Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/02/24/09:06:50
In article <4gaq6t$b69 AT mirv DOT unsw DOT edu DOT au>, Tim Hesketh <T DOT Hesketh AT unsw DOT edu DOT au> writes:
>Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Jean Cote wrote:
>>
>> > I'm trying to install DJGPP on a Compaq DeskPro 486/33.
>> > The graphic card is Vesa compatible (as Compaq says). It
>> > works fine 1024x768 256 colors in windows 3.1. But it
>> > doesn't work with go32! I've try to use the built in driver,
>> > set GO32=nc 256, also try with the dimension. I've try the
>> > program DISPLAY (works fine on a second PC/Trident graphic card).
>> > The DISPLAY program tell me that it only detect 320x200!!!
>>
>> Seems like your SVGA is not so VESA after all...
>>
>> > vesa bios. Why is it working in windows??? And not with
>>
>> Windows is probably using special drivers which came with the card, not
>> the built-in VESA support. Did you try to run DJGPP with UNIVBE loaded
>> as TSR?
>>
>> Just to be sure: did you set the GO32 variable correctly, like this:
>>
>> set GO32=gw 800 gh 600 nc 256
>Before you start returning your graphics card though, be aware of
>other experiences. We encourage student use of djgpp and have a lot
>of experience of, and trouble with, graphics.
>
>1. You cannot always rely on the built-in detection of the graphics
> capability.
>2. Considerable experimentation is sometimes required to get the
> right combination of driver and parameters.
>3. What the graphics test programs suggest may not always be the
> "right" settings.
>4. For V2, the setup on my machine (for example) is achieved with
> set GRX20DRV=et4000 gw 1024 gh 768 nc 256.
> Check the available drivers and play with the parameters to work
> out your best setting.
>
>Hope this is helpful
>
>Tim Hesketh
>t DOT hesketh AT unsw DOT edu DOT au
From a suggestion of Jimmy Cheng, I've visite the compaq web page.
The have a patch for that!!! It's patch sp0653.zip. Now, I have all
the VESA features.
Thanks to those who reply.
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