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Re: UNIVBE5.1 Problems

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From: bla... Blaine Dixon
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 00:00
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an23...@anon.penet.fi wrote:
: 
: 
: I can only run Duke Nukem at 320X400 I have ran the full tests un 
: unvbe5.1 and here are the failed portions of the test.
: My ATI MACH64 card test indicate that "Loaded Vesa Bios supports 640X480 
: at 32K colors." I have the ATI set at 32K colors.
: 
: 
: Performing FULL compliance test (all video modes)
: 
: OemProductRev:  5.1a
: 
: UniVBE(tm) is installed. Current configuration:
:     ATI SuperVGA (Mach64 88800-GX) with 2 Mb
:     TLC34075,ATI68875,Bt885 24 bit DAC
: 
: Available Modes:
: 
: 0150h 0151h 0152h 0153h 0156h 0154h 0157h 0155h 0158h 011Ch 
: 0100h 0101h 011Dh 011Eh 0110h 011Fh 0120h 0111h 0121h 0122h 
: 0112h 0142h 0143h 0128h 
: 
: Checking function 00h ... Passed.
: Checking function 01h ... Passed.
: Checking function 02h ... Passed.
: Checking function 05h ... 
: 
:     FAIL: Could not set 800x600x16 color mode
: 
: 1 errors logged for function 05h.
: 
: 
: 
: 
: 
:     8 bit wide DAC not supported
:     Virtual buffer now set to 4080 x 257 pixels (4080 bytes)
:     Virtual buffer now set to 320 x 3276 pixels
: Passed.

I had e-mail from the company that made univbe5.1 that there is a bug 
that prevents it from working with ATI cards A fix is supposed to be out 
in April.
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Subject: Re: UNIVBE5.1 Problems
Date: 1996/03/28
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