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From: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: VGA and Term programs (Re: VGA under vpix 1.2 RE: the video bios)
Keywords: vga vpix esix gif vt100 unix
Message-ID: <7837@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>
Date: 20 Jul 90 00:02:32 GMT
References: <387@beagle.UUCP> <1290@tuewsd.win.tue.nl> <1990Jul13.180236.293@jdyx.UUCP> <2604@corpane.UUCP>
Reply-To: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <2604@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>
>While in unix, go to the vpix directory in your account, vi the vpix.cnf file
>and comment out the VGAROM and EGAROM line. Then go and enter vpix. it will
>use the card's BIOS from now on. 
>

I did this, and the result is that the machine does a virtual-terminal-specific
"cold/warm boot" (with the Video 7 FastWrite card) and then complains that it
cannot find the Adaptec 1542A SCSI disk controller card at Port 330.  After
hitting F1 to continue the boot process it brings up DOS OK, although the
FastWrite won't use it's color modes (the demo solitare cardgame from one of
the mouse vendors goes into b&w mode).

Weird...

kEITHe