> >I am running WIN 98 on a an Apple P166 DOS card (80Mb RAM, PCSetup >>2). For some reason Win98 will not let me switch to 256 colors. I am >>still running the Video driver that came with Pcsetup 1.6 because if >>I let Win98 choose a driver I can't use Direct X. >> >>Any ideas on how to get 256 colors or perhaps someplace to look for >>the answer? > >Well, then I think you've had it. Don't know anything about your DOS >card but on the PC if Win98 isn't happy with the video driver you've >chosen it will load either a generic VGA driver or a generic SVGA >driver depending on the resolution you're running at. This restricts >you to 16 colours. I'm guessing this is what's happening in your case > >The only thing I could suggest is to have a look at the video chip on >the DOS card and then try the vendors site for a more up to date
It appears to be an ATI mach 64 chip (at least that is what WIN98 thinks it is). I could not find an updated driver for it on ATI's site (it says to use the one on the Win98 disk. However, when I tell Win98 to look for an updated driver it just tells me that the one I have is best - ATI video Expression +). Furthermore WIN98 won't let me uninstall it. >driver. Or let 98 pick the driver, see what it is, and then try the >vendors site. I'll try this Someone else suggested: > >What if you set the Mac to 256 colors before firing >up the DOS card? With this DOS card the video is right on the card and thus it doesn't matter what the Mac is set to. Thanks for the help, Mark -- Mark Chapman - Centre for the Study of Religion - University of Toronto -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
