Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!news.cs.indiana.edu!cica!ogre!mr From: mr@ogre.cica.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Dumn Question: what is ega.sys? Message-ID: Date: 7 Jun 91 21:36:36 GMT References: <1991Jun4.210335.20502@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Sender: news@cica.indiana.edu (News System) Organization: Indiana University Lines: 28 Nntp-Posting-Host: ogre.cica.indiana.edu In article nyet@nntp-server.caltech.edu (n liu) writes: >I've got a Trident 8900 card and the new hirez 256 color beta drivers. >During installation, setup insists that i need to load ega.sys. >I've experimented a little between loading it and not loading it, but >haven't seen much difference. >The startup screen looks like this: >EGA Device Driver Version 2.10.18 Well, at least you can *boot* with EGA.SYS. My system (386sx/5Mb RAM, Quadtel BIOS, Seagate SCSI drive, and Paradise VGA 1024 card w/512k) crashes at boot-up when it gets to that line in my CONFIG.SYS! I can use the 800x600x256 Paradise drivers here at CICA just fine (but they're not too impressive in terms of speed) *without* EGA.SYS. I don't think any of the Zeniths in our office like EGA.SYS either. Anyone else have trouble with EGA.SYS? (And why the heck isn't it called VGA.SYS?! :-) If we all had IBMs... (Then what could we bitch about?) :) -- michael regoli mr@cica.indiana.edu regoli@iubacs.BITNET ..rutgers!iuvax!cica!mr