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Article #16778Trident 8900C "32-bit-it" DOS fullscreen problem
From: Ian Michael Patterson
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:17
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:17
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I have OS/2 2.0 pre-installed on my machine. This is the version with the 32-bit graphics engine. I have a 486 33Mhz machine, and a Trident 8900C video card installed. I installed the tri32new.zip drivers on my machine with no problems following the advice in the readme file included. Although the windowed scrolling is slow, I really like these 256 color drivers. My only problem now is that when I am running a DOS program, and use Alt-Esc to go back to PM, and then try to re-enter my DOS program, the display is completely illegible. I read an article from someone out there that said if you shell out blindly and run SVGA ON, the display comes back. This is true, but if you are running something that cannot shell out, you're SOL. This is very annoying to deal with, as I am running a fax modem in a DOS box in the background, so flipping out every couple of minutes, fixing the display, viewing the fax, coming back in .... ARRRGGGGHHHH! Anybody heard anything about a fix for this? There were all kinds of notes about fixes for the same kind of problem for the previous Trident drivers (16 bit, I guess) I have played with SVGA ON in just about every way (from real DOS boot, with the TVGACRTC fix, blah blah blah...) I'm going nuts (moreso than usual, anyways) If anybody can help, please do. I'm almost ready to go back to Wind... well, maybe not that desparate! Anyways, thanks for any help... IMP. Ian M. Patterson Still working for a degree, one more school term Then I have to get a real job... argh
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!torn!watserv2.uwaterloo.ca!watserv1!bode.uwaterloo.ca!impatter From: impatter@bode.uwaterloo.ca (Ian Michael Patterson) Subject: Trident 8900C "32-bit-it" DOS fullscreen problem Message-ID: <C1L4LL.64E@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:17:44 GMT Lines: 27