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From: wsinpdb@tuewsk.win.tue.nl (Paul de Bra)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: VP/ix and the Everex Viewpoint VGA card
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Date: 16 Jul 90 10:36:15 GMT
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In article <167@kumr.UUCP> pozar@kumr.UUCP (Tim Pozar) writes:
>   VP/ix doesn't work with an Everex Viewpoint VGA card (512K and bios 1.06),
>card as in the regular installation that comes with VP/ix. 
>
>SOLUTION:
>   Rename /usr/vpix/defaults/romvga to something else like 
>/usr/vpix/defaults/romvga.old. 

NO! The solution is to uncomment the EGAROM and VGAROM lines in
/usr/vpix/defaults/vpix.cnf
This is documented with AT&T's Simultask. Probably with others too.

Unfortunately this only works for vpix. There is no simple trick to
enable the special features of a VGA card from within Unix. The
available modes are all precoded. So you better look at the list
of supported VGA-cards before you buy either Unix or a VGA-card.

Paul.
(debra@research.att.com)