Question and Answer Database FAQ3800C.txt Builder 3 with an S3 Virge chip Category :Install Issues Platform :Win95/NT Product : All32Bit Question: I started up CBuilder 3, and it froze just after the splashscreen, just as the component palette is loading up. Answer: We don't know the actual reason for this, yet, but we believe that the problem is with the S3 driver and bitmap caching. We have been as yet unable to reproduce this in-house, so all information that can be given is welcome. "Builder 3 is throwing up a lot of bitmaps at the card at startup, and it's overflowing the internal driver bitmap cache." These solutions change different things concerning either the cache size or amount of data being thrown at the cache: 1) Get the latest driver (www.s3.com or your vendor). 2) Start BCB3 with the -NS switch 3) Play with color depth/resolution 1024x768 16-bit color seems to be the worst. 4) Under the [display] section of the SYSTEM.INI file add the following line: BusThrottle=1 (Then reboot) 5) Reduce the hardware acceleration for the card. 6) Get the latest DirectX drivers. (Probably not necessary for Win98 systems). 7) One person has found that no desktop wallpaper or a wallpaper that is smaller in size worked for him. 8) Try running Builder in Safe Mode and removing components that you won't use. This will cause fewer bitmaps to be loaded during the startup. We aren't yet sure if this will work, but we want to test it. If you find that it works, please post to our builder install newsgroup. 12/30/99
Last Modified: 01-SEP-99