S3 Vision & Trio Series video drivers

Graphics Display Device Driver for OS/2 2.1x and 3.0 Warp/Merlin Systems Supported: IBM 300 & 700 Series Personal computers with the S3 Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2/3D video subsystems. Driver Version: 3.03.29 IMPORTANT: o This package contains an OS/2 graphics-accelerator device driver that supports the Vision 864, 868, 964, Trio64 (764), Trio64V+ (765), and Trio64V2 DX/GX (775/785) chip sets from S3 Incorporated. o Read this entire document before beginning the device driver installation. The installation procedure in this document must be used to install this device driver. The OS/2 Selective Install procedure can not be used to install this device driver. o The two device driver installation diskettes must contain the volume labels of "S3 DRV1" and "S3 DRV2", respectively (without the (quotation marks). o Disk 2 is used only for 864/964 installs. o Device driver features include: - DDC monitor detection support, - under the OS/2 Warp/Merlin "System - Settings" notebook a user can select the monitor Refresh Rate, - large and small font support for WIN-OS/2 sessions, - WIN-OS/2 support is based on latest S3 Windows 3.1x drivers, - the device driver is enabled for the Configuration Installation Distribution (CID) method, and - a one diskette installation package. CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Supported Features 1.1 Supported Resolutions 1.2 Supported Adapters 1.3 Technical Support 1.4 DDC Monitor Support 1.5 Selecting Large or Small Fonts for Windows 2.0 Preliminary Installation Steps 2.1 Setting OS/2 Warp/Merlin to VGA Mode 2.2 Setting OS/2 2.1x to VGA Mode 2.3 Preparation for CD-ROM or LAN Installation 3.0 Installation from Diskette 4.0 Installation in a CID Environment 5.0 Limitations 6.0 Trademarks 1.0 Supported Features _______________________ This graphics-accelerator device driver provides seamless support for accelerated video graphics and advanced color resolutions when used with the minimum required video memory. It conforms to the OS/2 32-bit, flat memory model and is designed to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager graphics-display device driver under the OS/2 32-bit graphics engine. This device driver supports setting the refresh rate using the System - Settings notebook (page 2 of the Screen tab) in the OS/2 System Setup folder, and monitor detection using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols. 1.1 Supported Resolutions |=============================================================| | Mode | Resolution | Memory | Vision | Trio | | | | Required| Family | Family | | | | | |-------------------| | | | | 864/868 | 764/765 | 775/785 | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 101 | 640x480x8 | 1 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 103 | 800x600x8 | 1 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 105 | 1024x768x8 | 1 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 107 | 1280x1024x8 | 2 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 111 | 640x480x16 | 1 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 114 | 800x600x16 | 2 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 116 | 1024x768x16 | 2 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 212 | 640x480x24 | 1 MB | N/S | N/S | N/S | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 112 | 640x480x32 | 2 MB | Y | Y | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 115 | 800x600x32 | 4 MB | N/A | N/A | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 118 | 1024x768x32 | 4 MB | N/A | N/A | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 11A | 1280x1024x16 | 4 MB | N/A | N/A | Y | |------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | 120 | 1600X1200x8 | 4 MB | N/A | N/A | Y | |=============================================================| NOTES: o BPP = Bits Per Pixel (color depth); 8 = 256 colors, 16 = 65,536 colors, 24 = 16,777,216 colors & 32 = 16,777,216 colors. o Y = Supported; N/S = Not Supported. o 1 MB only - 640x480x24 is supported for 1 MB memory configuration only; for 2 MB and above, 32 bits per pixel (BPP) is supported. o S3 BIOS supports 1600x1200x8 with 2 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 4 MB of memory. o S3 BIOS supports 800x600x16 with 1 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 2 MB of memory. o S3 BIOS supports 1280x1024x16 with 3 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 4 MB of memory. o S3 BIOS supports 800x600x32 with 2 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 4 MB of memory The 32 bpp device driver might need a large swap space on the hard disk, for example, 15 MB. 1.2 Supported Adapters For a comprehensive list of products that have been tested by IBM and are OS/2 compatible, refer to the "OS/2 Hardware Compatibility List" book. This book is available electronically in the following locations: http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/os2hw.html IBM National Support Center BBS (data connection: 919-517-0001) CompuServe (IBM OS/2 Support Forum \Library\IBMFiles\PCMTABLE.ZIP) PRODIGY LAN Server & OS/2 BBS - Sydney, Australia IBM Austria BBS - Vienna, Austria IBM BBS - Vancouver, BC, Canada IBM PS BBS - Hong Kong IBM OS/2 BBS & IBM AP OS/2 BBS - Singapore IBM BBS - Belgium IBM BBS - England IBM BBS - Spain OS2BBS - Denmark Hitline BBS- Switzerland DAP & PSP BBS - Italy IBM BBS - Jakarta, Indonesia IBM BBS - Thailand NOTE: The compatibility hardware test information supplied is provided for information purposes. IBM makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the operation of OS/2 on the personal computers listed. 1.3 Technical Support Updates for this device driver, when available, may be obtained from the following sources: http://www.pc.ibm.com IBM National Support Center (data connection: 919-517-0001) IBM National Support Center (voice connection: 800-772-2227) 1.4 DDC Monitor Support VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) 1 and 2B protocols are supported, allowing similarly enabled computers and operating system software to identify the monitor and its capabilities. This device driver automatically detects DDC monitor capabilities and sets the monitor to the maximum refresh rate which it supports. If, after installing this device driver, you switch from a non-DDC monitor to a DDC monitor or switch to a different DDC monitor, you must run the DDC Display Setup program in the System Setup folder. Use the following procedures when installing a DDC monitor. 1. Reset the monitor to the lowest refresh rate available. This will prevent the system from setting a refresh rate higher than that supported by the new monitor. 2. Shut down your computer and install the new monitor. 3. Restart your computer. 4. Select the "DDC Display Setup" icon in the OS/2 System Folder. 5. When you are instructed to do so, shut down your system and restart it. 1.5 Selecting Small or Large Fonts for Windows The default font sizes for Windows sessions are listed below. Resolution Default Font Size ---------- --------------------------- 640x480 Small 800x600 Small 1024x768 Large 1280x1024 Large 1600x1200 Large NOTE: Large fonts are not available for the 640x480 resolution. Use the following procedures to select small or large fonts for Windows sessions. 1. Select the "S3 Windows Font Size" object in the OS/2 System Setup Folder. 2. Click on the radio button next to the font size you wish to select. 3. Click on the OK button. 4. A message will display saying that the new settings will take take effect the next time you restart your Windows session. Currently open sessions will not be affected by the new settings. 5. Click on the OK button. 6. Start any WIN-OS/2 window or full-screen session. The setting you select will remain in effect until you explicitly change it, you change your display resolution, or you install a new display driver. 2.0 Preliminary Installation Steps ___________________________________ The following steps must be performed before you install the graphics-accelerator device driver: 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed. 2. If you previously installed SVGA support, you must reset the resolution to VGA mode, using the procedures in the following section. 3. The two device driver installation diskettes must contain the diskette volume labels of "S3 DRV1" and "S3 DRV2", respectively (without the quotation marks). These volume labels may be applied using the OS/2 LABEL command. 4. After driver installation, the OS/2 SYSLEVEL command can be used to confirm the new driver version level. Following execution of the SYSLEVEL command, look for SYSLEVEL.VID. For example: C:\OS2\INSTALLATION\SYSLEVEL.VID Vision868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2/3D Version 3.03 Component ID 562107701 Current CSD level: S330329 Prior CSD level: S330329 In this case the current version level is S3 3.03.29. 2.1 Setting OS/2 Warp/Merlin to VGA Mode If you are installing this driver on OS/2 Warp/Merlin , do the following: 1. Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it. 2. When a small white box appears in the upper-left corner of your screen, press Alt+F1. 3. When the Recovery Choices screen appears, press V for Warp Version 3 or press F3 for Warp Version 4(Merlin). Your video subsystem is now restored to work in VGA mode. If you want to install a new video adapter refer to Chapter 16 "Video Procedures," in the User's Guide to OS/2 Warp/Merlin. 2.2 Setting OS/2 2.1x to VGA Mode If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.1, 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from diskettes, do the following: NOTE: If your monitor has lost synchronization, start OS/2 using the OS/2 Installation Diskette. When prompted insert diskette 1, press F3 to display a command prompt, and then use the following instructions to reset your display mode. 1. Under OS/2 2.1, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 2. Under OS/2 2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is go to step 6. If it is not, insert Diskette 8 into into drive A and unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where A: is the drive containing Diskette 8, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:A:, A: is the source diskette drive for installing the device driver. Then press Enter. 7. In some cases you will get screen instructions telling you to "Insert the diskette with the following label into drive A: Display Driver Diskette 1. Then press Enter". Please follow these instructions. 8. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. 2.3 Preparation for a CD-ROM or LAN Installation If you are installing this device driver on OS/2 2.1, 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from CD-ROM or a LAN, do the following: 1. Under OS/2 2.1, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 2. Under OS/2 2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is go to step 6. If it is not, unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK E:\DISK_8\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed, and E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:E:, E: is the source CD-ROM or LAN drive. Then press Enter. 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. 3.0 Installing from Diskette _______________________________ To install the graphics-accelerated device driver from diskette, do the following: 1. If system is not in VGA mode, select VGA mode. 2. Insert the driver installation diskette into drive A (or any other diskette drive). In the following sequence the A drive is assumed. 3. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session. 4. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command to copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive: A:SETUP where A: is the diskette drive which contains the device driver installation diskette. Then press Enter. Due to the limitations with a single pass installation. A dialog box may come up during installation with the message, "The installed adapter does not support the selected display driver. Do you wish to continue?". Please continue the installation by selecting the Yes button. 5. When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears, the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" choice is preselected. Select OK. Do not select "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" since this method of setting refresh rates is not supported anymore. NOTE: DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file. If the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file has not been created, the adapter will not be supported. This process can take several seconds and will black-out the screen. 6. When the Source Directory pop-up window appears, insert the prompted graphics-accelerator driver diskettes into drive A. At this point the source directory must specify the drive containing the installation diskette (e.g. A:). If necessary change the source directory, then select Install. 