matikainen@cc.helsinki.fi (Esko Matikainen) (04/18/91)
I'm trying to install an HP IGC-10 graphics card in a Vectra 486/33T. Everything seems to work alright except for Windows 3.0. The installation goes through, but when Windows starts there are no letters in the menus. I tried installation both with 8514 fonts and with VGA fonts. Also, when I start a DOS window under Windows, the background is not black but contains whatever happened to be behind the window when it appeared. It remains the same even if the window is moved, no redraw inside the window. Any experience with this, anybody? Local HP seems not to have it...
kenl@hpsad.HP.COM (Ken Lange) (05/04/91)
> > I'm trying to install an HP IGC-10 graphics card in a Vectra 486/33T. > Everything seems to work alright except for Windows 3.0. The > installation goes through, but when Windows starts there are no > letters in the menus. I tried installation both with 8514 fonts and > with VGA fonts. > > Also, when I start a DOS window under Windows, the background is not > black but contains whatever happened to be behind the window when it > appeared. It remains the same even if the window is moved, no redraw > inside the window. > I have a Vectra 486/25 (NOT a 'T' version) with an IGC-10. I have been running Windows 3.0 for a while without the problems that you mentioned. I have had a problem which may be similar. With at least two programs, Ami Pro and Legacy, there are certain lines which do not show on the screen, but which will print out fine. This problem is not there with the regular VGA card, so I believe it is an IGC-10 problem. I haven't figured out what to do about it yet, but I still have some things to try. I assume that you have tried running as minimal of a system as you can (not LAN, etc.) and with only extended memory. Also, I assume that you are using the DGIS drivers and not the TIGA driver. I had similar troubles with the TIGA driver in 600x800 mode, but this is advertised to not work. Have you tried slowing down the speed ( a long shot, but easy to try)? I am definitely no expert on the Vectra 486 & Windows 3.0 but if I can help with information on my setup, please ask. If you like, send me your system.ini file, a directory listing of your IGC-10 files, your config.sys file, a printout of your EZCONFIG setup, and whatever else seems appropriate. Hopefully you have gotten it to run OK by now. Ken Lange kenl@hpsad.hp.com