problem with plot() and R 2.1.0

The following line when pasted into an R Console window causes Windows XP to flash a blue screen 
and then restart.

R version 2.1.0
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
Windows XP SP2
I installed the precompiled version of R 2.1.0

This isn't the data I was originally trying to graph, but a way to reproduce the error I observed. 
  Plotting without the sin() did not reproduce the error.

I realize this might be unique to my system, but I thought I would report the problem and see if 
anyone else had encountered this difficulty.  I have also tried a variety of other plots and those 
results are summarized below.

Other plot() attempts:

R version 2.0.0
plot(x=c(1:100),y=c(1:100), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100),y=sin(c(1:100)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000),y=sin(c(1:1000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000000),y=sin(c(1:10000000)), type="l")
all plotted without problem (if you try the last one it might require some patience to plot)

R version 2.0.1
plot(x=c(1:100),y=c(1:100), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100),y=sin(c(1:100)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000),y=sin(c(1:1000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000000),y=sin(c(1:10000000)), type="l")

also all plotted without problem

R version 2.1.0 (further tests)
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="p")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="p")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="b")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="o")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="n")
lines(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
no plotting
plot(x=c(1,1000000), y=c(1,-1), type="p")
lines(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
crashes the computer
plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:15000),y=sin(c(1:15000)), type="l")
works
plot(x=c(1:20000),y=sin(c(1:20000)), type="l")
The screen resolution is set to a very low level.
The color depth has been set to a very low level.
windows displays an error which reads:
"The ati2dvag display driver has stopped working normally.  Save your work and reboot the system 
to restore full display functionality.  The next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be 
displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft"

I was convinced that I had a hardware /driver issue until I saw the plots work in older versions 
of R.  Now I don't know what to think.  So I'm sending out this email to see if anyone else has 
similar problems or can suggest a solution.

Errol Robinson
ewr at berkeley.edu
Yup, it crashed my Windows 2000 laptop! In fact, so bad, I had to remove the
battery to restart.

My guess is that this is deep in the heart of the C code in the display
libraries that 2.1.0 uses. Good luck to the R gurus in finding it. In case
it's of any use, here are particulars of my computer:

platform i386-pc-mingw32
arch     i386           
os       mingw32        
system   i386, mingw32  
status                  
major    2              
minor    1.0            
year     2005           
month    04             
day      18             
language R      

More importantly, perhaps:
Display adapter = ATI Radeon IGP 350M 

You seem to have an ati adapter and driver, also. Does this only occur with
their drivers?

-- Bert Gunter
Genentech Non-Clinical Statistics
South San Francisco, CA

"The business of the statistician is to catalyze the scientific learning
process."  - George E. P. Box
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Subject: [R] problem with plot() and R 2.1.0

The following line when pasted into an R Console window 
causes Windows XP to flash a blue screen 
and then restart.

R version 2.1.0
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
Windows XP SP2
I installed the precompiled version of R 2.1.0

This isn't the data I was originally trying to graph, but a 
way to reproduce the error I observed. 
  Plotting without the sin() did not reproduce the error.

I realize this might be unique to my system, but I thought I 
would report the problem and see if 
anyone else had encountered this difficulty.  I have also 
tried a variety of other plots and those 
results are summarized below.

Other plot() attempts:

R version 2.0.0
plot(x=c(1:100),y=c(1:100), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100),y=sin(c(1:100)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000),y=sin(c(1:1000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000000),y=sin(c(1:10000000)), type="l")
all plotted without problem (if you try the last one it might 
require some patience to plot)

R version 2.0.1

plot(x=c(1:100),y=c(1:100), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100),y=sin(c(1:100)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000),y=sin(c(1:1000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000000),y=sin(c(1:10000000)), type="l")

also all plotted without problem

R version 2.1.0 (further tests)

plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="p")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="p")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="b")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="o")
works
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="n")
lines(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
no plotting
plot(x=c(1,1000000), y=c(1,-1), type="p")
lines(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
crashes the computer

plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:15000),y=sin(c(1:15000)), type="l")
works
plot(x=c(1:20000),y=sin(c(1:20000)), type="l")
The screen resolution is set to a very low level.
The color depth has been set to a very low level.
windows displays an error which reads:
"The ati2dvag display driver has stopped working normally.  
Save your work and reboot the system 
to restore full display functionality.  The next time you 
reboot the machine a dialog will be 
displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this 
failure to Microsoft"

I was convinced that I had a hardware /driver issue until I 
saw the plots work in older versions 
of R.  Now I don't know what to think.  So I'm sending out 
this email to see if anyone else has 
similar problems or can suggest a solution.

Errol Robinson
ewr at berkeley.edu

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I can confirm that on my system running Windows 2000 that the
command using R 2.1.0 hangs -- the graphics window appears but
nothing happens subsequently.  Under 2.0.0 it works okay.

Patrick Burns

Burns Statistics
patrick at burns-stat.com
+44 (0)20 8525 0696
http://www.burns-stat.com
(home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")

The following line when pasted into an R Console window causes Windows 
XP to flash a blue screen and then restart.

R version 2.1.0

plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")

Windows XP SP2
I installed the precompiled version of R 2.1.0

This isn't the data I was originally trying to graph, but a way to 
reproduce the error I observed.  Plotting without the sin() did not 
reproduce the error.

I realize this might be unique to my system, but I thought I would 
report the problem and see if anyone else had encountered this 
difficulty.  I have also tried a variety of other plots and those 
results are summarized below.

Other plot() attempts:

R version 2.0.0

plot(x=c(1:100),y=c(1:100), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100),y=sin(c(1:100)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000),y=sin(c(1:1000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000000),y=sin(c(1:10000000)), type="l")
all plotted without problem (if you try the last one it might require 
some patience to plot)

R version 2.0.1

plot(x=c(1:100),y=c(1:100), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100),y=sin(c(1:100)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000),y=sin(c(1:1000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:10000000),y=sin(c(1:10000000)), type="l")

also all plotted without problem

R version 2.1.0 (further tests)

plot(x=c(1:100000),y=sin(c(1:100000)), type="p")
works

plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="p")
works

plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="b")
works

plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="o")
works

plot(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="n")
lines(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
no plotting

plot(x=c(1,1000000), y=c(1,-1), type="p")
lines(x=c(1:1000000),y=sin(c(1:1000000)), type="l")
crashes the computer

plot(x=c(1:10000),y=sin(c(1:10000)), type="l")
plot(x=c(1:15000),y=sin(c(1:15000)), type="l")
works
plot(x=c(1:20000),y=sin(c(1:20000)), type="l")
The screen resolution is set to a very low level.
The color depth has been set to a very low level.
windows displays an error which reads:
"The ati2dvag display driver has stopped working normally.  Save your 
work and reboot the system to restore full display functionality.  The 
next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be displayed giving you 
a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft"

I was convinced that I had a hardware /driver issue until I saw the 
plots work in older versions of R.  Now I don't know what to think.  
So I'm sending out this email to see if anyone else has similar 
problems or can suggest a solution.

Errol Robinson
ewr at berkeley.edu

______________________________________________
R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
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PLEASE do read the posting guide! 
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