7. When the installation is complete, shut down your system, remove the diskette, and restart your computer. 8. When the system has restarted: a. Open the OS/2 System folder. b. Open the System Setup folder. c. Open the System object. d. When the Settings notebook appears, select the Screen tab. If your monitor has been detected as Plug and-Play (DDC) compatible, go to step 10. 9. On Screen page 2, select your display from the display list. If your display does not appear in the list, select Default. It might be necessary to restart your computer to have all refresh rate options available. 10. When the system has restarted: a. Open the System object and select Screen page 1, as in step 8. b. Select a screen resolution and a screen refresh rate. c. Close the Settings notebook. d. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. NOTES: o If the selected vertical refresh rate is not supported by your monitor, delete \OS2\VIDEO.CFG file and reboot. This will set the refresh rate to the default value. A new refresh rate can now be selected using the procedure described above. o During the installation of this driver, DISPLAY.LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in the OS/2\INSTALL directory. These files identify the OS/2 system files that were updated and indicate whether the installation was successful. The contents of these files might be useful if you need to report an installation problem. o If the video memory size is changed after the device driver is installed, the device driver must be reinstalled in order for the system to recognize the change. Not reinstalling the driver might result in serious system problems. o When starting a Windows session from a DOS command line, use the WINOS2 command rather than the WIN command. Additionally, you must modify the C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Place the following line anywhere after the "@ECHO.OFF" line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT: COPY C:\WINDOWS\WINOS2.COM C:\WINDOWS\WIN.COM 4.0 Installing in a CID Environment ____________________________________ NOTES: o The server must contain a directory named S3_DRVS on the same drive where the OS/2 diskettes reside. The S3_DRVS directory must contain all of the files from the graphics-accelerator device driver installation diskette. o OS/2 must have been successfully installed on the client using the CID (Configuration Installation Distribution) method. To install the graphics-accelerator device driver using CID, use the following information to modify your LCU command file. NOTE: The following information is meant as a guide. Your LCU command file might be different. /*****************************************************/ /* LCU PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . x.s3video = 15 x.15.name='S3 Video' x.15.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.15.name x.15.instprog = 'x:\img\s3_drvs\SETUP.CMD', ' x:\img\s3_drvs ' || bootdrive || ' CID' x.15.rspdir = '' x.15.default = '' /*---------------------------------------------------*/ /* NUMBER OF PROGRAMS SET UP IN THE */ /* PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*---------------------------------------------------*/ NUM_INSTALL_PROGS = 15 /*****************************************************/ /* INSTALLATION SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . when OVERALL_STATE = 2 then do if RunInstall(x.s3video) == BAD_RC then exit Call RebootAndGotoState(3) end when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do if RunInstall(x.s3dspinstl) == BAD_RC then exit Call CheckBoot end . . . /******************************************************/ /* ROUTINE SECTION */ /* The following information should already exist in */ /* the LCU command file. */ /******************************************************/ . . . RebootAndGotoState: parse arg new_state, other /* Set the state to go to in OVERALL_STATE */ rc2 = SetState(new_state, 'RebootAndGotoState', 1) Call SaveStates /* Save the environment vars */ Call Reboot /* Reboot the machine */ return . . . /*****************************************************/ END OF LCU INFORMATION TO BE ADDED /*****************************************************/ Following is an explanation of the line that is executed in the LCU command file: C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL /pd:c:\os2\install\00S3.DSC /S:X:\img\s3_drvs /T:C: /res:640x480x256 /u /pd:c:\os2\install\00S3.DSC is the dsc laid down during setup phase. /S:X:\img\s3_drvs where X:\img\s3_drvs is the redirected source path. /T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. /res:640x480x256 is a resolution/color depth from the list of "Supported Resolutions" that appears earlier in this README. In this example 256 colors is specified. Enter "64K" to specify 65,536 colors or "16M" to specify 16,777,216 colors. /u means Unattended installation. NOTES: o After a CID installation the end user should go to section 3.0 "Installing from Diskette" and continue with step 8. o Be sure you have the stated video memory required, as listed in "Supported Resolutions" earlier in this README. A safe choice is 640x480x256. Any of the listed resolutions can be selected, but your display might be damaged if you select a resolution that your display does not support. o To select a refresh rate, SVGA.EXE can be executed again separately after DSPINSTL. Example, SVGA ON INIT 1024 75 This will create another \OS2\VIDEO.CFG file with 75Hz as the default at 1024x768 resolution. The prior \OS2\VIDEO.CFG file should be deleted first. o After the graphics-accelerator device driver has been successfully installed on the client machine using the CID method and the client machine is restarted, the resolution will be as specified by command line argument. 5.0 Liminations _______________ 1. CID install pauses due to SVGA.EXE loading in the background. Work around: In the CID install script, do not initiate any other processes until DISPINSTL completes execution. Ensure that no other processes are running during CID install. This can be accomplished by adding the following line to the CONFIGSYSLINE keyword of the CID response file: SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY 2. DISPINSTL does not allow CID selection of monitor and refresh rate. WORK AROUND: Requirements: * A system with the same graphics subsystem and monitor configured with this graphics-accelerator device driver, the correct display type, the desired resolution and refresh rate. Step 1: Copy Configured Video/Display Data Files * copy the video and display data files containing information about the display type, resolution and refresh rate to the CID server (\img\svgadata). > copy \os2\svgadata.pmi x:\img\svgadata > copy \os2\video.cfg x:\img\svgadata Step 2: Create CID Command File * create a command file to copy svgadata.pmi and video.cfg to the client system's \OS2 directory via CID. * reboot the client system. * the client system will be configured with the correct driver, display type, resolution and refresh rate. Another work around is to delete \OS2\VIDEO.CFG and to execute SVGA.EXE again after DSPINSTL completes. Example: SVGA ON INIT 1024 75 to set 75Hz as the default refresh rate at 1024x768. 3. In all modes, video corruption or out-of-sync screen is displayed when using Alt+Esc to switch between WIN-OS/2, OS/2, DOS window and DOS full-screen sessions started from the Startup folder. To avoid this situation, do not start sessions from the Startup folder or press Alt+Esc several times to restore. 4. Some programs, such as WINBENCH95, WINBENCH96, and After Dark 3.0. were written specifically for the Windows environment. In the Windows environment, these programs prevent any keystrokes from interfering with their proper execution. However, in the OS/2 environment, it is possible to switch context away from the Windows session without notifying these programs. General Protection Faults (GPSs) may result. Therefore, context switching during the execution of WINBINCH95 and WINBENCH96 tests is not recommended. Also, context switching during the execution of the After Dark 3.0 demo is not recommended. 6.0 Trademarks ______________ The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: Aptiva IBM OS/2 WIN-OS/2 The following terms are trademarks of other companies: TRADEMARK OWNER After Dark Berkely Systems, Inc. CorelDRAW Corel Corporation Lotus Lotus Development Corporation Micrografx Micrografx Incorporated S3 S3 Incorporated Trio64/Trio64V+ S3 Incorporated Ventura Publisher Ventura Software, Inc. Vision 864/868/964 S3 Incorporated Windows Microsoft Corporation WordPerfect WordPerfect Corporation 1-2-3 Lotus Development Corporation IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY RELATED PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. THIS DRIVER IS COPYRIGHTED BY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION. ALL APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY. (End of Document)

OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE S3 VISION864/868 This package contains the following: o An OS/2* graphics accelerator driver supporting the 86C864 and 86C868 chip sets from S3** Incorporated. o This README file, which is formatted for viewing on your screen. You can: - Use the Table of Contents to help you locate specific topics. - Use the Find option in the Edit menu of the OS/2 System Editor to help you locate specific information. - Print the file. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOUR USE OF THE OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE S3 VISION864 INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS: o YOU MUST BE A LICENSEE OF OS/2. o YOU MAY MAKE COPIES OF THE OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE S3 VISION864 EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF LICENSED COPIES OF OS/2 YOU POSSESS. o ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR OS/2 LICENSE AGREEMENT APPLY TO THIS OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE S3 VISION864; HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT EXTEND ANY WARRANTY OUTLINED IN SUCH AGREEMENT. CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Supported Features 1.1 Supported Resolutions 1.2 Supported Adapters 2.0 Compatibility 3.0 Preliminary Steps 4.0 Installation from Diskette 5.0 Installation in a CID Environment 6.0 Functional Restrictions 7.0 Setting Your Display to VGA Mode 8.0 APAR Fixes Included in This Driver 9.0 Trademarks 1.0 SUPPORTED FEATURES _______________________ The Vision864/868 (S3_864/868) graphics accelerator driver provides seamless support for accelerated display graphics and advanced color resolutions when used with the minimum required video memory. It conforms to the OS/2 32-bit flat memory model and is designed to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager* graphics display driver under the OS/2 32-bit graphics engine. This driver has been enabled for use with the IBM* Distributed Console Access Facility* (DCAF) product. 1.1 SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS This video accelerator driver supports these resolutions and color depths: Number of Video Memory Resolutions Colors Required 640x480 256 1MB 800x600 256 1MB 1024x768 256 1MB 1280x1024 256 4MB 640x480 65,536 1MB 800x600 65,536 2MB 1024x768 65,536 2MB 640x480 16,777,216 2MB 800x600 16,777,212 4MB 1.2 SUPPORTED ADAPTERS IBM has tested display adapters and systems containing the S3 86C864/868 chip set with the specified amount of memory. IBM is continuing to test; therefore, support for additional cards might be added over time. For a comprehensive listing of all major manufacturing products that have been tested by IBM and are OS/2 compatible, refer to the "OS/2 Hardware Compatibility List" book. This book is available electronically on the following Bulletin Board Systems: IBM National Support Center BBS (data connection: 919-517-0001) CompuServe (IBM OS/2 Support Forum \Library\IBMFiles\PCMTABLE.ZIP) Prodigy LAN Server & OS/2 BBS -Sydney Australia IBM Austria BBS - Vienna, Austria IBM BBS - Vancouver, BC, Canada IBM PS BBS - Hong Kong IBM OS/2 BBS & IBM AP OS/2 BBS - Singapore IBM BBS - Belgium IBM BBS - England IBM BBS - Spain OS2BBS - Denmark Hitline BBS- Switzerland DAP & PSP BBS - Italy IBM BBS - Jakarta IBM BBS - Thailand NOTE: The compatibility hardware test information supplied is provided for information purposes. IBM makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the operation of OS/2 on the personal computers listed. 2.0 COMPATIBILITY __________________ This graphics accelerator driver is compatible with OS/2 Warp versions 3 and 4. 3.0 PRELIMINARY STEPS ______________________ The following steps prepare your computer for the S3_864/868 graphics accelerator device driver: 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed in order to install this driver. 2. If you previously installed SVGA support, return to VGA resolution using the procedures in "Setting Your Display to VGA Mode" later in this README before you install this driver. 