Re: XMAME crashes along with X

Andreas Kohlbach wrote on 22. February 2008:

Jon Ross wrote on 21. February 2008:

Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
Jon Ross wrote on 19. February 2008:
Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
I got to admit I wasn't playing MAME a lot in the last time. But then
people emailed me because of my MAME page and suggested games (I just
added Popeye today, how could I not have this?).

So my Linux got quite a lot updates concerning the X server. When I tried
to play Popeye for instance I cannot use the SDL mode (as on all vector
games and a few matrix games too). Usually no problem, I can force not to
use it.

The game starts then, but pressing "5" to insert a coin crashes MAME and
X along with it. Worse, when the X server comes back, and I hit a key,
all messes up and I lose control over the keyboard.
Have you tried SDLMame?

No. I don't have much space on my HD. Is it likely it would solve the
problem if I install it?

Well it is certainly more up-to date and stable than XMame (in my
experience).

The install shouldn't be too big either.

Actually thinking about it, it is probably your X server install that
is the problem but it is worth trying SDLMame anyway.

I did now. Besides I have no sound (something with the SDL sound plugin I
seem not to have, messed up audio here anyway), it's slower and the image
not so smooth anymore (used some -vidmod 1 with the x11 version before
which I deinstalled), X seems NOT to crash anymore. :-)

In the meanwhile I have sound working. It's distorted and makes all
slow. Without sound I get about 100% at frame skip 8 on most of the old
classics.

But X crashed anyway. I might go back to x11 MAME then...
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