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[Dork]

I am playing DoomRL version 0.9.8.9 on Linux Mint.  It is basically Ubuntu 7.1
I can run DoomRL windows version using wine with no problems, but I have been trying to use your Linux binary.

The game seems to run fine using the Linux binary.  The problem is the game seems to lockup after a few minutes of play.  It is usually within the first or second level of the game. I believe it is even close the the same amount of turns each time it freezes.

I usually tell within around ten turns or less of when the game will freeze.  First the game will have a few second lag of a command, after that it runs fine for about ten turns.  Afterward, it just quits responding. I can't even get escape sequences to work with the terminal when this happens.

Anybody got any ideas, just let me know if you need more info.

[ParaSait]

Exactly how long does it take before the game freezes (not in turns, but in real time) ?

[Kornel Kisielewicz]

With or without music/sound?

[Dork]

I have tried it with the sound and no sound versions.  I would  say it takes about 5 minutes or so before it freezes.  I can't check right now.  I am taking a few minute break from some work.  If no one has any ideas, I can take a video of me playing.

[Macuyiko]

I have the exact same problem, using Ubuntu Gutsy.

First the game will have a few second lag of a command, after that it runs fine for about ten turns.  Afterward, it just quits responding.

Same here.

[curtmack]

Problem hasn't gone away, I'm experiencing the same problem with version 0.9.8.10 on Ubuntu Intrepid.

[007bistromath]

Have you tried saving after the first level to see if that affects the amount of time/turns it takes to fail?

[curtmack]

Have you tried saving after the first level to see if that affects the amount of time/turns it takes to fail?

I saved after first level, and after that, it didn't seem to freeze up on second level. When I saved on second level, it printed out this error message: "write to (obscured by ASCII Doom logo) /dev/sequencer," but otherwise the save was successful. Also, there is a noticeable lag when loading a savegame (about 2 seconds). And sometimes I have to press keys twice (especially Escape, when cancelling out of something) for them to have an effect.

[curtmack]

Just froze up on level 4. I'm not sure if there's any pattern to how it occurs. But I did notice the same thing - first, there's a several seconds of lag after making a move, and then, 10-20 moves later, it completely freezes. There doesn't seem to be anything in log.txt that explains it.

[007bistromath]

Check on your system resources while running the game, especially when it gets laggy. This is starting to sound like a memory leak.

[curtmack]

Check on your system resources while running the game, especially when it gets laggy. This is starting to sound like a memory leak.

Memory and CPU usage both remain pretty constant, even when the game is lagging.

[LogicalDash]

The game is now running non-freezing-ly for me, under Ubuntu Intrepid, with the sound turned off and the sound and music header files commented out in doomrl.ini.