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Subject: Re: Rebel 12 (DOS) graphics problems with Intel 810 chipset

Author: Manuel Leone

Date: 13:55:26 06/04/04

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On June 04, 2004 at 16:03:08, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On June 04, 2004 at 13:54:26, Manuel Leone wrote:
>
>>On June 04, 2004 at 13:33:30, Peter Berger wrote:
>>
>>>On June 04, 2004 at 13:21:39, Manuel Leone wrote:
>>>
>>>>Has anyone else encountered graphics anomalies with the DOS version of Rebel 12?
>>>>For example, when clicking on the Start menu, part of the top right corner of
>>>>the display will disappear; certain color combinations don't work properly; and
>>>>selecting the small pull-down menu results in unreadable gibberish in all of the
>>>>menus.
>>>>     The graphics in Rebel Decade seem to work o.k., except for a similar
>>>>problem with the small pull-down menu.
>>>>
>>>>Are these graphics errors the result of bugs in Rebel 12 DOS, or is there some
>>>>incompatibility with my PC which uses the Intel 810E2 AGP chipset? Any
>>>>suggestions?
>>>
>>>It usually helps if you add a V like Rebel.exe V to your shortcut. Graphics will
>>>be a little less pretty but more reliable. I had this too on one of my PCs.
>>
>>Yes, the Rebel documentation suggests using the V option if the graphics
>>hardware is not VESA compatible. I tried it, and the problems are the same as
>>before.
>>    I noticed that none of these graphics errors occur on my old 486 PC which
>>has different graphics hardware.
>
>From an older FAQ:
>
>        Graphical problems (Matrox and Cirrus)
>        --------------------------------------------
>
>        If you have an old version of the Matrox or Cirrus Logic
>        graphical adaptor, the pull down menus in REBEL CENTURY may be
>        unreadable. You can fix this in the following way:
>        - Start REBEL CENTURY
>        - Press "F6" (is CFG menu)
>        - Press "UP ARROW" 6 times
>        - Press ENTER
>
>        Menu is now ok.
>
>        Your Cirrus Logic or Matrox video card does not support a
>        font of REBEL CENTURY. A bugfix for your Matrox card is on
>        the Internet at: http://www.matrox.com/
>
>=========
>
>If this doesn't work, try again but now:
>
>       - Press "UP ARROW" 4 times
>
>Good luck,
>
>Ed


That will replace the small pull-down menu with a larger readable menu, but all
the other graphics problems are still there. Parts of the screen will disappear
when the windows are adjusted, or when certain menus are selected; and there are
errors involving color combinations; for example when the display is updated by
the clocks, the previous digits are still partly visible.



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