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- From: jolly@mountain.gold.sub.org (Thomas Johler)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Whoops! SVGA on OS/2 2.0.1
- Message-ID: <S15SrAIOBh107h@mountain.gold.sub.org>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 21:02:42 GMT
- References: <sheldon.726127571@vincent2.iastate.edu>
- Organization: Mountain, Bavaria
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- In <sheldon.726127571@vincent2.iastate.edu> sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes:
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- > So I did VMODE 72M, and VMODE 72H, SVGA ON, EXIT and Shutdown the system.
- > Booted back up into OS/2, worked ok.
- > Went thru the Welcome folder's system configuration and set it up for
- >1024x768 mode. Shutdown, rebooted and...
- > Nothing, it's black. The disk light comes on when I do things like
- >Ctrl-ESC, hit mouse buttons, etc. Just no display.
-
- I had exactly the same problem on a PS/ValuePoint, though the same method
- worked OK on other (non-IBM) ET4000-SVGA Systems.
-
- > I've tried renaming the file 'SVGADATA.PMI' which was created by SVGA ON to
- >something else, but the machine locks up completely when I do that.
-
- No, this doesn't help.
-
- > So I have a couple of questions, if anyone can answer them:
-
- > 1. How do I remedy this situation? If I have to, I will reinstall the
- >OS/2 system, that's why I set it all up on a seperate partition.
-
- OK, my solution was to boot generic DOS from drive a:, copying SVGA.EXE from
- another OS/2 System, creating a directory \OS2 on drive a:, setting
- the ET4000 to interlaced (VMODE), running SVGA.EXE from the root directory on a:
- and then copying the SVGADATA.PMI from a:\OS2 to the OS/2 boot-harddisk by
- booting OS/2 from drive a: . Pfffff.....
-
- > 2. How do I get OS/2 to use a 70 Hz non-interlaced 1024x768 on the
- >desktop? It does 60 Hz by default and flickers badly.
-
- This one, I don't know myself. We've got a 21inch Monitor connected to the
- PS/VP and any tested solution is aprreciated.
-
- Cheers,
- Thomas
-
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