[Q] How to configure cl386 for Paradise VGA?

[Q] How to configure cl386 for Paradise VGA?

[Kurt Wm. Hemr (Harvard Law School)]

I have installed version 0.6 of Caml-Light on my 386, but am
having some difficulty properly configuring the video driver.
I have a Paradise VGA (not SuperVGA) card.  After trying a
number of different drivers, I seem to be getting the same
problem more or less every time:  I see only about 1/3-1/4 of
the screen at once (although that portion takes up the entire
screen).

Any assistance, hints, or speculation would be gratefully
acknowledged.  If the foregoing is unclear, let me know and
I'll try to provide a less fuzzy description of my problem.

-- Kurt Hemr (hemr@hulaw1.harvard.edu)

Re: [Q] How to configure cl386 for Paradise VGA?

[Xavier Leroy]

> I have installed version 0.6 of Caml-Light on my 386, but am
> having some difficulty properly configuring the video driver.
> I have a Paradise VGA (not SuperVGA) card.  After trying a
> number of different drivers, I seem to be getting the same
> problem more or less every time:  I see only about 1/3-1/4 of
> the screen at once (although that portion takes up the entire
> screen).

See if the latest DJGPP distribution (available on oak.oakland.edu and
mirror sites) has a graphics driver for your card. Some drivers,
especially the newest ones, are not included in the Caml Light
distribution.

Otherwise, it may be that your card is a plain vanilla VGA, in which
case all you can get is 320x200 in 256 colors (which is the default in
Caml Light if you don't install any driver).

- Xavier Leroy