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List:       linux-msdos
Subject:    Re: VGA drivers for matrox cards in dosemu?
From:       Alberto Vignani <a.vignani () crf ! it>
Date:       1998-09-30 17:40:34
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Stefan Birmanns wrote:
> 
> Rainer Dörntge wrote:
> >
> > Stefan Birmanns wrote:
> >
> > > Christian Kumpf wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 1.) Read the docs
> > > > 2.) set chipset to "matrox", available since dosemu-0.67
> > > > Christian
> > >
> > > Is this switch for the Millenium only, or does it work for a mystique,
> > > too?
> > >
> > > Stefan
> >
> >   I don't know the answer, video { vga console graphics chipset matrox }
> > in dosemu.conf is accepted by millennium BUT it does poor graphics (if
> > any) in xdos (drawing vertical white stripes on the consoles). I tested
> > it only with two programs, one being vpa (VGA Planets Assistent), which
> > (still) announces "VGA color graphics required", the other being just the
> > old "The incredible machine" (after which said stripes appear). I tried
> > video { vga console graphics chipset matrox vbios_seg 0xe000 } too with
> > the same results. Is there any special trick or keyword besides that?
> >
> > Rainer
> 
> I have the same problem with the mystique. But the mystique makes blue
> stripes :-)
> 
> Stefan

I wrote the matrox driver on a Millennium. I never had a Mystique and
don't even
know which are the differences between the two cards. Anything different
from a
Millennium is not guaranteed to run correctly.

Alberto

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