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***********************************************************************
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
for
ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO, GRAPHICS ULTRA+ and GRAPHICS WONDER Users
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OS/2 Ver 2.1 April 29, 1994
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READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS PRODUCT !
ATI Technologies Inc.
33 Commerce Valley Drive East
Thornhill, Ontario
Canada L3T 7N6
Head Office, Sales and Marketing ....... (905) 882-2600
Corporate FAX .......................... (905) 882-2620
Customer Support (VOICE)................ (905) 882-2626
Customer Support FAX ................... (905) 882-0546
ATI DOWNLOAD BBS ....................... (905) 764-9404
14400 bps, 9600 bps, 2400 bps, 1200 bps
(8 Data, 1 Stop Bit, No parity)
CompuServe ............................. GO ATITECH
General Inquiries 76004,3656
Technical Support Inquiries 74740,667
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Contents
1.0 Supported Resolutions:
2.0 Installation Notes for OS/2
2.1 Uninstalling the OS/2 drivers
3.0 Driver Corrections and Updates
4.0 Known Problems
5.0 Reporting Problems
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1.0 Supported Resolutions:
256 colors 65000 colors 16.7 million
8 bpp 16 bpp 24 bits per pixel
640 x 480 1/2MB 1/2MB 2MB
800 x 600 1/2MB 1/2MB 2MB
1024 x 768 1/2MB 2MB N/A
1280 x 1024 2MB N/A N/A
1/2MB - Supported on 1 or 2 Megabyte mach32 products
2MB - ONLY supported on 2 Megabyte mach32 products
N/A - Not Supported
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2.0 Installation Notes for OS/2
1) Insert disk #1 and run INSTALL from within a full screen DOS session
(under OS/2) and check the "Set Power-Up Configuration" to ensure that you
have selected an appropriate monitor type:
a) OS/2 requires that the 640x480 resolution be configured for the IBM
default 60Hz vertical refresh rate.
b) You must configure the card for all resolutions that your monitor
can support in order to have them functioning correctly under OS/2.
2) Check The Minimized Window Viewer to see if you have any WIN-OS/2 or
DOS sessions iconized. Close them all as the INSTALL may not work
if a WIN-OS/2 session is running.
Note: Do not task switch while running the INSTALL program.
3) From the INSTALL Main Selection Menu, select Install Device Drivers
and pick Presentation Manager. Then follow the instructions given
on the screen.
Note: If PM Desktop does not reappear after exiting from the full screen
DOS session, pressing <Enter> will bring you back to full screen.
If this occurs, you must reboot to get back to the PM Desktop.
5) Run DSPINSTL from within an OS/2 window.
6) When the Display Driver Install panel appears, select Primary Display
and click OK to bring up a list of choices. You should see an option for
ATI mach32.
7) Select 'ATI Technologies mach32' from the list and click OK. If a
error message pops-up, which says "The installed adapter does not support
the selected display driver. Do you wish to continue?" ignore it and
click OK.
8) When the source directory panel appears, select 'Change' and enter:
C:\MACH_OS2 (replace c: with your boot drive letter if you don't use c)
Click 'Set' and then 'Install'. After the files are copied, exit the OS/2
window or full screen session. Shut down and restart your system.
9) The PM driver will first come up in 640x480, 256 colors mode. Use the
following steps to change the screen resolutions or number of colors:
a) Open 'OS/2 System' icon.
b) Open 'System Setup' icon.
c) Open 'System' icon.
b) Select the 'Screen' tab.
e) Select the desired resolution and number of colors from the list.
f) Double click on the system menu icon or select close from the system
menu to close the window.
g) Shut down and restart your system.
2.1 Uninstalling the OS/2 drivers
1. Open an OS/2 window or OS/2 Full Screen icon and type:
DSPINSTL <enter>.
2. Select Primary Display and click OK to bring up a list of choices. Select
"Video Graphics Array (VGA) from the list.
3. When the source directory panel appears, insert the OS/2 /Display Driver
diskette. Select the drive and path name where the VGA driver resides
(typically A: or B:), choose Set and then choose Install.
4. After the install is complete, shut down and restart your system.
Note: After completing step 4, OS/2 is using VGA for a display. If you
wish to remove the mach32 files from you hard drive continue on.
5. Restart OS/2 and open a full screen DOS session.
6. Insert the Graphics Ultra Pro disk #1 in the appropriate drive. Change
directories to the floppy drive and type: INSTALL <enter>.
7. Select Install Device Driver from the Main Selection Menu.
8. Select Presentation Manager from the list of applications.
9 Select UNINSTALL OS/2 Drivers, and follow the instructions on the
screen.