3. If you are installing this device driver on a system that was preinstalled with OS/2, do the following: a. Insert the S3_864/868 diskette 2 into drive A (or any other diskette drive). b. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session. c. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following: A:PRELOAD A: C: (where A: is the diskette drive, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed.) Then press Enter. 4.0 INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE _______________________________ To install the S3_864/868 device driver from diskette, do the following: 1. Insert S3_864/868 diskette 1 into drive A (or any other diskette drive). Note: This diskette should have a volume label of "S3864 1". To verify, use "Label A:". 2. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session. 3. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command to copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive: A:SETUP A: C: (where A: is the diskette drive, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed.) Then press Enter. 4. When prompted to do so, remove the diskette from drive A, perform a shutdown, and then restart your computer. 5. Open the OS/2 System folder. 6. Open the System Setup folder. 7. Open the Display Driver Install object. When the Display Driver Install window appears, select Primary Display Driver and then select OK. 8. When the Display Driver Select window appears, select "S3_864, S3_868 (32bit) (IBM BBS)" to install the BBS video driver. 9. When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears, the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" choice is preselected. You can accept this choice or select "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" to choose a different refresh rate. Then select OK. If you select the "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" choice, you must have the DOS monitor utility that came with your display adapter. Contact the display adapter manufacturer's technical support for information on how to use the monitor utility under OS/2. NOTE: At this point, DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file. If the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file has not been created, the adapter will not be supported. This process can take several seconds and will black-out the screen. 10. When the Source Directory pop-up window appears, insert S3_864/868 diskette 1 into drive A. Then select Install. When prompted to do so, remove diskette 1 and insert diskette 2. 11. When the installation is complete, do the following: a. Open the OS/2 System folder. b. Open the System Setup folder. c. Open the System object. d. When the Settings notebook appears, select the Screen tab. Then go to Screen page 2. e. On Screen page 2, select your display from the display list. If your display does not appear in the list, select Default. f. Return to Screen page 1 and select a screen resolution and a screen refresh rate. g. Close the Settings notebook. h. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. Note that during the installation of this driver, DISPLAY.LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in the OS2\INSTALL directory. These files identify the OS/2 system files that were updated and indicate whether the installation was successful. The contents of these files might be useful if you need to report an installation problem to IBM. 5.0 INSTALLATION IN A CID ENVIRONMENT ______________________________________ NOTES: 1. The server must contain a directory named S3_DRVS on the same drive where the OS/2 diskettes reside. The S3_DRVS directory must contain all of the files from the S3_864/868 device driver diskettes. 2. OS/2 must have been successfully installed on the client using the CID (Configuration Installation Distribution) method. 3. To configure resolution, monitor selection and refresh rate, refer to the file "README.CFG" in this package. To install the S3_864/868 graphics accelerator driver using CID, use the following information to modify your LCU command file. NOTE: The following information is meant as a guide. Your LCU command file might be different. /*****************************************************/ /* LCU PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . x.s3video = 15 x.15.name='S3 Video' x.15.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.15.name x.15.instprog = 'x:\img\s3_drvs\SETUP.CMD', ' x:\img\s3_drvs ' || bootdrive || ' CID' x.15.rspdir = '' x.15.default = '' x.s3dspinstl = 16 x.16.name='S3 CID Dspinstl' x.16.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.16.name x.16.instprog = bootdrive || '\os2\install\DSPINSTL.EXE', ' /pd:' || bootdrive || '\os2\install\s3864bb.dsc', ' /s:x:\img\s3_drvs', ' /t:' || bootdrive, ' /res:640x480x256', ' /u' x.16.rspdir = '' x.16.default = '' /*---------------------------------------------------*/ /* NUMBER OF PROGRAMS SET UP IN THE */ /* PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*---------------------------------------------------*/ NUM_INSTALL_PROGS = 16 /*****************************************************/ /* INSTALLATION SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . when OVERALL_STATE = 2 then do if RunInstall(x.s3video) == BAD_RC then exit Call RebootAndGotoState(3) end when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do if RunInstall(x.s3dspinstl) == BAD_RC then exit Call CheckBoot end . . . /******************************************************/ /* ROUTINE SECTION */ /* The following information should already exist in */ /* the LCU command file. */ /******************************************************/ . . . RebootAndGotoState: parse arg new_state, other rc2 = SetState(new_state, 'RebootAndGotoState', 1) /* Set the state */ /* to go to in */ /* OVERALL_STATE */ Call SaveStates /* Save the environment vars */ Call Reboot /* Reboot the machine */ return . . . /*****************************************************/ END OF LCU INFORMATION TO BE ADDED /*****************************************************/ Following is an explanation of the line that is executed in the LCU command file: C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL /pd:c:\os2\install\s3864bb.dsc /S:X:\img\s3_drvs /T:C: /res:640x480x256 /u /pd:c:\os2\install\s3864bb.dsc is the dsc laid down during setup phase. /S:X:\img\s3_drvs where X:\img\s3_drvs is the redirected source path. /T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. /res:640x480x256 is a resolution/color depth from the list of "Supported Resolutions" that appears earlier in this README. /u means Unattended installation. NOTES: 1. Be sure you have the stated video memory required, as listed in "Supported Resolutions" earlier in this README. A safe choice is 640x480x256. Any of the listed resolutions can be selected, but your display might be damaged if you select a resolution that your display does not support. 2. After the S3_864/868 device driver has been successfully installed on the client machine using the CID method and the client machine is restarted, the resolution will be as specified by command line argument. 3. After the CID install, refer the end user to 4.0 INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE step 11. 6.0 FUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ____________________________ o After Dark** for Windows** images that move from left to right do not perform properly at 640x480x16M resolution. o To avoid a general protection fault while loading Ventura Publisher** for Windows, be sure it is in one of the 256 color resolutions. o To avoid a trap in Lotus** 1-2-3** for OS/2, do not attempt to run the program at 16.7 million colors. o WordPerfect** Versions 5.1 and 5.2 for Windows produce a general protection fault when the "Print Preview" option is selected while using o Users of the software motion video feature of MMPM/2* should expect satisfactory results in 256-color modes. However, in 64K-color modes, OS/2 2.1 users of the feature will experience unusual results. An OS/2 pervasive-fix package is available as Fix Package XR06200 for APAR PJ11051. OS/2 versions 2.11 and above have this fix. The software motion video feature is not supported in 16-million color modes. o CorelDRAW** 2.0 will not run in a WIN-OS/2* window session. It must be run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. o Micrografx** Charisma 2.1 will not run in a WIN-OS/2 window session. It must be run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. o Distributed Console Access Facility (DCAF) is supported in 256-color modes only. 7.0 SETTING YOUR DISPLAY TO VGA MODE _____________________________________ Use the following procedures to return to VGA mode. NOTE: If your display is out of sync, start OS/2 using the OS/2 Installation Diskette, insert Diskette 1 when prompted, then press F3 to display a command prompt. Use the following instructions to reset your display mode: o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 Warp, returning to VGA mode has been simplified. Do the following: 1. Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it. 2. When a small white box appears in the upper left-hand corner of your screen, press Alt+F1. 3. When the Recovery Choices screen appears, press V. 4. Run Selective Install to change the Windows drivers. Your display adapter is restored and can work in VGA mode. If you want to install a new display adapter or video device driver, refer to Chapter 16, "Video Procedures," in the User's Guide to OS/2 Warp. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.1, 2.11, or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from diskettes, do the following: 1. Before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\S3864BB.DSC 2. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, insert Diskette 8 into drive A and unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE (where A: is the drive containing Diskette 8, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed.) 3. Type C: and then press Enter. 4. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 5. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C: (In /T:C:, C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:A:, A: is the diskette drive you use to install OS/2.) Then press Enter. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.1, 2.11, or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from CD-ROM or a LAN, do the following: 1. Before running RSPDSPI, delete the following files: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\S3864BB.DSC 2. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK E:\DISK_8\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE (where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed, and E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive.) 3. Type C: and then press Enter. 4. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 5. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C: (In /T:C:, C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:E:, E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive.) Then press Enter. 8.0 APAR FIXES INCLUDED IN THIS DRIVER _______________________________________ Some fixed APARs may not be listed. If you received this driver through the IBM OS/2 support channel and your requested APAR is not listed, please install the driver, as your requested APAR is included. ******************** APARS FIXED MAY 1995 ******************** APAR= PJ15437 TRANSPARENT BITMAPS WILL NOT DISPLAY PROPERLY USING S3-864 (ROCKET) DRIVERS W/ THE S3 CHIPSET. APAR= PJ16740 VIOGETSTATE IN OS/2 FULLSCREEN SESSION RETURNS INCORRECT VALUES. APAR= PJ16806 1280X1024X256 RESOLUTION MISSING FROM 12/94 S3_864 DRIVERS. APAR= PJ16968 WITH S3 864 IN HIGH RESOLUTION THE TESTCASE DRAWS A LINE OUTSIDE THE GIVEN AREA APAR= PJ17076 PLUS SIGN IN DRIVE TREE-VIEW MISSING BOTTOM OF BOX USING S3 DRIVER. APAR= PJ17148 IBM S3 BBS DATED 12/94 DOES NOT SUPPORT THE SGS1703 DAC, AFTER INSTALL, USERS W\ 2.11 OR 3.0 WILL BOOT TO A BLACK SCREEN. APAR= PJ17395 OS/2 2.11 DOES NOT WORK IN SVGA ON PC 750 MACHINES. S3 CHIPSET IS NOT RECOGNIZED. APAR= PJ17575 S3 864 VIDEO - FLICKER IN FULLSCREEN WINOS2 SESSION AT 1024x768x256 COLORS APAR= PJ17962 PC 750'S WITH S3 864 ON MOTHERBOARD DO NOT WORK IN 1024X768 RESOLUTIONS WITH 256 OR 64K COLORS UNDER WARP FULLPACK. APAR= PJ18100 REFRESH RATE AND MONITOR PAGE IS MISSING FROM THE SYSTEM ICON ON A 730 SYSTEM WITH WARP FULLPAK APAR= PJ18104 REFRESH RATE AND MONITOR PAGE IS MISSING FROM THE SYSTEM ICON ON A 750 SYSTEM WITH WARP APAR= PJ18154 VIDEO CORRUPTION RUNNING OS/2 WARP FULLPAK AND AMI PRO FOR OS/2 IN 1024X768X256 WITH S3 APAR= PJ18203 IN 1024X768X256 43 IS THE HIGHEST REFRESH RATE AVAILABLE WITH THE WARP DRIVERS ON THE 700 AND 300 SERIES APAR= PJ18204 1280X1024X768 IS MISSING FROM THE RESOLUTIONS WITH THE WARP FULLPAK DRIVERS ON THE 700 AND 300 SERIES APAR= PJ18205 1280X1024X768 IS MISSING FROM THE RESOLUTIONS WITH WARP ON PC730, PC750 OR DELL WITH S3 864 CHIPSET ON THE MOTHERBOARD APAR= PJ18215 IN 1024X768X256 43 IS THE HIGHEST REFRESH RATE