[Virtualacorn-list] Failed to create primary surface.

[Chris Newman]

In article <581a12f909dave at triffid.co.uk>,
   Dave via Virtualacorn-list <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <775d061a58.barry.punchard at barry.gmail.com>,
>    Barry Punchard via Virtualacorn-list
> <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 27 Nov          virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk wrote:

> > > Footnote...
> > > 
> > > I did eventually find time to test various screen saver sets and all of
> > > them, even the simplest, caused VRPC to produce a "Failed to create
> > > primary surface." error.
> > > 
> > > Keep the screen saver Off and the Ftcps goes away.
> > > 
> > > That's all folks...
> > > Dave
> > > 
> > For me it is something different which causes 'ftpcs' 100% of the time. I
> > am using RISCOS Adjust 4.39, VRPC Adjust-SA, ARM7500.

> > When VRPC is in a window (and sometimes when not), Ctrl, Alt, Delete to
> > bring up the Win7 Task Manager, always leads this fault. A Windows error
> > ping sounds. VRPC is still running, but RISCOS is crashed.

> > Barry

> Indeed Barry,
> I was footnoting the specific problem with Fay's VRPC Adjust-SA.

> My VRPC-DL doesn't get uppity when the screen saver kicks in, but there is
> a different circumstance when I do get it... Which I obviously try to
> avoid.  :-)

> But as we know, there's a variety of other ways to get a Ftcps... Shame
> something can't be done about it, but from my reading online, there are
> often other Win only apps that have the Ftcps problem.

I get it if I've been a bit catholic with the digit & two copies try to load.
One gives the ftcps error, the other carries on as usual when I've closed the
erroring one.

-- 
Chris