Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/09/08/09:06:03
On Tue, 8 Sep 1998, Hilaire Fernandes wrote:
> <HTML>
Please don't use HTML when sending mail. It is very hard to read such
messages with some mailers.
> 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.
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