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From: wsinpdb@lso.win.tue.nl (Paul de Bra)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: VGA under vpix 1.2 RE: the video bios
Keywords: vga vpix esix
Message-ID: <1290@tuewsd.win.tue.nl>
Date: 13 Jul 90 11:00:49 GMT
References: <387@beagle.UUCP>
Sender: wsinpdb@win.tue.nl (Paul de Bra)
Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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In article <387@beagle.UUCP> chandler@beagle.UUCP (Jim Chandler) writes:
>I am running vpix 1.2.0 with no problems under ESIX Rev C.  I have a Dell 310
>with 8 Megs and an ATI VGAWonder with 512K.  I would like to use the extended
>modes of the ATI card but the 'fake' BIOS of vpix wont allow me to access them.
>Can I get around the vpix bios to use the extended modes?  Ideas from the
>net would be greatly appreciated.  I will summerize the answers here.

The trick for Simultask (also vpix but for AT&T unix) is to uncomment the
lines with EGAROM and VGAROM in the vpix.cnf file (in /usr/vpix/defaults).

Vpix will then use the real VGA-bios routines on the card.

This does work when using a Paradise VGA+16 (without kernel patch)
in 800x600 mode with fractint for instance. Won't work with EGAROM and
VGAROM in the vpix.cnf file, and works fine with the lines commented out.

Paul.
(debra@research.att.com)