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From: davidf@ntrlink.hq.interlink.com (David Foster)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Trident drivers
Keywords: drivers trident 386
Message-ID: <11538@ntrlink.hq.interlink.com>
Date: 6 Feb 91 18:02:59 GMT
Organization: Interlink Computer Sciences, Fremont, California
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Hmm a question concerning the trident drivers, please forgive me
I am pretty new to windows. I loaded them from cica in the upload
directory (tvga2b.zip). 
Now, I copied the drivers and the .gr3 and .386 files to the windows
directory (what do these files do anyway ?). starting windows complains
that the vddtgva.386 file  is corrupt, it seems it was trying to execute
it ? OK, so now I use the older vddtvga file I had. By the way, I 
included the file oemsetup.inf into the setup.inf in the system directory (phew!)
That raised another question, which entities in oemsetup.inf does one really
need to include ? Just the [display], what about the [VGA.GR3] ?? etc.
Well.... next I started windows ... success !! so I selected change setup
from inside windows - fine I see all the drivers. Now (I can't wait) I
select 1024x768 with large font ( I have 1M on the card ) and restart
windows ..... oops as I select OK the setup program starts to ask me for
all sorts of windows disks (disk 4 for example) to load fonts. I dutifully
comply and get to restarting windows. It then throws me into DOS (gasp!).
Type WIN, get the startup screen, then a 'flash' then DOS again. windows is
now dead. Hmmmmmmm try running command line setup inside the windows directory
and select a lower resolution driver, ok, everything works but after selecting
'Accept configuration' and 'Update config.sys' (why by the way ?) the system
hangs - its Ctrl-Alt-Del time. Now where did I put the backup tape .......
Those are my naiive attempts to install the new trident drivers at this time.
Any advice would be MOST welcome.