From: "jakub" <marushka AT ozemail DOT com DOT au>
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Subject: Re: Allegro demo ship flickers
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:03:54 +1000
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Arthur wrote in message <005901bdb4e5$b96730a0$904d08c3 AT arthur>...
>>When I run the allegro demo game, choosing autodetect 640x480, the ship
>>flickers. I don't know if this is the right word for it. I can see 2 ships
>>on top of each other slightly apart, it seems as if I am seeing the last
>
>Try using the other drivers, such as VESA 1.x, or VESA 2.0.


I did try Vesa2.0 it told me vbe2 is not available or something like that.
Vesa1 works. But it was the same as letting it autodetect, ie still
flickery.

>>I've been trying to write a little space invaders type game using page
>>flipping, I only have a little blue rectangle sprite for the ship, and
have
>>managed to make it shoot. However it is very flickery or whatever you want
>
>Assuming that you are using page flipping correctly, the problem lies with
>your graphics card or graphics drivers. Make sure you have the latest
>drivers!


I do have the latest drivers installed for my graphics card. I just don't
understand it, I don't have problems with commercial games, or win98 display
in general.

The card is a Creative labs graphic blaster ma202, it has 2megs on board. Is
this card just crap? What is a good video card, I don't really need 3d.

>
>James Arthur
>jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
>