Windows 98 SE SVGA issue (new) (v2025.02.01)

[maxpat78]

Describe the bug

My previous setup of Windows 98 SE incurs in a new sort of incompatibility issue with the S3 Trio32/64 SVGA driver:

The error is "Code 12: could not find free I/O resources" or something.

Trying to remove and reinstall the SVGA card from device manager did not resolve the issue: so Windows makes use of the default, basic, 16-colors VGA driver.

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

Start Windows 98 SE

Expected behavior

S3 VGA is set up properly

What operating system(s) this bug have occurred on?

Windows 11 23H2

What version(s) of DOSBox-X have this bug?

2025.02.01

Used configuration

[dosbox]
language=it_IT
title=Windows 95
memsize=32
machine=svga_s3

[video]
vmemsize=8
vesa modelist width limit=0
vesa modelist height limit=0

[dos]
# 7.0 Win 95A / 7.1 Win 95B-C / 8.0 WinME
ver=7.1
hard drive data rate limit=0
floppy drive data rate limit=0

[cpu]
cputype=pentium
core=normal # prima del setup
#core=dynamic_x86 # dopo il setup

[sblaster]
sbtype=sb16

[fdc, primary]
int13fakev86io=true

[ide, primary]
int13fakeio=true
int13fakev86io=true

[ide, secondary]
int13fakeio=true
int13fakev86io=true
cd-rom insertion delay=4000

[sdl]
autolock=true

[render]
scaler=none

... etc ...

Output log

Additional information

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[joncampbell123]

Sometimes Windows 95/98 can get confused and end up installing two of the same video driver, which then conflict and cause an issue.

Try booting into safe mode. From there, go to the control panel system dialog and see if two display drivers are listed. If so, remove both, and reboot. Let Windows 95 re-detect the video card.

[maxpat78]

Ok, that was the problem: too many adapters detected!
Thanks.