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OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical => Setup & Installation => Topic started by: drjohnnyfever on August 04, 2016, 05:45:41 am
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Hello everyone
I have eCS 2.2 beta 2 running on a Dell Optiplex 760 using the onboard Intel graphics. I recently ponied up for my Arca Noae subscription and am very pleased so far but I have a small problem with the panorama driver. I can't run DOS or Win-OS/2 sessions in windows, only full screen. I get a "video mode not supported" error. I can run DOS sessions in windows using SNAP but I have a whole new world of issues then, probably because of SMP and ACPI.
Is this a hardware/VESA BIOS limitation or did I install something incorrectly?
Thanks
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DOS and Win-OS2 run fine here in windows and full screen with Panorama and Intel graphics. Did you upgrade from SNAP? If so there might still be pieces left.
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From the eCS quick-start guide:
Q: When I try to start a DOS or Win16 window, I get a popup message saying that the video mode is not supported. What do I do?
A: You can try two things:
1. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file and locate the line which loads VSVGA.SYS. Add the following switch to the end of the line:
/int10textgrfxsafe
You may also need to edit AUTOEXEC.BAT and add the following lines to the end of the file:
mode co80
cls
2. If solution 1 does not work, try changing the name of the VSVGA.SYS driver in CONFIG.SYS to “VVGA.SYS” instead.
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I googled around for probably two hours, kind of amazed I never found that quick start guide. I ended up putting an NVIDIA 7200GS in the machine and my problem solved itself. I might go back to the Intel graphics and try those suggestions.
Thanks