Fail Safe Graphic Alert

# Fail-Safe Graphics Alert

........The Problem........

> Your computer's graphics card isn't supported by the installed BeOS graphics drivers. As a result, the default "fail-safe" driver, a 640x480 grayscale driver, is being used.

........The Solutions........

- Do nothing. The fail-safe driver will work, but, as you can see, it isn't pretty, and it consumes up to 50% of the CPU even if you're not doing anything.

  You won't be able to change the depth of the screen, but you can change its "virtual" size. The display still only shows 640x480 pixels at a time, but when you move the cursor to the screen, the display scrolls to a new portion of the "virtual" screen.

- Find a driver on the CD. It's possible that one of the experimental graphics drivers will recognize your card. Try copying the drivers...

  > From: | `/optional/experimental/drivers/app_server/`
  > To: | `/home/config/add-ons/app_server/`

  ...and then reboot. There are no guarantees with these drivers, so be sure you know how to get back to the fail safe driver, as explained below.

- Go to the Be Website. As new drivers are developed, they'll be made available at:

  > http://www.be.com/beware/Drivers.html

  Download the driver that fits your card, put it in your `/home/config/add-ons/app_server` directory, and then reboot. Again, you should read the following "Safe Booting" section before loading a new driver.

........Safe Booting........

> If you boot your machine and find your screen is unusable, you'll have to "safe boot." To do this, reboot your machine and when the BeOS logo appears, press and release the spacebar. When the Boot Loader menu appears, go into the Select safe mode options menu, select the Safe mode option, and then continue booting.

> Once you've safe booted and can see again, remove the drivers that you loaded into your `/home/config/add-ons/app_server` directory.