Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/09/09/08:44:12
> Please don't use HTML when sending mail. It is very hard to read such
> messages with some mailers.
I don't mean it.
> > Actually I try running Dr Geo under NT work station at school without
> > succes. Dr Geo crashes immediatly, also Dr Geo don't use any true color
> > mode but only 256c ones.
> > It seems the crash comes when changing to video mode (640x480 autodetect
> > with S3 video card)
>
> The DJGPP FAQ explains (in section 3.3) that NT disallows direct access
> to the SVGA I/O ports, so graphics programs cannot use SVGA capabilities
> on NT, they all work only in standard VGA modes.
Someone report me an allegro+DJGPP application works under WinNT in
640x480x8bpp mode.
Hilaire Fernandes
Dr Geo project http://drgeo.home.ml.org
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