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OS/2 FOR WINDOWS SERVICEPAK
INSTALLATION README
Welcome to OS/2* for Windows ServicePak. It includes
service updates for licensed users of OS/2 2.1 for
Windows. This ServicePak allows you to continue running
DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications on the same desktop.
This README information is for use after installing the
OS/2 for Windows ServicePak. It contains helpful hints
found in our testing as well as updated information that
did not make the original OS/2 for Windows printed
publications. Following are the README features:
o Table of Contents (to help you access information)
o Page Numbers (at the beginning of topics)
- It is formatted for viewing on your display to
make it easy to go directly to a specific topic.
NOTE: You can use the Find option in the Edit menu
of the OS/2 Editor to help you locate information
in this Readme, or you can print the file.
Use this information in conjunction with the "OS/2
2.1 Installation Guide", and the "OS/2 2.1 Using the
Operating System" manual.
Also, you should obtain the new "Updates to: Installation
Guide and Using the Operating System" booklet, as instructed
in the "Start Here" booklet included in the ServicePak.
Throughout the documentation provided with your original
OS/2 for Windows product, all references to WIN-OS/2* also
apply to running your Windows Version 3.1 programs under the
OS/2 for Windows ServicePak.
CONTENTS
________
-----------------------------------------------
SECTION 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS . . . . 1
PCMCIA Communication Device . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ThinkPad 750c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Extended Services (ES) 1.0 . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Preinstalled Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ultimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
-----------------------------------------------
SECTION 2. SPECIAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 11
General Video Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing Device Drivers Using Selective Install 12
SCSI-Based CD-ROM Support . . . . . . . . . . . 13
New CD-ROM Drives Support . . . . . . . . . . 14
New SCSI Drives Supported . . . . . . . . . . 15
Obtaining Additional CD-ROM Support . . . . . 16
Installing with CID and SEMAINT . . . . . . . . 17
CID and NVDM/2 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
LCU Examples and NVDM/2 Examples . . . . . . . 19
LCU CID Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
LCU S2 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NVDM/2 CID Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
NVDM/2 S2 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing OS/2 for Windows ServicePak using RIPL 21
-----------------------------------------------
SECTION 3. GENERAL DISPLAY
DRIVERS/ADAPTERS SUPPORT . . . . . . . . 23
DPMS-Supported Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
General Display Adapter Support . . . . . . . . 24
Installation of Specific Video Adapters . . . 24
Installing High-Resolution and Color . . . . . . 25
IHV Display Drivers Tested by IBM . . . . . . 25
-----------------------------------------------
SECTION 4. S3 VIDEO INFORMATION . . . . 39
S3 IBM Tested Display Adapters . . . . . . . . 30
S3 Video Accelerator Driver for OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
S3 Graphics and Color Resolution Support . . 34
S3 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
S3 Installation from Diskette . . . . . . . . 36
S3 Installation from CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . 37
S3 Installation in a CID Environment . . . . 38
-----------------------------------------------
SECTION 5. TRADEMARKS . . . . . . . . . 42
Page 1
SECTION 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
__________________________________
PCMCIA COMMUNICATION DEVICE
___________________________
If you currently have a PCMCIA communication device
(modem or fax/modem), you must check your CONFIG.SYS
file to ensure proper placement of the following
device statement:
DEVICE=C:\OS2\PCMCIA.SYS
This statement must be located before the COM.SYS
device statement, or your communications device might
not function.
Page 2
THINKPAD 750C
____________________________
o After installing this version of the ServicePak,
you might find that your DOS full screen session
does not work correctly.
To fix this problem:
- You MUST reinstall the video driver from the
ThinkPad video features diskette.
o If you experience a video problem with the
ThinkPad 750c, do the following:
1. Start your system using the Installation diskette
2. Type SETVGA X: (where X=your OS/2 start up drive)
and then press Enter
3. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file
type: REM
in front of the following statements:
SET SPRITEENABLE=ON
RUN=CHKRES.EXE
SET HARDWAREBITBLIT=ON
4. Restart your system, then reinstall the
ThinkPad 750c video drivers.
o If you are using an IOMEGA PC Powered Pro 9 adapter,
you must call the IOMEGA service number and request
OAD Driver Version 2.3.
Page 3
DESKTOP
______________________
o You will notice that the default color scheme has
changed for OS/2 for Windows ServicePak.
o After you install this ServicePak, and you want
to return to the desktop layout of your previous
version of OS/2 you must press Alt-F1 prior to
and up until the OS/2 logo screen is displayed
while booting your system. This will restore
your CONFIG.SYS and your OS/2 system INI files
from the \OS2\INSTALL directory which were saved
prior to installing this ServicePak.
Page 4
PRINTER
_______________________
If you need to add a Windows printer driver after
installing this ServicePak, you must install the
printer driver from the Windows Control Panel. Then,
use the OS/2 Printer object to install the
corresponding OS/2 printer driver.
The OS/2 printer drivers on the OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak printer driver diskettes are stored in a
packed format that is not compatible with OS/2 1.3 or
2.0. To install one of the OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak printer drivers on a system with OS/2 1.3
or 2.0 installed, you must first unpack the driver on
a system that has OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
installed. You do not have to complete these steps
to install a printer driver on a system that already
has OS/2 for Windows ServicePak installed.
NOTE: Do not install the new 32-bit PostScript
driver (PSCRIPT.DR_) that came with OS/2 for
Windows ServicePak on a system with OS/2 1.3
or 2.0 installed. It is not compatible with
these versions of OS/2. While testing is
continuing, current compatibility information
about tested systems is available through your
dealer, Marketing Representative, CompuServe,
IBM National Support Center Bulletin Board
System (NSC BBS), and IBMLink.
Page 5
To unpack a printer driver for use on a OS/2 1.3 or
OS/2 2.0 system, complete the following steps on your
system that has OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
installed.
1. Open the OS/2 System folder.
1. Open the OS/2 Command Prompt folder.
2. At the command prompt type:
MD X:\DRIVER
Where X is a drive on your system.
3. Insert into drive A the OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak printer driver diskette that contains
the printer driver you want to install. The
printer driver names end in a "_".
Printer Driver: Diskette # Packed Name:
IBM Null 1 IBMNULL.DR_
HP LaserJet 1 LASERJET.DR_
HP DeskJet 1 HPDJPM.DR_
IBM 52XX 1 IBM52XX.DR_
Epson 1 EPSON.DR_
Plotter Driver 1 PLOTTERS.DR_
IBM 4019 2 IBM4019.DR_
IBM 42XX 2 IBM42XX.DR_
IBM 5201-2 2 IBM52012.DR_
PaintJet 2 SMGXPJET.DR_
NOTE: In order to get the proper printer driver
directory structure on systems with OS/2
1.3, IBMPCL3, IBMPCL5, HPDeskJet and
PaintJet must be installed using the
Printer Install option in the Print
Manager. Do not use the Control Panel to
install these printer drivers.
4. Type:
UNPACK A:\Packed name X:\DRIVER
Where X is a drive on your system. For example
if you want to install the Epson printer driver,
type:
UNPACK A:\EPSON.DR_ X:\DRIVER
The printer driver files are now unpacked in the
X:\DRIVER directory.
5. Copy the driver files to a diskette and install
them onto your OS/2 1.3 or 2.0 system.
Page 6
EXTENDED SERVICES (ES) 1.0
_________________________________________
If you installed OS/2 for Windows ServicePak on a
system that already had Extended Services installed,
replace the existing ESSTART.CMD file with the
ESSTART.BAK file that was installed by OS/2 for
Windows ServicePak. (The ESSTART.BAK file is located
in the OS2\INSTALL subdirectory.)
If you are installing Extended Services over OS/2 for
Windows ServicePak for the first time (that is, there
is no Extended Services on the workstation), or if
you are installing Extended Services from diskettes:
1. Rename the existing ESSTART.CMD file from the
Extended Services Diskette 1.
2. Copy the file ESSTART.BAK from the \OS\INSTALL
directory to Extended Services Diskette 1.
3. Rename the ESSTART.BAK file ESSTART.CMD
4. Begin the installation of Extended Services.
Page 7
PREINSTALLED SYSTEMS
___________________________________
After you install the ServicePak or any time you
reapply the ServicePak, to ensure you have the
correct files on your preinstalled computer follow
these steps:
1. Open an OS/2 command prompt.
2. Remove the following files by typing:
DEL C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPDRVS\*.DSP
3. Insert Display Driver Diskette 1 in drive A
4. Type:
XCOPY A:*.* C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPDRVS\*.*
5. Repeat step 4 for Display Driver Diskette 2 and 3.
6. Insert Printer Driver Diskette 1 in drive A
7. Type:
XCOPY A:*.* C:\OS2\INSTALL\PRTDRVS\PMDD_1\*.*
Page 8
8. Insert Printer Driver Diskette 2 in drive A
9. Type:
XCOPY A:*.* C:\OS2\INSTALL\PRTDRVS\PMDD_2\*.*
10. Insert Printer Driver Diskette 3 in drive A
11. Type:
XCOPY A:*.* C:\OS2\INSTALL\PRTDRVS\PMDD_3\*.*
This enables you to update your display and
printers as needed.
12. Change to the PRELOAD directory, Type:
C:
then press Enter, and type,
CD \OS2\INSTALL\PRELOAD
then press Enter.
Page 9
13. To restore your backed up copies, type:
COPY OS2LDR.BAK OS2LDR.MSG
then press Enter, type,
COPY README.BAK README
then press Enter, type,
COPY SAMPLE.BAK SAMPLE.RSP
then press Enter.
This enables you to retain the correct version of
these files needed for Create Utility diskettes
and Selective Uninstall.
NOTE: If you created your utility diskettes after
installing this version of the ServicePak and
you did not backup and restore OS2LDR.MSG
file, the following message will be displayed:
Insert the Operating System/2 diskette 1 into Drive A:
You must insert Utility diskette 2 into drive
A, and then press Enter to continue.
Page 10
ULTIMEDIA
If you have an Ultimedia preinstalled system, or you
installed Windows Version 3.1 from your Ultimedia
System CD-ROM, do the following when prompted for the
Windows Version 3.1 diskettes:
1. Insert the Ultimedia System CD-ROM into the
drive.
2. Change to the directory containing Windows 3.1 on
your CD-ROM. For example, type:
D:\WINSETUP
3. Continue with the installation process.
Page 11
SECTION 2. SPECIAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
___________________________________________
GENERAL VIDEO SUPPORT
_____________________
The following information pertains to video support
for the OS/2 for Windows ServicePak.
NOTE: If you want to change your video mode you must
use the Selective Install program located in
the System Setup folder. Do not use
DSPINSTL.EXE to change your video support.
After using Selective Install for VGA, you must
delete the SVGADATA.PMI file located in the OS2
directory before you shut down your system.
Page 12
INSTALLING DEVICE DRIVERS USING SELECTIVE INSTALL
_________________________________________________
If you are using Selective Install to install device
drivers after installing the ServicePak:
1. Open the OS/2 System folder.
2. Open the System Setup folder.
3. Open the Selective Install object.
4. Select the items you want to install.
5. Select OK and choose drive A as the source drive.
6. When prompted to insert the OS/2 diskettes,
insert the OS/2 for Windows Installation
diskettes. (The ServicePak might need to be reapplied
to ensure your system is at the proper level.)
7. When prompted to insert device driver diskettes,
insert the device driver diskettes provided with
this ServicePak.
8. Shutdown and restart the computer to activate the
changes.
Page 13
SCSI-BASED CD-ROM SUPPORT
_________________________
The majority of SCSI-based CD-ROM drives and adapters
are supported by OS/2 for Windows ServicePak.
("SCSI-based" refers to the small computer system
interface (SCSI), a standard input/output interface
used by personal computers.)
A complete list of the CD-ROM drives and SCSI
adapters tested on OS/2 for Windows can be found in
the "Hardware Support" chapter of the "OS/2 2.1 Using
the Operating System" manual and the "Updates to:
Installation Guide and Using the Operating System"
manual.
Additional support of new CD-ROM drives and new SCSI
drives certified for OS/2 for Windows are supported
by this ServicePak. Following is a list of the new
drives supported.
Page 14
NEW CD-ROM DRIVES SUPPORT
New drives supported in OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
Vendor CD-ROM Drive Model
---------------------------------
Creative Labs OmniCD
Chinon 431
Chinon 435
Chinon 535
IBM ISA CD-ROM
Mitsumi CRMC-LU005
Mitsumi CRMC-FX001
Mitsumi CRMC-FX001D
Panasonic CR-521
Panasonic CR-522
Panasonic CR-523
Panasonic CR-562
Panasonic CR-563
Sony CDU-31A
Sony CDU-7305
Page 15
NEW SCSI DRIVES SUPPORTED
New SCSI drives certified to work in OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak.
Vendor CD-ROM Drive Model
---------------------------------
IBM Enhanced CD-ROM II
NEC MultiSpin 3Xe
NEC MultiSpin 3Xi
NEC MultiSpin 3Xp
Philips LMS CM215
Texel DM-3028
Texel DM-5028
Page 16
OBTAINING ADDITIONAL CD-ROM SUPPORT
If, after reviewing the list in "OS/2 2.1 Using the
Operating System", you find that your CD-ROM drive or
SCSI adapter is not supported within the OS/2
product, you can contact the manufacturer and obtain
an OS/2 Adapter Device Driver (.ADD) file. After you
receive the .ADD file, follow the instructions in the
"Before You Begin" section of the "OS/2 2.1
Installation Guide" to add this file to Diskette 1.
As an alternative, you can create installation
diskettes from the diskette images that are on the
OS/2 CD, if you have DOS support for your CD-ROM
drive.
If support for your CD-ROM was not properly installed
during initial installation of OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak, then you will need to use the Selective
Install program located in the System Setup folder to
reinstall the CD-ROM support appropriate for your
CD-ROM.
Page 17
INSTALLING WITH CID AND SEMAINT
_______________________________
If you use SEMAINT to create maintenance systems to
apply the ServicePak, statements are added to the
CONFIG.SYS file created by SEMAINT. These statements
enable swapping to the target drive and directory of
the maintenance system. This path is determined by
the /T: parameter that SEMAINT uses when it is
started. Swapping is enabled only on systems with 10
megabytes of RAM or less. The initial swap file size
will be set to 1024KB or 1 megabyte and can grow
depending on the amount of virtual memory needed
during installation of the ServicePak. This requires
you to have at least 5 megabytes of free disk space
prior to creating the maintenance system created by
SEMAINT.
If you have a maintenance system installed with the
OS/2 2.1 version of SEMAINT, you must re-install
using SEMAINT from this version of the ServicePak.
Page 18
CID AND NVDM/2 NOTES
____________________
For LCU and NVDM/2 users, you must unpack SEMAINT.EXE
from the CID tree where OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
resides, to the CID Code Server, directory ?:\EXE\OS2V21.
When invoking SEMAINT.EXE supplied with OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak the following rules apply to your
installation procedures:
1. FSERVICE.EXE corresponds to the ServicePak for the
product you are installing. Therefore, you must
make sure your installation procedures access the
corresponding version of FSERVICE in the
appropriate ServicePak Install tree.
2. When invoking FSERVICE.EXE for OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak, you must specify the new "/CID"
parameter. This new parameter only applies to
installations that have had SEMAINT installed.
This new parameter is not needed when the client
system is started by diskette.
3. Installation of the OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
requires the specification of the "/S2:<CSDpath>"
during the invocation of SEMAINT.EXE.
4. Installation of any ServicePak in your procedures
FOLLOWING the installation of OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak requires that the "/S2:<CSDpath>"
parameter be specified during the invocation of
SEMAINT.EXE.
5. Installation of any ServicePak in your procedures
PRIOR to the installation of OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak requires that the "/S2:<CSDpath>"
parameter be omitted during the invocation of
SEMAINT.EXE.
Page 19
LCU EXAMPLES AND NVDM/2 EXAMPLES
________________________________
LCU CID OPTION
Example of the LCU command file for the /cid option
x.os2v21csd = 1
x.1.name='OS/2 2.1 Service Pack'
x.1.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.1.name
x.1.instprog = 'x:\img\csd\os2v21\fservice.exe ',
'/t:' || bootdrive || '\service ',
'/cid ',
'/s:x:\img\csd\os2v21 ',
'/l1:x:\log\csd\os2v211\' || client || '.log ',
'/r:'
x.1.rspdir = 'x:\rsp\csd\os2v21'
x.1.default = 'response.fil'
LCU S2 OPTION
Example of the LCU command file for the /s2: option
x.semaint2 = 1
x.1.name='OS/2 2.x Maintenance - with /S2:'
x.1.statevar = ''
x.1.instprog = exepath || '\semaint ',
'/s:' || os2img || ' ',
'/s2:' || os2v21csdimg || ' ',
'/t:' || bootdrive || '\service ',
'/b:' || bootdrive || ' ',
'/l1:' || os2log || '\' || client || '.log'
x.1.rspdir = ''
x.1.default = ''
Page 20
NVDM/2 CID OPTION
Example of the Net View DM/2 profiles for the /cid option
TargetDir = C:\SERVICE
Section Install
Begin
Program = SA:\IMG\CSD\OS2V21\FSERVICE.EXE
Parms = /CID /S:$(SourceDir) /T:$(TargetDir) /L1:$(LogFile1)
/R:$(ResponseFile)
SourceDir = SA:\IMG\CSD\OS2V21
ResponseFile = SA:\RSP\CSD\OS2V21\RESPONSE.FIL
LogFile1 = SA:\LOG\CSD\OS2V21\$(WorkStatName).LOG
End
NVDM/2 S2 OPTION
Example of the Net View DM/2 profiles for the /s2:
option
TargetDir = C:\SERVICE
Section Install
Begin
Program = SA:\EXE\OS2V21\SEMAINT.EXE
Parms = /B: /S:$(SourceDir) /S2:$(SA)\IMG\CSD\OS2V21
/T:$(TargetDir) /L1:$(LogFile1)
SourceDir = SA:\IMG\OS2V21
LogFile1 = SA:\LOG\OS2V21\$(WorkStatName).LOG
End
Page 21
INSTALLING OS/2 FOR WINDOWS SERVICEPAK USING RIPL
_________________________________________________
When installing OS/2 for Windows ServicePak using the
IBM LAN Server 2.0 and 3.0 Remote Installation
Program Load (RIPL), the OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
RIPLINST.EXE program is dependent upon the OS/2 for
Windows ServicePak UNPACK.EXE file. Therefore, if
you are using the OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
RIPLINST.EXE program on a client machine with OS/2
version 2.0 or lower, then you must copy the
UNPACK.EXE file to the client machine. To do this,
do the following:
Page 22
1. Insert OS/2 for Windows ServicePak Diskette 2
into drive A
2. At an OS/2 command prompt type:
copy a:\unpack.exe \os2\unpack.exe
After copying the file to the client machine, you
can now execute the OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
RIPLINST.EXE program.
Page 23
SECTION 3. GENERAL DISPLAY DRIVERS/ADAPTERS
____________________________________________
SUPPORT
_______
This ServicePak updates the display driver files that
came with your original OS/2 for Windows product
package. (Such as the BVHVGA.DLL, BVHSVGA.DLL,
VGA.SYS, and VSVGA.SYS.)
If you install display drivers that replace these
files after you have installed the ServicePak, the
updates applied might be removed.
DPMS-SUPPORTED DISPLAYS
_______________________
The XGA DMQS (\xga$dmqs\*.dqs) files in this version
of the operating system do not have DPMS (Display
Power Management Signaling) enabled for the DPMS
supported displays. You must use the DPMS OVERRIDE
parameter provided with the Power Management Utility
that is located in System Setup.
Page 24
GENERAL DISPLAY ADAPTER SUPPORT
_______________________________
INSTALLATION OF SPECIFIC VIDEO ADAPTERS
o ATI Graphics Pro Display Adapter
In the "OS/2 2.1 Installation Guide",
instructions are given for configuring the ATI**
Graphics Ultra Pro. These instructions state
that the display type for 640 x 480 must be
configured to IBM DEFAULT. Note that this
setting might be referred to as 60Hz rather than
IBM DEFAULT.
o Radius XGA Display Adapter
The Radius XGA display adapter is supported on
PS/2* Models 35 and 40 and PS/ValuePoint* 486
systems. If you are using this display adapter
on a PS/ValuePoint system, the VPXGA.EXE utility
is required. For a copy of this utility program,
check your Radius installation diskette or
contact Radius.
o Sigma Legend Display Adapter
OS/2 for Windows ServicePak cannot restore the
state of a Sigma Legend** display adapter after
you switch sessions or video modes. Also, the
Sigma Legend video adapter might cause the system
to stop when using 1024 x 768 x 256 color mode.
Use only 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 mode with this
adapter.
Page 25
INSTALLING HIGH-RESOLUTION AND COLOR
____________________________________
If you want to install a display driver that is
higher than 640 x 480 x 16 and you obtained it
from a source other than this ServicePak, then
use the installation procedures provided in the
README file that comes with the display driver.
NOTE: The following information pertains to video
support. If you want to change your video
mode you must use the Selective Install
program located in the System Setup folder.
Do not use DSPINSTL.EXE to change your video
support.
After using Selective Install for VGA, you
must delete the SVGADATA.PMI file located
in the OS2 directory before you shut down
your system.
IHV DISPLAY DRIVERS TESTED BY IBM
Following is a list of Independent Hardware Vendor
(IHV) display drivers that are shipped separately
from OS/2 for Windows tested by IBM to date. You
might have obtained them from a Bulletin Board
Service or directly from the hardware vendor.
Refer to the notes following the this table
for exceptions and workarounds that apply to the
display drivers listed in the following table.
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___________________________________________________________
Chip Set/ Use README
README Board/System provided
Driver Name Date Tested on with driver
___________________________________________________________
ATI** Mach32 1-24-94 ATI Graphic Y
Ultra Pro
Cirrus** 542x 1-17-94 Diamond Y
Speedstar Pro
Compaq** QVision** 3-21-94 Compaq QVision Y
Adapter
IBM Image Adapter 2.00 6-4-93 Image Adapter/A Y
6-4-93 Image Adapter/I Y
IBM Thinkpad 7-12-93 IBM ThinkPad Y
Matrox** MGA 2-22-94 Matrox MGA Y
(ULT/2/M/H)
(tested on MCA**
hardware only)
S3** 801/805/928 9-12-93 Actix GE32 Plus (801) (1)
5-23-93 NumberNine GXE (928) (1)
STB** S3 (16-bit) 9-12-93 STB PowerGraph (805) (1)
S3** 911/924 10-4-93 Orchid FahrenHeit Y
1280
Trident** 8900C 6-10-93 Trident 8900C Y (2)
(16-bit)
Weitek** P9000 2-17-94 Diamond Viper Y (3)
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NOTES:
1. You can reinstall the S3 16-bit display driver
for the 801, 805, and 928 chip sets. There are
several versions of OS/2 drivers (available on
electronic services and from other vendors)
supporting the 90C801, 90C805, and 90C928 chip
sets from the S3 Corporation. IBM provides
service for the S3 32-bit display driver and
recommends that you install the new version of
this driver included in OS/2 for Windows ServicePak.
This 32-bit display driver better utilizes the S3
chip sets.
IBM recommends that you DO NOT reinstall the
S3-supplied 16-bit driver, the STB-supplied S3
driver, or the IBM-supplied S3-16M driver.
For information about installing S3 video display
drivers see the "S3 Driver Installation" section
in this file.
2. You can reinstall the Trident-supplied 16-bit
display driver, but the OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak SVGA 32-bit display driver better
utilizes the Trident 8900C cards. IBM provides
service for the OS/2 2.1 ServicePak SVGA 32-bit
display driver and recommends that you install
the new version of this driver.
IBM recommends that you DO NOT reinstall the
Trident driver supplied on numerous bulletin
boards, because it removes fixes from the Base
Video Handler and Virtual Device Driver for the
OS/2 VGA driver.
Page 28
To install the OS/2 for Windows ServicePak SVGA
32-bit display driver, follow these steps:
1. Open the OS/2 System folder.
2. Open the System Setup folder.
3. Open the Selective Install object.
4. Select the items you want to install.
5. Select OK and choose drive A as the source drive.
6. When prompted to insert the OS/2 diskettes,
insert the OS/2 for Windows Installation
diskettes. (The ServicePak might need to be reapplied
to ensure your system is at the proper level.)
7. When you see the Primary Display Adapter Type
window, select Trident 8900C.
8. Follow the instructions for the Monitor
Configuration/Selection Utility. For more
information on when to use this utility to
set the refresh rate, see the "OS/2 2.1
Installation Guide," Appendix A.
3. After you install the OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak, install the Weitek display driver by
following the instructions provided in the Weitek
README file. IBM testing indicates that the
Weitek display driver runs successfully on
several computers but encounters "snow" with some
configurations.
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SECTION 4. S3 VIDEO INFORMATION
________________________________
If you are using the 256 color mode, and your desktop
appears to be darker than other color modes, you must
edit the SVGADATA.PMI file located in the \OS2
directory.
