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- From: gkm@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (gary.k.mc nees)
- Subject: Re: SVGA ON from CSD doesn't work
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 22:55:53 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.225553.10932@cbnewsh.cb.att.com>
- References: <lfivlqINNcil@news.bbn.com>
- Lines: 40
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- In article <lfivlqINNcil@news.bbn.com> haines@BBN.COM (Edward C. Haines) writes:
- >
- >I am running OS/2 GA + CSD on a Positive (made by Tandon) 386SX-20 with a
- >built-in svga chipset made by Western Digital. I am trying to experiment with
- >possible support for higher resolutions and/or more colors. When I do a
- >
- >SVGA ON
- >
- >in a full screen DOS session, it replies
- >
- >SVGA: PMI File Generator (v1.01)
- >Usage: SVGA <ON | OFF>
- >
- >as if I had given it a bad argument. Actually it gives the same message for
- >any agument. It does not generate the svga file.
- >
- >Any ideas as to what is happening and how to fix it?
- >
- >I tried selective install of svga support. It made minor changes to my
- >config.sys but that is all I notive. It does not give me a dialog about
- >possible resolutions.
- >
- >
- >
- >Also on a slightly different machine with the same configuration I remember
- >there was an option for vga256 or some such thing suggesting a 640x480x256
- >mode. I have not been able to get that again. Any ideas?
- >
- >Ted Haines
-
- I think this was fixed when I changed the following statement in the
- config.sys file:
-
- DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS
-
- TO
-
- DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
-
- Gary
-