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- | README file for
- |
- | ELSA WINNER OS/2 DISK VERSION 1.04.00
- |
- | WINNER 1000AVI
- | WINNER 1000PRO/X
- | WINNER 2000AVI
- | WINNER 2000PRO/X
- | WINNER 1000TRIO
- | WINNER 1000TRIO/V
- | GLoria
- |
- |
- | Copyright (c) 1994-96 ELSA GmbH, Aachen (Germany)
- |
- | Subsidary:
- | ELSA GmbH ELSA Inc.
- | Sonnenweg 11 2150 Trade Zone Blvd.
- | D-52070 Aachen Suite 101
- | Germany San Jose, CA 95131
- | USA
- |
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- |
- | 02/27/96, fc
-
-
-
- 1. Overview
- 2. Disk Contents
- 3. Installation
- 4. Notes
- 5. Release Notes
- 6. Caveats / Known Problems
- 7. EnDIVE
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Overview
-
- !!! ATTENTION !!!
-
- This disk contains the WINNER system software only for OS/2
- Warp. (Drivers for OS/2 2.1x are separately available on
- demand).
-
- See section 2 for a list of files and their purpose.
- Information in this file may not appear in the manuals.
- Please read this file carefully to be aware of any changes to
- the documentation. Information in files on this disk
- supercedes the printed documentation.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 2. Disk Contents
-
- Each installation directory for contains the following files:
-
- DATE.DOC file identifying the disk, production date, etc.
-
- README.TXT this file
- LIESMICH.TXT German version of this README file
-
- SETUP.EXE installation program
- ELSAD.DLL language resource file
- ELSAE.DLL --------- " ----------
- ELSAD.HLP help file (german)
- ELSAE.HLP help file (english)
- WS3INIT.DLL installation program harware support
-
- ELSAUI.DSC configuration files
- ELSAUI.DSP -------- " --------
- SVGADATA.PMI -------- " --------
-
- VSVGA.SYS MDOS device driver (extended mode)
- WINDOWS WINOS2 device driver for the WINNER board
- VIDEOMM OS/2 device driver for the WINNER board
- SCREEN01.SYS physical devide driver (PDD)
-
- TESTSCR.EXE program showing the testscreen
- FILTER.EXE EnDIVE Filter Set utility
- WINNER WINNER configuration file
- WINMAN.MON WINman monitor file
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 3. Installation
-
- These drivers can only be used under OS/2 Warp.
-
- To guarantee a successful installation, be sure to have the
- original VGA driver installed and active.
-
-
- 3.1 Restoration of the original VGA driver
-
- Use the restore option at system boot time (Alt+F1) and reset
- the primary display to VGA (Key V). Consult your OS/2
- handbook for further information.
-
- You have to reboot the system for the change to take effect.
-
- !!!! ATTENTION !!!!
- If you have previously used the driver version 1.00.0x beta,
- you have to delete the WS3INIT.DLL in the \OS2\DLL directory
- prior to the installation procedure.
-
-
- 3.2 Installation of version 1.xx ELSA Warp drivers
-
- Insert your ELSA CD into your drive, open the CD-ROM drive
- object on your desktop, change to the OS/2 directory appropriate
- for your graphics card (i.e., \WINNER\2000AVI\OS2) and start
- SETUP.EXE. The contents of this file should appear on the
- "Introduction" page.
-
-
- 3.3 Using the setup program
-
- On the "Adapter Info" page you may view information about your
- graphics adapter. Use the "Help" function for detailed
- explanations of the displayed items.
-
- You will have to specify your monitor and the desired graphics
- resolution on the "Resolution" page. Please be sure that the
- information concerning your monitor is correct and complete
- (particularly the scan rates) in order to avoid damaging your
- monitor. You have to check the selected resolution using the
- "Test" button, or the mode will not be accepted.
-
- Use the "Installation" page to select the files to transfer to
- your hard disk and to start the installation process. Use the
- "Help" button in order to get further information. After
- completion of the installation you have to shut down and reboot
- your system. OS/2-Warp will start with the selected resolution.
- If you have specified the resolution manager in the installation
- procedure, you can use it for changing the selected resolution.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 4. Notes
-
- 4.2 WIN-OS/2 Configuration :
-
- To change the standard configuration, use the Windows program
- WINman which is automatically started after first calling
- WINOS2. An online help is available.
-
- By default, the ELSA Windows Driver WINNER08.DRV is installed
- with a resolution of 640x480x256.
-
- The WINNERxx.Drv (in WINDOWS) are copied to the WINOS/2
- directory during the installation. You don't have to copy and
- expand this driver from the GUI-disk.
-
- 4.3 OS/2 Warp Version 3
- The Installation is enhanced to run under this OS2 Version.
-
- 4.4 De-Installation:
-
- 1. Reset to VGA
-
- see 3.1 for this step.
-
- 2. delete the files
-
- - BVHSVGA.DLL (bootdrive:\os2\dll)
- - WINNERMM.DLL (bootdrive:\os2\dll)
- - WS3ACCEL.DLL (bootdrive:\os2\dll)
- - WS3INIT.DLL (bootdrive:\os2\dll)
-
- example: DEL C:\OS2\DLL\WINNERMM.DLL
- etc.
-
- This steps are necessary, because the DSPINSTL.EXE (before
- WARP II) doesn't work correct.
-
- 3. delete the window drivers and WINman
-
- - WINNER??.DRV (..\WINOS2\SYSTEM or ..WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
- - WINIC31.DLL
-
- - WINman.exe (..\WINOS2\SYSTEM or ..WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
- (older version in WINDOWS directory)
- - WINMAENG.HLP
- - WINMAENG.DLL
- - WINMAN.INI
- - WINMAN.MON
-
-
- 4.5 supported boards
-
- - all WINNER Boards of the AVI, PRO/X and GLoria serie.
