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Re: Video woes with 2.1

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From: Doug Osborn
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 23:24
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Knut Radloff (radloff@wmd.de) wrote:

: >Then i booted up OS/2 and it hung in a big way (needed the big reset
: >button). I have tried installing new drivers (first setting OS/2 back to
: >VGA) but everytime the workplace shell goes to load up, the system dies.
: >Everything works fine under DOS. Any ideas?

:Did you try deleting the SVGADATA.PMI file located in the \OS2 directory before installing
: the new drivers ?

Yep, did the first time, but perhaps not subsequent times (as i tried
differrent drivers). Doesn't the SETVGA.CMD do this anyway? Anyone?

Cheers,
Doug
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