AVAILABLE WITH THE WARP DRIVERS ON THE 700 AND 300 SERIES ************************** APARS FIXED IN BUILD C.031 ************************** APAR= PJ16764 TRAP000E (IPE) AT 0160:79336AB7 AT 2.11 WHEN LOGGING OFF RWPS WHEN WINOS2 SESSION IS OPEN AND ONLY IS SVGA MODE. APAR= PJ19131 S3 864 BBS DRIVERS USING OS2 WARP CONNECT FAIL AT 1280X1024 RESOLUTION RESULTING A BLANK SCREEN. APAR= PJ19741 IBM 15P MONITOR FAILS RUNNING 800X600X256 WITH 75HZ REFRESH RATE THIS INFORMATION IS MISSING FROM THE VIDEO.CFG MONITOR.DIF FILES APAR= PJ19984 BLINKING SCREEN WHEN HOTKEYING BETWEEN FULL SCREEN AND WINDOWED SESSION USING S3 864 CHIPSET APAR= PJ19994 VIO S3 INTENSITY BLINKING FULL-SCREEN SESSION SWITCH ************************** APARS FIXED IN BUILD A.034 ************************** APAR= PJ18878 HANG IN WORD & POWERPOINT UNDER WINOS2 USING S3_864 APAR= PJ19050 CHARACTERS ARE MISSING OR CORRUPTED IN WARP FULLPAK AND THE S3 864 CHIPSET APAR= PJ19173 USING S3 864 WITH APL SUPPORT WRONG OUTPUT ON SCREEN APAR= PJ19395 TRAP 0000 DIVIDE BY ERROR WITH CM/2 AND WARP. APAR= PJ19990 SYS3175 IN IBMS332.DLL WHEN RUNNING COMMGR/2 WITH APL FONTS AND GDDM INSTALLED APAR= PJ20760 PARADOX 5.0 FOR WINDOWS PRINTER SETUP DIALOG BOX IS CORRUPT IN 1024X768X256 USING S3-864 DRIVERS. APAR= PJ20940 WORD 6.0C HANG. *********************************** APARS FIXED IN BUILDS 0.035 - 0.040 *********************************** APAR= PJ19881 VIDEOPMI - BASE VIDEO HANDLER SAVE/RESTORE NOT FUNCTIONING. APAR= PJ19883 VIDEOPMI - VIOSETSTATE() NOT SETTING PALETTE CORRECTLY. APAR= PJ20282 VIDEO CORRUPTION IN WINOS2 SEAMLESS SESSIONS WHEN USING ALT-ESC WHILE IN HIGH RESOLUTION (XGA/2,S3-864,COMPAQ QVISSION) OR VGA. APAR= PJ20328 MISSING AVIO CHARACTERS IN 3270 SESSIONS USING S3-864 IBM BBS SVGA DRIVERS IN OS/2 HALFPAK. APAR= PJ20358 S3_864 RUNNING APPROACH IN 1024X768X256 WILL RESULT IN SLOWER AND SLOWER UPDATE, EATEN MORE AND MORE RESOURCE. APAR= PJ20364 S3 864 AND S3801/805/928 READMES INDICATE ONLY 1 MEG OF VIDEO MEMORY IS NEEDED TO RUN IN 800X600X65K. APAR= PJ20485 MS WORD 6A AND EXCEL 5C EXPERIENCE SEAMLESS REPAINT PROBLEMS WITH S3 864 DRIVERS UNDER OS/2 2.11. APAR= PJ20585 ERROR WHEN RUNNING POWERPOINT AND THE S3 864 DRIVERS ON AN IBM 750. APAR= PJ20677 MISSING AVIO CHARACTERS IN 3270 SESSIONS USING S3-864 IBM BBS SVGA DRIVERS IN OS/2 WARP FULLPACK. APAR= PJ20760 PARADOX 5.0 FOR WINDOWS PRINTER SETUP DIALOG BOX IS CORRUPT IN 1024X768X256 USING S3-864 DRIVERS. APAR= PJ20866 RUNNING LOTUS APPROACH V3.02 (REPEATING PANEL) IN HIGH RESOLUTION CAUSES THE SYSTEM RESOURCES TO MINIMIZE. APAR= PJ21285 S3 864/868 VIDEO DRIVERS UNDER WARP DON'T HANDLE XOR PROPERLY THE API FUNCTION IS GPISETMIX. APAR= PJ21378 BLTBIT PROGRAM CAUSED DISPLAY HANG WITH S3 VISION864(34A) DISPLAY. APAR= PJ21806 TRAP-E ON EDDG_CLIPPICKWINDOW. APAR= PJ22534 GREEK CODEPAGE VECTOR LOST WHEN CHANGING FONTS. ************************* APAR FIXED IN BUILD 0.041 ************************* APAR= PJ22972 LOTUS NOTES 4.1 SHOWS FONT CORRUPTION IN WARP ON S3 VIDEO ************************** APARS FIXED IN BUILD 0.042 ************************** APAR= PJ23087 NETWORK POPUP MESSAGES ARE UNREADABLE FROM AN OS/2 FULLSCREEN APAR= PJ23185 FONTS CORRUPTION UNDER MS-WORD 6.0 WHEN RAN IN SEAMLESS MODE ************************* APAR FIXED IN BUILD A.044 ************************* APAR= PJ23094 S3-864,GREEK CONNECT: ICON DESCR. MISSING CHARS. IN WINOS2 FS ************************* APAR FIXED IN BUILD A.052 ************************* APAR= PJ20106 INCORRECT TEXT IN THE README FOR THE NEW S3_864.ZIP DRIVERS DATED 5/95 APAR= PJ22482 OS/2 RUNNING A DOS BOOT DISKETTE WITH DOS SETTING "VIDEO_MODE_ RESTRICTION = MONO" IN FULLSCREEN RESULTS IN VIDEO CORRUPTION APAR= PJ22880 WHEN CTRL-ESC FROM AND BACK TO F/S AUTOCADR13, TOP 1 INCH OF DISPLAY IS FROZEN. REST OF APP WORKS FINE. APAR= PJ23069 S3 VIDEO DRIVERS CAUSE GPIBOX BOXES TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT APAR= PJ23586 PROBLEM USING ALT+HOME FROM DOS WINDOW TO FULL-SCREEN WHEN VIDEO_MODE_RESTRICTION=CGA APAR= PJ24668 COLOR PALETTE SHIFT BETWEEN WINOS2 FULLSCREEN AND DESKTOP WITH S3-864 DRIVER APAR= JR09858 SETTING VIDEO MODE RESTRICTION TO CGA CAUSES SYS3176 APAR= JR09909 DOS/V EXTENSION V2.0 DOSEN'T START ON VDM WINDOW WITH S3 DRIVER. 9.0 TRADEMARKS _______________ The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in this file, are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: DCAF IBM MMPM/2 OS/2 Presentation Manager PS/ValuePoint WIN-OS/2 The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this file, are trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies as follows: TRADEMARK OWNER After Dark Berkely Systems, Inc. CorelDRAW Corel Corporation Lotus Lotus Development Corporation Micrografx Micrografx Incorporated S3 S3 Incorporated Ventura Publisher Ventura Software, Inc. Windows Microsoft Corporation WordPerfect WordPerfect Corporation 1-2-3 Lotus Development Corporation IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY RELATED PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. THIS DRIVER IS COPYRIGHTED BY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION. ALL APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY. (End of Document)

OS/2 Video Device Driver for the S3 Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 Driver Version 3.03.03 This package contains an OS/2 graphics-accelerator device driver supporting the Trio32(732), Trio64(764), Trio64V+(765), and Trio64V2 DX/GX (775/785) chip sets from S3 Incorporated. Important: o "S3 DRV1" and "S3 DRV2" must be the label on the installation diskettes in this package. This label can be applied using the DOS or OS/2 LABEL command. The installation will fail without this step. o Disk 2 is used only for 864/964 installs. o Read this entire document before beginning the device driver installation. 1.0 Supported Features _______________________ This Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 graphics-accelerator device driver provides seamless support for accelerated display graphics and advanced color resolutions when used with the minimum required video memory. It conforms to the OS/2 32-bit, flat memory model and is designed to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager graphics-display device driver under the OS/2 32-bit graphics engine. This device driver supports setting the refresh rate using the System - Settings notebook (page 2 of the Screen tab) in the OS/2 System Setup folder, and monitor detection using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols. 1.1 Supported Resolutions |========================================| | Mode | Resolution | Memory | Trio | | | | Required| Family | | | | | 764/765 | | | | | 732 | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 101 | 640x480x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 103 | 800x600x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 105 | 1024x768x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 107 | 1280x1024x8 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 111 | 640x480x16 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 114 | 800x600x16 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 116 | 1024x768x16 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 212 | 640x480x24 | 1 MB | N/S | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 112 | 640x480x32 | 2 MB | Y | |========================================| NOTES: o Y = Supported; N/S = Not Supported. o 1 MB only - 640x480x24 is supported for 1 MB memory configuration only; for 2 MB and above, 32 bits per pixel (bpp) is supported. o S3 BIOS supports 800x600x16 with 1 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 2 MB of memory. The 32 bpp device driver might need a large swap space on the hard disk, for example, 15 MB. 2.0 Compatibility __________________ This graphics-accelerator device driver is compatible with OS/2 2.11, OS/2 Warp 3.0, and OS/2 Warp (Merlin) 4.0. 3.0 DDC Monitor Support _______________________________________ VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) 1 and 2B protocols are supported, allowing similarly enabled computers and operating system software to identify the monitor and its capabilities. This device driver automatically detects DDC monitor capabilities and sets the display to the maximum refresh rate supported by the monitor. If, after installing this device driver, you switch from a non-DDC monitor to a DDC monitor or switch to a different DDC monitor, you must run the DDC Display Setup program in the System Setup folder. Use the following procedures when installing a DDC monitor. 1. Reset the display to the lowest refresh rate available. This will prevent the system from attempting to display at a refresh rate higher than that supported by the new monitor. 2. Shut down your system and install the new monitor. 3. Restart your system. 4. Select the "DDC Display Setup" icon in the OS/2 System Folder. 5. When you are instructed to do so, shut down your system and restart it. 4.0 Preliminary Steps ______________________ The following steps must be performed before you install the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 graphics-accelerator device driver: 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed. 2. If you previously installed SVGA support, you must reset the resolution to VGA mode, using the procedures in "Setting Your Display to VGA Mode" (section 5.0 in this README). 3. The device driver diskettes must be labeled "S3 DRV1" and "S3 DRV2". 4. After driver installation, the OS/2 SYSLEVEL command may be used to confirm the new driver version level. It may also be used prior to installation to verify the current driver version, however, some previous device drivers did not provide this information. Following execution of the SYSLEVEL command look for the following information: C:\OS2\INSTALLATION\SYSLEVEL.VID Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 Version 2.81 Component ID 562107701 Current CSD level: S330302 Prior CSD level: S328414 In this case the current version level is S3 3.03.02. 5. In some situations, installing this driver over 2.80.xx and 2.81.xx versions of the driver can result in duplicated icons. To prevent this problem, you should delete the "S3 Windows Font Size" and "DDC Display Setup" icons from the System Setup Folder prior to installing this driver. 5.0 Setting Your Display to VGA Mode _____________________________________ Use the following procedures to reset to VGA mode. NOTE: If your display is out of sync, start OS/2 using the OS/2 Installation Diskette. Insert Diskette 1 when prompted, press F3 to display a command prompt, and then use the following instructions to reset your display mode. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from diskettes, do the following: 1. Under OS/2 2.1/2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, insert Diskette 8 into drive A and unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where A: is the drive containing Diskette 8, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:A:, A: is the source diskette drive for installing the device driver. Then press Enter. 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from CD-ROM or a LAN, do the following: 1. Under OS/2 2.1/2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK E:\DISK_8\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed, and E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:E:, E: is the source CD-ROM or LAN drive. Then press Enter. 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 Warp 3.0, do the following: 1. Restart your computer. 2. Simultaneously press Alt and F1 key immediately when a square block appears in the top left hand corner. 3. Press 'v' key for VGA. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 Warp (Merlin) 4.0, do the following: 1. Restart your computer. 2. Simultaneously press Alt and F1 key immediately when a square block appears in the top left hand corner. 3. Press F3 key for VGA. 6.0 Installing from Diskette _______________________________ To install the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 device driver from diskette, do the following: 1. If system is not in VGA mode, select VGA mode. 2. Insert the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 diskette into drive A (or any other diskette drive). Note: "S3 DRV1" must be the volume label of this diskette. To verify the label, use "Label A:". 3. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session. 4. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command to copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive: A:SETUP where A: is the diskette drive. Then press Enter. Setup will then identify your chipset. When prompted to do so, press Enter to continue. 5. When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears, the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" choice is preselected. Select OK. Do not select "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" since this method of setting refresh rates is not supported anymore. NOTE: DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file. If the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file has not been created, the adapter will not be supported. This process can take several seconds and will black-out the screen. 