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Re: Full-screen command-line errors crash system!

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From: wellmet
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 00:00
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In your config.sys, try setting autofail to yes.  It's set to 
no by default.  This is my config.sys entry...

REM IF AUTOFAIL=NO (DEFAULT), TERRIBLE DIALOG BOX POPS UP FOR DRIVES.
AUTOFAIL=YES


Joe Kovacs
Guelph Ontario Canada


In <7nm4ui$ai8$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, B&A <vaneps@octa4.net.au> writes:
>G'day!
>
>    I'm running OS/2 Warp 4 FP40 with an Jaton 58p (ET-6000) video card
>and have the problem that whenever I am in a full-screen command-line
>session (either DOS or OS/2), the system will crash if I reply F or A
>to an Abort/Retry/Ignore/Fail error.  As an example, say I type "dir
>a:" and don't have a floppy disk in the drive, I need to use either F
>or A to end the operation - however, my machine then crashes!
>
>  I suspect this may possibly be caused my my video card drivers, as I
>don't think this happenned when I was using an older Cirrus Logic
>card.  I have the latest ET-6000 drivers from both Jaton and Tseng
>Labs, but these are in fact the same software.
>
>  Any ideas on what the problem could be?  Any help is GREATLY
>appreciated!  Reply via e-mail is preferrable - thanks!
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Subject: Re: Full-screen command-line errors crash system!
Date: 1999/07/28
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