Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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Name: lnsomnia
Date: July 19, 2005 at 05:30:09 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware
OS: Dos 6.22 / Windows 3.11
CPU/Ram: 512mb (32mb vmware win 3.

Comment:

Question for those of you that run windows 3.11 in VMware...
Is there a way to enhance the default vga display? VM tools doesn't support this operating system & trying to enhance from the 3.11 disks to say, super vga 800x600 256 colors just wrecks my windows (wont boot from dos & displays a driver error). Some other default display settings seem to boot up windows but just display a garbeled mess. All attempts have required me to reinstall.
Anyone had success? I've found nothing on the net as yet.

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Response Number 1

Name: alexanrs
Date: July 19, 2005 at 13:12:36 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

Reply: (edit)

You may try this patch for the default Super VGA driver:
VESA patch for svga256.drv

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Response Number 2

Name: lnsomnia
Date: July 20, 2005 at 02:47:46 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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No luck, same result.
I have a feeling that the posters in that thread are running 3.x on a PC rather than through Virtual Machine like myself.
Thanks anyway, hopefully someone else who has found a solution spots this thread... hopefully
:-)

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Response Number 3

Name: alexanrs
Date: July 20, 2005 at 16:46:59 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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Try running it on another program
Virutal PC is much better to run Windows 3.11, because it emulates hardware components that exists in real world:
* Sound Card is a Sound Blaster 16 (has drivers for Win3.11)
* Graphics card is a S3 Trio 32 4MB (has drivers for Win3.11 up to TrueColor)
* Network card is a DEC/Intel ???? (forgot the number now - has drivers for Win3.11)

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Response Number 4

Name: dominicus
Date: July 21, 2005 at 12:32:33 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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Again , for the 'N'th time!!
We need! an emulation category!!
There's *WAY WAY* more people using emulators like VPC or VM ware than Win31 or BeOS users..and yet those forums exist...
Anyone at Computing.net listening?

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Response Number 5

Name: lnsomnia
Date: July 22, 2005 at 04:39:30 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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I only have XP Home, need XP Pro for Virtual PC
:(

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Response Number 6

Name: lnsomnia
Date: July 22, 2005 at 08:13:59 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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:-)
Got it up & running, thanks for your help.
CD & video drivers are set up, just having problems setting up sound.

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Response Number 7

Name: alexanrs
Date: July 30, 2005 at 22:28:14 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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How? Have you managed to install VPC in your computer?
Also, if you cannot find SB16 drivers for Win3.11 (they are easy to find) try using the defaul Sound Blaster drivers that come with Windows (they do work, but the quality is worse, as they are drivers for older SB sound cards)

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Response Number 8

Name: lnsomnia
Date: August 9, 2005 at 08:25:50 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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Yeah, I did manage to get an older version of VPC up and running under XP home.

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Response Number 9

Name: stefsel
Date: August 18, 2005 at 07:25:46 Pacific
Subject: Display for win 3.11 in VMware

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Insomnia,
How did you get the video drivers to work. I've installed DOS 6.22 and WfW 3.11 all works ok network / cdrom / internet / sound but I can't get my videocard to work..
TIA
Stef

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