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Old 02-09-05, 06:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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PocketDos VGA?

Is there a way to make pocketdos think i'm running VGA? I am using a X30i but the game i am trying to play is Powball. It was it requires VGA to be able to run it but I don't think that the X30i has VGA or does it?
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Old 02-10-05, 03:33 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Have you tried using the Bochs plug-in? If I remember rightly this will emulate a 486 processor and VGA - although the compromise is speed.

The plug-in is availble from the pocketdos site.

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Old 02-10-05, 05:06 AM   #3 (permalink)
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That is what I used but it gave me that problem.
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That is what I used but it gave me that problem.
What kind of problem are you experiencing? Although running in a mashed-up pixel kind of way (technical term there) it still supports VGA apps. The big problem with games is the lack of DOS4GW support.

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Old 02-10-05, 02:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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This is what it says "Sorry, you need VGA graphics (with 64k+ RAM) to play Powball."

Edit : Forgot to say but is there a way to make dos use my sd as the ram?

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Old 02-11-05, 02:22 AM   #7 (permalink)
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The RAM used by software running under PocketDOS is technically emulated using your PDAs RAM - you should have enough - old games rarely required much more than a Meg or two.

The VGA emulation is interesting. It is possible that there's some issue with the plug-in that mean the game you're trying to run isn't detecting the VGA emulation - although that would be very strange. Unless it's looking for SVGA - in which case you're borked as PocketDos doesn't support it.

As the other poster states, give DosBox a try. It's not very user friendly but often delivers results where PocketDOS fails.

I'd also suggest swinging by the PocketDOS support forum and posting an enquiry there. The software's developers are very good at responding to queries.

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Old 02-11-05, 05:01 AM   #8 (permalink)
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i'll try that and post the results that i get.
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Old 02-11-05, 08:44 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I've never been able to get DosBox to even run on my X50v. Anyone have good install/setup instructions?
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Old 02-11-05, 08:51 AM   #10 (permalink)
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I've never been able to get DosBox to even run on my X50v. Anyone have good install/setup instructions?
No dice, I'm afraid - I've had zero luck with DosBox on the X50v - runs pretty well on the X30h though. A message to all us early adopters who want to emulate games older than most pop-stars on our new toys

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well i tested dosbox and it doesn't work.. It turns on then shuts off (the program) I went back to Pocket Dos and got the game to work on it. I forgot to turn on the vga display in the settings.
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Old 04-11-05, 09:19 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Any doc or assistance using DOSBOX on the AXIM X30.
I downloaded what I thought was a good version (though I may need to find a new one). I try to run it, and I just get the Axim version of the hourglass.

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Old 04-11-05, 08:04 PM   #13 (permalink)
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The latest version of PocketDOS even has SVGA support afaik.

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Old 04-24-05, 12:31 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Anyone figure out how to use http://soneric.kiev.ua/ port of a port of dosbox? on the x50? im going to see what it does.. they have one for 2003SE so there is hope.


(probably quite old post but I dun care)

Dont run the one for 2003 on the x50v... das a crash.

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