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3.0 Driver Corrections and Updates
1. This driver now installs over the OS/2 2.11 service pack XR06200.
2. Full screen drivers will now work on systems with a disabled memory
aperture, by enabling the virtual aperture (VAD).
To enable/disable the memory aperture, insert disk #1 and run INSTALL from
within a full screen DOS session (under OS/2) and select the "Set Power-Up
Configuration". Select the "Memory Aperture from the "Set Power-Up
Configuration" menu.
"Memory Aperture" will not appear in the "Set Power-Up Configuration" menu
if you are using an ISA or PCI mach32 card. ISA cards do not support the
memory aperture (i.e. memory aperture is disabled). PCI cards
automatically configure the memory aperture. (i.e. memory aperture is
enabled).
To enable the virtual aperture, ensure that the memory aperture is disabled
and then make the following change to the WIN.INI file under the [Mach]
section:
VAD=on
To disable the virtual aperture, ensure that the memory aperture is enabled
and then make the following change to the WIN.INI file under the [Mach]
section:
VAD=off
3. If you use the mach32 with the virtual aperture enabled, and also use
the OS/2 debug kernel, you must copy the file VMACH32D.SYS from the
mach_OS2 directory to your \OS2\MDOS directory. In addition, the line
in config.sys that reads:
DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VMACH32.SYS
must be changed to:
DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VMACH32D.SYS
This should only affect device driver developers, or other developers
who use the OS/2 kernel level debugger.
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4.0 Known Problems
- Corrupt Icons:
Task switching between full screen DOS applications and the PM Desktop
may result in corrupt icons.
Icons created for 265 color displays may not display correctly at higher
color depths (i.e. 65,000, 16.7 Million)
- Corrupt DOS screens:
Task switching between a full screen DOS graphics display and the PM
Desktop, may cause the DOS session to become corrupt. To correct the
problem, refresh the DOS screen.
- Draw for OS/2 (Ver. 3.0):
Using the mach32 16.7 million color display drivers may result in
Draw 3.0 displaying only in monochrome. This problem will occur
at 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions.
- Designer for OS/2 (Ver 3.1), SlideShow:
Using any mach32 16.7 million color display driver may result in garbage
characters being displayed in the SlideShow option of Designer 3.1.
- Designer for OS/2 (Ver 3.1), Bitmap:
Try to draw a box and fill it with bitmap. The display may become corrupt
with the bitmap window displayed correctly, but all boxes are white or
dark color.
- Corrupted characters and icon in MS-WORD (Ver 2.0C):
Task switching between the PM desktop and MS WORD, running full screen,
may cause corrupted characters and drawing icons are generated. This
problem may occur at any resolution or color depth.
- AVI Playback:
Do not move the playback window, while an AVI is running. Moving the
window, may result in an internal processing error.
- 8514/a display:
In order to sucessfully install the 8514a driver over the ATI driver
make a copy of the DISPLAY DRIVER 2 (DISP 2) diskette, that comes with
OS/2 2.11 and copy the file PSBGA32B.DSP to it. This will update the
8514/a display driver selection, for use with the DPSINSTL command.
- Windows Sessions:
If Windows applications do not run correctly, check the CONFIG.SYS file
to ensure that the device reference to VVGA.SYS preceeds the device
reference to VMACH32.SYS:
DEVICE=<drive>:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS
DEVICE=<drive>:\OS2\MDOS\VMACH32.SYS
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5.0 Reporting Problems
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you experience any problems, please report them to ATI Customer Support
by fax (using the attached form) or by CompuServe.
Make multiple photocopies of the form and use a separate form for each
problem being reported. Please mail or fax your completed forms to us
as soon as possible.
PROBLEM REPORT FORM
Please complete this form and return it to ATI Technologies Inc. at the
address or fax number listed below, or return via CompuServe. Make multiple
copies of this form.
Please attach C-INFO output to all problem reports submitted. Use a
separate form for each problem being reported.
ATI Technologies Inc.
33 Commerce Valley Drive East
Thornhill, Ontario
CANADA. L3T 7N6
FAX: (905) 882-0546
Product Name:
Bios P/N #:
Customer Name:
CompuServe Address:
Fax Number:
Address:
My Hardware is Configured as follows:
CPU/Speed:
Memory:
Video Capture Adapter (Make and Model):
Audio Adapter (Make and Model):
CD-ROM Drive (Make and Model):
Software:
Other system/software Information:
Problem description:
If you are sending any dumps, test cases or documentation associated
with this problem, list them here: