First post, by dkarguth
I just built my 286 machine 4 days ago, and it uses a IBM CGA adapter that came out of an IBM 5155. I plan on putting a VGA card in it as soon as it arrives, but I'm stuck with CGA for now. The problem is that when I run a program that tries to use the graphics modes of the CGA adapter, they act like I don't have a graphics card installed. The color text modes work, as edit.com and Microsoft Diagnostics load in full 16 colors, but programs requiring the graphics modes just don't work. The secret of monkey island gives the error message: "This Program Requires A Graphics Card", and the preview document mode of Word 5.0 for MS-DOS gives the error message "Cannot switch to graphics mode". Oddly enough, windows 2.01 and 3.0a run just fine, and give no issues. I ran the onboard American Megatrends video adapter test, and everything worked fine, but it still does not agree with the DOS programs. Any insight is appreciated.
Thanks,
-David
"And remember, this fix is only temporary, unless it works." -Red Green