From:	sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles W. Sandmann)
Subject:	Re: Graphics, DPMI, 386MAX
To:	mjo AT mrao DOT cam DOT ac DOT uk (Martin Oldfield)
Date:	Mon, 13 Dec 1993 08:29:30 -0600 (CST)
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

> We're having trouble getting any graphics to work with 1.11. In fact
> the last release for which we had working graphics was 1.08. 
> 
> Our tests use only simple stuff e.g. the graphics test program
> provided with 1.11.
> 
> Our kit is essentially:
> 	486DX
> 	DOS 5
> 	386MAX
> 
> Several questions spring to mind:
> 	Are there any known problems with e.g. 386MAX and graphics ?
> 	What combinations have been tested successfully with libgr ?

Okay, 386MAX provides DPMI by default.  The graphics currently do not work
with DPMI, (at least not until the next GRX release).  The fix is to disable
usage of 386MAX DPMI.  One way to do this is add SET GO32=nodpmi to your
environment variable.

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