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Changing video resolution in OS/2 for Win 4/27/94
File:WINSVGA.fax 4/20/94
TITLE: 940112 OS/2 FOR WINDOWS (FERENGI) SVGA DRIVER
INSTALLATION DSPINSTL NOT BE USED FOR CHANGING
RESOLUTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS:
1. Under OS/2 2.1 for Windows an error was generated running
DSPINSTL when trying to select the monitor, the chipset
or the resolution (i.e. from 640x480xx256 to 1024x768x256), and
the system crashes. THIS PROCEDURE SHOULDN'T BE REPEATED.
2. SVGA driver installation did not complete.
SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION:
1. Generate SVGADATA.PMI file from DOS full screen by typing
SVGA ON.
2. Close all sessions and applications, especially those
with Command Prompts. This ensures that there will be no
interference with driver installation if a driver file or
DLL is in use, because they become write protected during
the install process.
3. Follow Details of Resolution precisely.
DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:
1. Double-click on OS/2 System, System Setup, then Selective
Install.
2. At System Configuration screen, check Primary Display
(even if at an SVGA resolution), then click on OK button.
3. At Primary Video Adapter screen, verify that SVGA has
been selected, then click on OK button.
4. At OS/2 Setup and Installation screen, make no
selections but click on Install button.
5. At the next screen where prompted for Source Directory,
indicate A:\ unless it needs to be the drive for the CD-ROM or
the drivers are loaded in another directory on the
harddrive, in which cases, change to the correct drive and
path where the drivers are stored.
6. Click on Install.
7. When prompted, insert diskettes (normally starting with
Disk 6 from OS/2 Installation through Disk 11. This varies with
the size of diskettes being used).
8. With OS/2 system files updated, select Install using
Default for Monitor. Then click on OK.
Pg 2
9. The screen should darken and ask for for Video
Resolution to be selected.
10. Highlight desired resolution, then click on OK.
11. When prompted for Source Directory, it should be A:\
12. Load Display Driver disk 1 in A: drive, then click on
Install.
13. Installation will include Display Driver diskettes 1 &
2, then will prompt for Windows drivers diskettes (out of 6,
the system will prompt for the appropriate ones for the
resolution selected).
14. After completing the installation, the system will
prompt to shut down and reboot. DO NOT PERFORM SHUTDOWN at
this time.
15. Click on OK.
16. Go into DOS full screen, change to OS2 directory by
typing: CD OS2 then hit <Enter>.
17. Type: SVGA ON then hit <Enter>.
18. Type: EXIT then hit <Enter>.
19. Perform Shutdown and Reboot.
Special Notes about installation of High-resolution drivers.
Different monitors and video cards affect the successful
loading of drivers. Some configurations may require use of utility
diskettes supplied by the video card manufacturer to ensure setup of
correct refresh rates.
Following is a partial listing of video cards and the
utilities that apply to them. These are all DOS-based and must be run fr
om
full screen session prior to loading the SVGA drivers. Some
require a line to be added to the autoexec.bat to execute properly.
Questions regarding these utilities should be addressed to
the respective technical support representatives.
Diamond Speedstar Plus & 24 VMODE
Orchid Prodesigner IIs DYNASCAN
Trident 8900c TVGACRTC
Cirrus Logic CLMODE
STB Powergraph SETMODE
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 FSCAN
Diamond Speedstar Pro PROMODE
Diamond Speedstar 24x 24XMODE
12/31/99