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From: sadler@hsinchu.sw.mcc.com (Rob Sadler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: IBM OS/2 1.2 and secondary display
Summary: I had this problem
Message-ID: <3816@hsinchu.sw.mcc.com>
Date: 31 May 90 16:01:15 GMT
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I had this very problem after I upgraded from 1.1 to 1.2.  I use a VGA and 
a mono debug screen for Codeview.  I am not running the IBM version but
a developer release from MS and NCR.  things seem to work fine in DOS mode
but the mode mono,25 done from a full screen session in 1.2 yields some
error like 'invalid paramenter for mode command' or some such. I traced the
problem to the installation procedure.  This may not be the same
as the IBM version but mine was written by MS.  Anyway, there is a question 
about what adapters you have installed and it recognizes the VGA and asks
(i believe) if you want to install anymore. I hit yes and saw another screen
that showed a list of other devices and the first one highlighted is the
'mono adapter/parallel printer' so I hit return thinking it was selected as it
was already highlighted.  Unfortunately, on this particular screen you must
 hit the *space* bar to first select it and then the return key.  On my first
try I did not install the card even though it looked like I was selecting it.
After many calls to NCR and poking around as you did, I decided OS/2 did not
think I had a mon card and remembered the installation question.  sure enough
after I went though again and pressed the space bar it worked. 
Like I said, IBM's install may be different, but I would check to see if
you had really installed the card.  A way to check is look at your config.sys
and you should see the lines:
  set video_devices=vio_ibmvga,vio_ibmmpa
  set vio_ibmvga=device(bvhvga)
  set vio_ibmmpa=device(bvhmpa)
If they're there then I'm not sure what your problem is. 

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