Re: Problem running links2 -g

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From: Matan Ziv-Av (matan@svgalib.org)
Date: Sun 02 Mar 2003 - 11:59:39 IST


On Sun, 2 Mar 2003, Neo Sze Wee wrote:

> > > When I try to run links2 -g, I get the following:
> > >
> > > Using VGA driver.
> > > svgalib 1.4.3
> > > Could not initialize any graphics driver. Tried the following drivers:
> > > svgalib:
> > > There is no default video mode.
> > > The following modes are supported:
> > > 320x200x16, 640x200x16, 640x350x16, 640x480x16, 320x200x256,
> > > 320x240x256, 320x400x256, 360x480x256
> > > Use -mode switch to set video mode mode.
> >
> > links tells you what the problem. You must use -mode switch to select
> > which video mode to use.
> 
> I had tried to ignore the driver issue but when I launched links2 in
> this manner I got some garphic garbage, a cursor and my computer is hanged.

Do you have a VGA card, or some SVGA?
Does vgatest work? If you suspect problems with svgalib, links (or any
other application) is usually the wrong tool for testing.



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Matan Ziv-Av.                         matan@svgalib.org



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