6. When the Source Directory pop-up window requests the Vision868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 diskette insert the diskette labelled "S3 DRV1". If the Source Directory pop-up window requests the -CHIPDESC2- diskette insert the diskette labelled "S3 DRV2". Then select Install. 7. When prompted to do so, select OK to perform a shutdown, and then restart your computer. Make sure the diskette has been removed from the install drive. 8. When the system has restarted: a. Open the OS/2 System folder. b. Open the System Setup folder. c. Open the System object. d. When the Settings notebook appears, select the Screen tab. If your monitor has been detected as Plug and-Play (DDC) compatible, go to step 10. 9. On Screen page 2, select your display from the display list. If your display does not appear in the list, select Default. It might be necessary to restart your computer to have all refresh rate options available. 10. When the system has restarted: a. Open the System object and select Screen page 1, as in step 8. b. Select a screen resolution and a screen refresh rate. c. Close the Settings notebook. d. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. NOTES: o If the selected vertical refresh rate is not supported by your monitor, delete \OS2\VIDEO.CFG file and reboot. This will set the refresh rate to the default value. A new refresh rate can now be selected using the procedure described above. o During the installation of this driver, DISPLAY.LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in the OS/2\INSTALL directory. These files identify the OS/2 system files that were updated and indicate whether the installation was successful. The contents of these files might be useful if you need to report an installation problem to IBM. o If the video memory size is changed after the device driver is installed, the device driver must be reinstalled in order for the system to recognize the change. Not reinstalling the driver might result in serious system problems. o When starting a WIN-OS/2 session it is recommended that the user launch the session via one of the WIN-OS/2 icons located in the "Command Prompts" folder within the "OS/2 System" icon. For additional information see section 10.0 Limitations. 7.0 Installing in a CID Environment ______________________________________ NOTES: o The server must contain a directory named S3_DRVS on the same drive where the OS/2 diskettes reside. The S3_DRVS directory must contain all of the files from the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 device driver diskette. o OS/2 must have been successfully installed on the client using the CID (Configuration Installation Distribution) method. To install the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 graphics-accelerator device driver using CID, use the following information to modify your LCU command file. NOTE: The following information is meant as a guide. Your LCU command file might be different. /*****************************************************/ /* LCU PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . x.s3video = 15 x.15.name='S3 Video' x.15.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.15.name x.15.instprog = 'x:\img\s3_drvs\SETUP.CMD', ' /u /s:x:\img\s3_drvs' x.15.rspdir = '' x.15.default = '' /*---------------------------------------------------*/ /* NUMBER OF PROGRAMS SET UP IN THE */ /* PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*---------------------------------------------------*/ NUM_INSTALL_PROGS = 15 /*****************************************************/ /* INSTALLATION SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . when OVERALL_STATE = 2 then do if RunInstall(x.s3video) == BAD_RC then exit Call RebootAndGotoState(3) end when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do if RunInstall(x.s3dspinstl) == BAD_RC then exit Call CheckBoot end . . . /******************************************************/ /* ROUTINE SECTION */ /* The following information should already exist in */ /* the LCU command file. */ /******************************************************/ . . . RebootAndGotoState: parse arg new_state, other rc2 = SetState(new_state, 'RebootAndGotoState', 1) /* Set the state */ /* to go to in */ /* OVERALL_STATE */ Call SaveStates /* Save the environment vars */ Call Reboot /* Reboot the machine */ return . . . /*****************************************************/ END OF LCU INFORMATION TO BE ADDED /*****************************************************/ Following is an explanation of the line that is executed in the LCU command file: C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL /pd:c:\os2\install\00S3.dsc /S:X:\img\s3_drvs /T:C: /res:640x480x256 /u /pd:c:\os2\install\00S3.dsc is the dsc laid down during setup phase. /S:X:\img\s3_drvs where X:\img\s3_drvs is the redirected source path. /T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. /res:640x480x256 is a resolution/color depth from the list of "Supported Resolutions" that appears earlier in this README. /u means Unattended installation. NOTES: o Be sure you have the stated video memory required, as listed in "Supported Resolutions" earlier in this README. A safe choice is 640x480x256. Any of the listed resolutions can be selected, but your display might be damaged if you select a resolution that your display does not support. o To select a refresh rate, SVGA.EXE can be executed again separately after DSPINSTL. Example, SVGA ON INIT 1024 75 This will create another \OS2\VIDEO.CFG file with 75Hz as the default at 1024x768 resolution. The prior \OS2\VIDEO.CFG file should be deleted first. o After the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+/64V2 device driver has been successfully installed on the client machine using the CID method and the client machine is restarted, the resolution will be as specified by command line argument. o After the CID installation, refer the end user to section 6.0 "Installation from Diskette," step 12. 8.0 Selecting Small or Large Fonts for Windows _______________________________________ The default font sizes for Windows sessions are listed below. Resolution Default Font Size ---------- --------------------------- 640x480 Small 800x600 Small 1024x768 Large 1280x1024 Large 1600x1200 Large NOTE: Large fonts are not available for 640x480 resolution. Use the following procedures to select small or large fonts for Windows sessions. 1. Select the "S3 Windows Font Size" object in the OS/2 System Setup Folder. 2. Click on the radio button next to the font size you wish to select. 3. Click on the OK button. 4. A message will display saying that the new settings will take effect the next time you restart your Windows session. Currently open sessions will not be affected by the new settings. 5. Click on the OK button. 6. Start any WIN-OS/2 window or full-screen session. The setting you select will remain in effect until you explicitly change it, you change your display resolution, or you install a new display driver. 9.0 Features and Fixes Included in this Driver _____________________________________________ - "System - Settings" notebook support for setting refresh rate - Capabilities button of page 1 of the "System - Settings" notebook for large/small/automatic resource size selection (changes WIN-OS/2) font sizes as well - DDC monitor detection support - Windows "Large font" and "Small font" support in high resolutions - WIN-OS/2 based on latest S3 Windows 3.1 drivers - Two-diskette package - One boot install - EnDIVE support for Trio64V+ and Trio64V2 on certain video modes - CID install allow preselected refresh rate 10.0 Limitations _______________________ 1. CID install pauses due to SVGA.EXE loading in the background. Workaround: In the CID install script, do not initiate any other processes until DISPINSTL completes execution. Ensure that no other processes are running during CID install. This can be accomplished by adding the following line to the CONFIGSYSLINE keyword of the CID response file: SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY 2. During CID install of IBM AntiVirus when using NetView DM/2, the OS/2 full screen is displayed as a black screen. Workaround: Perform CID install under VGA. 3. DISPINSTL does not allow CID selection of monitor and refresh rate. The workaround is as follows: Requirements: * A system with the same graphics card and monitor configured with the S3 driver version 2.81.05, the correct display type, the desired resolution, and the desired refresh rate. Step 1: Copy Configured Video/Display Data Files * copy the video and display data files containing information about the display type, resolution and refresh rate to the CID server (\img\svgadata). > copy \os2\svgadata.pmi x:\img\svgadata > copy \os2\video.cfg x:\img\svgadata Step 2: Create CID Command File * create a command file to copy svgadata.pmi and video.cfg to the client system's \os2 directory via CID. * reboot the client system. * the client system will be configured with the correct driver, display type, resolution and refresh rate. Another work around is to delete \OS2\VIDEO.CFG and to execute SVGA.EXE again after DSPINSTL completes. Example: SVGA ON INIT 1024 75 to set 75Hz as the default refresh rate at 1024x768. 4. In all modes, video corruption or out-of-sync screen is displayed when using Alt+Esc to switch between WIN-OS/2, OS/2, and DOS window and full-screen sessions started from the Startup folder. To avoid this situation, do not start sessions from the Startup folder or press Alt+Esc several times to restore. 5. Some programs, such as WINBENCH95, WINBENCH96, and After Dark 3.0, were written specifically for the Windows environment. In the Windows environment, these programs prevent any keystrokes from interfering with their proper execution. However, in the OS/2 environment, it is possible to switch context away from the Windows session without notifying these programs. General Protection Faults (GPFs) may result. Therefore, context switching during the execution of WINBENCH95 and WINBENCH96 tests is not recommended. Also, context switching during the execution of the After Dark 3.0 demo is not recommended. 6. When attempting to start a WIN-OS/2 session from an OS/2 Full Screen session by typing "WIN" or "WINOS2" at the command prompt, it will not execute with the settings needed to support WIN-OS/2, and will result in video corruption and/or a system lockup. It is recommended that the user launch all Windows sessions via one of the WIN-OS/2 icons located in the "Command Prompts" folder within the "OS/2 System" icon. 7. When attempting to start a WIN-OS/2 session from a DOS Full screen or DOS Window by typing the "WIN" or WINOS2" command, the user must first be sure that the video settings of the session are changed to enable this feature. These settings can be changed using the following procedure: a) Place mouse pointer over the DOS Full Screen icon (or any DOS session icon you want to alter). Press mouse button 2 (MB2), the right button, to bring up a context sensitive menu. b) Place mouse pointer over "Setting" and press MB1. Next, place mouse pointer over the tab labeled "Session" and press MB1 again. c) Use MB1 to chose the "DOS Setting" button. d) Use MB1 to chose the "DOS video settings" option, and then click OK. e) From the list of settings which appear ensure that "VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP" is switched OFF, AND "VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION" is switched to ON, then "save" these settings using MB1. (End of Document)

