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- From: robert.heuman@rose.com (robert heuman)
- Subject: OS2 2.0 problems
- Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 08:44:36 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.084437.1501@rose.com>
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- Date Entered: 01-24-93 03:34
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- Have just installed 2.0 on my 386SX-20mHz clone. Am having some
- (minor?) problems, which I need help with. After several frustrating
- days, I am going outside....
-
- 1. I have VPPROF (DOS/GEM version), which is set to use a 1024x768
- driver supplied with my ATIVGAWonder+ card (512K). Needless to say, a
- DOS type video driver will not work, and I get lots of herringbone
- fuzz on screen if I try to start VPPROF. How do I change the driver
- to one that works, in the VPPROF.BAT file?
-
- 2. My printer (HP LJ III w/ 2meg of RAM) works fine from DOS 5.0 and
- from Windows 3.1, but every time I try to send something to it in OS/2
- I get 'Error: Printer not responding!' as a message. I've increased
- the timeout time, tried the HP IIP and IIP Plus drivers, as well as
- the HP III driver. I've tried it with the Spooler on and off, as
- well. This is after install of both the OS/2 disks and the Service
- Pack disks. Does anyone have any idea of what I can try next?
-
- a. Does OS/2 require a different printer cable??? (I hope not)
-
- b. Do any of the HP printer drivers supplied with OS/2 work?
-
- 3. The install picks up drive A (3.5") but not drive B (5.25") for an
- ICON on the desktop. Is this standard?
-
- Further information that might help.
-
- BIOS: AMI ENSX-1185-040990-K8 - in other words, dated April 9, 1990
-
- ATI VGAWonder+ BIOS: V1M-1.03/70
-
- 6 meg of 70ns RAM
-
- 240 meg of IDE hard drive space in 4 55-65 meg partitions on two
- drives.
-
- OS/2 and DOS and Windows are all on Drive C, while the OS/2
- Swapper.DAT file is on drive F:
-
- MicroSoft InPort mouse (works fine, BTW)
-
- USR Dual Standard with V32bis (also seems to work fine, if I don't use
- the silly comm program that came with OS/2 (2400 Baud - Yeesh!)
-
- MAG monitor that will NOT work in 800x600 mode with this video card.
- Choices are 640x480x256 colours and 1024x768x16 colours... DO NOT
- suggest a 800x600 driver, PLEASE.
-
- Thanks for any help in advance....
-
- Bob
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