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File Name: README
Date : May 27, 1992
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CONTENTS
Section 0 Getting started
Section 1 Driver installation
Section 2 Using RAMBIOS.SYS for faster BIOS operation
Section 3 Using VANSI.SYS, an extended DOS ANSI.SYS
Section 4 Using L43.COM to display more lines of text on screen
Section 5 Using CLR.COM to clear screen
Section 6 Using PRTSCRN.COM for printing screen
Section 7 Using VVESA.COM, the VESA interface
Section 8 Mouse Drivers
Section 9 Installing Wordstar & Word Perfect for 132-column text
Section 10 Special note for users of Sidekick Plus
Section 11 Special note for users of TTL monochrome monitors
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SECTION 0 - GETTING STARTED
The first program on this diskette you should get familiar with
is VINSTALL.EXE. It replaces VSETUP, VCONFIG, V-INFO and
VGATEST utilities in previous releases, incorporating various
features, e.g. setting power-up default configuration, setting
display mode dynamically, self-test diagnostics and high
resolution driver installation.
The first thing to start with is to have a directory on your hard
disk to accommodate some useful VGA utility programs. Run
VINSTALL and select "Install Adapter Utilities" option. Read the
following sections for information on these utility programs.
Before running VINSTALL, make sure these lines appear in your
CONFIG.SYS file on your boot disk:
BUFFERS=20
FILES=20
You may require numbers higher than 20 if, prior to running
VINSTALL, some applications already exist in memory, using up
some of the buffer and file handlers. Remember to reboot after
modifying CONFIG.SYS.
SECTION 1 - DRIVER INSTALLATION
After setting up a directory for VGA utilities as mentioned in
the previous section, if you like (and your hard disk has enough
space), you can copy ALL files from the diskette(s) distributed
with the display adapter to the VGA utility directory, including
README Page 2
all directory structure. The advantage is that you can install
high resolution drivers from the hard disk, instead of floppy
diskettes. However, some applications do require installation
from floppy diskettes.
To install any high resolution driver, run VINSTALL and select
"Install Video Drivers" option. VINSTALL will run a sub-program
called VDRIVER, a high resolution driver installation program for
selected software applications. VDRIVER is not to be invoked by
the user. It is to be used by VINSTALL only.
You are advised to run VINSTALL whenever you can, rather than
manually install drivers yourself. Press <F1> if you need help.
On the "Install Video Drivers" menu, individual driver
installation procedure and related technical details can be
obtained by moving the highlight bar to the application software
of interest and pressing <F1> (help) key.
SECTION 2 - RAMBIOS.SYS
RAMBIOS.SYS is a RAM version of the video BIOS. It enables
programs to run faster when they access the VIDEO BIOS. The
driver takes up about 32K of memory. To install it in DOS, do the
following:
a) Copy RAMBIOS.SYS to your boot disk
b) Create/Modify your CONFIG.SYS in your boot disk to
include the line:
DEVICE = RAMBIOS.SYS
Notes: The above command must be executed before any device
drivers that replace the video interrupt, such as ANSI.SYS and
FANSI CONSOLE. The best place to put the command is at the
beginning of the CONFIG.SYS file.
Section 3 - VANSI.SYS
VANSI.SYS is a device driver which is a substitute for the
standard ANSI.SYS in DOS. Use VANSI if you would like to use DOS
in non-standard text modes other than 80x25 and 40x25 modes.
SECTION 4 - L43.COM
L43 is a simple program that changes the number of rows
displayed on the screen. This is done by using a smaller
character font (8x8). The screen displays 50 lines in VGA mode
and 43 lines in EGA mode.
README Page 3
SECTION 5 - CLR.COM
The program CLR clears any non-standard screen. It is intended
for text modes other than standard modes of 80 or 40 columns by
25 rows.
SECTION 6 PRTSCRN.COM
PRTSCRN.COM is a program which enhances the function of the DOS
printscreen feature. Normally, when the contents of the screen is
dumped to a printer, only the first 80 columns and 25 lines are
printed. PRTSCRN allows the user to print any text modes that can
be displayed on the video card, including all non-standard text
modes. It does not enhance the dumping of graphics to the
printer.
PRTSCRN is a memory resident program. This means that after it is
loaded into memory, it will remain there until the system is
reset or turned off. To load the program, simply run PRTSCRN.
To dump the contents of a text screen, hold down the SHIFT key
and strike the PRINT SCREEN key (this key may be marked PRINT
SCR, PRTSC or something similar).
Section 7 - VVESA.COM
VVESA.COM is a Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) program. It is
the implementation of the VESA Super VGA BIOS Extension Standard
#VS911022.
VVESA is not a driver. It is a program which enables your video
board to be used with VESA compatible software. Consult your
software manual or your software manufacturer's Technical Support
to see if a VESA driver is available for your software.
Install your software for VESA Super VGA. Then run VVESA before
running your VESA compatible software. If you prefer, a batch
file can be written to invoke VVESA and then your software. The
resident portion of VVESA only consumes a small amount of memory.
To run Window 3.1 with VESA 800x600 16-color driver in the 7-bit
video mode 6A, VVESA is not required. To remove VVESA from
memory, type: VVESA OFF.
Here is a list of VVESA advanced command line keywords:
OFF: Remove the driver from the system memory.
PAN: Enable Linear Address
It allows user to pan or scroll within the entire
display memory. Standard VGA will wrap around at the
end of 64K in planar mode. Linear address is disabled
at default.
README Page 4
55rw Force single page read & write mode
The Write Page number is set to Read Page number when a
display mode is initialized. (Note that only display
controller 28800-5 or higher is default to dual page
mode, i.e. the writeable and readable windows can be
programmed independently)
For example, to enable driver to view display memory at
upper 512KB, type:
VVESA PAN <enter>
Then run your VVESA application.
The following VESA modes are supported:
MODE RESOLUTION MEMORY MEMORY
NUMBER /COLORS REQUIRED MODEL
100h 640x400 /256 512KB packed pixel
101h 640x480 /256 512KB packed pixel
102h 800x600 /16 256KB 4-plane planar
103h 800x600 /256 512KB packed pixel
104h 1024X768 /16 512KB 4-plane planar
105h 1024X768 /256 1MB packed pixel
108h 80x60/16 Text mode
109h 132x25/16 Text mode
10Ah 132x43/16 Text mode
110h 640x480/32768 1MB packed pixel
113h 800x600/32768 1MB packed pixel
Note that some display adapters may not be capable of displaying
all the modes listed above. Check the user's manual of your
display adapter for the available modes.
Programmers requiring more information about VESA standards may
obtain copies of the specifications by writing or calling:
VESA
1330 South Bascom Ave., Suite D
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 971-7525
SECTION 8 - MOUSE DRIVERS
There are two mouse drivers; MOUSE.SYS and MOUSE.COM. MOUSE.SYS
is a device driver which is installed through the CONFIG.SYS file
on your boot drive. This driver will activate the mouse every
time you boot the system. The driver can be installed for you by
running VINSTALL and selecting "Install Adapter Utilities". If
you prefer, the mouse driver can be installed manually by copying
MOUSE.SYS into the root directory of your boot drive and adding
README Page 5
one of the following lines into your CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE = MOUSE.SYS [option(s)]
MOUSE.COM is an executable program which is used to install a
resident mouse driver if MOUSE.SYS is not installed and to con-
figure the mouse driver. To use MOUSE.COM, type
MOUSE [option(s)]
Available options are listed below:
* Before installing:
MOUSE HELP - displays help message on the screen.
MOUSE STATUS - as above.
MOUSE ? - as above.
MOUSE /? - as above.
* To Install:
MOUSE 3BUTTONS - Configures the mouse driver to 3
buttons. This is the default unless
2BUTTONS is specified.
MOUSE 2BUTTONS - Configures the mouse driver to 2
buttons.
MOUSE 400DPI - Configures the mouse driver for a
high resolution (400dpi) mouse.
(Same as MOUSE /P1)
MOUSE 200DPI - Configures the mouse driver for a
standard resolution (200dpi) mouse.
(Same as MOUSE /P3)
MOUSE /Pn - Selects which profile to use.
These movement profiles are ballistic
curves. If the mouse moves faster for
a given distance, the mouse pointer
will move a longer distance across the
screen. This driver comes with four
movement profiles (1-Slow, 2-Moderate,
3-Fast, 4-Unaccelerated). The default
is profile 2 (Moderate).
MOUSE /Sn - Sets the horizontal and vertical
mouse-to-cursor movement sensitivity.
The range is from 1 to 100. Larger
value will make cursor move faster.
The default sensitivity is 50.
