Cartridge crashes? on Colorado

[kvhollis]

While running a cartridge that I developed . . . my colorado crashes (or should I just mention that the unit dies) when you enter the second zone.

 

When you enter the zone - a photo with a message is supposed to be displayed. However, I can't get past this issue. The issue is not present on the emulator.

 

Colorado is running the 2.51 version of the firmware.

 

Any ideas?

Edited July 1, 2008 by kvhollis

[+twolpert]

The only image format the Colorado supports is JPEG. Be sure all your media include JPEG variations for the Colorado. I am not sure if incorrect or missing media will cause a crash, but it's one of the first things I'd check.

[kvhollis]

The only image format the Colorado supports is JPEG. Be sure all your media include JPEG variations for the Colorado. I am not sure if incorrect or missing media will cause a crash, but it's one of the first things I'd check.

 

All images are indeed JPG (just read about that today) and all images are present. Thanks for the reply.

[+Audion64]

I'd guess the best bet is to upload a sample of the cartridge source or at least post that portion of the cartridge source code that seems to be causing the problem so we can see it.

 

The only other thing that comes to mind for me is the 'Play Alert Sound' command that was causing me fits. It crashes the Garmin too.

[kvhollis]

require "Wherigo"

ZonePoint = Wherigo.ZonePoint

Distance = Wherigo.Distance

Player = Wherigo.Player

 

-- #Author Directives Go Here# --

-- #End Author Directives# --

 

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek = Wherigo.ZCartridge()

 

-- MessageBox Callback Functions Table used by the Builder --

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.MsgBoxCBFuncs = {}

 

zmediaWestCreekLedges = Wherigo.ZMedia(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zmediaWestCreekLedges.Name="West Creek Ledges"

zmediaWestCreekLedges.Description=""

zmediaWestCreekLedges.AltText=""

zmediaWestCreekLedges.Id="48f2ca8a-60a5-4f08-a459-819c1f5cde45"

zmediaWestCreekLedges.Resources = {

{ Type = "jpg", Filename = "Ledges.jpg", Directives = {},},

}

zmediaWestCreekErosion = Wherigo.ZMedia(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zmediaWestCreekErosion.Name="West Creek Erosion"

zmediaWestCreekErosion.Description=""

zmediaWestCreekErosion.AltText=""

zmediaWestCreekErosion.Id="c4fadef1-f69e-4c5c-a5ff-8a32ce82d96d"

zmediaWestCreekErosion.Resources = {

{ Type = "jpg", Filename = "Erosion.jpg", Directives = {},},

}

zmediaWestCreekConfluence = Wherigo.ZMedia(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zmediaWestCreekConfluence.Name="West Creek Confluence"

zmediaWestCreekConfluence.Description=""

zmediaWestCreekConfluence.AltText=""

zmediaWestCreekConfluence.Id="2887be89-5135-4998-8308-d1ab0e74bbe1"

zmediaWestCreekConfluence.Resources = {

{ Type = "jpg", Filename = "Confluence.jpg", Directives = {},},

}

zmediaFinal = Wherigo.ZMedia(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zmediaFinal.Name="Final"

zmediaFinal.Description=""

zmediaFinal.AltText=""

zmediaFinal.Id="29d5058a-6e27-48eb-9683-f2eeffc2fc3f"

zmediaFinal.Resources = {

{ Type = "jpg", Filename = "Final.jpg", Directives = {},},

}

zmediaWaterfall = Wherigo.ZMedia(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zmediaWaterfall.Name="Waterfall"

zmediaWaterfall.Description=""

zmediaWaterfall.AltText=""

zmediaWaterfall.Id="062a0357-e599-483d-9f64-372639d16bda"

zmediaWaterfall.Resources = {

{ Type = "jpg", Filename = "Waterfall.jpg", Directives = {},},

}

-- Cartridge Info --

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Id="5cf117bd-7b5e-42e1-8469-4837544aed2e"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Name="A Walk Along West Creek"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Description=[[West Creek is a 9 mile tributary of the Cuyahoga River and encompasses a 14 square mile watershed. West Creek has 10,000 years of history beginning with post-glacial remnants. This tour will take you along a paved pathway next to West Creek showcasing interesting geological formations as you go.

 

Some have described doing Wherigo caches as a Multi (except you don't have to find each stage. The player knows where you are. It can and/or will interact with you during the course of the game. It all will depend on how the cartridge was developed. Others have described a Wherigo gas as a virtual with a puzzle (one that you don't have to solve) at the end.

 

To complete this cache - all you will have to do is walk along the pathway from East to West and visit 3 seperate zones. Once you have done that - the final zone will appear and give you the proper directions to find the actual container with a logbook that you can sign.

