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OS/2 2.1 Video Driver Update Package for the STB
Powergraph X24 and Powergraph VL24 Adapter Cards
This is an adaptation kit to permit using the IBM S3 Video Driver Update
Package with OS/2 2.1, OS/2 for Windows 2.1, OS/2 Standard Edition 2.1, any
of those versions with the IBM Service Pack installed, or OS/2 2.11. It may
also be used with later versions of OS/2 (it has been tested with the second
beta version of the next release of OS/2 for Windows (Warp II). The S3INST.CMD
file from the S3 Driver Update Package has been modified to make it functional
on more systems -- you may need to replace the file of the same name
distrubuted with the S3 Driver Update Package. The remaining files in this
adaptation kit are README.STB (this file), STBINST.CMD, STBINST.BAT and
FIXIT.EXE. The executables are run to modify the SVGADATA.PMI file generated
by the S3 Driver Update Package to make it functional with the STB Powergraph
X24 and VL24 adapters.
If you are not running the Warp II beta version of OS/2 for Windows, you will
have to acquire a copy of IBM's S3_16M.DSK file and install it on a diskette
following the instructions provided by IBM. Then you may need to replace the
file S3INST.CMD on the driver diskette with the one provided here (only some
versions of OS/2 require this step) and copy the remaining files to the
driver distribution diskette.
If you are running the Warp II beta version of OS/2 for Windows, skip this
set of instructions and perform the much shorter sequence below for Warp II
users.
Before installing the driver update, check the INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
below.
This video accelerator driver is compatible with OS/2 2.1. Do not install
it on previous versions of OS/2.
********************************************************************
FOR OS/2 2.1, 2.1 WITH SERVICE PACK, 2.11, AND OS/2 FOR WINDOWS 2.1:
********************************************************************
To install this S3 video accelerator driver from diskette:
1. Place this diskette into drive A (or any other diskette drive).
2. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session.
3. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command:
A:S3INST A: C:
where: A: is the diskette drive
C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1 is installed
This command will copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive.
4. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive, perform a shutdown, and
then restart the system.
5. Open the "OS/2 System" folder.
6. Open the "System Setup" folder.
7. Open the "Display Driver Install" (DSPINSTL) object.
When the Display Driver Install window appears, "S3" should be the
default choice. Select "OK".
When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears,
the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" option is preselected.
You can accept this option or select the "Install Using Display Adapter
Utility Program" option.
NOTE: If you select the Install Using Display Adapter Utility
Program option, follow the instructions on your screen.
For additional information about this option, you can
refer to pages 114 and 115 in the "OS/2 2.1 Installation
Guide".
8. When the source directory pop-up window appears, insert the S3
Video Accelerator Driver diskette and select Install.
DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the
SVGADATA.PMI file on the drive where the OS2 directory is located.
If the SVGADATA.PMI file has not been created, the adapter will not be
supported.
9. When the installation is complete, do the following:
a. Open "OS/2 System".
b. Open "System Setup".
c. Open the "System" object. The Screen page of the Settings
notebook lists all the supported resolutions for your
configuration.
d. Select a resolution; then, close the notebook.
10. Again, open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session.
11. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command:
A:STBINST A: C: 5
where: A: is the diskette drive in which the S3 driver and
STB utilities are located, C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1
is installed and 5 is the monitor type you have selected
for use with your X24/VL24 adapter. This value MUST
match the value you have programmed into the card. [Change
the exact values entered to match your system configuration.]
This command will modify the SVGADATA.PMI file to work properly
with the STB adapters. You will have to rerun this file any time
you reconstruct the SVGADATA.PMI file with SVGA.EXE.
12. Perform a shutdown; then, restart the system.
*************************************************
FOR THE WARP II BETA VERSION OF OS/2 FOR WINDOWS:
*************************************************
1. Install WARP II following the instructions provided with your beta
floppies or CD until you are instructed to shut down the system. At
this point there should be two icons on an empty desktop.
2. Open "OS/2 System".
3. Open "Command Prompts".
4. Open either "OS/2 Window" or "OS/2 Full Screen" to get a command
prompt.
5. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command:
A:STBINST A: C: 5 WARP2
where: A: is the diskette drive in which the S3 driver and
STB utilities are located, C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1
is installed and 5 is the monitor type you have selected
for use with your X24/VL24 adapter. This value MUST
match the value you have programmed into the card. [Change
the exact values entered to match your system configuration.]
The WARP2 parameter indicates that the PMI file need not
be reduced in size (the new BVHSVGA.DLL handles much larger
SVGADATA.PMI files).
This command will modify the SVGADATA.PMI file to work properly
with the STB adapters. You will have to rerun this file any time
you reconstruct the SVGADATA.PMI file with SVGA.EXE.
6. Close the command prompt window or full screen session and the
"Command Prompts" folder.
