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[Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com>]

Samual Acorn wrote:

> humor me this then;
>
> in dos : format a:/s (need blank floppy)
>
> then boot from that floppy
> once booted type ;
>
> c:
> cd \windows\command
> mem
>
> should look like your high memory is completely full
>  
It does as you suggest. 384k reserved.

> if it does -then- boot basic linux and try startx
>
>  
Same results. Black screen, Xvesa results in a segmentation violation.

> may not work but humor me
>  
Are you happy now ;-) 

Any other ideas?

I have come to believe it is a BIOS issue with this particular computer 
and video chip. I've asked a question on the XFree86 list but haven't 
gotten any responses.

> --- Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com> wrote:
>  
>
> > 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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Robert Steinmetz
Principal
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