On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 21:09:36 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote: > On Wed, 06 Nov 2002 02:35:45 +00, Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ wrote:
>> On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 10:12:57 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote: >>> On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 02:22:08 +00, Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ wrote: >>> <snip> >>>> There is another problem with the 486 ... too less colors. >>>> How to run the screen setup for HI-COLOR mode without losing the >>>> complete installation details like phonenumbers, passwords etc.? >>>> Arachne Video Setup does not work... 'try selected graphics mode' returns: >>>> Unable to initialize video mode - please run setup.bat >>>> This brings me into an endless circle... and sometimes to an FATAL runtime >>>> error. 16 colors is not that much... >>> Here's another feature that Clarence gets the credit for. :)) >>> He has made it possible to do 'on the fly' vidoe setup. >>> Hit F1, >>> Choose 'How to use Arachne to optimize colors', >>> Hit 'Video setup' (upper-right corner of page) >>> Change video modes and continue to surf in the new mode/color depth. >> Yeah ... I already discovered this feature but it seems not to work. >> Whatever mode I choose the page always comes back with 'VGA 640x480 >> 256KB 16 colors. >> Maybe their is some trouble with the machine although Windoze gives me >> 256 colors... I would like HiColor 640x480 (800x600) >> Arachne detected video adapter TRIDENT >> Indeed I detected a Trident videocard with TVGA8900C chip inside the >> machine. > In above mentioned video setup.... choose VESA/640x480/HiColor > (instead of the Trident choice) This gives: Unable to initialize video mode -please run setup.bat ! Followed by: Arachne V1.71;UE01 is taking off... Select memory types for swapping: .... Select video type: .... Followed by the Arachne Video Setup again I make a selection: and try selected graphics mode And again and again and again.... BTW: help pages did improve very much! Would be nice to have some more words about memory management... this is very confusing for new ones not accustomed to DOS or new users of Arachne. Without sufficient free memory Arachne does not function and certainly not dial. To me, DOS user for many years, coventional... RAM... extended... load high... memory resident... etc. are very confusing. And I am not the only one. CU, Bastiaan > -- > Glenn > http://arachne.cz/ > http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ > http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm > http://www.thispagecannotbedisplayed.com/
