Xenix 2.3.2mc VGA broken

Ronald Florence ron at mlfarm.UUCP
Sat Sep 9 05:26:39 AEST 1989


After installing an upgrade from 2.2.3 to 2.3.2 for our ps2/80 --
which I ordered because the Sales Department at SCO promised "full VGA
support" -- I discover that the VGA driver in the Microchannel version
of 2.3.2 does not recognize the IBM VGA as a "graphics device".  Among
the programs which will not work: vidi, setcolor, all CGI display
drivers, SCO Pro graphics drivers.  SCO is aware of the problem and is
"looking into" a solution.

I'd like to say that at least the HoneyDanBer UUCP works, but it came
with a broken uusched which crashes with either a memory fault or
segmentation violation.

So, if anyone is contemplating an upgrade for a Microchannel machine
to Xenix version 2.3.2, I would suggest waiting until the bugs are out.
-- 

Ronald Florence			...{hsi,rayssd}!mlfarm!ron



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