae overriding it.

Quickstart only affects Amiga hardware config. It does not touch PC-side configuration.

thor · 27 March 2008, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

you probably have default.uae overriding it.

Or you have an old version (1.4.0 and earlier) which had a small bug that could cause WinUAE to select the wrong one. If so, updated to the latest version.

F1ReB4LL · 27 March 2008, 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Default is SPTI, you probably have default.uae overriding it.

Quickstart only affects Amiga hardware config. It does not touch PC-side configuration.

Agree. Just realised, that WinUAE writes some settings into registry, there was an older version on the hdd (not in the same folder, though) and newer ones used its config files.

25 March 2008, 02:55	#1
F1ReB4LL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 48	Serious problem This thing is happenned the 3rd time today. Running CD32/CDTV (quickstart) without any CD32/CDTV CD mounted/inserted locks up WinUAE and killing the task makes it impossible to work on PC at all (you can't close or start any application, locks the whole system), reboot is also impossible, you can only use a Reset/Power button on the PC. After reboot, most of the unclosed-before-reboot files are padded with 0's - like uTorrent's resume.dat or firewall's settings and logs (guess, those programs were trying to update their config files, while the system was locked up). There are Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823 and DT 3.33 (because of the Analog Audio option) installed, Adaptec's ASPI is installed. Has anyone faced with this problem, or is this bug unique to me?

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26 March 2008, 20:47	#2
F1ReB4LL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 48	It locks, while working with ASPI. SPTI works fine, but Quikstart tries to use ASPI by default. Tried both Adaptec's ASPI and ForceASPI - same result. Other applications works fine with APSI, no problems. Any suggestions?

26 March 2008, 20:54	#3
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Do not use Adaptec ASPI, it is broken under Windows NT+ (never worked fine, always bluescreened etc..) FrogASPI or NeroASPI should work fine. (or use SPTI)

27 March 2008, 06:45	#4
F1ReB4LL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 48	Maybe it should try to use SPTI by default, then? Afterall, it is a standard for 2k/XP/Vista; 9x/ME are obsolete...

27 March 2008, 21:42	#6
F1ReB4LL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 48	I mean, if it tries to use ASPI by default (including quickstart configs) and you know, that it may freeze/crash with BSOD/etc, why not to make it a bit more stable by using SPTI by default? Of course, it's up to you to decide and I won't further arguing about it.

27 March 2008, 21:49	#7
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Default is SPTI, you probably have default.uae overriding it. Quickstart only affects Amiga hardware config. It does not touch PC-side configuration.

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