------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Nine 32-bit OS/2 Display Driver Version 2.5 for use with - #9GXE, #9GXE64 and #9GXE64PRO - OS/2 Versions 2.1, 2.11 and 3.0 Warp ------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS VIDEO DEVICE DRIVER AND RELATED MAINTENANCE FIXES ARE DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH THE OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM VERSIONS 2.1, 2.11 and 3.0 WARP. DO NOT INSTALL THIS DRIVER ON PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF OS/2. YOU MUST BE A CURRENT LICENSEE OF OS/2 VERSION 2.1, 2.11 or 3.0 WARP IN ORDER TO USE THIS PRODUCT. THIS CODE IS GOVERNED BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OS/2 PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT. ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACTING NUMBER NINE COMPUTER CORPORATION SOFTWARE UPGRADES USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS) SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS IMPORTANT PRE-INSTALLATION NOTES INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE INSTALLING THE REFRESH UTILITY FUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIONS BEFORE CONTACTING NUMBER NINE TECHNICAL SUPPORT NEW SETVGA PROCEDURE TRADEMARKS ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACTING NUMBER NINE COMPUTER CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Support (USA) 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri. Phone: (617) 674-8595 or 1-800-GET-NINE Please be prepared with as much information about your #9 board and PC configurations as possible. Fax: (617) 674-2919 Please send fax inquiries to the attention of Technical Support. * * * Sales / Marketing (USA) 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri. Phone: (617) 674-0009 Fax: (617) 674-2919 Please send fax inquiries to the attention of Sales. * * * European Technical Support and Sales (Germany) Phone: +49 89 614 491 0 Fax: +49 89 614 491 99 * * * MAIL (USA) NUMBER NINE COMPUTER CORPORATION 18 HARTWELL AVENUE LEXINGTON, MA 02173 USA * * * MAIL (EUROPEAN OFFICE) NUMBER NINE COMPUTER GMBH INSELKAMMERSTR. 10 82008 UNTERHACHING B. MUNCHEN GERMANY ------------------------------------------------------------------ SOFTWARE UPGRADES ------------------------------------------------------------------ Even though you may have just received your Number Nine software, newer versions may be available. Free upgrades are provided to all Number Nine customers on the Number Nine Bulletin Board System (BBS). To see if you have the latest version, compare the version number of your software (on the label of the provided diskette or in text file VERSION.TXT on disk 1) with the version number of the corresponding software on the BBS. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS) ------------------------------------------------------------------ (USA) Dial: (617) 862-7502 Baud Rates: Up to 14,400 baud Compression: HST, v.32 and v.42 supported Modem Setup: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity Required: PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files (EUROPEAN OFFICE) Dial: + 49 89 614 491 66 Baud Rates: Up to 14,400 baud Compression: HST, v.32 and v.42 supported Modem Setup: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity Required: PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files The BBS has a separate file area for each Number Nine product. The latest driver updates can be found in each product's file area, and files of general interest (shareware, etc.) can be found in the General library. An E-mail system is available for technical questions about Number Nine products or about the BBS in general. A complete listing of available files can be downloaded by invoking the "Download List of Files" command from any file library menu. On the US BBS, RIP graphics are supported, and a RIP compatible terminal program is available in the General library (RIPTM154.ZIP). Many files are self-extracting, but some files will require the latest version of PKUNZIP to decompress. PKUNZIP is available in the General library (filename PKZ204G.EXE), and can also be found on most on-line services such as Compuserve and America Online. ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------ This #9 video accelerator driver supports these resolutions and color depths: Display Number of Video Memory Resolutions Colors Required 640x480 256 1MB 800x600 256 1MB 1024x768 256 1MB 1152x870 256 2MB 1280x1024 256 2MB 1600x1200 256 4MB 640x480 65,536 1MB 800x600 65,536 1MB 1024x768 65,536 2MB 1280x1024 65,536 4MB This #9 video accelerator driver supports the following number of columns and rows in an OS/2 full-screen session: Columns Rows 132 25 132 43 ------------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT PRE-INSTALLATION NOTES ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pre-Installation Requirements ----------------------------- 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed in order to install this driver. You must also have OS/2 REXX Support installed. 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. Warning ------- • SPECIAL CASES: #9GXE with OS/2 version 2.1 (no Service Pack) To install the #9GXE HawkEye Feature Set for use in full-screen WIN-OS/2, you will need to return your WIN-OS/2 setup to VGA. Full-screen Windows under OS/2 is supported with the #9GXE Windows Driver version 4.15. This driver can only be installed when full-screen WINDOWS under OS/2 is in VGA mode. If you previously installed SVGA support, return to VGA mode using the new SETVGA procedure found in the NEW SETVGA PROCEDURE section near the end of this read_me file. The file WIN.INI should be edited to remove HAWKEYE.EXE from the LOAD= line. HawkEye may be launched once WIN-OS/2 has been completely started, but NOT from the WIN.INI file. • OTHER #9 BOARD AND OS/2 VERSION COMBINATIONS: #9GXE with OS/2 version 2.11 or 3.0 #9GXE64 with OS/2 version 2.1 or 2.11 #9GXE64Pro with OS/2 version 2.1, 2.11 or 3.0 If you have a previous #9 driver release installed, you may install this driver directly over it. You do not need to revert to VGA. Note: A separate driver written by IBM for the #9GXE64 is included with OS/2 3.0 Warp. ------------------------------------------------------------------ INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE ------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************************************************************** * IMPORTANT NOTE FOR BBS USERS: * * * * If you have downloaded this driver from the #9 BBS and are * * attempting to install it from floppy disk: * * * * a) the volume label of the first floppy MUST be changed to * * "S3 DRVS" before attempting installation. * * * * b) the volume label of the second diskette must be changed to * * - "GXE64P DRVS" before installing for the #9GXE64 Pro * * - "GXE64 DRVS" before installing for the #9GXE64. * * * * NOTE: It is not necessary to change the disk 2 volume label * * for #9GXE installation because all #9GXE files are on * * disk 1. * * * ****************************************************************** This video accelerator driver release is compatible with OS/2 2.1 or later. Do not attempt to install it on previous versions of OS/2. To install this #9 video accelerator driver from diskette: 1. Place this diskette into drive A (or another diskette drive). 2. Open the "OS/2 System - Icon View" folder. 3. Open the "Command Prompts" folder. 4. Open an "OS/2 Full-Screen" or "OS/2 Window" session. 5. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command: A:GXEINST 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. If you are prompted to replace the files DISPLAY.DLL and PMVIOP.DLL, answer "NO". These files should NOT be overwritten. 6. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive, perform a shutdown, and then restart the system. 7. Open the "OS/2 System" folder. 8. Open the "System Setup" folder. 9. Open the "Display Driver Install" (DSPINSTL) object. NOTE: If the Display Driver Install object is missing, refer to the "Important Note For BBS Users" at the top of this section. When the Display Driver Install window appears, "Super Video Graphics Array (S3)" should be the default choice. Select "OK". DSPINSTL displays the following list of supported adapters: 32 Bit #9GXE Display Drivers 32 Bit #9GXE64 Display Drivers 32 Bit #9GXE64Pro Display Drivers Select the adapter that matches your #9 board type. When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears, the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" option is preselected. ACCEPT THIS OPTION. (The #9GXE, #9GXE64 and #9GXE64Pro do not use a Display Adapter Utility Program.) The screen will turn black momentarily while your display is checked. If you have an energy-saving monitor, you may need to turn it off and then on again. DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the SVGADATA.PMI file on the drive where the OS2 directory is located. 10. When the source directory pop-up window appears - if you are installing for the #9GXE, insert the #9GXE 32-bit OS/2 Display Driver diskette and select Install. - if you are installing for the #9GXE64 or #9GXE64Pro, when DSPINSTL prompts you, insert the the corresponding second diskette and select Install. Make sure you use the correct diskette for your video board. 11. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive, perform a shutdown, and then restart the system. 12. 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. 13. Perform a shutdown; then, restart the system. 