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From:	"Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
To:	<djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	RE: need some drivers
Date:	Thu, 26 Nov 1998 00:06:22 -0000
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> > I have the same problem with my Permedia 2 board, which says
> it's VESA 2.0
> > compatible, but
> > actually doesn't really support it well. It messes up the palette.
> > The solution to your problem indeed lies in the use of a good
> vesa 2 driver
> > (Scitech Display Doctor: www.scitechsoft.com). Another thing
> you can try, if
> > you just need 8-bit colour, is use set_gfx_mode(GFX_VESA1, 640,
> 480, 0, 0);
> >
> > jw
>
> i did download it, but it still doesn't fix the problem. anything
> else i can
> try?

Does the problem happen in other DOS programs/games? If not, then it's a
problem with your code rather than with your drivers. Palettes in Allegro
are quite hard to get the hang of. Easy test - look at the Allegro demo game
and see if the palette's messed up in that.

James Arthur - jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
http://www.arfa.clara.net/james/
ICQ#15054819

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