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From: Harald Kuck <hq@sap-ag.de>
Subject: Re: parts of the screen are black
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Will Rose wrote:

> Have you tried F3, hardware/software scrolling?  That might
> help, but I don't know if it still understands herc cards.

Yes, we did, but that was even worse (whole screen scrambled).

> I run
> Minix (1.5) on a herc clone, so that shouldn't be a problem.

o.k., we will check 1.5 instead of 2.0. Thanx for the hint.

> I assume you are setting chrome to mono in the monitor, in which
> case Minix expects 4K of video memory at B000; you might try
> checking the card settings, if it has any.

I can't even find a name on the card, and I must admit I haven't got aclue how to check the settings
:-)


