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- From: cee1@ra.msstate.edu (Charles Evans)
- Subject: Re: HELP! 256 color for Windows 3.1???
- Message-ID: <cee1.714604732@Isis.MsState.Edu>
- Organization: Mississippi State University
- References: <1992Aug7.144952.27290@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> <1992Aug10.144652.22301@exu.ericsson.se> <167b60INNk4o@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <1992Aug12.143336.2041@msdhsv.ingr.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 21:18:52 GMT
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- ahmad@norooz.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Ahmad Alavi) writes:
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- >I do not agree. I have a 1MB card (Trident) and still have the same problem.
- >I can use Trident W3.0 disk and install 800X600 256 color driver. But
- >if I use any 256 color from windows 3.1 setup I get the blank screen.
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- Friends and I have come to the conclusion that running setup from INSIDE
- Windows 3.1 simply _DOES NOT WORK_ when at least, changing video drivers.
- Use setup from DOS.. itshould work.. works for me.. I just put the "new"
- 640x480x256 color drivers (5-29-92) TVGA drivers in last week.. are there
- newer ones??
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- >-----------------------------
- >Ahmad Alavi
- >Intergraph Corporation
- >ahmad@norooz.b17a.ingr.com
- >FAX (205)730-7296
- >-----------------------------
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