Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 03:31:45 -0600 (MDT) From: Doug Russell <drussell@bedroom.saturn-tech.com> To: Andrew Boothman <andrew@boothman.easynet.co.uk> Cc: Allan Alford <aa@thinkwell.com>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Old EGA Video Card & Monitor Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980708032408.9080A-100000@bedroom.saturn-tech.com> In-Reply-To: <35A29DDA.522704E5@boothman.easynet.co.uk>
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On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Andrew Boothman wrote: > Allan Alford wrote: > > You could well be right. But I can't even get the system to enter it's > BIOS setup program, so I have no way to change this setting even if > that's the problem. Another -hardware list member suggested that the > BIOS setup program may use a VGA font, and that might prevent the setup > program being used on EGA hardware. That was my first thought, but I've never had that problem before. > What would happen if I booted the machine with no drives? i.e. With > nothing but a keyboard and video card/monitor? Would the machine enter > its BIOS setup program OK? These questions may be BIOS specific so my > BIOS is a AMIBIOS 1992 Version 1.00.03.BS0T I have never seen a BIOS that wouldn't. (That doesn't mean your BIOS will work, of course. :) ) Swap a VGA card in and see if you can get to setup. Most old BIOSes go through POST in co80 or mono mode based on a hardware jumper. (If it is REALLY old, it might have a jumper. :) ) Later...... <Doug> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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