]]

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Visible=true

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Activity="Geocache"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.StartingLocationDescription=[[]]

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.StartingLocation = ZonePoint(41.4133000055949,-81.6798666636149,0)

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Version="1.3"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Company=""

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Author="The Conman"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.BuilderVersion="2.0.4721.3802"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.CreateDate="6/24/2008 9:18:58 AM"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.PublishDate="7/1/2008 3:15:41 PM"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.UpdateDate="7/1/2008 6:23:18 PM"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.LastPlayedDate="1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.TargetDevice="PocketPC"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.TargetDeviceVersion="0"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.StateId="1"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.CountryId="2"

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Complete=false

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.UseLogging=true

cartAWalkAlongWestCreek.Media=zmediaWaterfall

 

-- Zones --

zoneWestCreekErosion = Wherigo.Zone(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zoneWestCreekErosion.Id="3f6aef67-edc9-470f-bbce-40d660d8bcde"

zoneWestCreekErosion.Name="West Creek Erosion"

zoneWestCreekErosion.Description=[[]]

zoneWestCreekErosion.Visible=false

zoneWestCreekErosion.DistanceRange = Distance(1500, "feet")

zoneWestCreekErosion.ShowObjects="OnEnter"

zoneWestCreekErosion.ProximityRange = Distance(200, "feet")

zoneWestCreekErosion.AllowSetPositionTo=false

zoneWestCreekErosion.Active=true

zoneWestCreekErosion.Points = {

ZonePoint(41.4128,-81.6811,0),

ZonePoint(41.4128,-81.681,0),

ZonePoint(41.41273,-81.681,0),

ZonePoint(41.41273,-81.6811,0)

}

zoneWestCreekErosion.OriginalPoint = ZonePoint(41.412766679128,-81.6810499827067,0)

zoneWestCreekErosion.DistanceRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneWestCreekErosion.ProximityRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneWestCreekErosion.OutOfRangeName = ""

zoneWestCreekErosion.InRangeName = ""

 

zoneWestCreekConfluence = Wherigo.Zone(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Id="74fed93d-e527-4162-9d73-072f827aae2e"

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Name="West Creek Confluence"

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Description=[[]]

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Visible=false

zoneWestCreekConfluence.DistanceRange = Distance(1500, "feet")

zoneWestCreekConfluence.ShowObjects="OnEnter"

zoneWestCreekConfluence.ProximityRange = Distance(200, "feet")

zoneWestCreekConfluence.AllowSetPositionTo=false

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Active=true

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Points = {

ZonePoint(41.4126,-81.68363,0),

ZonePoint(41.4126,-81.68354,0),

ZonePoint(41.41253,-81.68354,0),

ZonePoint(41.41253,-81.68363,0)

}

zoneWestCreekConfluence.OriginalPoint = ZonePoint(41.4125666618347,-81.6835833231608,0)

zoneWestCreekConfluence.DistanceRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneWestCreekConfluence.ProximityRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneWestCreekConfluence.OutOfRangeName = ""

zoneWestCreekConfluence.InRangeName = ""

 

zoneWestCreekLedges = Wherigo.Zone(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zoneWestCreekLedges.Id="01944a2b-d81e-4387-b3d0-5d38a39bf32b"

zoneWestCreekLedges.Name="West Creek Ledges"

zoneWestCreekLedges.Description=[[]]

zoneWestCreekLedges.Visible=true

zoneWestCreekLedges.DistanceRange = Distance(1500, "feet")

zoneWestCreekLedges.ShowObjects="OnEnter"

zoneWestCreekLedges.ProximityRange = Distance(200, "feet")

zoneWestCreekLedges.AllowSetPositionTo=false

zoneWestCreekLedges.Active=true

zoneWestCreekLedges.Points = {

ZonePoint(41.41247,-81.67725,0),

ZonePoint(41.41247,-81.67715,0),

ZonePoint(41.4124,-81.67715,0),

ZonePoint(41.4124,-81.67725,0)

}

zoneWestCreekLedges.OriginalPoint = ZonePoint(41.4124333381653,-81.6771999994914,0)

zoneWestCreekLedges.DistanceRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneWestCreekLedges.ProximityRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneWestCreekLedges.OutOfRangeName = ""

zoneWestCreekLedges.InRangeName = ""

 

zoneFinal = Wherigo.Zone(cartAWalkAlongWestCreek)

zoneFinal.Id="c594b746-bf4f-4748-8358-1a09f7fd0b95"

zoneFinal.Name="Final"

zoneFinal.Description=[[]]

zoneFinal.Visible=false

zoneFinal.DistanceRange = Distance(1500, "feet")

zoneFinal.ShowObjects="OnEnter"

zoneFinal.ProximityRange = Distance(200, "feet")

zoneFinal.AllowSetPositionTo=false

zoneFinal.Active=false

zoneFinal.Points = {

(((EDITED OUT)))

}

zoneFinal.OriginalPoint = ZonePoint(41.4121166547139,-81.6819000244141,0)

zoneFinal.DistanceRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneFinal.ProximityRangeUOM = "Feet"

zoneFinal.OutOfRangeName = ""

zoneFinal.InRangeName = ""

 

-- Characters --

 

-- Items --

 

-- Tasks --

 

-- Cartridge Variables --

-- Builder Variables (to be read by the builder only) --

buildervar = {}

-- ZTimers --

 

-- Inputs --

 

