Getting Sangband to work on Windows

NotMorgoth · August 12, 2009, 19:40

After a bit of research I got the Windows compile of Sangband running on a Mac using Wine, so I figured running it on natively in Windows would be easy...

But no; when I try to open it (either the bugfix version or the unofficial beta) I just get a blank screen and have to go into the task manager to shut it down.

Any ideas as to what I need to do to get it running? Do the lib files need to be in a specific location or anything?

It's not my PC so I don't know the exact specifications, but it's Windows XP, a Core 2 Duo processor and a relatively new machine.

buzzkill · August 13, 2009, 03:21

Mr. Obvious says re-boot.

NotMorgoth · August 13, 2009, 13:59

Looks like Mr Obvious was right; at least when I tried it again today it worked fine.

NotMorgoth · August 21, 2009, 21:34

Hmm, what might not be so easy for Mr Obvious to explain is that I need to reboot every time before I can get Sangband to start.

zaimoni · August 22, 2009, 03:56

Most *band Windows front-ends (with the notable exceptions of V3.1.0+ and Zaiband) actually wait for the registration of the new fonts to be acknowledged by everything in the operating system.

While this makes for an excellent probe for hung drivers and programs, it does mean that if even one driver or program is hung then the *band won't launch.

Rebooting means that the driver/program hasn't had time to hang yet....

August 12, 2009, 19:40	#1
NotMorgoth Adept Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 234	Getting Sangband to work on Windows After a bit of research I got the Windows compile of Sangband running on a Mac using Wine, so I figured running it on natively in Windows would be easy... But no; when I try to open it (either the bugfix version or the unofficial beta) I just get a blank screen and have to go into the task manager to shut it down. Any ideas as to what I need to do to get it running? Do the lib files need to be in a specific location or anything? It's not my PC so I don't know the exact specifications, but it's Windows XP, a Core 2 Duo processor and a relatively new machine.

August 13, 2009, 03:21	#2
buzzkill Prophet Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 2,939 Donated: $8	Mr. Obvious says re-boot. __________________ www.mediafire.com/buzzkill - Get your 32x32 tiles here. UT32 now compatible Ironband and Quickband 9/6/2012. My banding life on Buzzkill's ladder.

August 22, 2009, 03:56	#5
zaimoni Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 590	Most band Windows front-ends (with the notable exceptions of V3.1.0+ and Zaiband) actually wait for the registration of the new fonts to be acknowledged by everything in the operating system. While this makes for an excellent probe for hung drivers and programs, it does mean that if even one driver or program is hung then the band won't launch. Rebooting means that the driver/program hasn't had time to hang yet.... __________________ Zaiband: end the "I shouldn't have survived that" experience. V3.0.6 fork on Hg. Zaiband 3.0.10 ETA Mar. 7 2011 (Yes, schedule slipped. Latest testing indicates not enough assert() calls to allow release.) Z.C++: pre-alpha C/C++ compiler system (usable preprocessor). Also on Hg. Z.C++ 0.0.10 ETA December 31 2011

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August 13, 2009, 13:59	#3
NotMorgoth Adept Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 234	Looks like Mr Obvious was right; at least when I tried it again today it worked fine.

August 21, 2009, 21:34	#4
NotMorgoth Adept Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 234	Hmm, what might not be so easy for Mr Obvious to explain is that I need to reboot every time before I can get Sangband to start.

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