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From: ctwomey@ccvax.ucd.ie
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: CODEPAGE problems - help please!
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.114509.48088@ccvax.ucd.ie>
Date: 19 Apr 91 11:45:09 GMT
Organization: University College Dublin
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I'm having a problem trying to get codepages working on my PC.  I want to
set up the PC so that I have access to two codepages, and can switch
between them using CHCP.  I'm using MS-DOS 3.30 on a Mitac 386 with VGA.

I've tried two methods.  Firstly:
    nlsfunc c:\country.sys
    mode con: cp prepare((850,,437) c:\ega.cpi)
    mode con: cp select=850
    keyb us,850,c:\keyboard.sys

but the first mode command generates the error message:
    Codepage operation not supported on this device
and the second mode command generates:
    Invalid number of parameters

Secondly, putting the following line in my config.sys:
    device=c:\display.sys con=(ega,850,2)
generates upon reboot the following error message:
    Code page specified has not been prepared

I've tried this on Mitac 286, IBM AT and Compaq 286/LTE with similar
results.

HELP!

Please mail me at : ctwomey@ccvax.ucd.ie

Thanks,

Colum.