VGA Display Problems
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Some VGA cards automaticaly query the monitor on boot up. If it
can't find the monitor, it assumes the least common denominator
(terrible, like you've been seeing). When you use PCReset, you
probably switch back to the BB-side to watch, and during _that_ boot
sequence the card is connected to the monitor (so this time it knows
what it's working with), and everything mysteriously looks fine. When
you turn on the machine, you may need to start with the monitor set
to the BB side until the boot is finished, then proceed as you had
originally intended. (Works for me, anyway.)
I have an accelerated Paradise SVGA, and it was weeks before I found
that "friendly" feature was built into their card. Irritating at
first, it's actually nice to know the newer monitors and cards can
identify each other and configure accordingly.
I tried booting with the monitor switched to the VGA board, but that
doesn't work. I'm also finding that even though the initial bootup
displays ok, a problem *sometimes* occurs when Windoze boots into the VGA
mode (garbage on the screen). That's sometimes, but not every time.
I'm beginning to wonder if there's some problem because of the 7Meg Amiga
RAM in my machine. Maybe some funny interaction occurs, such as running
some application that uses memory (e.g., AP) during the BB bootup, that
helps explain seemingly random responses?
*** jd