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- Path: sparky!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Steve.Withers
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Subject: Re: 32-bit Trident drivers hang my system!
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 09:20:35 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.092035.9205@actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <8056@lib.tmc.edu> <1992Dec10.234954.27877@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
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- In article <1992Dec10.234954.27877@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- > In article <8056@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
- > >I'm trying to get my 512K Trident 9000 to run with the 32-bit drivers recently
- > >posted to ftp-os2. I followed the recently-posted directions, but when I
- > >reboot, the system hangs with a black screen with the cursor in the upper left
- > >corner. I'm trying to run in 800x600x256 mode. Any ideas? I've checked, and
- > >all of the files from the driver distribution are there except for VSVGA.SYS,
- > >and there is a SVGADATA.PMI file in C:\; there're also the appropriate lines
- > >for SVGA support in CONFIG.SYS.
- >
- > Jay, the Trident 8900C adapter requires the full megabyte for 800x600
- > 256 color support. I'm not sure about the 9000, but it may be
- > similar.
- >
- > The proof would be to check whether the 640x480 256 color driver
- > works.
-
- Your SVGADATA.PMI file also needs to be in the C:\OS2 directory....NOT the C:\
- directory you mention above.
-
- Steve
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