Change the following statement from:
HI-COLOR DAC by ....
to:
HI-COLOR DAC by unknown
To make the changes effective you must shut down and
then restart your system.
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S3 IBM TESTED DISPLAY ADAPTERS
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IBM has tested many display adapters containing the
S3 chips sets. However, certain display adapters in
combination with certain chip sets might not be
supported. The display adapters that have tested
successfully to date are listed following.
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S3 Adapters/Systems Chipsets
---------------------------------------------
Actix GraphicsENGINE 32 801
Actix GraphicsENGINE 32 LB 805
Actix GraphicsENGINE ULTRA 928
Artist Graphics** Winsprint 928
Diamond Stealth 24** 801
Diamond Stealth 24 LB** 805
Diamond Stealth Pro** 928
Diamond Stealth Pro LB** 928
Focus 2 The Max Truespeed 801
Metheus (Brooktree DAC) 928
Metheus (AT&T** DAC) 928
MiroMAGIC S4 LB 928
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National Design Volante** Warp 10 LB 805
Nth Graphics** S3 Advantage 801
Nth Graphics S3 Advantage LB 805
Number Nine** #9** GXE (Brooktree DAC) 928
Number Nine #9 GXE (AT&T DAC) 928
Orchid Fahrenheit** 1280 Plus 801
Orchid Fahrenheit LB 805
PCG** Photon Torpedo 801
PCG Photon Torpedo LB 805
Vermont** 801 ISA 801
Video 7 Win.Pro** 801
IBM PS/ValuePoint* 805
Dell 805
NOTE: If you have a Dell 466/ME system, you must
edit the SVGADATA.PMI file located in the \OS2
directory.
Change the following statement from:
HI-COLOR DAC by AT&T Microelectronics, Inc.
to:
HI-COLOR DAC by unknown
to make the changes effective you must shut
down and then restart your system.
OS/2 only supports 256 color mode under the
current chipset.
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S3 VIDEO ACCELERATOR DRIVER FOR OS/2 FOR WINDOWS
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SERVICEPAK
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The S3 video accelerator driver supports the
86C801/86C805 and 86C928 chip sets from the S3**
Corporation. These chip sets are found on many
leading video display adapters, including Actix**,
Artist Graphics**, Diamond Stealth**, Focus**,
Metheus**, MiroMAGIC, Nth Graphics**, Number Nine**,
Orchid**, PCG**, Vermont**, Video 7**, Volante** and
on the system boards of leading hardware systems,
such as those from the IBM* Corporation and the
Dell** Computer Corporation.
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S3 GRAPHICS AND COLOR RESOLUTION SUPPORT
This S3 video accelerator driver provides support for
accelerated video graphics and advanced color
resolutions when used with the minimum required video
memory. It conforms to the OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak 32-bit flat memory model and is designed
to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager* display
driver under the OS/2 for Windows ServicePak 32-bit
graphics engine.
This video accelerator driver supports these
resolutions and colors depths:
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:
Columns Rows
----------------
132 25
132 43
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S3 DRIVER INSTALLATION
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This video accelerator driver is compatible with the
OS/2 for Windows ServicePak.
NOTE: Do NOT install it on previous versions of
OS/2. Use the SVGA install instructions to
install S3 video device drivers. Refer to
Appendix A in the "OS/2 2.1 Installation
Guide."
The following information pertains to installing S3
video support.
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S3 INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE
To install the S3 32-bit display driver from
diskette, follow these steps:
1. Open the OS/2 System folder.
2. Open the System Setup folder.
3. Open the Selective Install object.
4. Select the items you want to install.
5. Select OK and choose drive A as the source drive.
6. When prompted to insert the OS/2 diskettes,
insert the OS/2 for Windows Installation
diskettes. (The ServicePak might need to be reapplied
to ensure your system is at the proper level.)
7. When you see the Primary Display Adapter Type
window, select "32 bit S3 Display Drivers".
8. Follow the instructions for the Monitor
Configuration/Selection Utility. For more
information on when to use this utility to set
the refresh rate, see the "OS/2 2.1 Installation
Guide", Appendix A.
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S3 INSTALLATION FROM CD-ROM
Notes:
1. You must create the installation diskettes
from the diskette images on the original
OS/2 2.1 for Windows CD-ROM.
2. You must create the display driver diskettes
from the diskette images on the OS/2 for Windows
ServicePak CD-ROM.
