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- From: Jerry.Guizar@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jerry Guizar)
- Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
- Path: sparky!uunet!blkcat!Uucp
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: ATI users unite!!! We ne
- Message-ID: <721134110.AA00000@blkcat.UUCP>
- Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 22:14:00 -0500
- Lines: 60
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- In article From Terry Andres (andrest@wl.aecl.ca):
-
- [stuff about video problems when switching from WINOS2 deleted]
-
- > I used to get the same problem on my Gateway 486DX2/50E with ATI Ultra, but
- > I don't anymore. Following some earlier posts, I made sure that VIDEO_8514A
-
- > _XGA_IOTRAP was set OFF and VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION was set ON for
- > WIN-OS2, as mentioned also in the README (at least the new one). Then I
- > started to make sure that I was back at the WIN-OS2 desktop with no
- > hourglass before trying to return to the OS/2 desktop (also as per README).
-
-
- I have the same setup here (ISA instead of EISA). I used to notice that
- problem before also. I changed my settings to reflect the README file also
- and haven't noticed any problems since. I have a couple quick questions for
- you; have you run SVGA ON from a DOS Full-screen yet? I noticed a change in
- there. Under GA (and I believe the Beta also), I could type SVGA WHO in a
- Full-screen and it would correctly identify my ATI GU. If I went to a windowed
- session and did the same thing, it would report a TSENG card. Now with the SPP
- it tells me that the command must be run from a Full-screen session.
-
- > But the change that really seemed to make a difference was learning to wait.
-
- > Returning to the desktop takes time. It used to be that I would type
- > ALT-ESC, nothing would happen, and so I would type it again, or maybe try
- > CTRL-ESC, and would finally get back to desktop to find my DOS windows
- > screwed. Now I type ALT-ESC and wait for precisely 15 seconds. During that
-
- > time nothing seems to be happening. Then all of a sudden the WIN-OS2 screen
-
- > dissolves and there is the OS/2 desktop, intact, undamaged. Why 15 seconds?
-
- > I have no idea, but it is consistent and repeatable (and somewhat annoying).
-
-
- I've tried CTRL-ESC here, but nothing happened, so I stick with ALT-ESC.
- One thing I've noticed (after the delay) is my desktop seems to restore
- slowly once it starts (I don't know if having Animation On has any affect on
- that or not).
-
- > > Please help! And everyone with an ATI, get on the horn to ATI!
- >
- > Couldn't hurt.
-
- I've been doing this since back around June/July (less frequently lately).
- I wish they had their BBS set up so that callers could leave messages. I think
- they would've gotten the message sooner by looking at the volume of traffic
- that would've been in such a message base (of course potential customers may
- have been turned off seeing a lack of commitment). The last time I talked to
- them, I let them know that IBM said they would write drivers and turn the code
- over to them, so there should be no excuse for not getting them to the
- customers.
-
- Jerry
-
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