OSVIRSVG - SYSTEM LOCKS UP DURING STARTUP AFTER SETTING IT TO VGA
09/20/96
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System Locks Up During Startup after Setting it to VGA
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DESCRIPTION

If VGA mode is chosen from the Recovery Choices screen (option F3), and 
the system locks up at a blank, black screen during its subsequent 
restart, the CONFIG.SYS file may not have been completely modified to 
run the system in VGA mode.


RESOLUTION

To fix this problem: 

1. Restart the system and press ALT-F1 when the OS/2 is visible in the 
   top left corner of the screen.  

2. When the Recovery Choices screen appears, choose option F2 to go to 
   the command prompt. From the OS/2 startup drive, type:

      TEDIT \CONFIG.SYS

3. Press Esc, then scroll through the CONFIG.SYS, looking for the 
   following lines:

      SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_SVGA
      SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHSVGA)
      DEVICE=x:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS

   These lines should read:

      SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA
      SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA)
      DEVICE=x:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS

   (Where x: is the OS/2 startup drive)

   Make the changes as needed, then save and exit the CONFIG.SYS file 
   and restart the  system. The system should no longer lock up on
   startup.



warp4

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