Problem with MM_WOM_DONE sound loop

[Dave]

I'm making a sound loop for streaming digital sound and it works fine on a Jornada 565 and an iPAQ 3630, however when you turn the iPAQ off and on, sometimes the MM_WOM_DONE messages just stop and thus it goes quiet. Sometimes the program turn unresponsive after that happened and I have to hit the reset switch on the iPAQ.

Is this a bug on the iPAQ? Anyone had any experience using the MM_WOM_DONE message: is it any better to use a Windows Event to signal to fill the sound loop? (What do FMod and the other professional library use and do they suffer from the same problems?)

[Dave]

Actually it's not just me - I can reproduce the bug using the Pocket-G MOD player. Can someone else confirm this bug?

1. Play a MOD file in the Pocket-G player from http://www.pocket-g.com/
2. Turn off and then back on again (probably no sound when you turn back on)
3. Press the Start icon in the top-left corner
4. Press the "File" button in the bottom-left corner

The system should CRASH! You can't do anything!
Is it just me or does anyone else have this bug - any idea what's going on?

[Dave]

It's a 2002 thing. It can be workedaround at the user level by turning off screen and button tap sounds.