Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!iuvax!bsu-cs!pervect From: pervect@bsu-cs.UUCP (Barrett Kreiner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: EGA addressing Summary: thought on EGA conflict Message-ID: <5014@bsu-cs.UUCP> Date: 8 Dec 88 15:39:30 GMT References: <8538@nlm-mcs.arpa> Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana Lines: 53 In article <8538@nlm-mcs.arpa>, seamans@nlm-mcs.arpa (James R. Seamans) writes: [Introooooo|===@ (bit bucket)] > Problem: The PFG+ board is configured to operate at memory address > 0xA000000 which is where the EGA enhanced mode also resides. > When we excute the imaging software everything works fine until > the program exits. The EGA then attempts to reload its fonts > ( I think ) back into the 0xA000000 area which then causes > a system hang. It's a pain to turn off and on every time > you wish to use the software. [Same hereeeeee|=] > > - Does anyone see another work around for this addressing problem? > > > BTW - The 0xD000 area has been taken by the IBM 3363 Worm controller card. > the 0xC000 seems to be used by the rest of the world. > > > James Seamans National Library of Medicine > Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications > > seamans@seaimage.nlm.nih.gov We had a similar problem that I was asked to resolve on our graphic stations. We have Leading Edge model Ds [the 286 box] with EGA, Bernoulli removeable, Everex 3mb board and an AT&T Targa-16 card under the hood. Lot's of junk fighting for the same address space. We eventually got them all routed except the Targa card DEMANDED that it run at A000:0000 (all other attempts failed) My Solution: Since our displays were Mono, and we had that *cute* little utility called "EGA.COM" I told our EGA it was a Mono display, and it moved its address space down to the B000:0000 area. Both cards are happy now (wish our users would be so Cooperative :-] ). My suggestion: If you can STAND being in CGA mode during the operation of the imager software, try this invocation batch file. ... EGA CGA (Execute imager) EGA EGA ... my $.20 (inflation Donchaknow!) |---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| | Barrett Kreiner UUCP:!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!pervect | :-] | | Technical Manager, Fine Arts Computer Lab|--------------------------|-----| | Ball State University. Muncie, Indiana |This space left blank on purpose| |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | How am I computing? Let my parents know at ddsw1!kreiner (HI ma & dad) | | Disclamer: "I don't know them! I'm a student, nobody listens to ME!" | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|