Arena 2.0 and Chest = CRASH

[Jouni]

I finally(!) updated Arena from 1.1 to 2.0. I use it only for Chest, but unfortunately quite often Arena crashes, when I try to change Chest parameters (1.1 has same bug). Windows XP PRO sp3. Error message:

szAppName : Arena.exe szAppVer : 2.0.0.2389 szModName : hungapp
szModVer : 0.0.0.0 offset : 00000000

Jouni

[Christopher Conkie]

I finally(!) updated Arena from 1.1 to 2.0. I use it only for Chest, but unfortunately quite often Arena crashes, when I try to change Chest parameters (1.1 has same bug). Windows XP PRO sp3. Error message:

szAppName : Arena.exe szAppVer : 2.0.0.2389 szModName : hungapp
szModVer : 0.0.0.0 offset : 00000000

Jouni

Jouni, did you submit a bug report? This is the first time I have heard this, but then again, I don't use Windows Xp.

Could you send us a mail please with exactly what you get and how it can be reproduced. Xp is a very old operating system.

Christopher

[F.Huber]

I finally(!) updated Arena from 1.1 to 2.0. I use it only for Chest, but unfortunately quite often Arena crashes, when I try to change Chest parameters (1.1 has same bug). Windows XP PRO sp3. Error message:

szAppName : Arena.exe szAppVer : 2.0.0.2389 szModName : hungapp
szModVer : 0.0.0.0 offset : 00000000

Hi Jouni,

there are 2 things I have to remark here:

1) it´s not really a good idea to switch to Arena 2.0, especially not if you just use it for ChestUCI!
There´s a BIG problem with the communication between ChestUCI and the new Arena version 2.0, which I´ve reported about 5-times during the beta development, but all my bugreports have been ignored and the problem has still not be solved in the final Arena 2.0. So I´m no more interested in this new Arena version, I´m staying with version 1.1 and for using ChestUCI you should better do the same.

2) I´ve never had any problems in Arena (1.1) when switching Chest parameters, and you know that I´ve used ChestUCI quite a lot in the past (certainly more than anyone else).
One question: do you change these Chest parameters while Chest is running (i.e. during its searching for a mate)?
If yes, then that´s indeed not a good idea (although Arena would allow this).

Regards,
Franz.

[Christopher Conkie]

I´ve reported about 5-times during the beta development....

It is honestly the first I knew about this.

Maybe it is because I don't need mates?

I cannot imagine that Michael is like that although. He likes all that endgame stuff.

Could you explain the exact problem please...in detail?

Christopher

[F.Huber]

Could you explain the exact problem please...in detail?

Sorry, but 5-times is (more than) enough IMO, and thus Arena 2.0 is no longer of any interest for me.
(I´ve described it 3-times in the old Arena forum and twice in emails to Michael)

Franz.

[Christopher Conkie]

Could you explain the exact problem please...in detail?

Sorry, but 5-times is (more than) enough IMO, and thus Arena 2.0 is no longer of any interest for me.
(I´ve described it 3-times in the old Arena forum and twice in emails to Michael)

Franz.

OK.



Christopher

[Jouni]

Thanks for all infos. In my PC 2.0 is better with Chest than 1.1 (I first thought, that crashes are totally gone). Next time it happens I try to
send complete report. BTW I have never seen crashes with normal playing engines.

Jouni