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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Not in FAQ! Vesa Not detected on CompaQ Deskpro 486/33
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 15:28:49 +0200
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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