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From: "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have AT nowhere DOT cmm>
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Subject: Re: 1] Problems with compiler 2] Problems with Rhide -- Update    More info
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 05:17:38 -0400
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"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have AT nowhere DOT cmm> wrote in message
news:fbtlnn$8l3$1 AT aioe DOT org...
> > Once I open SNAP in DOS,
> > then what?  How will I know which driver to use? Even if it auto
> > detects the video card, don't I need some lines in autoexec.bat and
> config.sys?
> >
>
> I don't know.  There are a few versions of SNAP.  Since, you want DOS, I'm
> assuming, since you didn't state so, that you've downloaded the SNAP
> Graphics IES version?  Well, I'll poke around into the versions and see
what
> I can find...
>

I didn't think I had RHIDE, but I do.  RHIDE seems to use simple text modes
on my video card.  No VESA or anything special, AFAICT.  With a quick
glance, I didn't see any method to change or identify the video mode it is
using.  This seems to be inaccurate:

"RHIDE uses advanced VESA functions to save and restore the screen contents
and mode-specific settings, and some SVGAs and video drivers don't implement
these functions very well."
  http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/faq22_1.html

I must _thank_ everyone who failed to supply the video modes used by
RHIDE...


When you startup RHIDE, what happens?

  rhide

Have you tried:

  rhide -b
  rhide -S


As for SNAP, I tried their version named  "snap-dos-3.1.1.exe."  This
appears to be an incomplete demonstration version to me.  I.e., you have to
buy a complete version to install drivers, not just test them out...  It
installs some executables and a hidden file "io32.sys".  Unfortunately, it
says the complete documentation is in some other file.  The .exe
gareport.exe should identify your card, just run it:

  gareport

There are some other useful programs which allow you to test the card and
change driver options.  This is all in the README.TXT.


Rod Pemberton