Screen messes up when I run conio examples on my DC...

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Screen messes up when I run conio examples on my DC...

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Can someone help, or do I need to explain a little more?

Thanks in advance,
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Re: Screen messes up when I run conio examples on my DC...

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I presume that by DC you mean DreamCast. The first thing I see wrong is "conio" conio.h is a header used for manipulation of the console in DOS-based systems. Therefore, a console/embedded/Non-Windows system like the dreamcast would be utterly incapable of using conio.
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You are right, by DC I did mean Dreamcast.

The thing I am wondering now is, why are conio examples included with KOS if they're not meant to be executed on the Dreamcast?

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Re: Screen messes up when I run conio examples on my DC...

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Ginto8 wrote:I presume that by DC you mean DreamCast. The first thing I see wrong is "conio" conio.h is a header used for manipulation of the console in DOS-based systems. Therefore, a console/embedded/Non-Windows system like the dreamcast would be utterly incapable of using conio.
Dude... KOS implements its own conio functionality. XD It works.

And you haven't really given enough information. "Screen messes up?" You are testing on the actual hardware? Are you using a coder's cable? Broadband adapter? Burned to a disc?
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Re: Screen messes up when I run conio examples on my DC...

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I'm burning the examples to a disk.

I'm using DChakker to boot them and when they load, something like this shows up on my TV:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa16 ... tled-4.png

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PS, Sorry for not giving enough detail in my first post, I was in a bit of a hurry
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