jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu (01/03/90)
When using a real IBM CGA card and monitor as my console under SCO Xenix 386v2.3.2, I get no 'screen snow' doing normal Xenix type things. However, under VP/ix I get enoguh 'screen snow' on every screen update to make it annoying. It is almost as if display page changes are taking place. The 'snow' is almost always a solid square and diamond in columns flickering on the screen. I've looked through the obvious sections of the VP/ix and XENIX manuals to no avail. Anyone out there every come across this problem and fix it? j |%|John Lawitzke, Dale Computer Corp., R&D |%|UUCP: uunet!frith!dale1!jhl Work |%| uunet!frith!ipecac!jhl Home Inquiring minds just wondering. |%|Internet: jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu
pmb@sequim.UUCP (Peter Black) (01/04/90)
In article <5907@cps3xx.UUCP>, jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu writes: > When using a real IBM CGA card and monitor as my console under > SCO Xenix 386v2.3.2, I get no 'screen snow' doing normal Xenix > type things. However, under VP/ix I get enoguh 'screen snow' on > every screen update to make it annoying. It is almost as if > display page changes are taking place. The 'snow' is almost > always a solid square and diamond in columns flickering on the > screen. I have a similar problem with a Compaq brand CGA card & monochrome monitor. It started after I installed Upgrade A. The boot prompt is in high resolution but the boot screen, hardware info, comes up in low resolution and stays that way. This has been an open problem with SCO since Sept 7, 1989. This used to happen only when executing VP/ix and could be fixed with the Xenix command "stty B80x25" while in VP/ix or after returning to Xenix. Would appreciate hearing if anyone has solved this problem. uunet!sequim!pmb