a752@mindlink.UUCP (Bruce Dunn) (10/16/90)
> sauron@stretch.cs.mun.ca writes: > This may be a dumb question, but I've read all the docs I have, and can't > come up with a solution: I can't get Windows 3 to run in 1024x768x16 mode, > even though I have a 512K ATI VGA Wonder. The setup puts a line in the > CONFIG.SYS, device = c:\win3\EGA.SYS. There is no such file ANYWHERE on > my harddrive, nor on my ATI drivers disks. So, the question: can anybody > tell me why this is happening, and help? The insertion of the EGA.SYS device line in the config.sys file appears to be a minor bug in the install program. The EGA.SYS file is not installed by the install program, and is not needed by either the regular or high resolution VGA modes. The presence of the line in the config.sys file is probably benign, although your system will probably flash an error message as it boots, complaining that it can't find the file EGA.SYS. Use a text editor to remove this spurious line from your CONFIG.SYS file. The 1024x768 ATI driver really does work. Check however that your board has version 4 or later ROMS (indicated as V4 during boot-up). V3 and earlier boards will not work. -- Did you hear the joke about the scientist whose wife had twins? - He baptized one and kept the other as a control. Bruce Dunn Vancouver, Canada a752@mindlink.UUCP
sauron@stretch.cs.mun.ca (Patrick Ryan) (10/16/90)
This may be a dumb question, but I've read all the docs I have, and can't come up with a solution: I can't get Windows 3 to run in 1024x768x16 mode, even though I have a 512K ATI VGA Wonder. The setup puts a line in the CONFIG.SYS, device = c:\win3\EGA.SYS. There is no such file ANYWHERE on my harddrive, nor on my ATI drivers disks. So, the question: can anybody tell me why this is happening, and help? -- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | Disclaimer: They're not opinions, they're facts! I'm right and you're| | just a figment of my feverishly inflamed imagination! So shutup! Nyah!| T~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~T~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~T
ajai@sce.carleton.ca (Ajai Sehgal) (10/17/90)
sauron@stretch.cs.mun.ca (Patrick Ryan) writes: >This may be a dumb question, but I've read all the docs I have, and can't >come up with a solution: I can't get Windows 3 to run in 1024x768x16 mode, >even though I have a 512K ATI VGA Wonder. The setup puts a line in the >CONFIG.SYS, device = c:\win3\EGA.SYS. There is no such file ANYWHERE on >my harddrive, nor on my ATI drivers disks. So, the question: can anybody >tell me why this is happening, and help? The 1024x768x16 mode only works with VGA Wonder boards that are V4.x or higher. Version 3.x boards can only use the 800x600 mode. ATI says they are working on 1024x768 for older boards as well as the 256 colour modes but God knows when they will be ready (actually he probably doesn't know). The line device = ega.sys is useless and can be deleted (I did to no ill). For all those who flamed ATI about their user support, I phoned their number, got routed to and answering machine and within a minute had left my name and address requesting WIN 3 drivers. Three weeks later (which is reasonable given Canada Post's record) I received an entire upgrade for all ATI drivers and software (4 disks). I personally think this is excellent customer support. A year ago, ATI sent me a BIOS upgrade (2 EPROMs) for my card. In both cases there was no charge, not even shipping. If more companies take ATI's attitude towards customer service and support, maybe they'd be as successfull. Ajai
e4666881@rick.cs.ubc.ca (richard louie) (10/18/90)
Your main problem is that you don't have the correct drivers for the ATI VGA Wonder. Check out your local BBS or cica.cica.indiana.edu for a file containing the correct ATI drivers for 1024x768x16 in Windows 3. Richard e4666881@rick.cs.ubc.ca
bgeer@esunix.UUCP (Bob Geer) (10/20/90)
From article <ajai.656174179@ulysses.sce.carleton.ca>, by ajai@sce.carleton.ca (Ajai Sehgal): > sauron@stretch.cs.mun.ca (Patrick Ryan) writes: > >>... > For all those who flamed ATI about their user support, I phoned their number, > got routed to and answering machine and within a minute had left my name and > address requesting WIN 3 drivers. Three weeks later (which is reasonable given > Canada Post's record) I received an entire upgrade for all ATI drivers and ATI has a BBS at phone # (416) 756-4591 from which I downloaded their latest mouse & Windows drivers. Worked fine; you just need X,Y,Zmodem xfer protocols. I called early on Sunday morning from Utah & got in on first ring. NOTE: They had 3 copies of windows drivers with sort of different names & comments in their available file list -- I downloaded all three (unnecessarily) to be safe taking the whole hour. Don't you do the same (unnecessarily). -- <> Bob Geer <> at decwrl!esunix!bgeer or utah-cs!esunix!bgeer <> <> Bear-person <> speaking only for myself, one of my many tricks <> <> Salt Lake City, <> "We must strive to be more than we are, Lal." <> <> Ootah <> -- Cmdr. Data, learning schmaltz <>