OS/2 Video Device Driver for the S3 Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ Driver Version 2.84.13 This package contains an OS/2 graphics-accelerator device driver supporting the Trio32(732), Trio64(764) and Trio64V+(765) chip sets from S3 Incorporated. Important: o "S3 DRV1" must be the label on the installation diskette in this package. This label can be applied using the DOS or OS/2 LABEL command. The installation will fail without this step. o Read this entire document before beginning the device driver installation. 1.0 Supported Features _______________________ This Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ graphics-accelerator device driver provides seamless support for accelerated display graphics and advanced color resolutions when used with the minimum required video memory. It conforms to the OS/2 32-bit, flat memory model and is designed to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager graphics-display device driver under the OS/2 32-bit graphics engine. This device driver supports setting the refresh rate using the System - Settings notebook (page 2 of the Screen tab) in the OS/2 System Setup folder, and monitor detection using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols. 1.1 Supported Resolutions |========================================| | Mode | Resolution | Memory | Trio | | | | Required| Family | | | | | 764/765 | | | | | 732 | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 101 | 640x480x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 103 | 800x600x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 105 | 1024x768x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 107 | 1280x1024x8 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 111 | 640x480x16 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 114 | 800x600x16 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 116 | 1024x768x16 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 212 | 640x480x24 | 1 MB | N/S | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 112 | 640x480x32 | 2 MB | Y | |========================================| NOTES: o Y = Supported; N/S = Not Supported. o 1 MB only - 640x480x24 is supported for 1 MB memory configuration only; for 2 MB and above, 32 bits per pixel (bpp) is supported. o S3 BIOS supports 800x600x16 with 1 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 2 MB of memory. The 32 bpp device driver might need a large swap space on the hard disk, for example, 15 MB. 2.0 Compatibility __________________ This graphics-accelerator device driver is compatible with OS/2 2.11, and OS/2 Warp 3.0. 3.0 DDC Monitor Support _______________________________________ VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) 1 and 2B protocols are supported, allowing similarly enabled computers and operating system software to identify the monitor and its capabilities. This device driver automatically detects DDC monitor capabilities and sets the display to the maximum refresh rate supported by the monitor. If, after installing this device driver, you switch from a non-DDC monitor to a DDC monitor or switch to a different DDC monitor, you must run the DDC Display Setup program in the System Setup folder. Use the following procedures when installing a DDC monitor. 1. Reset the display to the lowest refresh rate available. This will prevent the system from attempting to display at a refresh rate higher than that supported by the new monitor. 2. Shut down your system and install the new monitor. 3. Restart your system. 4. Select the "DDC Display Setup" icon in the OS/2 System Folder. 5. When you are instructed to do so, shut down your system and restart it. 4.0 Preliminary Steps ______________________ The following steps must be performed before you install the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ graphics-accelerator device driver: 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed. 2. If you previously installed SVGA support, you must reset the resolution to VGA mode, using the procedures in "Setting Your Display to VGA Mode" (section 5.0 in this README). 3. The device driver diskette must be labeled "S3 DRV1." 4. After driver installation, the OS/2 SYSLEVEL command may be used to confirm the new driver version level. It may also be used prior to installation to verify the current driver version, however, some previous device drivers did not provide this information. Following execution of the SYSLEVEL command look for the following information: C:\OS2\INSTALLATION\SYSLEVEL.VID Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ Version 2.81 Component ID 562107701 Current CSD level: S328103 Prior CSD level: S328018 In this case the current version level is S3 2.81.03. 5. In some situations, installing this driver over 2.80.xx and 2.81.xx versions of the driver can result in duplicated icons. To prevent this problem, you should delete the "S3 Windows Font Size" and "DDC Display Setup" icons from the System Setup Folder prior to installing this driver. 5.0 Setting Your Display to VGA Mode _____________________________________ Use the following procedures to reset to VGA mode. NOTE: If your display is out of sync, start OS/2 using the OS/2 Installation Diskette. Insert Diskette 1 when prompted, press F3 to display a command prompt, and then use the following instructions to reset your display mode. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from diskettes, do the following: 1. Under OS/2 2.1/2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, insert Diskette 8 into drive A and unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where A: is the drive containing Diskette 8, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:A:, A: is the source diskette drive for installing the device driver. Then press Enter. 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from CD-ROM or a LAN, do the following: 1. Under OS/2 2.1/2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK E:\DISK_8\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed, and E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:E:, E: is the source CD-ROM or LAN drive. Then press Enter. 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. 6.0 Installing from Diskette _______________________________ To install the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ device driver from diskette, do the following: 1. If system is not in VGA mode, select VGA mode. 2. Insert the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ diskette into drive A (or any other diskette drive). Note: "S3 DRV1" must be the volume label of this diskette. To verify the label, use "Label A:". 3. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session. 4. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command to copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive: A:SETUP where A: is the diskette drive. Then press Enter. Setup will then identify your chipset. When prompted to do so, press Enter to continue. 5. When prompted to do so, select OK to perform a shutdown, and then restart your computer. Make sure the diskette has been removed from the install drive. 6. Open the OS/2 System folder. 7. Open the System Setup folder. 8. Open the Display Driver Install object or enter "dspinstl" at an OS/2 command prompt. When the Display Driver Install window appears, select Primary Display Driver and then select OK. 9. When the "Primary Display Driver List" window appears, select "S3 Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ [32Bit] Version 2.84.13" to install the video driver. 10. When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears, the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" choice is preselected. You can accept this choice or select "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" to choose a different refresh rate. Then select OK. If you select the "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" choice, you must have the DOS monitor utility program that came with your display adapter. Contact the display adapter manufacturer's technical support for information on how to use the monitor utility program under OS/2. NOTE: DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file. If the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file has not been created, the adapter will not be supported. This process can take several seconds and will black-out the screen. 11. When the Source Directory pop-up window appears, insert S3 Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ diskette into drive A. Then select Install. 12. When the installation is complete, shut down your system, remove the diskette, and restart your computer. 13. When the system has restarted: a. Open the OS/2 System folder. b. Open the System Setup folder. c. Open the System object. d. When the Settings notebook appears, select the Screen tab. If your monitor has been detected as Plug and-Play (DDC) compatible, go to step 15. 14. On Screen page 2, select your display from the display list. If your display does not appear in the list, select Default. It might be necessary to restart your computer to have all refresh rate options available. 15. When the system has restarted: a. Open the System object and select Screen page 1, as in step 13. b. Select a screen resolution and a screen refresh rate. c. Close the Settings notebook. d. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. NOTES: o During the installation of this driver, DISPLAY.LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in the OS/2\INSTALL directory. These files identify the OS/2 system files that were updated and indicate whether the installation was successful. The contents of these files might be useful if you need to report an installation problem to IBM. o If the video memory size is changed after the device driver is installed, the device driver must be reinstalled in order for the system to recognize the change. Not reinstalling the driver might result in serious system problems. o When starting a WIN-OS/2 session it is recommended that the user launch the session via one of the WIN-OS/2 icons located in the "Command Prompts" folder within the "OS/2 System" icon. For additional information see section 10.0 Limitations. 7.0 Installing in a CID Environment ______________________________________ NOTES: o The server must contain a directory named S3_DRVS on the same drive where the OS/2 diskettes reside. The S3_DRVS directory must contain all of the files from the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ device driver diskette. o OS/2 must have been successfully installed on the client using the CID (Configuration Installation Distribution) method. To install the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ graphics-accelerator device driver using CID, use the following information to modify your LCU command file. NOTE: The following information is meant as a guide. Your LCU command file might be different. /*****************************************************/ /* LCU PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . x.s3video = 15 x.15.name='S3 Video' x.15.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.15.name x.15.instprog = 'x:\img\s3_drvs\SETUP.CMD', ' /u /s:x:\img\s3_drvs' x.15.rspdir = '' x.15.default = '' x.s3dspinstl = 16 x.16.name='S3 CID Dspinstl' x.16.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.16.name x.16.instprog = bootdrive || '\os2\install\DSPINSTL.EXE', ' /pd:' || bootdrive || '\os2\install\00S3.dsc', ' /s:x:\img\s3_drvs', ' /t:' || bootdrive, ' /res:640x480x256', ' /u' x.16.rspdir = '' x.16.default = '' /*---------------------------------------------------*/ /* NUMBER OF PROGRAMS SET UP IN THE */ /* PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*---------------------------------------------------*/ NUM_INSTALL_PROGS = 16 /*****************************************************/ /* INSTALLATION SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . when OVERALL_STATE = 2 then do if RunInstall(x.s3video) == BAD_RC then exit Call RebootAndGotoState(3) end when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do if RunInstall(x.s3dspinstl) == BAD_RC then exit Call CheckBoot end . . . /******************************************************/ /* ROUTINE SECTION */ /* The following information should already exist in */ /* the LCU command file. */ /******************************************************/ . . . RebootAndGotoState: parse arg new_state, other rc2 = SetState(new_state, 'RebootAndGotoState', 1) /* Set the state */ /* to go to in */ /* OVERALL_STATE */ Call SaveStates /* Save the environment vars */ Call Reboot /* Reboot the machine */ return . . . /*****************************************************/ END OF LCU INFORMATION TO BE ADDED /*****************************************************/ Following is an explanation of the line that is executed in the LCU command file: C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL /pd:c:\os2\install\00S3.dsc /S:X:\img\s3_drvs /T:C: /res:640x480x256 /u /pd:c:\os2\install\00S3.dsc is the dsc laid down during setup phase. /S:X:\img\s3_drvs where X:\img\s3_drvs is the redirected source path. /T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. /res:640x480x256 is a resolution/color depth from the list of "Supported Resolutions" that appears earlier in this README. /u means Unattended installation. NOTES: o Be sure you have the stated video memory required, as listed in "Supported Resolutions" earlier in this README. A safe choice is 640x480x256. Any of the listed resolutions can be selected, but your display might be damaged if you select a resolution that your display does not support. o After the Vision864/964/868/968/Trio32/64/64V+ device driver has been successfully installed on the client machine using the CID method and the client machine is restarted, the resolution will be as specified by command line argument. o After the CID installation, refer the end user to section 6.0 "Installation from Diskette," step 12. 8.0 Selecting Small or Large Fonts for Windows _______________________________________ The default font sizes for Windows sessions are listed below. Resolution Default Font Size ---------- --------------------------- 640x480 Small 800x600 Small 1024x768 Large 1280x1024 Large 1600x1200 Large NOTE: Large fonts are not available for 640x480 resolution. Use the following procedures to select small or large fonts for Windows sessions. 