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AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0760 06-10-92
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ASTIVGA.EXE ON THE PREMIUM II AND BRAVO SYSTEMS
PROBLEM: The Premium II User's Manual (AST part number 001129-001
revision X), refers to using a video utility called
ASTIVGA.EXE. When trying to access ASTIVGA.EXE, an error
occurs indicating that this file is not found. The problem is
a result of an upgrade to the System Utilities disk for DOS
5.0 support.
EFFECTED
SYSTEMS: Premium II and BRAVO
RESOLUTION: AST combined the ASTIVGA.EXE module with the ASTMENU.EXE
module. Unfortunately, the documentation does not reflect
the changes to the section regarding the proper use of the new
ASTIVGA.EXE. These additional commands were not added.
However, the following mode instructions will enable specific
mode commands to be entered from either the command line or from
within a batch file. These commands are not upper or lower case
sensitive.
SYNTAX: ASTMENU ASTIVGA <mode> [<option>]
PARAMETERS: <mode>
COLOR, MONO, EGA, CGA, MDA, HERC0, HERC1, 13225C, 13225M,
13243C, 13243M, 800C, 800M, LOCK, REBOOT
[<option>]
LOCK, REBOOT
The LOCK and REBOOT options may also be implemented as a <mode>
statement. LOCK maintains the selected mode through a
warm-boot, but is reset by a cold-boot, system reset, or if the
ASTIVGA.EXE program is repeated. The REBOOT option is used to
reboot the system into a particular mode. This option is
typically used to warm boot the system into a non-VGA environment.
If the selected mode is 800x or 132xxx, the REBOOT option will
revert back to the monitor's native mode.
EXAMPLES: ASTMENU ASTIVGA CGA REBOOT
ASTMENU ASTIVGA MONO LOCK
ASTMENU REBOOT