OS/2 2.x PM SVGA Seamless Windows Video Device Drivers - Course OS2DD302
  Upgrading OS/2 1.x/2.0 PM Device drivers to support OS/2 2.1

Objective
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    To expedite Independent Hardware Vendors (IHV) support of OS/2 2.1 by
writing Presentation Manager Device Drivers (PM DD) to support various Video
Display boards.
    This class will cover the PM DD modules which need to be modified to:
 a) Upgrade existing PM DD to 32 bit, and
 b) Install the Palette management logic in the PM and VDD (Windows Video
      Device Driver) code.

Target audience
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IBM or IHV programmers who code device drivers for...
   a.  Display cards
   b.  Bus type may be: ISA, EISA, VLB, or MCA.

Attendee prerequisites
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   a. Programming expertise: C, MASM
   b. Knowledge of OS/2 2.x VDD   (attend OS2DD201 or equivalent)
   c. Knowledge of OS/2 1.x PM DD (attend OS2DD301 or equivalent)
   d. Knowledge of Windows Video Device Driver
   e. License for MS Windows DDK  (Versions 3.0 and 3.1)
   f. Intimate knowledge of IHV hardware & programming protocol
   g. Other device drivers for IHV hardware (DOS, ROM BIOS code, utilities)
   h. Purchased development software (OS/2 2.1, DDK, MSC 6.0, MASM 5.1)

Course length: 5 days

Outline:
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OS/2 Structure
   Device Driver types
     PM Device Drivers
Block diagram (PM Driver modules)
   Logic, Data flow
New elements in 2.0 Screen Device drivers
   Extended vendor support
   32 bit driver components
   Palette management
   Seamless windows (16 bit)
   VDD suppport
DAK contents
   Organization, Build tree
   Tools
      Display test tool (DTT)
         Test case DLLs
BVH-SVGA Subsystem
32 bit SVGA Display Driver
      IBMVGA32.DLL (device independent)
      IBMDEV32.DLL (device dependent)
      DSPRES.DLL   (resources)
      New background mix options
      Palette management
Screen driver VDD
   Architecture, protocol
   Supported video modes, adapters
   Virtualization mechanisms
      I/O Handler
      Support services (pointer, keyboard, mouse)
      DOS session window manager
      PM display driver services
         VGA virtualization
   PMI file, chipset identification
   Emulation - Text mode, graphics mode
   Shadow register data
   FG/BG processing, strategies
   Synchronization with system events
Windows device drivers (16 bit)
      Shield layers
      Semaphore usage
      "Black hole creation"
      Palette management
DSPINSTL
   Configuration file interpreter
      Command set