1. Select the "S3 Windows Font Size" object in the OS/2 System Setup Folder. 2. Click on the radio button next to the font size you wish to select. 3. Click on the OK button. 4. A message will display saying that the new settings will take effect the next time you restart your Windows session. Currently open sessions will not be affected by the new settings. 5. Click on the OK button. 6. Start any WIN-OS/2 window or full-screen session. The setting you select will remain in effect until you explicitly change it, you change your display resolution, or you install a new display driver. 9.0 Features and Fixes Included in this Driver _____________________________________________ - "System - Settings" notebook support for setting refresh rate - DDC monitor detection support - Windows "Large font" and "Small font" support in high resolutions - WIN-OS/2 based on latest S3 Windows 3.1 drivers - One-diskette package 10.0 Limitations _______________________ 1. CID install pauses due to SVGA.EXE loading in the background. Workaround: In the CID install script, do not initiate any other processes until DISPINSTL completes execution. Ensure that no other processes are running during CID install. This can be accomplished by adding the following line to the CONFIGSYSLINE keyword of the CID response file: SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY 2. During CID install of IBM AntiVirus when using NetView DM/2, the OS/2 full screen is displayed as a black screen. Workaround: Perform CID install under VGA. 3. DISPINSTL does not allow CID selection of monitor and refresh rate. The workaround is as follows: Requirements: * A system with the same graphics card and monitor configured with the S3 driver version 2.81.05, the correct display type, the desired resolution, and the desired refresh rate. Step 1: Copy Configured Video/Display Data Files * copy the video and display data files containing information about the display type, resolution and refresh rate to the CID server (\img\svgadata). > copy \os2\svgadata.pmi x:\img\svgadata > copy \os2\video.cfg x:\img\svgadata Step 2: Create CID Command File * create a command file to copy svgadata.pmi and video.cfg to the client system's \os2 directory via CID. * reboot the client system. * the client system will be configured with the correct driver, display type, resolution and refresh rate. 4. In all modes, video corruption or out-of-sync screen is displayed when using Alt+Esc to switch between WIN-OS/2, OS/2, and DOS window and full-screen sessions started from the Startup folder. To avoid this situation, do not start sessions from the Startup folder or press Alt+Esc several times to restore. 5. Some programs, such as WINBENCH95, WINBENCH96, and After Dark 3.0, were written specifically for the Windows environment. In the Windows environment, these programs prevent any keystrokes from interfering with their proper execution. However, in the OS/2 environment, it is possible to switch context away from the Windows session without notifying these programs. General Protection Faults (GPFs) may result. Therefore, context switching during the execution of WINBENCH95 and WINBENCH96 tests is not recommended. Also, context switching during the execution of the After Dark 3.0 demo is not recommended. 6. When attempting to start a WIN-OS/2 session from an OS/2 Full Screen session by typing "WIN" or "WINOS2" at the command prompt, it will not execute with the settings needed to support WIN-OS/2, and will result in video corruption and/or a system lockup. It is recommended that the user launch all Windows sessions via one of the WIN-OS/2 icons located in the "Command Prompts" folder within the "OS/2 System" icon. 7. When attempting to start a WIN-OS/2 session from a DOS Full screen or DOS Window by typing the "WIN" or WINOS2" command, the user must first be sure that the video settings of the session are changed to enable this feature. These settings can be changed using the following procedure: a) Place mouse pointer over the DOS Full Screen icon (or any DOS session icon you want to alter). Press mouse button 2 (MB2), the right button, to bring up a context sensitive menu. b) Place mouse pointer over "Setting" and press MB1. Next, place mouse pointer over the tab labeled "Session" and press MB1 again. c) Use MB1 to chose the "DOS Setting" button. d) Use MB1 to chose the "DOS video settings" option, and then click OK. e) From the list of settings which appear ensure that "VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP" is switched OFF, AND "VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION" is switched to ON, then "save" these settings using MB1. (End of Document)

OS/2 Video Device Driver for the S3 Trio64/64V+ Driver Version 2.81.05 This package contains an OS/2 graphics-accelerator device driver supporting the Trio64(764) and Trio64V+(765) chip sets from S3 Incorporated. Important: o Read this entire document before beginning the device driver installation. o WARNING: The installation procedure provided in this document must be used to install this device driver. The OS/2 Selective Install should never be used when installing this device driver. o "S3 DRV1" must be the label on the installation diskette in this package. This label can be applied using the DOS or OS/2 LABEL command. The installation will fail without this step. 1.0 Supported Features _______________________ This Trio64/64V+ graphics-accelerator device driver provides seamless support for accelerated display graphics and advanced color resolutions when used with the minimum required video memory. It conforms to the OS/2 32-bit, flat memory model and is designed to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager graphics-display device driver under the OS/2 32-bit graphics engine. This device driver supports setting the refresh rate using the System - Settings notebook (page 2 of the Screen tab) in the OS/2 System Setup folder, and monitor detection using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols. 1.1 Supported Resolutions |========================================| | Mode | Resolution | Memory | Trio | | | | Required| Family | | | | | 764/765 | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 101 | 640x480x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 103 | 800x600x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 105 | 1024x768x8 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 107 | 1280x1024x8 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 111 | 640x480x16 | 1 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 114 | 800x600x16 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 116 | 1024x768x16 | 2 MB | Y | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 212 | 640x480x24 | 1 MB | N/S | |------|-------------|---------|---------| | 112 | 640x480x32 | 2 MB | Y | |========================================| NOTES: o Y = Supported; N/S = Not Supported. o 1 MB only - 640x480x24 is supported for 1 MB memory configuration only; for 2 MB and above, 32 bits per pixel (bpp) is supported. o S3 BIOS supports 1600x1200x8 with 2 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 4 MB of memory. o S3 BIOS supports 800x600x16 with 1 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 2 MB of memory. o S3 BIOS supports 1280x1024x16 with 3 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 4 MB of memory. o S3 BIOS supports 800x600x32 with 2 MB; S3 OS/2 device driver needs 4 MB of memory The 32 bpp device driver might need a large swap space on the hard disk, for example, 15 MB. 1.2 Supported Adapters For a comprehensive list of products that have been tested by IBM and are OS/2-compatible, refer to the "OS/2 Hardware Compatibility List" book. This book is available electronically in the following locations: http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/os2hw.html IBM National Support Center BBS (data connection: 919-517-0001) CompuServe (IBM OS/2 Support Forum \Library\IBMFiles\PCMTABLE.ZIP) PRODIGY LAN Server & OS/2 BBS -Sydney Australia IBM Austria BBS - Vienna, Austria IBM BBS - Vancouver, BC, Canada IBM PS BBS - Hong Kong IBM OS/2 BBS & IBM AP OS/2 BBS - Singapore IBM BBS - Belgium IBM BBS - England IBM BBS - Spain OS2BBS - Denmark Hitline BBS- Switzerland DAP & PSP BBS - Italy IBM BBS - Jakarta IBM BBS - Thailand NOTE: The compatibility hardware test information supplied is provided for information purposes. IBM makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the operation of OS/2 on the personal computers listed. 2.0 Compatibility __________________ This graphics-accelerator device driver is compatible with OS/2 2.11, OS/2 for Windows, and OS/2 Warp 3.0. 3.0 DDC Monitor Support _______________________________________ VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) 1 and 2B protocols are supported, allowing similarly enabled computers and operating system software to identify the monitor and its capabilities. This device driver automatically detects DDC monitor capabilities and sets the display to the maximum refresh rate supported by the monitor. If, after installing this device driver, you switch from a non-DDC monitor to a DDC monitor or switch to a different DDC monitor, you must run the DDC Display Setup program in the System Setup folder. Use the following procedures when installing a DDC monitor. 1. Reset the display to the lowest refresh rate available. This will prevent the system from attempting to display at a refresh rate higher than that supported by the new monitor. 2. Shut down your system and install the new monitor. 3. Restart your system. 4. Select the "DDC Display Setup" icon in the OS/2 System Folder. 5. When you are instructed to do so, shut down your system and restart it. 4.0 Preliminary Steps ______________________ The following steps must be performed before you install the Trio64/64V+ graphics-accelerator device driver: 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed. 2. If you previously installed SVGA support, you must reset the resolution to VGA mode, using the procedures in "Setting Your Display to VGA Mode" (section 5.0 in this README). 3. The device driver diskette must be labeled "S3 DRV1." 4. After driver installation, the OS/2 SYSLEVEL command may be used to confirm the new driver version level. It may also be used prior to installation to verify the current driver version, however, some previous device drivers did not provide this information. Following execution of the SYSLEVEL command look for the following information: C:\OS2\INSTALLATION\SYSLEVEL.VID S3 Trio64/64V+ Version 2.81 Component ID 562107701 Current CSD level: S328103 Prior CSD level: S328018 In this case the current version level is S3 2.81.03. 5. In some situations, installing this driver over 2.80.xx and 2.81.xx versions of the driver can result in duplicated icons. To prevent this problem, you should delete the "S3 Windows Font Size" and "DDC Display Setup" icons from the System Setup Folder prior to installing this driver. 5.0 Setting Your Display to VGA Mode _____________________________________ Use the following procedures to reset to VGA mode. NOTE: If your display is out of sync, start OS/2 using the OS/2 Installation Diskette. Insert Diskette 1 when prompted, press F3 to display a command prompt, and then use the following instructions to reset your display mode. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 Warp, do the following: 1. Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it. 2. When a small white box appears in the upper left-hand corner of your screen, press Alt+F1. 3. When the Recovery Choices screen appears, press V. Your display adapter is restored and can work in VGA mode. If you want to install a new display adapter or video device driver, refer to Chapter 16, "Video Procedures," in the User's Guide to OS/2 Warp. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from diskettes, do the following: 1. Under OS/2 2.1, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\TRIOV.DSC 2. Under OS/2 2.11, bfore running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\TRIOV1.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, insert Diskette 8 into drive A and unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where A: is the drive containing Diskette 8, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:A:, A: is the source diskette drive for installing the device driver. Then press Enter. 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from CD-ROM or a LAN, do the following: 1. Under OS/2 2.1, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\TRIOV.DSC 2. Under OS/2 2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file: [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\TRIOV1.DSC 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go to step 3. If it is not, unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command: C:\OS2\UNPACK E:\DISK_8\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed, and E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive. 4. Type C: and then press Enter. 