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Re: Q: How to set up 1.99q



>>>>> "Taek" == Taek H You <tyou@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes:

    Taek> Hello gurus, I have registerd even without using the
    Taek> executor, although I have tried a beta demo a few time right
    Taek> before I register.  Now, I downloaded 1.99q/Dos and q12
    Taek> update patch. It unzipped o.k. but when I ran it, it seeks
    Taek> both floppy drives and the screen never shows up.  Please
    Taek> give me a clue what I am doing wrong.

Try "executor -desperate" and see if that helps.  It could be having
trouble with your sound card.

    Taek> The beta version worked o.k. from the same system, except
    Taek> the screen color is not correct. It is too dark so that
    Taek> almost everything is unrecognizable.  I have AMD 486/120
    Taek> with 8 MB ram, 1.2 GB Samsung EIDE drive, #9 GXE 1 MB PCI
    Taek> graphics card.

That sounds like a video driver problem.  You might want to try
installing UniVBE (now called SciTech Display Doctor).  The latest
version, 5.2, is available from http://www.scitechsoft.com.

-Mat


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