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Fullscreen "video mode" error.

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First post, by Xan

Posted on 2007-09-16, 13:56

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Hello, everybody! I need help with Dosbox! Here is the problem. At first, I could set Dosbox to full screen without any problems whatsoever. Then, one day, for no apparent reason, Dosbox could not become full screen! Whenever I click "Alt+Enter", the following message will appear in the Dosbox console:

"Exit to error: Could not set fullscreen video mode 640x400-32: No video mode large enough for 640x400"

After that message in the console, the whole application exits. I only get this error whenever I attempt to start Dosbox in full screen. Before this, I had no problem whatsoever! So strange! I hope you all are able to help me. Thank you!

Reply 1 of 5, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2007-09-16, 14:01

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What are your graphic settings in dosbox.conf? Have you tried recreating a new config file or using a different sdl.dll version?

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Reply 2 of 5, by Xan

Posted on 2007-09-16, 14:07

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I have reinstalled Dosbox various times. But that did not solve the problem. BTW, how to use a different sdl.dll version? Anyway, thanks for you speedy reply! 😀

Reply 3 of 5, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2007-09-16, 19:55

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You can do that by just copying the sdl.dll (from a different version) into your DOSBox folder.

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Reply 4 of 5, by Xan

Posted on 2007-09-18, 09:12

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I have managed to make Dosbox to work properly again! I reinstalled my graphics driver and Dosbox began to work properly again. So it seems that the graphics driver was causing the problem. Anyway, thank you, eL_PuSHeR, for trying to help me. 😀 Thanks!

Reply 5 of 5, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2007-09-18, 12:47

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Glad to hear your problem was solved. 😎

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