README Page 6
* After installation:
MOUSE OFF - Disables mouse driver. If MOUSE.COM
was installed instead of MOUSE.SYS
and MOUSE.COM was the last resident
program installed, the memory occupied
by the mouse driver will be released.
MOUSE - Enables the mouse driver.
MOUSE STATUS - Displays the current status of the
mouse driver along with the help
message.
MOUSE HELP - as above.
MOUSE ? - as above.
MOUSE /? - as above.
MOUSE /Pn - Selects which profile to use.
MOUSE /Sn - Sets the horizontal and vertical
mouse-to-cursor movement sensitivity.
The mouse drivers are compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1,
including support for applications in DOS windows.
SECTION 9 - INSTALLING 132-COLUMN IN WORDSTAR AND WORDPERFECT
Both WordStar and WordPerfect can support the 132-column text
mode. No driver is needed, as both programs can be configured for
this mode.
WORDSTAR 3.31
This version of WordStar must be configured by modifying the
WS.COM file directly with the DOS DEBUG utility. This operation
should only be performed on the working version of WS. Follow
these steps:
DEBUG WS.COM <enter>
E CS:249 <enter>
84 <enter>
W <enter>
Q
Before running the patched version of WordStar, put your screen
into 132-column mode using VINSTALL.
WORDSTAR 4.0 AND 5.0
These versions of Wordstar can be configured for 132 columns
using the WINSTALL and WSCHANGE. Select 80x25 text in WINSTALL.
If 80x43 is selected in WINSTALL, it over-rides WSCHANGE. Next,
README Page 7
run WSCHANGE and select 132 columns and either 25 or 44 rows. Use
VINSTALL to put the screen into 132-column mode before running
WordStar.
NOTE: WordStar 5.0 doesn't restore the screen to 132-column mode
after exiting from the page preview feature. Be sure to save the
document before using the preview feature.
WORDPERFECT 4.1 and 4.2
WordPerfect versions 4.1 and 4.2 allow you to designate the
number of rows and columns displayed on the screen. Wordperfect
requires you to invoke any non-default text mode externally.
To configure WordPerfect, type:
WP/S <enter>
A setup menu then appears. Select number 3 from the menu and
enter the desired number of columns and rows. There are 3
different text modes available with VGA card: 80x43, 132x25, and
132x44. Not all of these modes are available with every monitor.
After Wordperfect is configured for the desired text mode, you
must invoke it each time you use Wordperfect. The easiest way of
doing this is to make a batch file that invokes the required mode
and then run WordPerfect.
Create the file WP.BAT containing the following lines:
[command]
WP
VINSTALL CE80
Where the line [command] is one of the choices shown below:
L43 Invokes 80x43 or 80x50 mode.
VINSTALL M132x25 Invokes monochrome 132x25 mode.
VINSTALL C132x25 Invokes color 132x25 mode.
VINSTALL M132X44 Invokes monochrome 132x44 mode.
VINSTALL C132X44 Invokes color 132x44 mode.
WORDPERFECT 5.0
There is no need to do any special configuration with WordPerfect
5.0 and 5.1. Simply invoke the desired text mode with VINSTALL
and run WordPerfect. WP automatically adapts to the text mode.
Note that WP may not restore the screen to 132 columns after
exiting from the page preview feature. Be sure to save the
document before using the preview feature.
SECTION 10 - SIDEKICK PLUS
README Page 8
Sidekick Plus version 1.00A has a problem in monochrome graphics
mode. The problem occurs because Sidekick Plus restores the
screen to graphics mode on exit if graphics is enabled. If the
card is in text mode instead of graphics mode, the screen goes
blank. As a result, this program should not be run under the
monochrome graphics mode. To use the program in the monochrome
mode, set the card to Monochrome Text (MDA) instead of the
Monochrome Graphics (H720).
SECTION 11 - TTL MONITOR
This section is of interest only if you are connecting a
monochrome TTL monitor. The video card automatically optimizes
the palette to obtain the maximum contrast when displaying color
software on a monochrome monitor. This is highly desirable with
most software but it may cause certain animated EGA games to
blink. Some examples of these games are Gunship, F19 Stealth and
World Tour of Golf. If this occurs on a program that you are
using, you can disable or restore the gray-scale optimization
with special VINSTALL commands.
To disable optimization type this command:
VINSTALL MASK BA FF 40
To re-enable optimization type this command:
VINSTALL MASK BA BF 0
For a printout of this information, type:
A>COPY README PRN <enter>