From: mrb AT robots DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk
Subject: [Q] Graphics on a Stealth 64
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu (djgpp)
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 94 15:23:32 GMT



I have tried using the stealth.grn driver for my Stealth 64 card, and
only get partial success. The text modes are all fine, as well as the
graphics modes up to (and including) 640*480*256. The 800*600*256 mode
works, but noticably flickers (albeit pretty fast), whereas the
800*600 resolution for Windows 3.1 gives a nice steady image. The
1024*768*256 mode just plain doesn't work. Does anyone else have this
problem, and is there a different driver available?

GRX v1.03 (which I have) apparently has a built-in graphics driver for
VESA compatible cards. When I try using graphics routines without
having specified a card (therefore assuming the default will be used),
nothing happens. The documentaion is not very good, but since the
Diamond Stealth is VESA compatible, I can't see why it doesn't work..
is there an environment variable somewhere I've missed? (By the way my
GO32 _is_ sufficiently recent (1.12m2 I think?)).

Finally, the bumpf for GRX v1.03 says that v1.04 is imminent. How
imminent? And will the page switching stuff be sufficiently different
to warrant me putting off writing such code until 1.04 is ready?

Thanks!

Mike B.
mrb AT robots DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk