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SPEA Hotline Information
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Trouble Shooting Guide .................Document c: AutoCAD - Configuration
SPEA V7 series Release 0696.2
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IMPORTANT:
Please take note of the references to driver updates and system
configurations (document A).
AutoCAD Configurations
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Questions !.Answers
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BIGFOCUS for ACAD DOS 12.30 doesn┤t start? !.C10
SPTUNE won't start?
"illegal instruction ..."
Are there drivers for AutoCAD 10 and 11? !.C1
Can I use AutoCAD on the V7-MIRAGE with a resolution
of 1280x1024? !.C2
Can I have a dualscreen installation with !.C3.C15
SPEA-V7 boards? .C16
Mercury: 2-screen; ACAD hangs; black screen. !.C13
Use SPTUNE version 2.16 or higher!!!
Dualscreen solution with 2x Mercury P-64 VL/PCI !.C15
Classical dualscreen installation (Text/Graphics) with
2x Mercury P-64 boards. !.C11.C15
Dualscreen installation: 2nd screen not cleared when
leaving AutoCAD session? !.C8
What can I do to get a correct display of
the angle display of DDVPOINT? !.C4
AutoCAD operating very slowly? !.C5
BigFocus 13/Win: marked objects displayed in the wrong
colors (and are very dark)? !.C14
Long delays (or system crash) when using a digitizer? !.C6
There is no tutor in BigFocus for Windows?! !.C7
Problem configuring digitizer under BigFocus? !.C12
Quick installation guide for dualscreen configuration
with 2xMercury P-64 !.C15
Quick installation guide for dualscreen configuration
with Storm Pro + Mirage P-64 !.C16
Problems with Mercury P-64V !.C17
ACAD13 under Windows NT hangs when loading !.C18
ACAD13 under Windows NT: no frame in Birdseye, Crosshair
and Window have same appearance !.C19
ACAD 12/13 DOS: SHELL, CONFIG, LIST commands cause crash
and display red and green characters at the top of the
DOS screen !.C20
AutoCAD-configuration
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Answers
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C1 AutoCAD is supported from version 11 upwards, whereby these drivers
originate from the chip manufacturer and are not supported by SPEA.
BigFocus by SPEA is available for ACAD 12 and 13 in DOS and Windows
versions.
C2 No, BigFocus works with 256 colours or more; at 1280x1024 the
Mirage board can only offer 16 colors and thus the driver will not
function.
C3 Yes, use one of the dualscreen bundles. Please ask your dealer!
C4 Edit the file DDVPOINT.DCL and set line 64 from 14 to
height = 8;
C5 1.- ACAD constantly swaps to the harddisk: get more RAM!
2.- Install HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS.
3.- Set DEMANDLOAD to OFF using CFIGPHAR.EXE.
C6 Increase the value of VSCAN (e.g. to 80000) using the programm
CFIGPHAR.EXE (Configure Switches-System Switches-Vscan).
C7 There is no tutor in the BigFocus 12 for Windows!
An extensive Online-Help renders the tutor superfluous.
C8 Use the tool V7CLEAR2.EXE (available in the BBS).
C10 Storm Pro only: edit P9X00RES.DAT file (located in C:\SPEA\GDC):
Change Bustype entry = DETECT to VESA or PCI as required.
If you experience problems with Windows please check your SYSTEM.INI
for the section [p9100.drv] and check the entry mentioned above.
All boards: use EMM386 version 4.49 and SPTUNE from version 2.05!
C11 Set system variables for ACAD \SPEA\GDC\RCSETUP.BAT):
SET SWAPBOARDS = OFF
SET DUALSCREEN = OFF
C12 Use the command #logo_off to deactivate BigFocus and configure the
digitizing tablet. Reactivate BigFocus thereafter by entering
#logo_on.
C13 Make sure that older/incorrect drivers (possibly Mirage) are installed
or were installed. Mercury: use SPTUNE from version 2.16!!!
C14 Change the contents of DSBIGFOC.INI (see \SPEA\BF13WIN) as follows:
[display device]
--> gdibypass=0 <-- also poss. =2
drv16=C:\SPEA\BF13WIN\focus.drv
drv32=C:\SPEA\BF13WIN\focus32.drv
[environment]
GDC=C:\SPEA\BF13WIN
[registration]
layout=REGFORM.TXT
form=REGISTER.TXT
[misc]
screenmenu=on
C15 2x Mercury P-64 (PCI or VL, SyncFix or DOS/WIN):
VL: install a board with jumpers in the default position (see
manual) in a master slot. The second board's jumpers should be
set to deactivate the BIOS (-> manual) before it is installed
in another slot. The bus clock should not be over 33mhz! Values
such as 50mhz, 75mhz and over are main candidates for trouble.
A clock rate of 66Mhz however, is mostly OK.
PCI: install both boards in a free slot. Determine the boot board by
trial and error. Some motherboard's documentation will be able to tell
you which slot will be booted on. If the PC won't boot: obtain new
BIOS for the motherboard, or other (more up-to-date) motherboard.
Compaq for example provides a bugfix for their 90mhz DESKPRO XL90
PC's.
If you are using a fixed-frequency monitor, connect it to the secondary
board.
DOS version: MS DOS > 5.0. Do not use Novell DOS etc. Make sure
you have EMM386 4.49 or higher (see above).
Installing the software: please read the manual! First install the
Mercury P-64 and run SPTUNE. Then install the software from the
DualScreen disk and run SPDUAL.
If SPTUNE hangs: place a REM before the EMM386 line of your CONFIG.SYS
and restart the PC. Then run SPTUNE directly from the SPEA\GDC
directory. If QEMM is used, proceed in a similar fashion.
If SPTUNE runs OK, then run SPDUAL!
For both programs: set the horizontal frequency of your monitors,
call the test image, save the changes and exit the program.
Both programs should be version 2.16 or higher (shown in the
header when the program is loaded.
If the REM command was necessary:
If you were using EMM386, download version 4.49 from our BBS or from
Microsoft. Copy the new version into your DOS directory and set the
necessary entry in your CONFIG.SYS as follows:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386 NOEMS X=C000-C7FF
Do not use the HISCAN parameter in this line!
If using QEMM then delete any ST parameters used.
Windows installation with DoubleWin:
If both monitors are multisync types, connect the one with the higher
resolution to the boot card. Else -> Windows with SyncFix.
Install Windows in VGA resolution. If Windows is already installed,
change to the Windows directory and call SETUP. Select the VGA option
for the display. Start Windows. Put the DoubleWin disk in your drive
(NOT the BigWin disk). Select the options File and then Run in the
Program Manager. Enter the following command in the dialogue box
that appears:
A:\V7SETUP
In the dialogue box: activate both boards and select the resolution
accordingly before confirming your changes with OK. Restart Windows
to finish the procedure.
Windows installation with SyncFix:
Connect the fixed-frequency monitor to the secondary board and install
Windows as described above for DoubleWin. Difference: use the Windows
disk of the SyncFix package, and don't look for the extended part of
the V7SETUP dialogue box!
Note: until now, the dualscreen installation for SyncFix and
DoubleScreen DOS/Win has been identical. If, when using the DoubleWin
driver, the secondary card is activated, you may only use one software
system: DOS/WIN. A fixed-frequency monitor however, must be connected
to a secondary board, because it can not display the VGA image when
the system is booted.
AutoCAD under Windows:
Any problems that occur here have nothing to do with the dualscreen
configuration. Once Windows is up and running, BigFocus (just as
AutoCAD's own driver) doesn't care whether Windows is running on
one or two screens.
AutoCAD under DOS:
The installation of BigFocus is started after the DOS installation.
BigFocus for the S3 boards serves BOTH Mercury boards!
Therefore: put the BigFocus disk in the drive and call Install. This
causes the following entry to be made in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SET SPEAPOP=C:\SPEA\GDC\POPS. In addition, the file RCSETUP.BAT is
created in your GDC directory, and the call C:\SPEA\GDC\RCSETUP is
made in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Until this point the installation for
single and dualscreen configurations is identical.
Next two environment variables are set: DUALSCREEN and SWAPBOARDS.
This can cause problems if you haven't reserved enough space for
environment variables. Before you start ACAD first enter SET and
check that all the environment variables are correctly set. If
something is missing, check the following line in your CONFIG.SYS
file:
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /E:2512 /p /f
The value for /E: is the size of the space reserved for environment
variables (2512 should always be enough!).
How should the two additional variables be set?
SPEA dualscreen: (the ACAD secondary monitor runs in graphics mode)
DUALSCREEN=ON
SWAPBOARDS=OFF Drawing on the secondary board, ACAD secondary monitor
on the primary board. Please set up this way for SyncFix!
SWAPBOARDS=ON The alternative for two 'unequal' monitors when
DoubleWin too is running on the same PC. Why? Because the larger
of the two monitors determines the maximal resolution for
DoubleWin. This is not possible for SyncFix!
'Classical' ACAD dualscreen solution: (ACAD secondary monitor always
displays DOS messages)
DUALSCREEN=OFF
SWAPBOARDS=OFF This setting is theoretically possible, however it
doesn't fully exploit BigFocus. THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR SYNCFIX!
Normally, the environment variables are set in RCSETUP.BAT. It
is of course possible to simply include these two lines in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT, or in your ACAD.BAT. Warning! When you update your
BigFocus software, a new RCSETUP.BAT will be created and it will
then depend on the calling order of the batchfiles how the
environment variables are set! Please always check the variables'
status with SET before you start ACAD.
ACAD Configuration:
BigFocus is already installed. ACAD now has to be informed that
it should be used. Start AutoCAD with ACAD -r. Select item 3 in the
configuration menu (Display configuration), and then select the
SPEA S3 ADI.2 ... option.
Leave the configuration menu. When you first install BigFocus you
will be prompted for the resolution required. Select a suitable
option from the list shown (the vertical frequencies are determined
by the previous SPTUNE/SPDUAL software).
The resolution of the subordinate monitor is determined via #speaconfig
and the SPEACONFIG dialogue box.
Watch out! Even after your installation has been correctly completed,
the secondary monitor remains dark! Use the F2 key to test whether the
cursor is moved to the secondary monitor.
C16 Storm Pro + Mirage P-64
VL: install the Storm Pro with jumpers in the default position (see
manual) in a master slot. The Mirage P-64 jumpers should be
set to deactivate the BIOS (-> manual) before it is installed
in another slot. The bus clock should not be over 33mhz! Values
such as 50mhz, 75mhz and over are main candidates for trouble.
A clock rate of 66Mhz however, is mostly OK.
PCI: install both boards in a free slot. Determine the boot board by
trial and error. If the PC boots on the Mirage P-64, swap the boards.
The Storm Pro must be the boot board!
Monitors: the larger monitor must be connected to the Storm Pro. It
must be a multisync monitor! A fixed-frequency monitor is permissible
for the secondary board (Mirage P-64), because the boot display must
be capable of VGA resolution.
DOS version: MS DOS > 5.0. Do not use Novell DOS etc. Make sure
you have EMM386 4.49 or higher (see above).
Installing the software: please read the manual! Install the Superdisk
software for the Storm Pro first, then run SPMODE. Then install the
DualScreen disk and run SPDUAL.
If SPMODE hangs: place a REM before the EMM386 line of your CONFIG.SYS
and restart the PC. Then run SPMODE directly from the SPEA\GDC
directory. If QEMM is used, proceed in a similar fashion.
If SPMODE runs OK, then run SPDUAL!
For both programs: set the horizontal frequency of your monitors,
call the test image, save the changes and exit the program.
Both programs should be version 2.16 or higher (shown in the
header when the program is loaded.
If the REM command was necessary:
If you were using EMM386, download version 4.49 from our BBS or from
Microsoft. Copy the new version into your DOS directory and set the
necessary entry in your CONFIG.SYS as follows:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386 NOEMS X=C000-C7FF
Do not use the HISCAN parameter in this line!
If using QEMM then delete any ST parameters used.
Windows Installation:
Install Windows in VGA resolution. If Windows is already installed
then change to the Windows directory and call SETUP and install the
VGA driver. Start Windows. Place the BigWin disk of the Storm Pro
in your floppy drive and select the options File and Run in the
Program Manager. Enter A:\V7SETUP in the dialogue that appears
and when this program is run, select a resolution, color depth
and vertical frequency as required. Confirm your changes with
OK, restart Windows. Finished!
If your specific monitor is not available in the list provided for
the Storm Pro, select a similar one, without exceeding the limitations
of your device.
AutoCAD under Windows:
See C15!
AutoCAD under DOS:
The BigFocus installation is continued from the DOS software
installation. As two different processors are being used you must
load two ADI drivers for AutoCAD.
Put the BigFocus for the Storm Pro in your drive and call Install.
This routine will make the following entry in your AUTOEXEC.BAT:
SET SPEAPOP=C:\SPEA\GDC\POPS. It also puts the line
CALL C:\SPEA\GDC\RCSETUP in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Until this point
the installation routine for single and dual screen configurations
are identical. What remains to be done is the installation for the
ADI driver for the Mirage P-64. Put the BigFocus disk in your drive
and call Install again. This time neither of the calls;
SET SPEAPOP=C:\SPEA\GDC\POPS and CALL C:\SPEA\GDC\RCSETUP will be
made in your AUTOEXEC.BAT as they already exist. However: the
RCSETUP.BAT file will be created again!
An environment variable is now set: RCPADIT.
This can cause problems if you haven't reserved enough space for
environment variables. Before you start ACAD first enter SET and
check that all the environment variables are correctly set. If
something is missing, check the following line in your CONFIG.SYS
file:
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /E:2512 /p /f
The value for /E: is the size of the space reserved for environment
variables (2512 should always be enough!).
RCPADIT tells ACAD which driver it should handle as the secondary
driver. The lines are:
SET RCPADIT=C:\ACADR12\DRV\RCS3V.EXP for ACAD12, and
SET RCPADIT=C:\ACADR13\DOS\DRV\RCS3V.EXP for ACAD13.
SPEA Dualscreen: (the ACAD secondary screen operates in graphics mode)
Due to the use of two different processor the possibility to manipulate
the configuration using the DUALSCREEN and SWAPBOARDS variables is
not available (->C15). The hierarchy of main and secondary screen is
determined by the ACAD configuration and RCPADIT.
'Classical' ACAD Dualscreen:
(the secondary screen always displays the DOS messages)
This configuration is NOT POSSIBLE with this dualscreen package
(at least not if you wish to draw on the Storm Pro screen ...).
ACAD Configuration:
Both BigFocus files are already installed in the ACAD\DRV directory.
Next ACAD must be instructed to use them. The secondary driver (for
the secondary board) has already been determined by RCPADIT.
Start AutoCAD with ACAD -r. Select item 3 (Display configuration) in
the configuration menu. Select the option SPEA P9100 3D ADI4.2 ...
there. End the program. When you run BigFocus for the first time
you will be prompted for the resolution. Select a mode from the
list offered (the vertical frequency has already been determined by
SPMODE/SPDUAL). The resolution of the secondary screen is determined
with #speaconfig and the dialogue box that this command opens.
Watch out! Even after your installation has been correctly completed,
the secondary monitor remains dark! Use the F2 key to test whether the
cursor is moved to the secondary monitor.
If ACAD displays an "illegal instruction ...." message when starting
the drawing editor (or if it crashes) then make sure that you're using
EMM386 v4.49 or higher.
If ACAD for the Storm Pro still refuses to start:
Check the versions of RC91V.EXP and RCS3V.EXP and if neccessary
update them. The latest versions are:
RC91V.EXP 879KB 8.2.1995 and RCS3V.EXP 943KB 8.2.1995
C17 Make sure that the latest driver is loaded. Include the following
line in your ACAD.BAT
SET BASEADDRESS=0 (<= 16MB RAM) or
SET BASEADDRESS=1 (<= 32MB) or
SET BASEADDRESS=2 (<= 64MB)
C18 For BF13WIN 2.0:
DSBIGFOC.DLL is in the Windows task list: end the task. Remove
the entry after MenuName= in ACADNT.CFG in the Block [Display/Driver].
Start ACAD13 NT again. ACAD will prompt you to reconfigure the display
driver again. Select the option SPEA BigFocus again. ACAD13 NT hangs
again when restarted: repeat the entire procedure or download version
2.2 of BF13WIN from the SPEA Mailbox or CompuServe.
C19 Known bug of BigFocus 13Win v.2.1. Please use a newer version.
C20 Caused on some PC'S with a Triton chipset. Deactivate the PCI
Burst Mode in your PC's BIOS Setup.
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