mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman) (09/13/88)
I recently installed a VGA (ATI VIP board) in a system which had an EGA (BOCA) in it. It is/was running SCO XENIX 286 2.2 and it won't boot with the VGA card in it. Is there anything I can do to resolve this problem without going back to the EGA or upgrading my XENIX? This is a joint DOS/XENIX system, and I need the VGA for DOS... -- Mark D. Freeman (614) 262-1418 Applications Programmer, CompuServe mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu [70003,4277] ...!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mdf Columbus, OH Guest account at The Ohio State University
jim@applix.UUCP (Jim Morton) (09/15/88)
In article <21670@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman) writes: > > I recently installed a VGA (ATI VIP board) in a system which had an > EGA (BOCA) in it. It is/was running SCO XENIX 286 2.2 and it won't > boot with the VGA card in it. Is there anything I can do to resolve > this problem without going back to the EGA or upgrading my XENIX? SCO Xenix 2.2.3 provides BOOT LEVEL VGA support, that is, it will boot on a Compaq/Paradise compatible VGA card and run in EGA mode. No VGA specific modes are supported. You may be able to get an update to this release from SCO. SCO Xenix 2.3.X provides boot and native graphics VGA support. From Xenix, you can use screen(HW) ioctl()'s to put the adapter in VGA graphics modes. Not sure about VP/ix since I don't have it. -- Jim Morton, APPLiX Inc., Westboro, MA UUCP: ...harvard!m2c!applix!jim jim@applix.m2c.org