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- Some frequently asked questions regarding the Fellow Amiga Emulator:
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- Q: I select Start, and all I get is a black screen with no action!
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- A: There can be many reasons for this problem. First check for trivial
- errors in the emulator setup, the most important is not having
- inserted a kickstart image.
- Once this has been ensured, you most likely have a VESA DRIVER PROBLEM.
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- For instance, the Scitech Display Doctor (UniVBE) has been
- observed to stop working correctly after adding or replacing
- hardware in a PC. (Even after adding such an irrelevant part like
- a network adapter.)
- Suggested action: Reinstall your VESA driver completely.
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- Q: Only a few video modes are available in the emulator, why?
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- A: The emulator has a number of video modes it can choose from,
- PROVIDED that your VESA VBE DRIVER SUPPORTS THEM.
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- The supported modes are:
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- 320x200x8 bit
- 320x240x8 bit
- 320x400x8 bit
- 320x480x8 bit
- 400x300x8 bit
- 320x200x15 or 16 bit
- 320x240x15 or 16 bit
- 320x400x15 or 16 bit
- 320x480x15 or 16 bit
- 400x300x15 or 16 bit
- 640x350x15 or 16 bit
- 640x400x15 or 16 bit
- 640x480x15 or 16 bit
- 800x600x15 or 16 bit
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- It is likely that your VESA driver does not support all these modes.
- It is also a requirement that your VESA driver (and card) supports
- a linear framebuffer.
- Most modern graphics cards support this, most old don't.
- Observe that the 320x200x8 bit standard VGA mode is always available,
- and will work even when your VESA driver is broken or missing.
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- Suggested actions:
- - Get a VESA VBE driver if you don't already have one.
- - Examine the utilities and documentation that comes with it in order
- to configure it properly.
- - Run "fellow -log" in order to generate a log file called "fellow.log".
- In it you will find among other things information about each
- supported video mode and the reason why the emulator can not use
- it on your computer. Then check your VESA VBE driver configuration.
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- Q: The emulator hangs when I enable sound.
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- A: This could be a problem with pre V0.3.3 Fellows vs. obscure 99.9 %
- Soundblaster compatibles. From V0.3.3 sound is played using a generic
- sound driver system (MIDAS). So... can this FAQ entry be removed now...?
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- Suggested action:
- Upgrade to Fellow V0.3.3
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- Q: When is the next release and what does it contain?
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- A: This is THE Frequently Asked Question.
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