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter. 6. Type the following: RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C: In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:E:, E: is the source CD-ROM or LAN drive. Then press Enter. 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. 6.0 Installing from Diskette _______________________________ To install the Trio64/64V+ device driver from diskette, do the following: 1. If system is not in VGA mode, select VGA mode. 2. Insert the Trio64/64V+ diskette into drive A (or any other diskette drive). Note: "S3 DRV1" must be the volume label of this diskette. To verify the label, use "Label A:". 3. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session. 4. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command to copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive: A:SETUP A: C: where A: is the diskette drive, and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. Then press Enter. 5. When prompted to do so, remove the diskette from drive A, perform a shutdown, and then restart your computer. 6. Open the OS/2 System folder. 7. Open the System Setup folder. 8. Open the Display Driver Install object or enter "dspinstl" at an OS/2 command prompt. When the Display Driver Install window appears, select Primary Display Driver and then select OK. 9. When the Display Driver Select window appears, select "S3 Trio64/64V+ [32Bit] Version 2.81.05" to install the video driver. 10. When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears, the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" choice is preselected. You can accept this choice or select "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" to choose a different refresh rate. Then select OK. If you select the "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program" choice, you must have the DOS monitor utility program that came with your display adapter. Contact the display adapter manufacturer's technical support for information on how to use the monitor utility program under OS/2. NOTE: DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file. If the \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file has not been created, the adapter will not be supported. This process can take several seconds and will black-out the screen. 11. When the Source Directory pop-up window appears, insert S3 Trio64/64V+ diskette into drive A. Then select Install. 12. When the installation is complete, shut down your system, remove the diskette, and restart your computer. 13. When the system has restarted: a. Open the OS/2 System folder. b. Open the System Setup folder. c. Open the System object. d. When the Settings notebook appears, select the Screen tab. If your monitor has been detected as Plug and-Play (DDC) compatible, go to step 15. 14. On Screen page 2, select your display from the display list. If your display does not appear in the list, select Default. It might be necessary to restart your computer to have all refresh rate options available. 15. When the system has restarted: a. Open the System object and select Screen page 1, as in step 13. b. Select a screen resolution and a screen refresh rate. c. Close the Settings notebook. d. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer. NOTES: o During the installation of this driver, DISPLAY.LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in the OS/2\INSTALL directory. These files identify the OS/2 system files that were updated and indicate whether the installation was successful. The contents of these files might be useful if you need to report an installation problem to IBM. o If the video memory size is changed after the device driver is installed, the device driver must be reinstalled in order for the system to recognize the change. Not reinstalling the driver might result in serious system problems. o When starting a WIN-OS/2 session it is recommended that the user launch the session via one of the WIN-OS/2 icons located in the "Command Prompts" folder within the "OS/2 System" icon. For additional information see section 10.0 Limitations. 7.0 Installing in a CID Environment ______________________________________ NOTES: o The server must contain a directory named S3_DRVS on the same drive where the OS/2 diskettes reside. The S3_DRVS directory must contain all of the files from the Trio64/64V+ device driver diskette. o OS/2 must have been successfully installed on the client using the CID (Configuration Installation Distribution) method. To install the Trio64/64V+ graphics-accelerator device driver using CID, use the following information to modify your LCU command file. NOTE: The following information is meant as a guide. Your LCU command file might be different. /*****************************************************/ /* LCU PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . x.s3video = 15 x.15.name='S3 Video' x.15.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.15.name x.15.instprog = 'x:\img\s3_drvs\SETUP.CMD', ' x:\img\s3_drvs ' || bootdrive || ' CID' x.15.rspdir = '' x.15.default = '' x.s3dspinstl = 16 x.16.name='S3 CID Dspinstl' x.16.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.16.name x.16.instprog = bootdrive || '\os2\install\DSPINSTL.EXE', ' /pd:' || bootdrive || '\os2\install\TRIOV.dsc', ' /s:x:\img\s3_drvs', ' /t:' || bootdrive, ' /res:640x480x256', ' /u' x.16.rspdir = '' x.16.default = '' /*---------------------------------------------------*/ /* NUMBER OF PROGRAMS SET UP IN THE */ /* PRODUCT DATA SECTION */ /*---------------------------------------------------*/ NUM_INSTALL_PROGS = 16 /*****************************************************/ /* INSTALLATION SECTION */ /*****************************************************/ . . . when OVERALL_STATE = 2 then do if RunInstall(x.s3video) == BAD_RC then exit Call RebootAndGotoState(3) end when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do if RunInstall(x.s3dspinstl) == BAD_RC then exit Call CheckBoot end . . . /******************************************************/ /* ROUTINE SECTION */ /* The following information should already exist in */ /* the LCU command file. */ /******************************************************/ . . . RebootAndGotoState: parse arg new_state, other rc2 = SetState(new_state, 'RebootAndGotoState', 1) /* Set the state */ /* to go to in */ /* OVERALL_STATE */ Call SaveStates /* Save the environment vars */ Call Reboot /* Reboot the machine */ return . . . /*****************************************************/ END OF LCU INFORMATION TO BE ADDED /*****************************************************/ Following is an explanation of the line that is executed in the LCU command file: C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL /pd:c:\os2\install\TRIOV1.dsc /S:X:\img\s3_drvs /T:C: /res:640x480x256 /u /pd:c:\os2\install\TRIOV1.dsc is the dsc laid down during setup phase. /S:X:\img\s3_drvs where X:\img\s3_drvs is the redirected source path. /T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed. /res:640x480x256 is a resolution/color depth from the list of "Supported Resolutions" that appears earlier in this README. /u means Unattended installation. NOTES: o Be sure you have the stated video memory required, as listed in "Supported Resolutions" earlier in this README. A safe choice is 640x480x256. Any of the listed resolutions can be selected, but your display might be damaged if you select a resolution that your display does not support. o After the Trio64/64V+ device driver has been successfully installed on the client machine using the CID method and the client machine is restarted, the resolution will be as specified by command line argument. o After the CID installation, refer the end user to section 6.0 "Installation from Diskette," step 12. 8.0 Selecting Small or Large Fonts for Windows _______________________________________ The default font sizes for Windows sessions are listed below. Resolution Default Font Size ---------- --------------------------- 640x480 Small 800x600 Small 1024x768 Large 1280x1024 Large 1600x1200 Large NOTE: Large fonts are not available for 640x480 resolution. Use the following procedures to select small or large fonts for Windows sessions. 1. Select the "S3 Windows Font Size" object in the OS/2 System Setup Folder. 2. Click on the radio button next to the font size you wish to select. 3. Click on the OK button. 4. A message will display saying that the new settings will take effect the next time you restart your Windows session. Currently open sessions will not be affected by the new settings. 5. Click on the OK button. 6. Start any WIN-OS/2 window or full-screen session. The setting you select will remain in effect until you explicitly change it, you change your display resolution, or you install a new display driver. 9.0 Features and Fixes Included in this Driver _____________________________________________ - "System - Settings" notebook support for setting refresh rate - DDC monitor detection support - Windows "Large font" and "Small font" support in high resolutions - WIN-OS/2 based on latest S3 Windows 3.1 drivers - One-diskette package 10.0 Limitations _______________________ 1. CID install pauses due to SVGA.EXE loading in the background. Workaround: In the CID install script, do not initiate any other processes until DISPINSTL completes execution. Ensure that no other processes are running during CID install. This can be accomplished by adding the following line to the CONFIGSYSLINE keyword of the CID response file: SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY 2. During CID install of IBM AntiVirus when using NetView DM/2, the OS/2 full screen is displayed as a black screen. Workaround: Perform CID install under VGA. 3. DISPINSTL does not allow CID selection of monitor and refresh rate. The workaround is as follows: Requirements: * A system with the same graphics card and monitor configured with the S3 driver version 2.81.05, the correct display type, the desired resolution, and the desired refresh rate. Step 1: Copy Configured Video/Display Data Files * copy the video and display data files containing information about the display type, resolution and refresh rate to the CID server (\img\svgadata). > copy \os2\svgadata.pmi x:\img\svgadata > copy \os2\video.cfg x:\img\svgadata Step 2: Create CID Command File * create a command file to copy svgadata.pmi and video.cfg to the client system's \os2 directory via CID. * reboot the client system. * the client system will be configured with the correct driver, display type, resolution and refresh rate. 4. In all modes, video corruption or out-of-sync screen is displayed when using Alt+Esc to switch between WIN-OS/2, OS/2, and DOS window and full-screen sessions started from the Startup folder. To avoid this situation, do not start sessions from the Startup folder or press Alt+Esc several times to restore. 5. Some programs, such as WINBENCH95, WINBENCH96, and After Dark 3.0, were written specifically for the Windows environment. In the Windows environment, these programs prevent any keystrokes from interfering with their proper execution. However, in the OS/2 environment, it is possible to switch context away from the Windows session without notifying these programs. General Protection Faults (GPFs) may result. Therefore, context switching during the execution of WINBENCH95 and WINBENCH96 tests is not recommended. Also, context switching during the execution of the After Dark 3.0 demo is not recommended. 6. When attempting to start a WIN-OS/2 session from an OS/2 Full Screen session by typing "WIN" or "WINOS2" at the command prompt, it will not execute with the settings needed to support WIN-OS/2, and will result in video corruption and/or a system lockup. It is recommended that the user launch all Windows sessions via one of the WIN-OS/2 icons located in the "Command Prompts" folder within the "OS/2 System" icon. 7. When attempting to start a WIN-OS/2 session from a DOS Full screen or DOS Window by typing the "WIN" or WINOS2" command, the user must first be sure that the video settings of the session are changed to enable this feature. These settings can be changed using the following procedure: a) Place mouse pointer over the DOS Full Screen icon (or any DOS session icon you want to alter). Press mouse button 2 (MB2), the right button, to bring up a context sensitive menu. b) Place mouse pointer over "Setting" and press MB1. Next, place mouse pointer over the tab labeled "Session" and press MB1 again. c) Use MB1 to chose the "DOS Setting" button. d) Use MB1 to chose the "DOS video settings" option, and then click OK. e) From the list of settings which appear ensure that "VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP" is switched OFF, AND "VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION" is switched to ON, then "save" these settings using MB1. (End of Document)