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- File: PS1CON.fax
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- TITLE: DISPLAY PROBLEMS WITH PS/1 CONSULTANTS.
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- DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS:
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- After installing the svga drivers for the tseng et4000 chip
- set the system will boot to a corrupted desktop, out of
- sync. display, or multiple desktops, etc.
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- SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION:
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- Properly install the svga drivers.
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- DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:
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- 1. Boot your computer to the desktop and close all active
- sessions.
- 2. Go into a DOS full screen session and change
- to the OS2 directory.
- 3. Grom the prompt type DIR SVGA*.*,
- check to see if a file called SVGADATA.PMI exists. If it
- does delete it.
- 4. From the prompt type SVGA ON, the screen should
- temporarily darken and return to the prompt.
- 5. From the prompt type SVGA STATUS, the message that
- appears should state that your chipset is a TSENG ET4000.
- 6. Type exit from the prompt.
- 7. Open an OS2 full screen session and from the prompt type
- DSPINSTL.
- 8. You will be returned to the desktop and a window named
- DISPLAY DRIVER INSTALL will appear. Place a checkmark in
- front Primary Monitor and click on OK.
- 9. The next should have Tseng Laboratories ET4000
- highlighted, if so simply click on OK.
- 10. The next screen should default to install using
- defaults for monitor type, again click on OK.
- 11. The screen should display a message hardware
- configuration and go black for a few seconds and
- then return to the desktop and ask for the display
- resolution you want to load drivers for.
- 12. High light the resolution you want and click on OK.
- 13. The next screen to appear will ask for the source
- directory. It must be A:\. If anything else appears in
- the source directory box click on the change button and set
- it to a:\.
- 14. Place the display drivers diskettes in the
- A: driver as you are prompted for them.
- 15. When the second display drivers diskette has
- loaded it diplays a message saying your system
- configuration has been updated and you must shut down
- to activate the changes that have been made.
- 16.DO NOT SHUTDOWN AT THIS POINT!!! You must
- complete the following steps before the system is shutdown
- or the desktop will not display properly.
- 17. When the above message appears click on OK, you
- will be returned to the OS2 full screen prompt. Type
- exit and you will be returned to the desktop.
- 18. Open a DOS full screen session and change to the
- OS2 directory. From the prompt type SVGA ON. When
- the prompt reappears type EXIT, you will be returned
- to the desktop.
- 19. Do a normal shutdown at this point and reboot
- your system. Make notes of any messages or problems
- if they occur as the system comes up.
- There should be none that occur!
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