Small Zsnes problem...

[Classic_Gamer]

ZSnes Version: 1.51
CPU: P4 1.8 GHZ
Memory: 512 MB
Video Card: ATI 9600XT
Video Card Driver: ATI
Operating System: Ubuntu 7.10 (Feisty Fawn)

Not sure if this bug has been reported or not...couldn't find it in the bug reports.

I am running Zsnes (1.51) under Ubuntu 7.10.

Zsnes works fine on my PC. The problem is when I am trying to exit Zsnes from full screen mode.

What will happen is, if I try to exit in full screen mode, it will freeze my PC to the point I have to reboot.

I have worked around this by minimizing Zsnes to the default screen size (I assume its 800x600) and exiting Zsnes. This causes no problems at all.

Not sure if its a driver issue or an issue with the emulator itself.

[Deathlike2]

It is possible it is your drivers fault. You could try the open source ATI drivers and see if it is better.

You could alternatively use a Windowed mode and it probably won't lock up.

This issue has been mentioned before.

[Classic_Gamer]

It is possible it is your drivers fault. You could try the open source ATI drivers and see if it is better.

You could alternatively use a Windowed mode and it probably won't lock up.

This issue has been mentioned before.

Thanks for the reply...actually I am using the ATI drivers, its just that the ATI driver ts a restricted driver under linux and its a bit of a pain to uninstall/install.

I'll just continue to do what I have been doing and continue to enjoy Zsnes.

Thanks once again.

[Aerdan]

It appears to be a problem with the distribution-supplied build of ZSNES, as I've encountered the same issue but resolved it by building my own binaries for 1.51. Please see the 'installing zsnes from svn' howto's build instructions [aside from svn] and build 1.51 yourself. If the issue doesn't persist, feel free to file a bug report with Ubuntu.