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- Kelvin Video64
- Supplemental OS/2 Warp Driver Release
- ---------------------------------------
-
- The file you have downloaded, KVID-OS2.EXE, contains OS/2 Warp
- drivers v1.24 for the Kelvin Video64 board. This is a
- supplemental driver release, not a complete driver disk set.
- This does not replace your existing Kelvin Video64 driver disk
- set, but is a supplement to it. This readme file contains
- instructions for installing the drivers. You have already
- completed the first step, by unpacking the KVID-OS2.EXE file and
- reading this. These drivers are only appropriate for the Kelvin
- Video64 board, not other Kelvin models. Do not use these drivers
- with the Kelvin MPEG, Kelvin64, or KelvinEZ boards.
-
- When you unpack KVID-OS2.EXE you should have the following files:
-
- ALSC DSC 661 05-30-95 5:32p
- SETUP CMD 2,496 01-31-95 9:09a
- ALSCA DSP 16,571 07-07-95 6:10p
- WINALSC 427,132 07-06-95 12:35p
- ALSCPM DL_ 413,420 07-07-95 10:40a
- PROMTN CPL 126,272 07-10-95 5:48p
- README 1ST 6,796 02-02-96
-
-
- Installing the Drivers
- ----------------------
- These instructions assume that you already have the Kelvin
- Video64 board installed in your system, and that you already have
- the OS/2 Warp operating system installed on your hard disk. In
- addition, these instructions assume you have installed OS/2 on
- the "C:" drive and you are installing the Kelvin Video64 driver
- from floppy drive "A". We will be using the OS/2 utility
- DSPINSTL.EXE utility to install these new drivers. The procedure
- is menu driven, and somewhat self explanatory. Here are the
- step-by-step instructions for the procedure.
-
- 1. Reset your display adapter support in OS/2 to VGA. Refer to
- your OS/2 Installation Manual for assistance. This is most
- important if you have installed other high resolutions
- drivers prior to installing your Kelvin Video64 board.
-
- 2. Insert a blank, formatted high density floppy disk into your
- "A:" drive, and create a subdirectory on it called OS2. Copy
- the Kelvin Video64 files (listed above) into the OS2
- subdirectory on the floppy. This is a very important step.
- The installer program expects to find the drivers in a
- subdirectory called OS2, and won't proceed properly if they
- are not. Here are specific commands you can run from a DOS
- or OS/2 command prompt:
-
- A: <CR> (logon to the A drive)
- MD OS2 (make a directory called OS2)
- CD OS2 (change to the new OS2 subdirectory)
- C:\{dirname}\KVID-OS2 (unpack files to this subdirectory)
-
- (Substitute the appropriate drive letter and directory name for
- your system, where your copy of KVID-OS2.EXE is located.)
-
- 3. After creating the floppy driver disk, go to the OS/2
- desktop. Before beginning new driver installation, we
- recommend that you shut down any other programs you may be
- running.
-
- 4. From the OS/2 Workplace Shell, double click on the OS/2
- System icon.
-
- 5. Double click on the Command Prompts folder.
-
- 6. Double click on the OS/2 Full Screen or OS/2 Windows icon.
-
- 7. Insert the OS/2 driver diskette you created in step 2 into
- drive A, and from the command prompt, copy the ALSC.DSC file
- from the floppy to the C:\OS2\INSTALL directory. Here is the
- command:
-
- COPY A:\OS2\ALSC.DSC C:\OS2\INSTALL
-
- 8. From the command prompt, change to the C:\OS2\INSTALL
- directory and run DSPINSTL.EXE.
-
- 9. Select Primary Display and click the "OK" button on the
- Display Driver Install screen.
-
- 10. Select the "Alliance Semiconductor ProMotion" display driver
- from the Primary Display Driver List screen, and click on the
- "OK" button. (You'll probably have to scroll all the way up
- to the top of the display driver list to find the Alliance
- entry.) At this point, some versions of OS/2 display a
- warning about support for display adapters.
-
- 11. Use the "Change" button to change the path for the source
- files to A:\OS2, and click on the "Install..." button.
-
- 12. The Kelvin Video64 drivers are now installed on your
- computer. You will be asked to restart OS/2. Click on the
- "OK" button.
-
- 13. Close the OS/2 command prompt screen with the "EXIT" command.
- Close the "Command Prompts Icon View" screen (if it's open).
- Remove the OS/2 driver diskette from drive A: and shutdown
- OS/2.
-
- 14. After the system has restarted, the "OS/2 System folder -
- Icon View" should still be open from the previous session.
- If it isn't, open it now. Double click on the "System Setup"
- icon, then double click on the "System" icon.
-
- 15. The "Screen" tab information should be showing by default.
- If it isn't, click on that tab to display it. Select the
- desired screen resolution, color depth, and refresh rate from
- the list and close the applet.
-
- 16. Shutdown OS/2 and restart the system for the new setting to
- take effect.
-
-
- Known Issues
- ------------
- a. When running WIN-OS/2 refresh rates for all resolutions
- default to 60Hz.
-
- b. At 800x600x16M colors there is no cursor in the System
- Editor.
-
- c. With 2MB boards, 800x600x16m @ 72Hz mode fails with wavy
- lines through the OS/2 desktop.
-
- d. With 1MB boards, 800x600x256 @ 72Hz mode shows static lines
- when moving around the desktop. Problem does not occur with
- 2MB RAM installed on the board.
-
-
- OS/2 Limitations
- ----------------
- a. When you play an AVI movie in OS/2 then switch to WIN-OS2
- Full Screen, the AVI movie is still displayed.
-
- b. Playing an AVI clip at 16 million colors will not work.
-
-
- Technical Support
- -----------------
- Telephone support is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.
- to 5 p.m. PST at (510)661-3000. Additional software drivers and
- upgrades are available through Orchid's 24-hour Bulletin Board
- Service (510)651-6837 (14.4K baud, 8N1). Access Orchid support
- via our CompuServe forum. Enter GO ORCHID at any ! prompt to
- enter the Orchid section of the Multimedia B Vendor Forum.
-
-
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