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