cant run turbo c graphical mood

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hi all

1 week ago i bought a hp dv6 2020 laptop
and its video cart is nvidia geforce gt 230m

when i use this compiler (turbo c) it cant run in graphic mood because i dont have my video cart,s bgi file

i have these bgi files but they cant work

ATT.BGI
CGA.BGI
EGAVGA.BGI
HERC.BGI
IBM8514.BGI
PC3270.BGI
SVGA256.BGI

can anyone help me to run this program with or without bgi file that its need … ??!

thanks

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Since this is a new laptop, you probably have Vista or maybe Windows 7 installed, in which case, DOS graphics won’t work. You can install DOSBox and run you applications there, at a performance cost. Once you’re past that problem, SVGA256.BGI should work for you.

As a side note, this forum is not the right place to post questions about DOS graphics. You will probably get more help elsewhere.

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hi again
thx for help

for turbo c i use mini xp and can work in dos mood
but graphic modd …
and i used SVGA256.BGI but it doesnt work

when i ask my teacher for this he said your can find the BGI file that you need in Nvidia Website … thats the reason that i ask this file here

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Unfortunately, you won’t find any BGI files from Nvidia, so far as I know. I have previously used SVGA256.BGI and the others in Turbo Pascal on Windows XP, but not mini XP (never heard of that one in fact :) ). I was also using an ATI Mobility Radeon 9250 back then, so I don’t know if this is something Nvidia just doesn’t support any more.

I would suggest the following:

  1. Google all of those BGI files, download a few versions and try each one - maybe there is a bug with the particular one you are using. I don’t have high hopes for this option though.

  2. Search for VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) SVGA libraries. There are a number of people who have implemented their own 2D graphics libraries that use SVGA graphics but don’t use BGI files. They rely on interrupts to communicate with graphics hardware and should still work as long as mini XP allows your program to use those interrupts.

  3. You are using tools from more than 10 years ago. Can you convince your teacher to use something newer, like OpenGL or DirectX?

I hope this helps.

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I have just tested DOSBox with some old Turbo Pascal programs that use BGI files and it works. This will probably be your best, easiest solution. DOSBox gives you a command prompt from which you can run Turbo C and your applications. This still works under Vista 32-bit (just tested), so it should work for mini XP too.

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thx for your help !!
i ask and found that i should install windows xp and then run the program
thank you so much