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[Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com>]

Samual Acorn wrote:

> 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
>  
That doesn't seem to solve the problem in this case. I am booting 
Windows 98 into Safe Mode, Command Prompt only.
Are you getting the Segmentation Faults?

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

> --- 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?
> >
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