CompuServe Messages

Hi Chuck, You may recall I sent you (via Nik) a report on the new drivers & how they caused an error #18 once with my Viper VLB. Then, at your request I E-Mailed you my 3DS.set file. The problem happened again, and I have some more info for you: This time it happened just as I hit the space bar as the optimization stages finished and rendering just had begun. Both times it has occured during or just after the FIRST RENDER in a session, and never again. In addition to the Red/Yellow screen put up stating Error #18 "This error should not have occured"-"Press any key…", I noticed it also said "Please contact your distributor". Upon pressing a key, I told you before that it dropped to DOS, locked in a loop with the cursor (underscore) flashing. Actually, I discovered this time that it is NOT LOCKED UP. I pressed CTRL-C and I was returned to 3DS with the render status window displayed, and another 3DS window (dialog box) opened over it which said "Cannot flip to 320×200". Just like when it happened before, I was configured to render at 256×150, and have NO 320×200 screens configured for anything in 3DS. The Red/Yellow message aler screen is in the style used in configuring the Vibrant drivers initially (if I'm remembering correctly). I want to emphasize again – This has only occured with the FIRST RENDER OF A WORK SESSION with 3DS from boot, and never after the first, so far. Maybe there are some "clues" for you in all of this. Regards, Bill BTW – MSD.exe reports Phoenix VGA, BIOS 2.02 (7/10/93), VESA 1.02.