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First post, by chickenpee

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What could be causing Dosbox to constantly shut down under Linux Mint 18.1? I have tried numerous settings including the stock ones (output=surface, etc) and cannot get it to work. Here are some examples that instantly cause crashes:

1) Running Quake and then trying to adjust brightness using the options slider
2) Opening various apps in Windows 3.1: Microsoft Arcade, Rattler Race, Fuji Golf (Solitaire and Minesweeper work fine)

I'm guessing it's a graphics issue - it seems like anything that does any sort of significant re-draw will bring Dosbox crashing down. Is there a workaround, other than reverting to a Windows platform?

Reply 1 of 3, by Jorpho

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Are you experiencing similar problems in other SDL applications?

If it's a graphics issue, I would expect that changing your video card drivers might have some effect. You can also try running the Windows version in WINE if it comes to that.

Reply 2 of 3, by chickenpee

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Well, Wesnoth appears to work, so not everything bombs out. Thanks for the tip on using Wine, I've been going with that. But even with all the various combinations (overlay/opengl, trying various full resolutions, virtual desktop, etc) I cannot get fullscreen to work. It either encounters a "serious error," or works fine until Windows 3.1 loads up, and then I get a tiny image in the middle of the screen. Right now my best compromise has been setting the desktop to 960x540 (ugh) and then creating a 640x480 window. I'll see if there are any Intel graphics drivers for Linux out there. If there's any other ideas I could try, would love to hear them. Thanks.

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