From: Jared Stevens <stevja AT lineo DOT com>
Organization: Lineo
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Linux problem with Allegro WIP 3.9.28
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:32:25 -0700
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Hang on, does this version of allegro do console graphics stuff or is it only
under X windows? I've played with the X windows version and found it to be
really slow. If there is a console version, I'd like to get it.

> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Can someone tell me why when I try to set grafic resolution better
> >> that 320x200x8bit, I get error "Linear adressing required"
> >
> > Do you have a *really* (pre-VESA 2) video card?
> 
> I have Cirrus Logic GD5428 with 1 Mb of video memory.
> It has *some* VESA compartibility, but I don't know what version.
> Note that everything works fine in DOS/Win98 (up to 1024*728*8bit or 800*600*16bit )

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Jared Stevens