Won't load video driver

[Daniel S. Bravo]

Recently I installed a video card into my dual boot machine
(Linux and Windows 2000 Advanced Server). Windows Core
dumps on bootup, saying "Video driver failed to
initialize". This is what has been done.

I know that the video card is not at fault. My linux
system recognizes it perfectly and re-configured itself to
support the new card.

I know that it cannot be a port conflict. I removed the
video card three times and put it into a new PCI slot each
time. Windows still cannot initialize the video card.
Linux handles everything fine.

I cannot boot up into "Safe Mode". Regardless of which
Safe Mode I select, I get the same core dump, even if I go
strictly command prompt, which shouldn't try to initialize
a video driver, but which apparently it does.

I cannot install the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD and
boot off of that because I have no idea where that CD is.

This is what I can do. I am currently using my Linux
partition to write this posting. With Linux, I can access
and modify all the files on my Windows Partition. What I
would like to know is what file gets called on bootup that
initializes the video driver. It is my opinion that it is
attempting to load an incorrect driver. What I would like
to do is modify this file so that it loads the correct
driver on Windows initialization. I remember doing this
long ago, can something like this still be done?

Daniel

 

[Daniel Chang [MSFT]]

Use the /BASEVIDEO parameter in your boot.ini file to boot into vga mode.
Then uninstall/reinstall your video driver and make the appropriate change
to your boot.ini.

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: Recently I installed a video card into my dual boot machine
: (Linux and Windows 2000 Advanced Server). Windows Core
: dumps on bootup, saying "Video driver failed to
: initialize". This is what has been done.
:
: I know that the video card is not at fault. My linux
: system recognizes it perfectly and re-configured itself to
: support the new card.
:
: I know that it cannot be a port conflict. I removed the
: video card three times and put it into a new PCI slot each
: time. Windows still cannot initialize the video card.
: Linux handles everything fine.
:
: I cannot boot up into "Safe Mode". Regardless of which
: Safe Mode I select, I get the same core dump, even if I go
: strictly command prompt, which shouldn't try to initialize
: a video driver, but which apparently it does.
:
: I cannot install the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD and
: boot off of that because I have no idea where that CD is.
:
: This is what I can do. I am currently using my Linux
: partition to write this posting. With Linux, I can access
: and modify all the files on my Windows Partition. What I
: would like to know is what file gets called on bootup that
: initializes the video driver. It is my opinion that it is
: attempting to load an incorrect driver. What I would like
: to do is modify this file so that it loads the correct
: driver on Windows initialization. I remember doing this
: long ago, can something like this still be done?
:
: Daniel

 

[Daniel S. Bravo]

Thanks, I will give it a shot and see how it goes.