----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 6:05 PM Subject: Re: video initialization problem
> On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 16:53:42 +1300, "skywalker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 2:56 PM > > Subject: Re: video initialization problem > > >> On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 15:03:38 +1300, "skywalker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > >> > Hi, I have a Toshiba T3200SX Laptop computer which consists of a 386sx > >> > cpu, about 5 meg of ram, and a 640x480 vga, 16 grayscales on laptop > >> > screen or 256 colours on crt, I am using the laptop screen. Now the > >> > problem is I can not get past the video setup screen, I have used > >> > univesa driver and select vesa and I have tried select 640x480 256 > >> > etc... but no matter what I try it comes up with the error cannot > >> > initialize video, any suggestions would be appreciated. > > >> Since the laptop screen is only 16 grayscales... > >> You'll need to use "VGA 640x480 grayscale" > > >> -- > >> Glenn > >> http://arachne.cz/ > >> http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ > >> http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm > >> http://www.thispagecannotbedisplayed.com/ > > > Thanks for the suggestion but the problem is arachne only gives me 800x600 > > in greyscale as an option and my laptop only goes to 640x480, so I guess I > > will not be able to use arachne afterall. > > "VGA 640x480 grayscale" is on the left side of the video setup screen. > > Check that box but do not check any of the boxes on the right side > of the screen. > > > > > > > -- > Glenn > http://arachne.cz/ > http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ > http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm > http://www.thispagecannotbedisplayed.com/ > Hell sorry about that, on my screen those options looked like they were greyed out but they are not, I just glazed over them, I should not have sorry about that, god I feel stupid. Thanks for having the patience to tell me.
