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- From: bsd4me@ssg.com (Rick Emerson)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: Using IRQ 2 & VGA
- Message-ID: <4Vm8NB2w165w@ssg.com>
- Date: 20 Jul 92 14:02:03 GMT
- Article-I.D.: ssg.4Vm8NB2w165w
- Sender: 386bsd-gate@jadpc.cts.com
- Reply-To: bsd4me@ssg.com (Rick Emerson)
- Organization: J. Deitch & Associates
- Lines: 14
- Originator: 386bsd-gate@jadpc.cts.com
- Precedence: bulk
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- james@bigtex.cactus.org (James Van Artsdalen) writes:
-
- > [problem omitted]
- > If this is the problem, you can use Scotch tape to cover the IRQ 2
- > signal on the VGA's ISA connector.
- >
-
- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Cut the trace (very carefully!), slip UNGUMMED paper, or a NONCONDUCTIVE
- film over the pin (risky stuff!) but NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER put adhesive
- tape on a board unless you want to ...ah-hem... gum up the works FOREVER.
-
- Rick
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