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Oak Video Card Workaround 10/01/92
OAK VIDEO CARD WORKAROUND
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PROBLEM
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An INT10 call is made to the BIOS which causes the problem on OAK cards.
RESOLUTIONS
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1. Temporarily use another VGA card to get OS/2
installed. Should be able to place card in after
install completes.
2. NOTE: THIS SHOULD BE TRIED BY MORE EXPERIENCED USERS.
You will need to patch the OS2LDR file and make the following changes.
Step 1. Make a backup copy of your Install Diskette 1. Use DOS DISKCOPY
if necessary. *DO NOT* perform this modification on your
original OS/2 2.0 INSTALL Diskette.
Step 2. Boot DOS, make sure you have DEBUG.COM on that diskette or on your
hard drive where you can get to it. Change to the appropriate
directory if necessary.
Step 3. Insert your backup copy of INSTALL Diskette. Type
DEBUG A:\OS2LDR<enter>
at the DOS command prompt.
Step 4. To unassemble OS2LDR, enter the following command:
U 4F7C<enter>
Step 5. Enter the following:
E 4F7C<enter>
CD. will be displayed. You will enter
90<space> and
10. will be displayed. You will enter
90<enter>
Step 6. To write changes to the file,enter the following command:
W<enter>
Step 7. To quit debug, enter the following command:
Q<enter>
Step 8. You should now see your DOS prompt. Restart the installation
using your newly modified backup INSTALL Diskette.
12/31/99