Blend Torture Test Error (No Windows Pagefile)

2004-03-08, 07:56

I've just downloaded the latest version and tried to run the torture test. When I choose the 'blend' option I get an application error prompting me to close the program.

It says 'dwwin Application Error-The Application failed to initialize properly (0xc000012d). Click on OK to terminate the application.'

If I select the other two torture tests above the blend option they appear to run properly.

Any ideas?

Thanks Dave

2004-03-08, 15:05

There have been reports that the blend torture test does not run properly if Windows does not have a pagefile

2004-03-08, 17:16

You may have hit the nail on the head as I have no page file in Windows! The other 2 tests directly above the 'blend' test seem to run properly so I'll just use them. I take it these will still stress the system sufficiently?

Thanks

Dave

Prime95 · 2004-03-08, 21:41

The in-place test will torture your machine quite well.

2004-03-08, 22:03

OK. Thanks for that

Dave

2004-04-05, 10:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I've just downloaded the latest version and tried to run the torture test. When I choose the 'blend' option I get an application error prompting me to close the program.

It says 'dwwin Application Error-The Application failed to initialize properly (0xc000012d). Click on OK to terminate the application.'

If I select the other two torture tests above the blend option they appear to run properly.

Any ideas?

Thanks Dave

2004-04-06, 04:08

The blend test crashes if you do not have a swap file. Just run the in-place test.

2004-06-01, 20:39

Version: 23.8.1
Torture Test: Blend

OS: WinXP Pro
Paging file: Disabled
Hardware: AMD 2100 XP
Memory: 512 Megs (2 x Corsair TWIN512-3200LLPT)

The initial torture test worked fine, but once I manually run a Blend Torture Test, Prime95 closes.

Prime95 · 2004-06-01, 21:33

Do you have a page file (known crash bug if one isn't present)? Use in-place testing or custom with reduced memory as a work-around

2004-06-02, 00:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prime95

Do you have a page file (known crash bug if one isn't present)? Use in-place testing or custom with reduced memory as a work-around

Sounds like this is a known crash bug then as my page file is set to none.
Better to report a duplicate bug, then not to report at all. :)

I may fiddle with the memory usage to see if there a consistent theshold that causes the crash. Hey, if someone can't reproduce the crash, it can't get fixed.

Cheers

2004-06-02, 01:22

Ok, here's a little more info on the bug...

It looks like the Prime95 is doing a malloc() and assumes the pointer is valid. Deferencing the null pointer crashes the app.

Checking into commonb.c, we see
gwarray = (gwnum *) malloc( num_gwnums * sizeof( gwnum ));
and no error checking is done, i.e. if (!gwarray) ...

It should be trivial to pop up a dialog box, or spit out a warning message that Prime95 failed to allocated the requested RAM amount.

I'd be happy to submit a patch, but I'm unable to get the code compile :( (Haven't upgraded to DevStudio 7)

2004-03-08, 07:56	#1
Unregistered 15A₁₆ Posts	Blend Torture Test Error (No Windows Pagefile) I've just downloaded the latest version and tried to run the torture test. When I choose the 'blend' option I get an application error prompting me to close the program. It says 'dwwin Application Error-The Application failed to initialize properly (0xc000012d). Click on OK to terminate the application.' If I select the other two torture tests above the blend option they appear to run properly. Any ideas? Thanks Dave

2004-06-01, 20:39	#8
_Michaelangelo_ 3×5×461 Posts	BUG: Torture Test closing/crashing Prime95 Version: 23.8.1 Torture Test: Blend OS: WinXP Pro Paging file: Disabled Hardware: AMD 2100 XP Memory: 512 Megs (2 x Corsair TWIN512-3200LLPT) The initial torture test worked fine, but once I manually run a Blend Torture Test, Prime95 closes.

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2004-03-08, 15:05	#2
Unregistered 5·757 Posts	There have been reports that the blend torture test does not run properly if Windows does not have a pagefile

2004-03-08, 17:16	#3
Unregistered 19·71 Posts	You may have hit the nail on the head as I have no page file in Windows! The other 2 tests directly above the 'blend' test seem to run properly so I'll just use them. I take it these will still stress the system sufficiently? Thanks Dave

2004-03-08, 21:41	#4
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 2×41×89 Posts	The in-place test will torture your machine quite well.

2004-03-08, 22:03	#5
Unregistered 2×4,877 Posts	OK. Thanks for that Dave

2004-04-06, 04:08	#7
Unregistered 3²×367 Posts	The blend test crashes if you do not have a swap file. Just run the in-place test.

2004-06-01, 21:33	#9
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 2×41×89 Posts	Do you have a page file (known crash bug if one isn't present)? Use in-place testing or custom with reduced memory as a work-around

2004-06-02, 01:22	#11
_Michaelangelo_ 417₁₀ Posts	Ok, here's a little more info on the bug... It looks like the Prime95 is doing a malloc() and assumes the pointer is valid. Deferencing the null pointer crashes the app. Checking into commonb.c, we see gwarray = (gwnum ) malloc( num_gwnums sizeof( gwnum )); and no error checking is done, i.e. if (!gwarray) ... It should be trivial to pop up a dialog box, or spit out a warning message that Prime95 failed to allocated the requested RAM amount. I'd be happy to submit a patch, but I'm unable to get the code compile :( (Haven't upgraded to DevStudio 7)