Hercules TIGA Driver May Cause GP Faults in Paintbrush (88154)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q88154

SYMPTOMS

If you use the Hercules Graphics Station video card model GB1024 or GB1024+2 and the Hercules TIGA driver version 2.0, you may experience general protection (GP) faults in the Paintbrush program supplied with Microsoft Windows.

According to Hercules technical support, this problem occurs when you use the Hercules 8-bit TIGA driver version 2.0 running at 1024 x 768 x 8 resolution and you are working with a large bitmap.

GP faults have occurred in the following two instances:
  • When you paste a bitmap into Paintbrush
  • Immediately after you use the Scissors tool to select part of the image

WORKAROUND

Use a standard VGA video driver that is supplied with Windows 3.1.

MORE INFORMATION

The Hercules 8-bit TIGA drivers consist of the following files: 
   TIGA.DRV        74576       04-06-92
   TIGAWIN.RLM     42658       04-06-92
   VDDHTIGA.386    46093       04-06-92
   TIGACD.EXE      45248       03-31-92
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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/10/2003
Keywords:KB88154
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