From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Jul 8 02:31:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA09476 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:31:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from bedroom.saturn-tech.com (bedroom.saturn-tech.com [207.229.19.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA09295 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:30:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from drussell@bedroom.saturn-tech.com) Received: from localhost (drussell@localhost) by bedroom.saturn-tech.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) with SMTP id DAA09114; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 03:31:46 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from drussell@bedroom.saturn-tech.com) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 03:31:45 -0600 (MDT) From: Doug Russell To: Andrew Boothman cc: Allan Alford , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Old EGA Video Card & Monitor In-Reply-To: <35A29DDA.522704E5@boothman.easynet.co.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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...... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message