02853: gauntdl, gauntdl24: Freeze with a black screen

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
02853	Crash/Freeze	Major	Always	Jan 19, 2009, 18:46	May 12, 2010, 20:35

Tester	nostos	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	No change required	OS
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	midway/vegas.cpp
Version	0.129u1	Fixed in Version		Build	Normal
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	02853: gauntdl, gauntdl24: Freeze with a black screen
Description	Both sets freeze with a black screen when launching.
Steps To Reproduce	run: "mame gauntdl" or "mame gauntd24"
Additional Information	I traced them back and the problem seems to exists since 0.126. They worked ok on 0.125. gauntd24 -> gauntdl24 in 0.133u1
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Affected Sets / Systems	gauntdl, gauntdl24

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No.05231 Hector Tester Dec 2, 2009, 08:51	I've been able to succesfully play both sets on MAME 0.135u1 and u2, using 64 bits Windows 7.
No.06104 Tafoid Administrator May 12, 2010, 20:34	I just tested this due to someone else having issues with getting the game starting. In 0.137u4, the game boots ok. A few observations: Using 32-bit.. Be patient. The first run, without a saved nvram takes about 60 emulated seconds (at 100% speed) to see a grey screen flash and hear the sound card test 'ding' shortly thereafter. Subsequent starts are much quicker - showing the same thing within 5-6 seconds (at 100% speed). I'm closing this bug.

No.05231

Hector

Tester

Dec 2, 2009, 08:51

I've been able to succesfully play both sets on MAME 0.135u1 and u2, using 64 bits Windows 7.

No.06104

Tafoid

Administrator

May 12, 2010, 20:34

I just tested this due to someone else having issues with getting the game starting. In 0.137u4, the game boots ok.
A few observations:
Using 32-bit.. Be patient. The first run, without a saved nvram takes about 60 emulated seconds (at 100% speed) to see a grey screen flash and hear the sound card test 'ding' shortly thereafter. Subsequent starts are much quicker - showing the same thing within 5-6 seconds (at 100% speed).

I'm closing this bug.