Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 19:26:26 -0500 From: Anthony Akens <akensaj@cs.purdue.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Monitor Troubles Message-ID: <33C18932.612E@cs.purdue.edu>
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Hello, I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.1 from a walnut creek CD-ROM onto my PC. I am currently running windows '95 and trying to set up the computer to run both operating systems. I have windows '95 running on a 1.5 GB hard drive, and have another 600 MB hard drive onto which I plan to install FreeBSD. I'm planning on placing the boot manager on the 1.5 GB drive. When I begin the install (either from the install.bat file on the CD, or from the boot disk made with makeflp.bat) the screen "scrambles" just after it says "booting kernel". By scrambles I mean that the black & white text distorts for a short time, then the entire screen is filled with random (stationary) patterns of scrambled text. By switching in an old VGA card for my current one I was able to see the menu screen that should have been appearing at that point in the installation process. The video card I am trying to use is a Diamond Speedstar 64 ISA card with one MB of RAM (possibly 2, I forget). There are 2 jumpers on the card - one for the 0 wait state, and one for IRQ 2. I have tried removing both - in every combination, but to no avail. My monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 17Gli (17" SVGA). My motherboard is made By ASUS. My processor is a Pentium 133 (intel) and the chipset is all intel. If there is a way to fix this short of buying a new video card (or only using VGA) please let me know. If you need more information, please e-mail me. Thank you, Anthony Akens
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