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OSVIRSVG - SYSTEM LOCKS UP DURING STARTUP AFTER SETTING IT TO VGA
09/20/96
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System Locks Up During Startup after Setting it to VGA
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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DESCRIPTION
If VGA mode is chosen from the Recovery Choices screen (option F3), and
the system locks up at a blank, black screen during its subsequent
restart, the CONFIG.SYS file may not have been completely modified to
run the system in VGA mode.
RESOLUTION
To fix this problem:
1. Restart the system and press ALT-F1 when the OS/2 is visible in the
top left corner of the screen.
2. When the Recovery Choices screen appears, choose option F2 to go to
the command prompt. From the OS/2 startup drive, type:
TEDIT \CONFIG.SYS
3. Press Esc, then scroll through the CONFIG.SYS, looking for the
following lines:
SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_SVGA
SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHSVGA)
DEVICE=x:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
These lines should read:
SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA
SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA)
DEVICE=x:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS
(Where x: is the OS/2 startup drive)
Make the changes as needed, then save and exit the CONFIG.SYS file
and restart the system. The system should no longer lock up on
startup.
warp4
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