Using VGACONF From the Command Line

To quickly change one or more VGA configuration settings, you can access VGACONF from the command line with option parameters. At the command prompt, enter the VGACONF command in the following format:

VGACONF [options]

In place of the options parameter, substitute one or more of the following option names, separated by spaces.

VGACONF command options

Option name

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–? or -H

Display the help screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- S

Display

status information

 

 

 

 

 

- N

Disable standby mode

 

 

 

 

 

-K=xx

Set standby timer for keyboard to xx minutes

 

 

 

 

 

-M=xx

Set standby timer for memory access to xx minutes

 

 

ETDG

Enable text and disable graphics reverse video mode

 

 

NOREVERSE

Disable text and graphics reverse video

 

 

REVERSE

Enable text and graphics reverse video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTEG

Disable text and enable graphics reverse video

 

 

BOLD

Enable bold mode

 

 

NOBOLD

Disable bold mode

 

 

 

ATTREMUL

Disable

Automap

 

 

 

NOATTREMUL

Enable

Automap

 

 

BKGND

Enable background enhancement

 

 

 

FRGND

Enable foreground enhancement

 

 

BKFRGND

Enable background and foregound enhancement

 

 

EXPAND

Enable expand mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the VGA Utilities 6-7