[EyesOfARaven]

IE6SP1 causes problems, I believe it's when it hits flash content loading.

GDI.EXE is version 4.90.3002

After changing DIBENG.DLL back to stock, and not touching IE, and with some luck (one reboot crashed when rpxstart ran, no others have) it is working fine now.

And aye, the IE6 crash is pretty reproducable, I'm just going to avoid IE until we get a new testing version from ya, as the performance increase for the rest of the system is too nice to trade out, heh.

I'll reboot with drwatson in the start key and the patched dibeng, and see if I can get you a log. It was crashing almost everything, and I've had no issues with the DIBENG update PRE-RP10 alpha.

This post has been edited by EyesOfARaven: 19 July 2009 - 04:02 PM

[Philco]

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...adding line in win.ini section [windows]

[windows]
GDIMaxHeapSize=2048
(value in KB)

I would think of values like:
<128MB of RAM: 4096 (4MB)
128-256MB of RAM: 8192 (8MB)
256-512MB of RAM: 16384 (16MB)
>512MB of RAM: 32000 (~32MB, maximum value you can set).

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you can also go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/ and create the string value USERMaxHeapSize...

Pls, Tihiy result:
GDIMaxHeapSize=32000 (my RAM 768MB) on win.ini?

And reg (dencorso) tips VALUE?

Or you GDI Heap load this value on system?

[EyesOfARaven]

Those two tweaks affect the 32-bit heaps, while Tihiy's program (AFAIK) only messes with the 16-bit heaps.

Edit: I closed DrWatson, not thinking the crashes were going to happen after testing for a while, and then IE crashes the second I close it. I open DrWatson, click close on the box, and it catches the subsequent crash (same ones I mentioned earlier with dibeng). I then tried to run IE again with DrWatson running and DrWatson disappeared, I tried to run it again, no go, I tried to run IE again, and it brought up the white error box with close/ignore about horrible problems, and the system locked when I hit close.

One way to reproduce the DIBENG crash of IE is to navigate to http://www.microangelo.us/welcomet.asp and then click "enter"..

Here's the watson log for GDI.EXE crashing after IE crashed from DIBENG:
http://www.mediafire.com/?wjjwzqmm2nu

I'm posting a watson log of IE crashing due to DIBENG and then explorer crashing shortly after while trying to copy the log for IE shortly after (then the system crashed with blue screen and I rebooted).

IE Log:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jnnyjjgb4qj

Explorer Log:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tq5m5iywk4d

This post has been edited by EyesOfARaven: 19 July 2009 - 04:38 PM

[Philco]

After loading startrpx.exe
+ Firefox 2.0.22.0pre - system resources down 7% with 25 tabs
- crash IE 6.1 czech (with FlashPlayer 9.0.28.0) on start browser and page with any flash swf (GDI.EXE) and restart (freeze system and error messages....), crash explorer. How off this features on IE/Flash? Problem on FlashPlayer for IE.
Foxit 2.3 (3309) tested, not problem, not effect.

This post has been edited by Philco: 19 July 2009 - 06:00 PM

[EyesOfARaven]

Philco, on Jul 19 2009, 07:12 PM, said:

After loading startrpx.exe
+ Firefox 2.0.22.0pre - system resources down 7% with 25 tabs
- crash IE 6.1 czech (with FlashPlayer 9.0.28.0) on start browser and page with any flash swf (GDI.EXE) and restart (freeze system and error messages....), crash explorer. How off this features on IE/Flash?
Foxit 2.3 (3309) tested, not problem, not effect.

I don't think this is the sort of program you can pick and choose what it effects. I recommend if you want to continue using the alpha, you stick to your Firefox until then.

[Philco]

EyesOfARaven, on Jul 19 2009, 04:16 PM, said:

...One way to reproduce the DIBENG crash of IE is to navigate to http://www.microangelo.us/welcomet.asp and then click "enter"..
...

You try http://web.3zscv.cz/...odiny/clock.swf - error on IE: flashplayer for IE, not "click enter".
dibeng.dll (4.10.1998) and any files in my system (czech windows 98 SE) original - GDI.exe 4.10.2225 (system without RP).

This post has been edited by Philco: 19 July 2009 - 06:20 PM

[EyesOfARaven]

I played StarCraft for a few hours, all worked fine, and I started to notice REALLY wierd graphical glitches afterwards. My guess is that the program is reclaiming GDI/USER resources from explorer since it determines them to not be in use while the game is up, and then they are just magically missing cuz explorer doesn't understand that they're gone or how to put them back.

I took quite a few screenshots for you to troubleshoot with:
http://rapidshare.de...ilures.rar.html

[supem]

here are my test results

1. Spybot updater (1.62) couldn't work before GDI_HE loosing ~50% GDI resources (WATSON_sb.WLG).
With GDI Heap Extender on GDI resources increases about 5-7% and SPYBOT and its updater works loosing 26-34% GDI resources.

2. WINAMP crashes (dibeng.dll) (WATSON_wa.WLG)

http://rapidshare.de.../watson.7z.html

[EyesOfARaven]

Played a long game of SC again and didn't have any missing bitmap issues in explorer like last time. Don't know. No other problem/issues yet.

Networking went wonky for a bit afterwards, but I think it was unrelated. Release/renew and running Opera fixed it. (Yes, running Opera helped - don't ask me why, but FF and IE didn't work after the renew until AFTER I ran Opera)

Edit: spoke a bit too soon, the 98 logo is missing from the start menu now like before. I'm going to reboot - documenting the same problem isn't going to help.

On the bright side, about 10 hours of uptime with no instability (as long as I stayed away from IE, and I did, lol)

This post has been edited by EyesOfARaven: 20 July 2009 - 06:27 AM

[sp193]

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QUOTE (EyesOfARaven @ Jul 19 2009, 04:16 PM) *
...One way to reproduce the DIBENG crash of IE is to navigate to http://www.microangelo.us/welcomet.asp and then click "enter"..
...

You try http://web.3zscv.cz/...odiny/clock.swf - error on IE: flashplayer for IE, not "click enter".
dibeng.dll (4.10.1998) and any files in my system (czech windows 98 SE) original - GDI.exe 4.10.2225 (system without RP).

EDIT: It crashed firefox (Which was also open viewing another page) after I closed IE after viewing the link(Strange?). Firefox caused an error in DIBENG.DLL, and that hung my computer....

This post has been edited by sp193: 21 July 2009 - 02:58 AM

[triger49]

Yo Tihiy,

Just wanted to encourage you on this project......I have been toying with this for awhile now.

I am noticing reduction in resource usage in programs that are normally real resource hogs....depending on what else is running, I have one program that simultaneously opens about 20 jet databases and It can range from 2% to 5% more available resources....I really did not expect this.

Thanks for all your hard work ....

Jake

[sparky4]

the program process explorer from system internals tends to use up the rescources each time you minimize and maximize

and some times, it uses up the resources completely....

alpha 1 did not help

although Opera runs much better!

keep up the good work!

This post has been edited by sparky4: 25 July 2009 - 04:10 PM

[Tihiy]

Okay, i've fixed crashing issues. Next alpha would be combined with RP9 (since it's not possible to hijack APIs once KernelEx is started, and asking you to disable both RP9 and kex is too much hassle).

The only thing that bothers me - no reports from DBCS 9x systems ITT.

[triger49]

Tihiy, on Jul 27 2009, 08:18 AM, said:

Okay, i've fixed crashing issues. Next alpha would be combined with RP9 (since it's not possible to hijack APIs once KernelEx is started, and asking you to disable both RP9 and kex is too much hassle).

The only thing that bothers me - no reports from DBCS 9x systems ITT.

Tihiy...what about uberskin?, does it need disabled?

oops....nevermind, I mis-understood your post....

This post has been edited by triger49: 27 July 2009 - 06:36 AM

[eidenk]

Graphic trash-up occurs regularly in Opera when running the expander. Usually affects the content of one tab only, or the content of one tab and the toolbar graphics. I am sure you are aware of it but in case you aren't give a whistle and I'll pass you some screenshots.

[Tihiy]

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I am sure you are aware of it

It happens when other app exits or all by itself?

[mcv93us]

My experience:
Install startrpx and gives me the error:

STARTRPX caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 016f:bff7ce80.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=016f EIP=bff7ce80 EFLGS=00010202
EBX=8171b3b0 SS=0177 ESP=0063faac EBP=0063fabc
ECX=ce3667a0 DS=0177 ESI=0000002c FS=28f7
EDX=00000000 ES=0177 EDI=0000000b GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
66 ff 40 02 c2 04 00 ff 74 24 04 6a 00 ff 35 04
Stack dump:
bff7daef 00000000 8171b3a0 0000002c 0063fae4 bff95a6a 8171b448 0000002c 00000000 00000000 8269f228 bfb7984a 0063fd10 00000000 0063fd90 004018f7

I use Win98SE, SP3.0b3, 98se2me.
I had previously uninstalled RP9.

My DLL version:
kernel32.dll v.4.10.2226
gdi32.dll 4.90.3003

Thanks for all your hard work!
Bye.

Mcv'93

[slhk]

Tihiy, on Jul 27 2009, 08:18 PM, said:

The only thing that bothers me - no reports from DBCS 9x systems ITT.

Confirm Alpha 1 loaded in Simplified and Traditional Chinese Win98SE (with KernelEX 4.0 Final). Opera resource usage was improved. There were crashes with IE

[eidenk]

Tihiy, on Jul 27 2009, 08:33 AM, said:

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I am sure you are aware of it

It happens when other app exits or all by itself?

Haha, interesting question. All by itself I would say but I may have closed apps before it happens. I'll try to browse the web without closing any app and will tell you if it still does occur in those conditions. Screenie in the meantime :



Generally I can get rid of toolbar graphics corruption by switching briefly to another skin but I can't get rid of tab content corruption even if I close the tab and reopen the same website, only closing and reopening Opera clears it all up.

[eidenk]

It does not seem to happen if I do not open/close apps while it is running.