[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] Windows 3.0, XT and 16 colors

natec@infohh.rmi.de (NATEC Institut GmbH) (02/05/91)

Has anybody got a Windows 3.0 working 640x480x16 on an XT?
I've got no results with different VGA-Drivers (except 
VGAmono) on VEGA VIDEO 7 card as well as COLOR IMAGE BOARD.

IBMPS250-driver of Windows 2.10 works in 640x480x8 mode, but
all the icons are in b/w!  :-(

Dr Gerd C Schmerse | natec@infohh.rmi.de      |      ___
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fritsf@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (F.H.J. Feldbrugge) (02/06/91)

In <1991Feb5.130927.8841@infohh.rmi.de> natec@infohh.rmi.de (NATEC Institut GmbH) writes:

>Has anybody got a Windows 3.0 working 640x480x16 on an XT?
>I've got no results with different VGA-Drivers (except 
>VGAmono) on VEGA VIDEO 7 card as well as COLOR IMAGE BOARD.

>IBMPS250-driver of Windows 2.10 works in 640x480x8 mode, but
>all the icons are in b/w!  :-(

>Dr Gerd C Schmerse | natec@infohh.rmi.de      |      ___
>NATEC Institut     | ..49 40 88309170 (fax)   |     /o.o\   
>Hamburg, W.Germany | ..49 40 88309124 (voice) |  -m-"-U-"-m-


On my XT, Windows 3.0 worked with CGA (although you could only see
a small fragment of all windows, in black & white).
It worked also with Hercules (also black & white, but with much
more detail).
But poor me, when I inserted an EGA card in the XT (for the sake of
good resolution & colour), Windows refused to work properly...

I've tried to install, reinstall, etc. but nothing worked.
Until now I did not succeed in making Windows 3.0 work on my
XT + EGA configuration...
It shows the Windows Entry Bitmap and then it crashes.
I think there may be a stack error or so???

Did you have similar problems, Gerd?


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mhrabi@attcan.UUCP (Merv Hrabi) (02/07/91)

In article <1271@ssp4.idca.tds.philips.nl>, fritsf@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (F.H.J. Feldbrugge) writes:
> In <1991Feb5.130927.8841@infohh.rmi.de> natec@infohh.rmi.de (NATEC Institut GmbH) writes:
>
> >Has anybody got a Windows 3.0 working 640x480x16 on an XT?
> >I've got no results with different VGA-Drivers (except
> >VGAmono) on VEGA VIDEO 7 card as well as COLOR IMAGE BOARD.
>
> >IBMPS250-driver of Windows 2.10 works in 640x480x8 mode, but
> >all the icons are in b/w!  :-(
>
> On my XT, Windows 3.0 worked with CGA (although you could only see
> a small fragment of all windows, in black & white).
> But poor me, when I inserted an EGA card in the XT (for the sake of
> good resolution & colour), Windows refused to work properly...