Re: TRIDENT VGA PROBLEM

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From: Tooraj Enayati
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 22:41

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acjbooks@citr.uq.oz.au (ACJ Books (Chris)) writes:


>I have had a problem with Windows 3.1 running Norton Desktop.
>I wonder if anyone has had similar.

>I have a 386SX with a Trident sVGA card with 1M RAM
>I set up Windows to drive it 1024x768 256 colors. A bit slow but
> what the heck.

>Also run WPerfect6 for Windows, and this problem also came up
> under 5.2 for Windows.

>Every so often, seemingly randomly, which means I haven't been smart
>enough to recognise the circumstances, WP gives:

>	General Protection Fault
>	Module T1024.DRV		<a trident driver>
>	0001:3fe9
...
>and the whole system crashes.

>Anyone had a similar problem?
>Anyone know where the latest Trident drivers might be found?
>(Going back to a lower resolution driver cures the problem)

This is a know proble with WPWin6!  Get rid of WPWin6, or use 800x600
res and wait for WPWin6 maint. release later this month.

By the way how can you run it on a 386sx it brings my system to a halt
on my 486DX50 with 16MB!


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Tooraj Enayati     Melbourne    Australia   tooraj@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au

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Subject: Re: TRIDENT VGA PROBLEM
Date: 22 Feb 1994 22:41:50 GMT
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