rogerk@sco.COM (Roger Knopf 5502) (02/02/90)
In article <1027@applix.UUCP> jim@applix.UUCP (Jim Morton) writes: <In article <CMM.0.88.633709071.ingea@skinneggi.uio.no>, ingea@IFI.UIO.NO writes: <> This is a well known problem on 2.2.x, later fixed & OK in 2.3.x. <> SCO XENIX 2.2.x does not support VGA, only EGA, CGA & mono displays. < <Not true. Xenix 2.2.3 supported *booting* on a VGA, but not the vidi(1) or <ioctl() routines to use the VGA video modes. In practice, 2.2.3 booted OK <with a "fairly compatible" VGA card, but ones with funky BIOS differences, <font info differences, and auto-switch modes tended to have problems. Xenix <2.3.X does a much better job of handling these differences, but you still <won't catch me using ANY type of auto-switch video card. Yes but if we _did_ catch you doing so, we would find that you had turned the autoswitch OFF. Most VGAs work fine with 2.2.3 once the autoswitch is disables and the card always acts like a VGA. Roger Knopf SCO Consulting Services
mikej@lilink.lilink.com (Michael R. Johnston) (02/02/90)
In article <2944@murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au> vortex@cs.mu.oz.au (Mark Gregson) writes: > > I'm trying to get Xenix 286 2.2.3 running on my > 80286 VGA system. It seems to start loading OK but > when it gets past the familair Xenix boot: bit it > changes the screen to wierd characters??? Your problem is the version. SCO 2.2 for the 286 doesn't support VGA. Upgrade to 2.3 and your problems will be solved.