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[Samual Acorn <sam_acorn AT yahoo.com>]

i got the same problem.
make sure EMM386 isnt loading, that was the cause for
me, but its best to boot DOS with nothing. (no
config.sys or autoexec.bat)

i have no idea where the Xvesa program came from
or what version it is

--- Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com> wrote:
> I am attempting to get BL3 to run on an AST Ascentia
> 950N notebook. 
> Every time I starts or Run Xvesa I get a
> segmentation violation.
> 
> Here are results of some tests;
> 
> 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 modes
> 
> VBE 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.
> 
> Can someone tell me what version of Xvesa is in BL3,
> and where it came from?
> 
> -- 
> Robert Steinmetz
> Principal
> Steinmetz & Associates
> 
> 
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