spcecdt@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Space Cadet) (08/03/89)
I got the most recent version of fansi-console off of simtel20.arpa and tried to use it. All it does is wipe out my screen (rolling, random patterns). It does this even when it is the only thing in my config.sys, and when I have no TSRs installed. I have an EGA board/monitor. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there any solution? Thanks. John DuBois spcecdt@ucscb.ucsc.edu ...!ucbvax!ucscc!ucscb!spcecdt
bobmon@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (RAMontante) (08/03/89)
Fansi-Console has, and needs, a LOT of command-line switches to set it correctly for specific hardware. This means the overall machine, not just the display adaptor. For example, the switch /H=1 specifies my Zenith machine/BIOS (note that Fansi is replacing part of the BIOS, in addition to supplying an ANSI device driver). My use of it involves 12 separate switches, some required for operation and some just turning on options. As of version 3.0, Fansi is pure commercial software. It comes with a 250-page User Manual, and an optional Technical Reference manual that's just as fat. The shareware versions included a disk copy of the User Manual, with listings of the switches. Try poring through that.
ho@fergvax.unl.edu (Tiny Bubbles...) (08/05/89)
From article <8603@saturn.ucsc.edu>, by spcecdt@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Space Cadet): > > I got the most recent version of fansi-console off of simtel20.arpa > and tried to use it. All it does is wipe out my screen (rolling, random > patterns). It does this even when it is the only thing in my config.sys, > and when I have no TSRs installed. I have an EGA board/monitor. Has anyone > else had this problem? Is there any solution? Thanks. Hmmm... what kind of EGA card? Does it have extended modes, etc.? If you are using a Paradise card, it's a good idea to stick PEGA EGA into your autoexec to prevent the card from trying to flip into CGA mode (FANSI really won't like it if it does). Also, make sure the /Q flag is OFF (I think you can put /Q0 on the DEVICE= line to force this). Good luck. --- ... Michael Ho, University of Nebraska <ho@fergvax.unl.edu>