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Les Bell (lesbell@ibm.net) wrote:
> In <3td5f6$cd1@aggedor.rmit.EDU.AU>, s9312643@minyos.xx.rmit.EDU.AU (George Vlahoulis) writes:
> >Hi all, I just upgraded my system from a 486-33dx 8MB to a P90 with 16MB and dos 
> >sessions refuse to work. every time a dos session is started a SYS3175 error is
> >returned and the session is killed.
> >
> >Nothing else is wrong its only the dos sessions that dont work. Very strange...

> Just a thought - when reconfiguring the system, did you reboot, use 
> Alt-F1 and then select reversion to VGA? If so, I suggest reinstalling
> the VGA drivers from the selective install object. I have seen the 
> behaviour you describe on other systems.

Yes I did exactly that but since I cant have a dos session I cant change 
the drivers.

> Re: reinstalling video drivers without running SVGA.EXE: I'd suggest 
> trying SVGA ON DOS under DOS, then renaming the resulting SVGADATA.DOS
> to SVGADATA.PMI. Then, replace the SVGA.EXE program with anything else
> that will run ineffectively - maybe XCOPY.EXE or something. It will 
> produce an error message but won't over-write the SVGADATA.PMI file 
> you've already created and installation can then continue correctly.

Well I did that and it said "unsuported adapter or chipset" Ha!!!!!!!!!

Why is it then that 2.1 when I reinstalled knew that it was a cirrus 
logic? and in warp its listed in the drivers supported? 


> An alternative technique is to replace the Warp SVGA.EXE with the 2.11
> SVGA.EXE - it will still work.

i'll give that a try and see what happens


> In both cases, be advised that after installation, the UNPACK utility 
> will have unpacked a new copy of the Warp SVGA.EXE so you'll need to 
> replace it before reinstalling each time. If you have the Warp 
> toolkit, you can use the PACK utility to create an updated VGA file 
> (I've been meaning to get around to doing that for my own system).

thanks a lot.

> --- Les 

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 s9312643@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au    George Vlahoulis at
				   Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology,
		    	           Melbourne Victoria Australia.

 A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep        -- W.A.Auden
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