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From:	jean AT ireq DOT ca (Jean Cote)
Subject:	Re: Not in FAQ! Vesa Not detected on CompaQ Deskpro 486/33
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Date:	Fri, 23 Feb 1996 12:42:57 GMT
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In article <4gaq6t$b69 AT mirv DOT unsw DOT edu DOT au>, Tim Hesketh <T DOT Hesketh AT unsw DOT edu DOT au> writes:
>Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Jean Cote wrote:
>> 
>> > I'm trying to install DJGPP on a Compaq DeskPro 486/33. 
>> > The graphic card is Vesa compatible (as Compaq says). It
>> > works fine 1024x768 256 colors in windows 3.1. But it
>> > doesn't work with go32! I've try to use the built in driver,
>> > set GO32=nc 256, also try with the dimension. I've try the
>> > program DISPLAY (works fine on a second PC/Trident graphic card).
>> > The DISPLAY program tell me that it only detect 320x200!!!
>> 
>> Seems like your SVGA is not so VESA after all...
>> 
>> > vesa bios. Why is it working in windows??? And not with
>> 
>> Windows is probably using special drivers which came with the card, not 
>> the built-in VESA support.  Did you try to run DJGPP with UNIVBE loaded 
>> as TSR?
>> 
>> Just to be sure: did you set the GO32 variable correctly, like this:
>> 
>> 	set GO32=gw 800 gh 600 nc 256
>Before you start returning your graphics card though, be aware of
>other experiences. We encourage student use of djgpp and have a lot
>of experience of, and trouble with, graphics.
>
>1. You cannot always rely on the built-in detection of the graphics
>   capability.
>2. Considerable experimentation is sometimes required to get the
>   right combination of driver and parameters.
>3. What the graphics test programs suggest may not always be the
>   "right" settings.
>4. For V2, the setup on my machine (for example) is achieved with
>   set GRX20DRV=et4000 gw 1024 gh 768 nc 256.
>   Check the available drivers and play with the parameters to work
>   out your best setting.
>
>Hope this is helpful
>
>Tim Hesketh
>t DOT hesketh AT unsw DOT edu DOT au

From a suggestion of Jimmy Cheng, I've visite the compaq web page. 
The have a patch for that!!! It's patch sp0653.zip. Now, I have all
the VESA features. 

Thanks to those who reply.

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