This installation guide assumes the user to be familiar with the mouse
interface of the OS/2 2.0 Desktop Shell environment. If additional
instructions are needed, please consult the OS/2 Tutorial in the Information
folder.
To install OS/2 2.0 PM Display Driver and Virtual Device Driver:
Save a copy of the display.dll in \os2\dll.
If you are currently running OS/2 2.0, open a DOS session by double clicking on a DOS Full Screen icon from the OS/2 Command Prompts folder. The Command Prompts icon is in the OS/2 System folder.
Move to the \os2\dll directory by typing 'CD \OS2\DLL' at the DOS prompt.
Type 'COPY DISPLAY.DLL IBMVGA.DLL /B' at the DOS prompt to make a backup copy of display.dll.
If you are currently running MS DOS, follow the above steps for a DOS session to make a backup copy of the display.dll. Boot OS/2 to continue with the installation.
Invoke OS/2's Device Driver Install utility to copy device drivers from the Driver and Utilities for OS/2 diskette to the hard disk.
Insert the Drivers and Utilities for OS/2 diskette in drive A:.
Double click on the Device Driver Install icon in the System Setup folder. The System Setup icon is in the OS/2 System folder.
Click on the Install button from the OS/2 2.0 Device Driver Installation pop up window. The Select Device Drivers pop up window will display a list of device drivers such as:
Cirrus Logic VGA - 800x600x16 on 36 MHz monitor
Cirrus Logic VGA - 800x600x16 on 40 MHz monitor
Cirrus Logic VGA - 800x600x16 on 50 MHz monitor
Cirrus Logic VGA - 1024x768x16 on 64 MHz monitor
Cirrus Logic VGA - 1024x768x16 interlaced on 44.9 MHz monitor
To assist in determining what capabilities your monitor has, refer to the following list:
36 MHz monitor: Super VGA, Extended Super VGA.
ie: NEC 2A, NEC II
40 MHz monitor: Multi-freq.
ie: NEC 3D
50 MHz monitor: Extended multi-freq, Super multi-freq, Extended Super multi-freq.
ie: NEC 3FGx, NEC 4D, Sony CDP-1304
44.9 MHz monitor: 8514-compatible, Super VGA, Extended Super VGA, Multi-freq.
ie: IBM 8514, NEC 2A, NEC II
64 MHz monitor: Extended multi-freq.
ie: NEC 3FGx, NEC 4D, Sony CDP-1304
Select the device driver to be installed from the list and click on the OK button. Device drivers are copied to their corresponding directories.
Click on the Exit button, then the Yes button. If the current display.dll is in use, a dialog box will pop up to notify the user that changes will be in effect on the next reboot. Click the OK button to exit the installation utility.
Modify the config.sys file in the root directory so that OS/2 will install the correct device driver on the next reboot.
Click on the OS/2 System Editor icon from the Productivity folder which resides in the OS/2 System folder.
Select Open from the File menu. Open config.sys from the root directory.
Search for the command line which contains vvga.sys. For example, 'DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS'.
Select Find from the Edit menu.
Type 'VVGA.SYS' in the Find: edit box.
Uncheck Case sensitive option if it is checked.
Check Wrap option so a tick mark appears in the check box.
Click on the Find button.
Once the command line is located, select the Cancel button.
Highlight the command line with the mouse, then select Copy from the Edit menu.
Click at the end of the command line, press 'ENTER' key to insert a new line below the current command line.
Select Paste from the Edit menu to make a copy of the command line.
Type 'REM ' at the beginning of the original command line.
Change vvga.sys in the pasted command line to CLVSVGA.SYS.
Select Save from the File menu and save the changes.
Double click on the system icon to exit the editor.
Shutdown the system and reboot for the changes to take effect.
To install Windows 3.0 driver for OS/2 2.0:
This section assumes that the WIN-OS/2 Support has been installed. If that option has not been selected at the initial OS/2 installation, please use the Selective Install utility that is in the System Setup folder to first install WIN-OS/2 Support.
If you do not currently have a WIN-OS/2 session running, start one.
Open a WIN-OS/2 session by double clicking on a WIN-OS/2 icon from the OS/2 Command Prompts folder. The Command Prompts icon is in the OS/2 System folder.
Run the install program to copy the WIN-OS/2 Drivers and SetRES Utility to the hard disk.
In the Program Manager, choose File Run.
Specify the diskette drive where the Drivers and Utilities for OS/2 Diskette is inserted, and run the install program.
Type 'A:\INSTALL'
When prompted, specify to copy the files to the \os2\mdos\winos2 directory.
Set Resolution may now be run by selecting the SetRes icon.
Use the SetRes utility to select either 16 or 256 colors and the desired resolution for future Win-OS/2 sessions.
For help on the SetRes utility, select Help from the program menu.
