Apps :: Undefined Mode Number

I've just started using DSL after hearing good things about it. When I boot it up on a fairly recent box I get the error message:

You passed an undefined mode number

I'm not really sure what this means, but anything I choose off of a scan list still makes the display look almost unusable. I also don't get any icons on the desktop.

This is in contrast to booting the same image on a different computer that's a good 3-4 years older. There, it looks beautiful.

What is going wrong here? Is there any easy way to fix this problem so that I can read what's on the screen?

Sander Smith

use the cheat code > dsl vga=normal

I noticed that I tried it, but it doesn't seem to do anything. I get a dialog that says

XVESA is faseter and more flexible ...

If I hit cancel, thnigs still look bad.

If I hit OK, then I have to go through a bunch of menus where I try to choose the highest resolution possible. In the end, things still don't look half as good as my much older and less powerful machine, and I still don't get any icons.

Any other ideas on what to do?

Sander Smith

If vga=normal does not help you might try booting with

fb800x600

Note: do not use dsl fb800x600 only fb800x600

I was just wondering what version of DSL are you using? I remember seeing that error on mine some versions back because of my nvidia card, but with all version after 2.2 i did not have that any more. What kind of vid card are you using? Did you also try the cheat code "dsl xsetup"?

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