Semtex for
OS/2
.error messages and
their solutions.
The game could produce the following error
messages and warnings:
- Unable to register class!
Cause: The class Semtex has to
register in the system already exists.
Solution: Is Semtex already running? => Close
it!
- Colormode too low...
Cause: Semtex cannot run in a color
mode with less than 256 colors.
Solution: Change the color depth of your video
mode to 256 colors or more.
- Unable to open a DIVE instance.
Cause: Semtex was unable to open a
DIVE instance.
Solution: Is DIVE installed? If not, do it!
- Unable to load GAMESRVR.DLL
Cause: Semtex was unable to find
the DLL gamesrvr.dll
Solution: Install the
gameserver.
- Unable to initialize
GAMESRVR.DLL
Cause: The gameserver couldn't be
initialized.
Solution: Install the
gameserver.
- Unable to detect boot drive
Cause: Semtex was unable to detect
the boot drive of OS/2
Solution: n/a (How did you start Semtex without
OS/2?)
- Adapter not supported!
Cause: Not all features of the
video adapter is supported by the system. (E.g. ATI Mach
64) Important: Never try to use the fullscreen
mode if this error occurs!
Solution: n/a
- Unable to open SVGADATA.PMI (or
???.PMI)
Cause: The given file was not found
on the system.
Solution: Some video adapters (like Elsa Winner
1000) uses another name for their PMI-file.
("WINNER.PMI" or so...). Enter the correct file
name into the configuration file. It could be necessary
to create a new PMI-file. Open a DOS fullscreen session,
change to the OS2-directore and run "svga ON
INIT". The file SVGADATA.PMI should be created.
- Unable to get adress of
PMIRequest in VIDEOPMI.DLL
Cause: The DLL VIDEOPMI.DLL is
corrupt.
Solution: Reinstall this DLL.
- Unable to load VIDEOPMI.DLL
Cause: The DLL VIDEOPMI.DLL in
X:\os2\dll (where X: is your OS/2-drive) does not exists.
Solution: Install this DLL.
- ColDepth of ... is not
possible!
Cause: The binary file of Semtex is
corrupt.
Solution: Reinstall semtex.exe
- Error during
DiveAllocImageBuffer...
Cause: Error in DIVE.
Solution: n/a
- Unable to open thread...
Cause: Error in the system.
Solution: Restart system.
- Can't open joystick device!
Cause: The joystick-device has not
been installed.
Solution: Install the joystick-device (See
installation section).
- Can't get version of the
joystick driver!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- Error getting joystick device
parameter!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- Error getting joystick
calibration values!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- Error closing joystick device!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- JoyStatusButtonWait error!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- Error setting joystick device
parameter!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- Error getting joystick status!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- Can't set joystick calib
params!
Cause: Error in the joystick-device
Solution: n/a
- Error while setting
keyboard-hook!
Cause: Error in the system.
Solution: Restart Semtex. If this does not help:
Restart system.
- Unable to open TIMER0-Driver!
Cause: The high resolution timer
TIMER0.SYS is not installed. This error could only appear
under Warp 3.
Solution: Install the included high resolution
timer (See installation section).
- HRT_SET_RESOLUTION
Cause: Error in the high resolution
timer.
Solution: Install the included high resolution
timer (See installation section for Warp 3)
- HRT_GET_POINTER
Cause: Error in the high resolution
timer.
Solution: Install the included high resolution
timer (See installation section for Warp 3)
- pulTimer is a null pointer!
Cause: Critical error in the high
resolution timer.
Solution: Install the included high resolution
timer (See installation section for Warp 3)
- Unable to close Timer0!
Cause: Error in the high resolution
timer.
Solution: Ignore it!
- HRT_SLEEP
Cause: Error in the high resolution
timer.
Solution: Install the included high resolution
timer (See installation section for Warp 3)
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