To install the S3 32-bit display driver from CD-ROM,
follow these steps:
1. Open the OS/2 System folder.
2. Open the System Setup folder.
3. Open the Selective Install object.
4. Select the items you want to install.
5. Select OK and choose drive A as the source drive.
6. When prompted to insert the OS/2 diskettes,
insert the OS/2 for Windows Installation
diskettes. (The ServicePak might need to be reapplied
to ensure your system is at the proper level.)
7. When you see the Primary Display Adapter Type
window, select "32 bit S3 Display Drivers".
8. Follow the instructions for the Monitor
Configuration/Selection Utility. For more
information on when to use this utility to set
the refresh rate, see the "OS/2 2.1 Installation
Guide", Appendix A.
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S3 INSTALLATION IN A CID ENVIRONMENT
NOTE: OS/2 for Windows ServicePak must have been
successfully installed on the client using the
CID Method. To install the S3 video
accelerator driver using CID, use the
following information to modify your LCU
command file.
The following information is meant as a guide, your
LCU command file might be different.
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/*****************************************************/
/* LCU PRODUCT DATA SECTION */
/*****************************************************/
.
.
.
x.s3dspinstl = 16
x.16.name='S3 CID Dspinstl'
x.16.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.16.name
x.16.instprog = bootdrive || '\os2\install\DSPINSTL.EXE',
' /pk:SVGA',
' /sk:NONE',
' /s:x:\imglos2v21',
' /t:' || bootdrive,
' /mc:8'
x.16.rspdir = ''
x.16.default = ''
/*---------------------------------------------------*/
/* NUMBER OF PROGRAMS SET UP IN THE */
/* PRODUCT DATA SECTION */
/*---------------------------------------------------*/
NUM_INSTALL_PROGS = 16
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/*****************************************************/
/* INSTALLATION SECTION */
/*****************************************************/
.
.
.
when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do
if RunInstall(x.s3dspinstl) == BAD_RC then exit
Call CheckBoot
end
.
.
.
end
exit
/*****************************************************/
END OF LCU INFORMATION TO BE ADDED
/*****************************************************/
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Following is an explanation of the line that is
executed in the LCU command file:
C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL /PK:SVGA /SK:NONE /S:X:\ /T: /MC:8
/PK:SVGA where SVGA is the primary adapter key
/SK:NONE where NONE is the secondary adapter key
/S:X:\ where X:\ is the redirected source path
/T: where C: is the drive where OS/2 for Windows ServicePak
is installed
/MC:8 is the manufacturing code that distinguishes S3.
NOTE: After the S3 video accelerator driver has been
successfully installed on the client machine
using the CID method and the client machine is
restarted, the default resolution will be
640 x 480 x 256.
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SECTION 5. TRADEMARKS
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The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in
this README file, are trademarks or registered
trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United
States or other countries:
IBM Presentation Manager
OS/2 PS/2
PS/ValuePoint ThinkPad
XGA
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The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk
(**) in this README file, are trademarks of other
companies as follows:
Trademark Owner
-------------------------------------------------------
Actix Actix Systems Corporation
Artist Graphics Artist Graphics
ATI ATI Technologies, Inc.
AT&T American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Cirrus Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Compaq Compaq Computer Corporation
Dell Dell Computer Corporation
Diamond Stealth Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.
Diamond Stealth 24 Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.
Diamond Stealth 24 LB Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.
Diamond Stealth Pro Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.
Diamond Stealth Pro LB Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.
Fahrenheit Orchid Technology, Inc.
Focus Information Builders, Inc
Legend Sigma Designs Inc.
Matrox Matrox Electronic Systems, Ltd.
Metheus Metheus Corporation
Nth Graphics Nth Graphics
Number Nine Number Nine Computer Corporation
Orchid Orchid Technology, Inc.
Panasonic Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
PCG Personal Computer Graphics Corporation
QVision Compaq Computer Corporation
STB STB Systems, Inc.
S3 S3 Incorporated
Trident Trident Microsystems, Incorporated
Tseng Tseng Laboratories, Inc.
Vermont Vermont Microsystems
Video 7 Video Seven, Inc.
Video 7 Win.Pro Video Seven, Inc.
Volante National Design Inc.
Weitek Weitek Corporation
Windows MicroSoft Corporation
#9 Number Nine Computer Corporation
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