diff -r 1ab488466984 code/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp	Tue Nov 23 17:11:34 2010 +0200
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp	Wed Jan 12 19:20:06 2011 +0100
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@
 			// Server Hop part 3.2: bypass character selection ui & select the same character.
 			// Far TP part 3.2: bypass character selection ui & select the same character.
 			//   This is called from farTPmainloop(), when CONNECTION:USER_CHARS is received.
+			Driver->releaseContext();
 			if( !FarTP.isReselectingChar() )
 			{
 				FarTP.selectCharAndEnter();
@@ -642,6 +644,8 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	Driver->releaseContext();
 }
 
 
@@ -1053,6 +1057,9 @@
 
 	if (isIngame())
 	{
+		Driver->enableContext();
 		// Display background (TODO: not Kami)
 		beginLoading (StartBackground);
 		UseEscapeDuringLoading = false;
@@ -1391,6 +1398,8 @@
 void CFarTP::farTPmainLoop()
 {
 	ConnectionReadySent = false;
+	Driver->releaseContext();
 	LoginSM.pushEvent(CLoginStateMachine::ev_far_tp_main_loop_entered);
 	uint nbRecoSelectCharReceived = 0;
 
@@ -1430,6 +1439,8 @@
 				if ( nbRecoSelectCharReceived <= 1 )
 				{
 					ClientCfg.SelectCharacter = -1;	// turn off character autoselection
+					Driver->enableContext();
 					if ( ! FarTP.reselectCharacter() ) // it should not return here in farTPmainLoop() in the same state otherwise this would be called twice
 						return;
 				}
@@ -1441,6 +1452,8 @@
 		{
 			// Don't call sendReady() within the cotask but within the main loop, as it contains
 			// event/network loops that could trigger a global exit().
+			Driver->enableContext();
 			sendReady();
 			welcomeWindow = !isReselectingChar();
 		}