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This is a follow-up to my previous post regarding Warp and SVGA video. (Note that this is applicable to all Thinkpads which use the WD90C24 video controller chip.) Problem: SVGA video working OK after initial installation of Warp, but becomes corrupted after BIOS upgrade. Solution: Folowing the BIOS upgrade procedure, DO NOT run the Easy Setup System Diagnostics as indicated in the BIOS upgrade documentation. If for some reason you need to run the diagnostics, or, as in my case, you have already done so, you will need to recreate the OS/2 SVGADATA.PMI file. Explanation: SVGADATA.PMI is a file OS/2 uses to "capture the state of the video adapter" (quoting from the Warp User's Guide). Once captured, this file is used every time the system is started to define certain display parameters. The User's Guide also mentions that some "video configuration programs" may wreak havoc with this file, ultimately causing video corruption. It turns out that the video test subset of the Easy Setup Diagnostics just so happens to be one of these troublemakers. P.239 of the User's Guide walks you through the steps necessary to recreate the SVGADATA.PMI file; however, by avoiding the post BIOS upgrade diagnostics, you shouldn't need to mess with this. In short, the BIOS upgrade itself is not to blame for the OS/2 video corruption; rather, the Easy Setup System Diagnostics are the guilty party. Hope this helps someone down the road....... _________________________________________________________________ Karl E. Yeanoplos | (kyeanopl@den.mmc.com) Martin Marietta Corp. | P.O. Box 179/M.S. 5451 | Denver, CO. 80201 |