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WD9510 FAMILY
OS/2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
---------------------------
2/28/90
These are the instructions necessary when using a WD 8514/A
in an AT system with OS/2 1.1 or 1.2. The user will be
supplementing the OS/2 install to permit PM support of the
8514/A in the AT machine. The PM 8514 driver supports 16 and 256
color boards.
1.0 Manually installing 8514 on an AT with OS/2
-------------------------------------------
The current versions of OS/2 will not properly install on
an AT with an 8514. The 1.1 version simply will not
recognize that the 8514 is present. So you end up installing
for the VGA and then manually altering the CONFIG.SYS file
and replacing the DISPLAY.DLL file.
OS/2 1.2, however, will recognize that the 8514 is present
but, as a result, you are faced with a Memory Protection error
as the install process is completing. So, when installing
OS/2 1.2 you must select NO when asked if the display is an 8514
and, instead, choose the VGA (or PS/2 display). This choice will
only occur if you have the 8514 present in the machine when you
install OS/2 1.2.
After you have OS/2 installed follow the instructions below.
Note: This procedure assumes that the OS/2 directory created
by the OS/2 Install was C:\OS2.
For OS/2 1.1
--------------
- Microsoft OS/2 1.1
The Microsoft 1.1 OS/2 BAK contains a file called 8514.DL@ and is
typically located on Disk 5 (an OEM could change this). This
packed file is the only file that is necessary to support an
8514/A video device for PM under OS/2 1.1. To install this 1.1 PM
display driver, you will need to boot off the INSTALL disk, when
the first screen comes up, press 'ESCape' to cancel the installation
(you don't want to install OS/2 all over again). When the prompt
appears, copy the file 8514.DL@ over to \OS2\DLL, unpack it
(the command is UNPACK 8514.DL@), and copy 8514.DLL to DISPLAY.DLL.
The reason you have to boot off the INSTALL disk is that OS/2 will
not let you modify the DISPLAY.DLL file from the boot disk.
In addition to creating your new DISPLAY.DLL file, you will need
to modify your CONFIG.SYS file to read as follows:
DEVINFO=SCR,8514,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
- IBM OS/2 1.1
Under IBM OS/2 1.1, the 8514 display driver is called IBMBGA.DL@.
This 1.1 driver will need to be copied and unpacked as mentioned
for the Microsoft OS/2, and the DEVINFO line should reference
BGA instead of 8514.
DEVINFO=SCR,BGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
For OS/2 1.2
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- IBM OS/2 1.2
IBM OS/2 1.2 contains files called IBMBGA.DL@ and BVH8514A.DL@.
These are located on Disk 5. These packed file are the only files
that are necessary to support an 8514/A video device for PM under
OS/2 1.2. To install this 1.2 PM display driver, you will need
to boot off the INSTALL disk, when the first screen comes up,
press 'ESCape' to cancel the installation (you don't want to
install OS/2 all over again). When the prompt appears, copy
the files over to \OS2\DLL, unpack them (the command is
UNPACK IBMBGA.DL@ & UNPACK BVH8514A.DL@), and copy IBMBGA.DLL to
DISPLAY.DLL. The reason you have to boot off the INSTALL disk
is that OS/2 will not let you modify the DISPLAY.DLL file from
the boot disk. In addition to creating your new DISPLAY.DLL file,
you will need to modify your CONFIG.SYS file to read as follows:
DEVINFO=SCR,BGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_IBM8514A
SET VIO_IBM8514A=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVH8514A)
- Microsoft OS/2 1.2
The current Microsoft OS/2 1.2 BAK (the one OEM's have in their
hands today) was a preliminary BAK. It does not contain support
for the 8514/A. Here's a clip from the README.DOC that accompanied
the current 1.2 BAK (WANG and TANDY should be aware of this):
8514 and other PS/2 (ABIOS) drivers are not provided with this
release. There is work being done in this area, however....
Microsoft has stated that the 8514 display drivers have been
completed and will be in the update to the 1.2 BAK (this BAK update
is due to be released in a few weeks : approximately end of Feb).
The packed 1.2 PM display driver will be called IBMBGA.DL@, the
same as IBM's (of course, other OEMs who receive this BAK can
use their own naming conventions, if they so choose). I assume this
file will also be on Disk 5, but I won't know for sure until the
final build of the BAK update is complete. In addition, if an OEM
builds their installation disks differently than Microsoft, you
cannot be sure that the file resides on Disk 5.
To install the 8514/A display drivers, proceed as mentioned above
for IBM.
2.0 Building a Device Support Disk for your Enhanced 8514/A compatible
product on an AT computer:
Creating an OS/2 Device Support Disk for your Enhanced 8514/A
board prior to installing OS/2 1.1 or 1.2 is easier than following
the process outlined above. Here is how it works:
Start to install OS/2 as usual, selecting the "VGA" (PS/2) video
option. At the end of the install, you are given the opportunity to
provide a Device Support Disk. By providing the Device Support
Disk, the Install program will use the 8514 files to create a
8514 version of PM. Your system will then be configured for an 8514.
2.1 For OS/2 1.1
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- IBM OS/2 1.1
The IBM OS/2 Device Support Disk (which you must create) has to
contain the following files:
* unpacked IBMBGA.DLL file from system disk 5
* OS/2 1.1 device driver profile (DDP) for the WD 8514/A board.
The DDP must be created by the end-user by using an Editor.
The 8514 Device Driver Profile is an ASCII file (WD8514_1.DDP)
with the following contents:
:TITLE
Enhanced 8514A DLL
:CONFIG
DEVINFO = SCR,BGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
:FILES
IBMBGA.DLL C:\OS2\DLL\DISPLAY.DLL
NOTE : the unpack utility can be copied from the OS/2 install
disk and will execute under DOS or OS/2.
- Microsoft OS/2 1.1
Under Microsoft OS/2 1.1, the name used for the 8514 driver is 8514
instead of BGA. The Device Support Disk for Microsoft OS/2 1.1 should
contain :
* unpacked 8514.DLL file from system disk 5
* OS/2 1.1 device driver profile (DDP) for the WD 8514/A board.
The 8514 DDP for Microsoft OS/2 1.1 should contain the following:
:TITLE
Enhanced 8514A DLL
:CONFIG
DEVINFO = SCR,8514,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
:FILES
8514.DLL C:\OS2\DLL\DISPLAY.DLL
2.2 For OS/2 1.2
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The Device Support Disk must contain the following files:
* unpacked IBMBGA.DLL file from system disk 5
* unpacked BVH8514A.DLL file from system disk 5
* OS/2 1.2 Device Driver Profile (DDP) for the WD 8514/A PLUS board.
The 8514 device driver profile is an ASCII file (WD8514_2.DDP)
with the following contents:
:TITLE
Enhanced 8514A DLL
:CONFIG
DEVINFO = SCR,BGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_IBM8514A
SET VIO_IBM8514A=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVH8514A)
:FILES
IBMBGA.DLL C:\OS2\DLL\DISPLAY.DLL
BVH8514A.DLL C:\OS2\DLL\BVH8514A.DLL
NOTE : the unpack utility can be copied from the install disk and
will execute under DOS or OS/2.