--

-- Events/Conditions/Actions --

--

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------Builder Generated functions, Do not Edit, this will be overwritten------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

function zoneWestCreekErosion:OnEnter()

-- #GroupDescription=ErosionZone --

-- #Comment=ErosionZone Comment --

Wherigo.MessageBox{Text=[[Here at the posted coordinates you will see massive evidence of erosion from West Creek. Walk closer to the edge (be very careful as the water may have eroded support under the edge) and observe the erosive powers of water as it has dislodged a large amount of soil and sediment in this spot. It has eroded the soil down to the Bedford shale. The Bedford Shale is well exposed in Northern, Central, and Southern Ohio and has been used as a source of clay for making bricks and ceramic products. You can see that the water has eroded down to the shale in both directions. If you are able - notice how the pattern in which the shale is formed. You can see the thin individual layers. Notice the texture and the color in this location. You will see that it starts out wide and the deeper the creek gets the more narrow it gets at the bottom levels. This is caused by the amount and intensity of the creek water levels moving towards the Cuyahoga River. You can also observe spots where the shale has given way due to the erosive powers of the creek.

 

You have completed this task. Continue on to the next zone (towards the west) - which is the convergence. ]],Media=zmediaWestCreekErosion,}

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Visible = true

zoneWestCreekErosion.Visible = false

end

 

function zoneWestCreekLedges:OnEnter()

-- #GroupDescription=West Creek Ledges --

-- #Comment=West Creek Ledges Comment --

Wherigo.MessageBox{Text=[[When you arrive in this zone - look across the creek. Here you will see a very interesting geological formation. You will notice evenly spaced channels cut into the rock surface. Notice the surface of the rock. What type of rock formation do you think this is? How do you think those grooves were cut into the rock?

]],Media=zmediaWestCreekLedges,}

zoneWestCreekErosion.Visible = true

zoneWestCreekLedges.Visible = false

end

 

function zoneWestCreekConfluence:OnEnter()

-- #GroupDescription=West Creek Waterfall --

-- #Comment=West Creek Waterfall Comment --

Wherigo.MessageBox{Text=[[A confluence is a the meeting of two or more bodies of water. Here you can see two creeks being joined together. Towards the west is a beautiful waterfall where local kids have a blast playing. There is also an earth cache at the waterfall and a traditional. Many choose to walk up the creek bed and visit the earth and traditional caches.

 

This was the last zone that you needed to complete. The final zone is now shown. Start heading back towards the parking lot and you will find the final zone. Once you get close enough a new screen will pop up giving you the exact cordinates if you so desire to use them. ]],Media=zmediaWestCreekConfluence,}

zoneFinal.Active = true

zoneFinal.Visible = true

zoneWestCreekConfluence.Visible = false

end

 

function zoneFinal:OnProximity()

-- #GroupDescription=Final Zone --

-- #Comment=Final Zone Comment --

Wherigo.MessageBox{Text=[[Congratulations you have found all zones and have made it to the final!

 

Once you have found the cache you can save the game and then upload the results to Wherigo.com if you so desire (see the cache page for more details or the cartidge listing on Wherigo.com. This allows me to receive feedback and see how the cartridge ran for you.

 

I hope you enjoyed this brand new cache type and the first of it's kind in Ohio!

 

Conman

]],Media=zmediaFinal,Buttons={"OK",},}

end

------End Builder Generated functions, Do not Edit, this will be overwritten------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------Builder Generated callbacks, Do not Edit, this will be overwritten------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--#LASTCALLBACKKEY=0#--

------End Builder Generated callbacks, Do not Edit, this will be overwritten------

-- #Author Functions Go Here# --

-- #End Author Functions# --

-- Nothing after this line --

return cartAWalkAlongWestCreek

Edited July 2, 2008 by kvhollis

[kvhollis]

I was just wondering if it may be the cartidge itself or the 2.51 firmware on the Colorado that was/is causing the problems.

[+twolpert]

I was just wondering if it may be the cartidge itself or the 2.51 firmware on the Colorado that was/is causing the problems.

I haven't seen any posts regarding newly introduced bugs with 2.51. Not that it couldn't be broken, of course

 

I do, however, vaguely remember some posts regarding problems with long message box text. I notice you have one very large message. IF this is the one involved at the point of the crash, you might try shortenting it substantially to see if that helps.

 

Edited to add: This post discusses the message length problem.

Edited July 2, 2008 by twolpert

[kvhollis]

I was just wondering if it may be the cartidge itself or the 2.51 firmware on the Colorado that was/is causing the problems.

I haven't seen any posts regarding newly introduced bugs with 2.51. Not that it couldn't be broken, of course

 

I do, however, vaguely remember some posts regarding problems with long message box text. I notice you have one very large message. IF this is the one involved at the point of the crash, you might try shortenting it substantially to see if that helps.

 

Edited to add: This post discusses the message length problem.

 

That describes my problem to a "T".

 

Thanks SO much for the heads up on this one. That is exactly where it would die just as indicated in the linked topic. Screen would go "white" and the unit would power off as soon as the Zone.OnEnter event would fire (and should have displayed that message).