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- From: altman@cs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman)
- Subject: Re: Does ANYBODY have a working XGA-2 + 8513 under OS/2?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.164033.10233@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:40:33 GMT
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- Jim Seymour (qintar@agora.rain.com) wrote:
- : Has ANYBODY gotten OS/2 to work in XGA modes with a microchannel XGA/2
- : adapter plus an IBM 8513 or 8515? I'm on a Model 70-121 and have tried
- : both the GA plus the GA+SP with no luck. It works fine in VGA mode,
- : but OS/2 will not even boot if I Selective Install it into XGA mode.
- : It either locks up hard just before the Workplace shell screen is to
- : be painted, or it REBOOTS on me at that point. I've tried everything
- : I can think of (even called IBM a few times and unfortunately, they
- : were no help).
- :
- : If it matters: I've got a Soundblaster MCV as well as a Memory Expansion
- : Adapter (non-IBM) in the other two slots. Total system memory = 10MB.
- : Also, the XGA works just fine under DOS (but not a DOS VDM under OS/2).
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- The XGA drivers in the SP appear to be bad. I've had the same or worse
- problems with the XGA support. As had my SE.
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- The new drivers in the 2.1 Beta are supposed to be much better.
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- I am currently on the phone with Level 2 Software Support. Hopefully,
- they will be able to grant access to get new drivers.
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