WinUAE and problems with multiple monitor setup

Alexco · 18 September 2012, 11:49

Hi Toni,

I use my Laptop always with lid closed and two monitors attached to it, with the option to span the Windows desktop over both.
If I start WinUAE, select a configuration and run the emulation I can trigger a WinUAE lockup if I move the emulation window from the left screen (monitor) to the right one (the emulation just stops).
If I kill and restart WinUAE, I can select a config, but if I start the emulation the windows will be moved to the old position (where I killed it before) and then the entire system hangs.
After a while the nvidia display driver kills itself and I have a 16 colour 640x something desktop and I can shutdown Windows normaly.
The only solution I found is to switch to one monitor setup, move the emulation window so that it is completely visible. Then I can use two monitors again.
Is this problem already known?

System is Windows XP SP3 running on an Intel i5 with DirectX9 an nVidia NVS3100M

Toni Wilen · 18 September 2012, 12:25

Try latest winuae beta, it has Windows XP D3D ALT-TAB blackscreen fix that may be related.

Note that driver crashing is always driver bug, application should never be able to crash drivers.

Alexco · 27 September 2012, 22:27

Hi Toni,
Updated the video driver and with Beta17 all issues are gone.
Thanks!

18 September 2012, 11:49	#1
Alexco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: outer space Posts: 60	WinUAE and problems with multiple monitor setup Hi Toni, I use my Laptop always with lid closed and two monitors attached to it, with the option to span the Windows desktop over both. If I start WinUAE, select a configuration and run the emulation I can trigger a WinUAE lockup if I move the emulation window from the left screen (monitor) to the right one (the emulation just stops). If I kill and restart WinUAE, I can select a config, but if I start the emulation the windows will be moved to the old position (where I killed it before) and then the entire system hangs. After a while the nvidia display driver kills itself and I have a 16 colour 640x something desktop and I can shutdown Windows normaly. The only solution I found is to switch to one monitor setup, move the emulation window so that it is completely visible. Then I can use two monitors again. Is this problem already known? System is Windows XP SP3 running on an Intel i5 with DirectX9 an nVidia NVS3100M

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18 September 2012, 12:25	#2
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,571	Try latest winuae beta, it has Windows XP D3D ALT-TAB blackscreen fix that may be related. Note that driver crashing is always driver bug, application should never be able to crash drivers.

27 September 2012, 22:27	#3
Alexco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: outer space Posts: 60	Hi Toni, Updated the video driver and with Beta17 all issues are gone. Thanks!

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