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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