7. Open the "System Setup" object.
8. Open the "System" object. The Screen page of the Settings notebook
lists all the supported resolutions for your configuration.
9. Select a resolution; then, close the notebook.
10. Perform a shutdown; then, restart the system.
Note that during the installation of this driver a DISPLAY.LOG file is
created in the OS2\INSTALL directory. This file identifies the OS/2 2.1 system
files that were updated and indicates whether the installation was successful.
The contents of this file might be useful if you need to report an
installation problem to IBM.
===============================================================================
ATTENTION IBM VALUEPOINT USERS:
You might encounter a blank screen while switching from one window to
another when using any one of the following:
PS/ValuePoint Display Models: 6314 6317 6319
PS/ValuePoint Computer Models: 6382 6384 6387
To correct or avoid this problem, you MUST do the following:
1. Make sure that the flash EEPROM level of your system is 61 or later.
To check the EEPROM level:
a. Begin the Configuration Utility program by turning the system off and
then on again.
b. During the memory count, press F1. (The memory count appears in the
upper left corner of the screen as numbers followed by KB.)
c. When the Configuration Utility screen appears, look for the Flash
EEPROM Revision Level.
d. The fifth and sixth characters in the Flash EEPROM Revision Level
represent the actual revision level.
e. If the revision level is less than 61, you must install the
ValuePoint Flash BIOS update.
To get the required ValuePoint Flash BIOS update do the following:
f. Access the IBM PC Company Bulletin Board System (1-919-517-0001),
then download the VP2FL61A.DSK file, which is the Flash BIOS Update
Level 61.
If you do not have access to a modem, you can call the IBM Help Center
(1-800-772-2227) and request this update on diskette.
2. You must install both the flash update if the revision level is less than
61, and this S3 Video Driver Update Package.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
-------------------------
NOTES:
1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed in order to
install this driver.
2. The OS/2 ATTRIB command is used during installation. If you
elected not to install the OS/2 System Utility Programs or you
have deleted the ATTRIB, command you must use Selective Install to
restore the ATTRIB command before continuing.
3. If you previously installed SVGA support, return to VGA resolution
using the new SETVGA procedure found at the end of this README
before you install this driver.
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SUPPORTED FEATURES
------------------
This S3 video accelerator 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 2.1 32-bit flat memory model
and is designed to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager* display driver
under the OS/2 2.1 32-bit graphics engine.
This video accelerator driver supports these resolutions and colors depths
(those in parentheses are not supported by the hardware, however):
Number of Video Memory
Resolutions Colors Required
640x480 256 1MB
800x600 256 1MB
1024x768 256 1MB
(1280x1024) (256) (2MB)
640x480 65,536 1MB
800x600 65,536 1MB
(1024x768) (65,536) (2MB)
640x480 16,777,216 1MB
This S3 video accelerator driver supports the following number of columns and
rows in an OS/2 full-screen session, but these modes do not work on the STB
adapterss):
Columns Rows
132 25
132 43
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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** 5.1 and 5.2 for Windows produce a general protection
fault when the "Print Preview" option is selected while using
800x600x64K or 600x480x16 million color mode.
o Users of the software motion video feature of MMPM/2 should
expect satisfactory results in 256-color modes. However, in
64K-color modes, users of the feature will experience unusual
results. An OS/2 2.1 pervasive fix package will be available
electronically. The software motion video feature is not
supported in 16 million color modes.
In addition, the software motion video feature will take
advantage of a 1MB aperture on video adapters and systems where it
is available to improve the performance of video playback in
64K-color modes. For those systems with nonstandard locations,
the actual physical address of the aperture must be provided in
the following CONFIG.SYS statement:
SET VIDEO_APERTURE=xxxh
where "xxx" is a hexadecimal value in units of 1MB, representing
the actual physical address to map to the aperture. For example,
the IBM PS/ValuePoint Systems must have the statement:
SET VIDEO_APERTURE=400h
to use a physical address at 1GB.
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NEW SETVGA PROCEDURE
--------------------
Use the following procedure instead of the SETVGA command 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 Esc to access a command prompt. Follow the instructions
below to reset your display mode.
o If you installed OS/2 from diskettes:
1. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go
to step 2. If it is not, insert Installation Diskette 8 and unpack
RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command:
C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE
where: A: is the drive containing Installation Diskette 8
C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1 is installed
2. Type C:; then press Enter
3. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL; then press Enter
4. Type RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C:; then press Enter
/T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1 is installed
/S:A: where A: is the diskette drive you use to install
OS/2
o If you installed OS/2 from CD-ROM or a LAN:
1. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it is, go
to step 2. 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 2.1 is installed
E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive
2. Type C:; then press Enter
3. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL; then press Enter
4. Type RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C:; then press Enter
/T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1 is installed
/S:E: where E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive