Does ANYTHING actually run right on Vista? I would try Windows 7 or Linux (Ubuntu is my favorite) before spending time on Windows ME (if there is even a version for that).
I run KiCad on XP, Windows 7 and Ubuntu, all with great success. Now one day when I figure out all of the dependencies I will build from scratch. (That's an entirely other story...) Greg ________________________________ From: yukku yukkoooooo <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 8:28:05 AM Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Pcbnew crash while filling a zone Well I am actually using Windows Vista.. maybe thats the problem... does Kicad 16 Feb version work on Vista ? If it does not I also have a Windows ME machine .. let me know if I can install on it. Regards yukku ________________________________ From: Andy Eskelson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 7:27:57 PM Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Pcbnew crash while filling a zone Nothing wrong with it or your method at all, it fills perfectly, merging the ground tracks as you would expect. Must be something odd about your install. I use the linux kicad-2009-02- 16-final- CENTOS_4. 4.tgz archive, running it on a SUSE 11.1 install at the moment. If you are running on windows, check your graphic card drivers and ensure that are up to date. Sometimes they can cause all sorts of odd effects and crashes. (I'm not referring to kicad here, but more generally) As a zone fill is very much an operation that the OS may use the graphic card functions to do, it's worth checking. It might even be worth turning off any high-end graphic card funbction to see if that gives you any clues. Andy On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:52:33 -0800 (PST) yukku yukkoooooo <yukku19752000@ yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Andy and all, > I followed the procedure given in the Pcbnew help .pdf file, and I still get > a crash while trying to fill the Ground zone on a 2 layer board. > I am attaching the .brd file in this mail. It was saved just before > attempting the refill. Can you open it and see what I have not done right ? > > Sorry if this is some more newbie issues. > > Thanks for the help > yukku > > > >
