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[Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com>]

I am trying to get BL3 on running on an old AST Notebook.

startx
results in a black screen and the following errors;

_X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errorno = 111
<repeat 18 times>
MENU: cannot open display
swm: cannot open display , giving up

Xvesa -list modesVBE version 1.2 (Cirrus Logic GD-7543 VGA)
DAC is switchable, controller is VGA compatible
Total memory: 960 kilobytes

Xvesa -verbose

Results in a black Screen and the following output

Mode Requested 640x480x4
   0x00012: 640x480x4 Planar (4 planes) (no linear frame buffer)
   Static Color bpp 4 depth 4
Mode Selected 640x480x4
Previous modes: VBE 0x3 BIOS 0x3
Enable Bios mode 0x12
Segmentation Fault.


All modes I have tried so far have this same problem.

In looking up Xvesa It appears that later versions have an option which 
is not present in the BL3 version.

*-map-holes*
   use a contiguous (hole-less) memory map. This fixes a segmentation
   violation with some rare BIOSes that violate the VESA specification,
   but may cause slightly higher memory usage on systems that
   overcommit memory.



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Robert Steinmetz
Principal
Steinmetz & Associates