Re: [9fans] vmware video

[FODEMESI Gergely <fgergo@goliat.bme.hu>]

I had similar video problems under vmware 3.1 (windows2000
professional) to the one already reported: windows and window
borders working, but text is garbled.

Now mousetest is working perfectly in 1024x768
with 16, 32 bit color depths (vgasize set to 1024x768x16,
1024x768x32 respectively).
Host running at 8 bit (vgasize=1024x768x8) gives:

aux/vga: couldn't translate color masks into
channelimageinit: can't bind /dev/draw: no frame
buffermousewatch 32: suicide: sys: trap: fault
read addr=0x8 pc=0x0000108a
.....

 fgergo

Russ Cox <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com> wrote:
> to those having trouble with vmware video settings:

> i fixed what i think was causing all the problems,
> but i'd like confirmation of that before i build
> a new install floppy.

> please download http://plan9.bell-labs.com/~rsc/mousetest.gz.
> it's a floppy image.  uncompress it and set up a new
> vm using it as the floppy.  hard disk settings are
> irrelevant.

> when you boot it, i hope you'll see a blank white screen.
> when you start moving the mouse you'll see a text description
> of the mouse coordinates and button status displayed in
> the upper left corner.

> if you find that it doesn't work in your favorite video
> mode, mail me and we'll try to figure out what's wrong.

> russ