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ATI Pro53 Drivers: Really buggy???

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From: Lester I. McCann
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 20:05

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I just downloaded the pro53.zip file from ftp.cica.indiana.edu (in the
../win3/uploads directory, if anyone cares), and installed it.  And
immediately went back to the SVGA driver that I've been using since I've
had my ATI GUP card.

With this version of the driver, in 800x600, 256 or 65K colors, I get
some strange effects.  In 65K mode, the background and all the windows
come up in black and white, but you can see anything useful because 
everything is in a very bizarre B&W striped pattern.  I don't know how 
else to describe it.  In 256 mode, everything looked OK until I opened
an application (Ami Pro 3.0), and then all the text appeared in that
same B&W striped pattern!

It doesn't seem very likely that ATI would release a driver with such
glaring problems, so I'm willing to believe that I did something
wrong -- but I can't imagine what.  I followed their "readme.1st"
file to the letter.

I'm using a Gateway 4DX-33V machine, and my ATI GUP has 2M of memory
and the new RAMDAC.  If anyone has a suggestion, I'd love to hear it.

Lester McCann
mccann@plains.nodak.edu

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