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["Sam Ewalt" <ewalt@xxxxxxxx>]

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On Sun, 09 May 2004 12:15:30 -0800, Ray Andrews wrote:

> So I get the above figured out, tick the VESA box, then tick one of the
> VESA specific choices.  Only 640 X 480 works without trouble.  With any
> other selection, I get an 'errorlevel 0' message at the top of the screen,
> then I press a key and get to a graphical error screen that suggests
> a reboot ... even though there is nothing wrong! ... I can hit the
> 'restart Arachne' button with no problems, or just ignore the message and
> continue using Arachne at any resolution I want.  I have an error report
> where there is no error.  This is the sort of thing that could put a
> potential new user of Arachne right off.


Yeah, it's always been confusing to me. I just ticked the different
boxes until I got one to work. The only one that works with my old
video card is 640x480 with the specific card ticked. Arachne says
"Vesa detected" but those boxes don't work. Trial and error sorted
things out ok and I have only the poorest understanding of video
cards and modes.

There aren't that many different choices to try, so I just tried them
all.

The potential new Arachne user (if there is such a beast) can
probably handle that ok as they are going to have to have at least
a passing aquaintence with DOS and other technical subjects like
their own hardware and some internet basics.






Sam Ewalt
Croswell, Michigan, USA
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