Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/06/22/17:17:08
Kertis A. Henderson wrote:
>
> Nate Eldredge wrote:
> >
> > Kertis A. Henderson wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello. I recently installed the latest DOSEmu for linux, and the first
> > > this that I installed was djgpp (or course).
> >
> > What do you consider the "latest"? I believe they have both "stable"
> > and "development" versions. The latest stable (I think) is 0.66.7,
> > while development should be around 0.99.x
>
> I'm using the latest stable version I could find. I think that it would
> have been a bad idea to post a question about the development version.
Okay. I asked because there have been several postings lately from
people using development versions.
> > I use 0.66.7, and for me the mouse doesn't work correctly at all. It
> > might be time to upgrade...
> >
> > Also, I expect that any program that tries to use the timer won't work.
>
> Would the mouse and timer problem be related?
Actually, I was wrong about that. I've had another look; it seems that
the mouse emulation under X is imperfect-- it just jumps around. When I
run on the console, using BIOS video and a DOS mouse driver, the mouse
works fine in 320x200, though a little slow. In VESA modes, it does
indeed crash the test program (though I can't tell if it's the mouse
that does it). I haven't looked into the precise reason behind this.
But when I use higher modes with my card-specific driver (I have an
ET4000), it works fine.
So: I guess you should use a card-specific driver if you can.
Otherwise, it seems you get to live with 320x200.
--
Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com
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