14. After installing this driver release, if you must re-install OS/2, be sure to delete the following files from your \OS2\INSTALL directory FIRST!!! PSS3.DSC GXE64.DSC GXE64P.DSC The OS/2 installation will not complete if these files are present. ------------------------------------------------------------------ INSTALLING THE REFRESH UTILITY ------------------------------------------------------------------ This driver set includes an OS/2 utility to configure the refresh rate of your #9 board under OS/2. To install this utility, insert the #9GXE Display Driver Disk 2 (or the corresponding disk 2 for the #9GXE64 or #9GXE64Pro boards) in a diskette drive and type: A:OBJINST A: C: where: A: is your diskette drive C: is the drive on which OS/2 is installed The Number Nine GXE object will appear in your System Setup folder. Selecting the Number Nine GXE object will open a window listing supported refresh rates for the current resolution and color depth. After selecting a new refresh rate, you will need to perform a shutdown and then restart the system. ------------------------------------------------------------------ FUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------ o A General Protection Fault may occur while loading Ventura Publisher** for Windows unless the load is performed at a 256 color resolution. o A General Protection Fault may occur, when using WordPerfect** 5.1 and 5.2 for Windows, if the "Print Preview" option is selected while at a resolution of 800x600 by 65,536 colors. o Users of the software motion video feature of MMPM/2 should expect satisfactory results in 256-color modes. However, in 65,536 color modes, users of the feature will experience unusual results. An OS/2 pervasive fix package will be available electronically from IBM. 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 65,536 color modes. #9 PCI Card Users Only: ----------------------- For those systems with non-standard 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 PCI cards xxxh=880h. Therefore, the CONFIG.SYS statement should read: SET VIDEO_APERTURE=880h NOTE: VLB cards do not require this CONFIG.SYS modification. ------------------------------------------------------------------ BEFORE CONTACTING NUMBER NINE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ------------------------------------------------------------------ • Installation Problems During the installation of this driver a DISPLAY.LOG file is created in the OS2\INSTALL directory. This file identifies the OS/2 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 Number Nine Technical Support. • OS/2 2.11 (or later) Installation Note that this release includes patches to the OS/2 2.1 kernel and virtual Windows driver, which are required to support the new 32-bit S3 driver architecture. If you are running OS/2 2.11 the patches in this package are not necessary. Thus, under OS/2 2.11, or with the Pentium patches under OS/2 2.1, the installation program's attempt to patch the kernel will fail. This failure will be recorded in DISPLAY.LOG, and is normal! It does not indicate a failure to correctly install the drivers. To contact Technical Support, please refer to the CONTACTING NUMBER NINE COMPUTER CORPORATION section near the top of this README file. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW SETVGA PROCEDURE ------------------------------------------------------------------ Warp 3.0 Users: --------------- To bring up a menu that allows VGA mode to be selected, depress the Alt-F1 keys when restarting your system. OS/2 2.1 and 2.11 Users: ------------------------ Users of OS/2 2.1 or 2.11 can use one of the following procedures, 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 OS/2 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 OS/2 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 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 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 is installed /S:E: where E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive ------------------------------------------------------------------ TRADEMARKS ------------------------------------------------------------------ The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) elsewhere in this file, are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: IBM Presentation Manager OS/2 The following terms, denoted by two asterisks (**) elsewhere in this file, are trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies as follows: Trademark Owner --------- ----- Number Nine Number Nine Computer Corporation S3 S3 Incorporated Ventura Publisher Ventura Software, Inc. Windows MicroSoft Corporation WordPerfect WordPerfect Corporation 1-2-3 Lotus Development Corporation #9 Number Nine Computer Corporation 11/28/94 ------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS DRIVER IS COPYRIGHTED BY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION AND NUMBER NINE COMPUTER CORPORATION. ALL APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY. ------------------------------------------------------------------ (End of Document)