Organization: Motorola, Mobile Data Division - Seattle, WA
References: <1993Jan6.015557.1890@wam.umd.edu>
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:41:45 GMT
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In <1993Jan6.015557.1890@wam.umd.edu> ifox@wam.umd.edu (Ira "Isa" Fox) writes:
> I just installed the 2.1 beta on my system. I was so excited when there
>was ati support for 256 colors on the pm. What a disapointment to find that they don't work very well. for example I lost all my fonts except one, the screen
>goes out sync when switch back in fourth from dos apps(does return to normal though). I was setting up new IBM value point 425sx's. The video support for the et4000 machines are ausome.
> To make a long story short(I tried!) is tsueng et4000 the chip set on these
>cards. What cards use the tsueng et4000 chip???
Did you re-install the fonts? You need to install them for both OS/2 and
ATM. The fonts are on the last printer disk. Also, many others are available
on hobbes. As for screen sync, that is expected. I assume you have the OS/2
desktop runing at hi-res, and DOS fullscreen at normal. Try using the dmode/vmode
or whatever came with your adapter to change the DOS resolution if you want, and
then do your SVGA on. Personally, I leave dos at standard VGA since I only
use it for games.
Oh, I believe ATI uses the VGA wonder chip (maybe not the official name) on
their cards. The Ultra series uses the Mach accelerator chips. Many
people use the Tseng. You can buy generic ET-4000 cards with 1 Meg and
a Hi-color DAC for about $85 these days. I just ordered one since my
very early ET-4000 has bugs in 256 color modes.
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