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From: chandler@beagle.UUCP (Jim Chandler)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: VGA under vpix 1.2 RE: the video bios
Keywords: vga vpix esix
Message-ID: <407@beagle.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jul 90 16:48:36 GMT
Organization: beagle.UUCP
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In article <1290@tuewsd.win.tue.nl>, wsinpdb@lso.win.tue.nl (Paul de Bra) writes:
> In article <387@beagle.UUCP> chandler@beagle.UUCP (Jim Chandler) writes:
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> 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.
> 
>  lines deleted
> Paul.
> (debra@research.att.com)

I tried commenting out the lines in the vpix.cnf file.  When I run vpix
I just get a blank screen and vpix then dies.  It throw me back to unix
but the screen is still black and the console response to keystrokes.
I know that it is dying because and use ps to check to see if it is 
running.  I have to go back to the terminal and uncomment it, then rerun
vpix to get the screen back.  This may be due to the ATI card.  Any ideas?


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Jim Chandler
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