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Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound card setup 7/19/94
File: OSMMWPAS.UPD
Before proceeding with this setup, you need to obtain the latest
Windows and DOS drivers from the respective manufacturer. Windows
and DOS drivers are not fully compatible with OS/2.
Installing Pro Audio Spectrum 16 ( PAS 16 ) under WIN-OS/2.
I. Drivers.
A. DOS/WINDOWS.
1. Make sure you have the latest drivers from Media Vision
dated no later then March of 1993. Customer can call
MediaVision at 1-800-845-5870/ BBS -510-770-0527.
B. Required drivers.
1. Customer will need the drivers listed below:
a. MVSOUND.SYS (DOS)
b. MCIMIXER.DRV (WINDOWS)
c. MVMIXER.DRV (WINDOWS)
d. MVPROAUD.DRV (WINDOWS)
e. OPL3.DRV (WINDOWS)
II. Installation.
A. DOS FULLSCREEN
1. Open a DOS FULLSCREEN session and run the INSTALL.EXE
from the disk provided with the sound card with the
latest drivers or the one obtained from Media Vision.
2. During the installation the program will bring up a
message that the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
will be modified.
a. The program will and will not updated the CONFIG.SYS
by putting in the MVSOUND.SYS DOS driver statement.
We will update this manually in another area.
b. The AUTOEXEC.BAT file will be updated with and
added statement if you choose to have the SOUND
BLASTER emulation turned on.
Ex. set blaster=A220 D1 I5 T3
* A220= I/O address 220
* D1= DMA channel 1
* I5= IRQ 5 * T3= OPL3
!! Make sure when configuring the sound card that you
don't have any IRQ, DMA, I/O conflictions with any
other device. Refer to manuals for information.!!
III. Editing
A. DOS DRIVER
1. If MVSOUND.SYS was added to the CONFIG.SYS delete
or remark the statement.
2. Go to the DOS FULL SCREEN settings and select the
SESSION tab.
3. Click on WIN-OS/2 Setting radio button.
a. Scroll down to DOS_DEVICE and in the VALUE FIELD
add this statement:
Ex. C:\xxx.xxx\MVSOUND.SYS D:5 Q:11 S:1,240,1,5 M:1,330,2 J:1
* C:\xxx.xxx - Drive and Path driver is located at.
* D:5 - DMA channel 5
* Q:11 - IRQ 11
!! The above two settings are for the PAS 16 side of the card
!!
* S:1 - This switch will turn on the SOUND BLASTER emulation
but can be disabled by putting a S:0. The parameters 240,1,
5
following the switch are the I/O address, DMA channel, IRQ.
* M:1 - This switch will turn on the MPU-401 MIDI emulation but
can be disabled By putting a M:0. The parameters 330,2
following the switch are I/O address and IRQ.
!! If you have MMPM/2 installed on the machine make sure the
IRQ, DMA and I/O address for the PAS 16 side of the card
match what you have set for the sound card under MMPM/2. !!
** The latest version of MVSOUND.SYS is 3.24 and can be
downloaded from Media Vision's BBS. **
4. Select SAVE and close out of the DOS FULL SCREEN
settings.
5. Go to the WIN-OS/2 Fullscreen Icon located in the
COMMAND PROMPTS folder.
6. Go into the WIN-OS/2 Fullscreen settings and select the
SESSION tab. Click on WIN-OS/2 Settings radio button.
a. Scroll down to DOS_DEVICE and in the Value Field
add this statement:
EX. C:\xxx.xxx\MVSOUND.SYS D:5 Q:11 S:1,240,1,5 M:1,330,2 J:1
* C:\xxx.xxx - Drive and Path driver is located at.
* D:5 - DMA channel 5
* Q:11 - IRQ 11
!! The above two settings are for the PAS 16 side of the card
!!
* S:1 - This switch will turn on the SOUND BLASTER emulation
but can be disabled by putting a S:0. The parameters 240,1,
5
following the switch are the I/O address, DMA channel, IRQ.
* M:1 - This switch will turn on the MPU-401 MIDI emulation but
can be disabled by putting a M:0. The parameters 330,2
following the switch are I/O address and IRQ.
!! If you have MMPM/2 installed on the machine make sure the
IRQ, DMA and I/O address for the PAS 16 side of the card
match what you have set for the sound card under MMPM/2. !!
** The latest version of MVSOUND.SYS is 3.24 and can be
downloaded from Media Vision's BBS. **
7. Select SAVE and close out of the Win-OS/2 Full Screen
settings.
B. WINDOWS DRIVER
1. Open up and OS/2 window and go to the location of the
PAS 16 windows drivers.
a. Copy the four windows drivers to the OS2\MDOS\WINOS2
\SYSTEM directory.
* MCIMIXER.DRV
* MVMIXER.DRV
* MVPROAUD.DRV
* OPL3.DRV
C. SYSTEM.INI
1. Located and edit the SYSTEM.INI found in the OS2\MDOS
\WINOS2 directory.
2. Scroll down to the section marked: OMCIt
a. Add Mixer=mcimixer.drv ( Media Control Interface driver)
3. Scroll down to the section marked: Odriverst
a. Add Wave=mvproaud.drv
Add MIDI=mvproaud.drv
Add Aux=mvproaud.drv
Add Mixer=mvmixer.drv
Add MIDI1=opl3.drv
4. Scroll down to a blank area and add this section:
Omvproaud.drvt
5. Then add dma=5 and irq=11. This what it should look like.
* Omvproaud.drvt
dma=5
irq=11
!! Remember these must be the same as MMPM/2 and DOS
settings for the card. !!
6. Scroll down to a blank area and add this section:
Oopl3.drvt
7. Then add patchfile=(none). This is what it should look lik
e.
* Oopl3.drvt
patchfile=(none)
8. Save and exit the editor.
IV. Win-OS/2 in ENHANCED mode.
A. Debug.
1. Open a DOS window or DOS Full Screen.
2. Go into the OS2\MDOS and backup VDMA.SYS.
3. Then type DEBUG VDMA.SYS
a. E 1C01 2 <enter>
b. W <enter>
c. Q <enter>
4. Then type EXIT.
B. VDMAD.386
1. Download the latest windows drivers for the Creative
Labs Sound Blaster Pro Microchannel card from
Creative Labs BBS. (405-742-6660).
2. Copy VDMAD.386 into the OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM
directory.
3. Edit the SYSTEM.INI located in the OS2\MDOS\WINOS2
directory and go to there 386enh section and add this
line:
* device=vdmad.386
4. Save and exit. Shutdown and reboot.
V. Starting WIN-OS/2.
A. Start the Winos/2 Full Screen session. Your sound card
should be working properly.
** If sound still does not come up check the system.ini
file and make sure you have the following statement
in the OBOOTt section :
drivers=mmsystem.dll --- for OS/2 2.1 GA
or
drivers=mmsound.dll --- for OS/2 for Windows
**NOTE** You cannot run multiple DOS or Windows sessions
that access the sound card with the existing
device drivers. Virtural device drivers are
need for this and should be available in the
future.
** Note** (Enhanced mode is a work around ONLY!!) This is not supported ho
wever
we have had users using this and working for them.
Problems with drivers need to be directed towards sound ca
rd manufactuer
since drivers are written specifically for the Windows and
DOS enviroment.
12/31/99