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[Samual Acorn <sam_acorn AT yahoo.com>]

> Any other ideas?
just one
goto www.ast.com and look for a BIOS update




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