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     To: Mike Powell   
     Re: DOSBOX-X vs. dosemu issue   
     By: Mike Powell to ALL on Fri Aug 23 2024 11:05 am   
      
    > However, I have run into an issue with BRE.  Normally, when BRE starts, the   
    > first screen the caller sees (that gives them the version info) quickly   
    > clears and they are presented with the BRE ansi welcome screen.   
    >   
    > Now that I have moved over to dosbox-x, there is a very noticable pause   
    > betweenthe version screen and the ANSI screen.  Maybe 20 or more seconds   
    > before the   
    > game continues.  Once this happens, the game seems to run and exit just   
    > fine.   
    >   
    > Is anyone else using dosbox-x with BRE?  If so, did you have to do anything   
    > special to get it running?   
    >   
    > Some pertinent settings from each environment...   
    >   
    > dosemu:   
    > cpu = 80586   
    > ems = 8192   
    > video = vga   
    > all other cpu/memory/video settings left to default   
    >   
    > dosbox-x:   
    > cpu core = auto   
    > cpu type = auto   
    > ems = true   
    > machine ("video") = svga_s3   
    > all other settings left to default   
    >   
    > I am running dosbox-x on a debian linux bookworm machine.  I have tried   
    > changing the CPU setting to '386' and '486' (via the pull down menu) but   
    > that didn't seem to change the behavior (i.e. in dosbox-x).   
    >   
    > Thanks,   
    > Mike   
    >   
      
      
   maybe it's pausing because it's trying to detect something?   
   checking display settings   
   if ansi is loaded, check for rip or ansi,etc   
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