HI!, 
I am having trouble getting Mechwarrier2:Mercenaries to run. I was told that 
it
runs fine under OS/2 Warp 4.
 Here's what happens.
 I can do an dos install under OS/2 Warp 4 froma default OS/2 Dos
session.(desktop or full screen tried them both.) The install runs fine and 
even
find my sound card( ProAudio16 set up with Soundblaster part for DOS stuff). 
The
sound test works fine. the install ends and say go to the mercs dir( tried it 
on
both a fat and an hpfs drive partition) and run MERCS.exe. I try that, the 
help
bar dissapears from the session( desktop or fullscreen ) and then it doesn't 
do
anytihng else. My system is not locked up, I can  Ctrl-esc to get the task 
list
and use DEL to kill the session. I have tried it on both of my comptuers with
the same result. The only thing I notice is that there is kinda a quick 
creen
filcker before the session stops. I have noticed that before with other Dos
graphic games without the same problem I'm haveing with MECH2:MERCS. any and 
all
help would be appreicited. heres a rundown of my hardware...
 ***  box1    ****
OS/2 Warp 4 (of course)
cyrix 6x86 p150+ on a Mustang R-534 m/b
48 megs of ram
2+ gigs of ide hardrive( with at least 300 megs open on both partitions I 
tried)
Matrox Mystique 4 meg video card.
ProAudioSpectrum 16 soundcard( Sblaster part set to irq  5 add 220 dma 1)
NEC 3x Scsi CD-rom plugged into the ProaudioSpectrum scsi port.
Linksys lne2000 ethernet card.
PS/2 mouse on  irq 12
no joysticks plugged in.
*** on box 2 *****
OS/2 Warp 4
cyrix 6x86 P120+ on shutle 541 M/b
40 megs of ram
1+ gig of hardrive (400 megs open (all fat 1 partition)
trident 2 meg 9680  pci video card
Proaudio Spectrum(same setup as above)
Funai 6x IDE cdrom on secondary ide channel
linksys lne2000 network card
serial mouse on Com1
no joysticks
_done_
SInce I am having the same problem on both boxes I card think its a Video 
ard
specific compatability problem but I'm open to all suggestions having to do 
with
getting the game to run under OS/2 Warp 4. I have installed and run the game
under a DOS Boot(via bootmanager) so I don't think its a hardware problem. I 
am
a true Warper and since Shattered Steel plays wonderful under OS/2 Warp 4.( A
similar type of mechanized warrior game). If I can't get it to play under 
S/2
Warp 4 then it may just go back. thanks in advance.
Donald Woolwine
to moderator
my main Fido source recently shut down and I'm am trying to find anther 
ource
for the OS2DOSGamES conf. to post this into also. I hope I am not outside of
normal confrence topics here.
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