aschaffe@polyslo.calpoly.edu (Allan Schaffer) (04/25/91)
Hello all, I've got some questions that I didn't see in the manuals.. If
these are in the FAQ, please send me a copy! :-)
First, the basics:
386-20 w/8 MB Ram
ATI Basic VGA
Running ISC 386/ix 2.2
Have: VP/ix 1.2,
ISC X11, various other stuff
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Question 1: [also the reason for crossposting to comp.unix.msdos]
I have a seemingly "standard" VGA card & monitor. One thing I particularly
like about VGA is the standard "font" -- ie, a dot [instead of a slash] in
my zeroes, more rounded letters, etc.
However, when I run VP/ix, my text mode is changed into that of an EGA
monitor. In fact, all of my diagnostics (which usually say that I have
VGA) tell me that I'm using EGA.
[an aside.. To top it all off, I have a "EEPROM configuration" program that
came with the card. It used to work great -- now, it says "hardware not
supported", because it thinks that I'm using EGA! :-) ]
Here are the relevant lines from my vpix.cnf:
; @(#)vpix.cnf 1.8 - 89/09/22
;
; VP/ix Configuration File
;
; DOS DEVICE UNIX DEVICE PATH NAME
C /usr/vpix/defaults/C:
ROM /usr/vpix/defaults/rom
;EGAROM /usr/vpix/defaults/romega
VGAROM /usr/vpix/defaults/romvga
CMOS /usr/vpix/defaults/cmos
BOOTIMAGE $HOME/vpix/vpix.img
You will notice that the EGAROM line is commented out.
Another interesting thing that happens - if I leave the EGAROM line in, but
comment out VGAROM, my screen goes blank (and doesn't come back) ...
Any suggestions?
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Question 2: [perhaps related]
I use Turbo C++ from time to time. One of the things that Turbo C++
has the ability to do is use the [standard] VGA 50-line mode. The mode
switch is successful, but the cursor disappears.
Of course, if I boot DOS from a floppy and run Turbo C++ in the 50-line
mode, it works fine, with a cursor and all.
Again, any suggestions would be welcome.
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Last question: [hopefully in the FAQ. If so, just mail me a copy :-) ]
I decided that I'd like to add a DOS partition to my drive. Is there a
way to do this without re-installing from scratch?
Thanks in advance..
Allan
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