- - WINNER 1000TRIO and WINNER 1000TRIO/V
-
- 4.6 This Version is a 8/16 and 32bpp color Driver
- and for all possible Screen Resolutions.
-
- Tu use the hardware support of the DIVE interface, you must
- have 64MB of address soace available in your system. This is
- determined and configured by the driver. A failure will occur
- if any of the following conditions holds:
-
- a) PCI BUS computer :
- - more than 4031MB of address space used already
- unlikely.
- - older system BIOS (non PCI-conforming)
- fix: place the following line into your CONFIG.SYS:
- SET VIDEO_APERTURE=A00
- This allocated the 64MB Video aperture at 2,5GB in
- your address space. Be sure this does not conflict
- with address space requirements of other cards you
- use.
- b) VL Bus computer :
- - more than 64MB of main memory
- fix: none available
- - BIOS assigned an invaliued address
- fix : add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS:
- SET VIDEO_APERTURE=40
- This assigns addresses following the first 64MB to
- your video board.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 5. Release Notes
-
- This section describes the history of the releases.
- (up to Version 3.17 Common Driver)
-
- VERSION 3.11 :
- - stretching of monochrome bitmap fixed.
- - startup logo fixed (WINNER 1000ISA/EISA).
- - hardware cursor corrected (WINNER 1000ISA/EISA).
- - DOS Fullscreen-Switching corrected (WINNER 1000PRO/PCI).
-
-
- VERSION 3.12:
-
- - corrupted Windows-Systemcolors fixed.
- - PCI Mainboard-BIOS conflicts fixed with a work around.
- - WinMan installation enhanced.
- - defected seamless repaint after a fullscreen switch
- corrected.
- - PS Viewer fixed.
-
- VERSION 3.14:
-
- - Performance improvement.
- (only for WINNER 1000/2000PRO and WINNER 1000TRIO)
- - Software Motion Video support for 32 BPP Mode.
- - WinMan (V.2.09) will not run in seamless and will bring
- a message.
- - Pixel bugs on the WPS fixed.
-
- VERSION 3.15:
-
- - add support for WINNER 1000AVI and WINNER 2000PRO/X.
- - defect cursor in 16 BPP mode (WINNER 1000PRO) fixed.
- - pixelerror in line functions fixed.
- - optimizing for GpiPolyLine with line type SOLID.
-
- VERSION 3.16:
-
- - add support for WINNER 2000PRO/X 8 MB.
- - add support for all 8/16/32 BPP resolutions.
- - wrong grey pattern at 32 BPP fixed.
- - invalid character index detection fixed.
- - add monitor selection and testscreen.
- - 8 bit per gun, if it is supported by the palette.
-
- VERSION 3.17:
-
- - ZOC : font error corrected.
- - MMPM : switching to a fullscreen-session,
- while playing a AVI-File.
-
- VERSION 1.00:
-
- - EnDIVE/DIVE : The Interface is now supported by the
- hardware. This means the following functions
- are directly supported by the hardware :
- stretch/shrink and colorspace conversion.
- VERSION 1.00.4:
-
- - PMView : GpiDrawBits pixel error fixed.
- - WINNER 2000AVI
- - X and Y stretchfilter
-
- VERSION 1.00.05:
-
- - WINNER 2000PRO/X-8 Release
-
- VERSION 1.01.00
-
- - WINNER 1000PRO/X
- - Bug for blits of tiny rectangles in 8bpp and 16bpp
- modes fixed.
- - Transparent background modes implemented correctly.
- - New installation procedure.
-
- VERSION 1.01.04
-
- - WINNER 1000TRIO/V
- - SetColourCursor in HiRes-Modes fixed.
-
- VERSION 1.01.05
-
- - Support of additional OS/2 text modes and fix of several
- screen switching problems
-
- VERSION 1.02.00
-
- - WINNER 2000PRO/X G Release
-
- VERSION 1.02.01
-
- - chip bug circumvent for PRO/X and AVI cards ("ghost
- letters" in font palette
-
- VERSION 1.03.01
-
- - general performance enhancements
-
- VERSION 1.03.02
-
- - fixed error when zooming in Starimage
- - fixed fill problem (faulty window shadows in NPSWPS)
- - fixed stripes in OS/2 chess for 8bpp modes
- - WINNER 1000TRIO
-
- VERSION 1.03.03
-
- - fixed a general PM driver bug
-
- VERSION 1.04.00
- - vastly improved DOS box/FS support (including fullscreen
- VESA mode support)
- - fixed some switching errors for OS/2 FS
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 6. Caveats / Known Problems
-
- 6.1 WINOS2
-
- With some monitors, you can't use a refresh rate different
- from that of the WPS. In this case you will see a black screen
- (or something else) in the WINOS/2 Session.
-
- WINNER WINOS2 and Seamless Driver:
- Use only the WINNERxx.DRV OS/2-Driver Disk. These files are
- copied by the installation utility.
-
-
- 6.2 Lotus 1-2-3 f. OS/2 Vers. 2.0
- Lotus 1-2-3 runs only in 8BPP modes.
-
-
- 6.3 Software and Color Cursor
-
- For the following configuration no software cursor is available:
-
- 2 MB Video RAM:
- 1600 x 1280 x 8 BPP
- Work around:
- Use the resolution 1600 x 1200 x 8 BPP
-
- 4 MB Video RAM:
- 1600 x 1280 x 16 BPP
- Work around:
- Use the resolution 1600 x 1200 x 16 BPP
-
- 8 MB Video RAM:
- 1600 x 1280 x 32 BPP
- Work around:
- Use the resolution 1600 x 1200 x 32 BPP
-
- 6.4 Hardware video acceleration for the WINNER 1000TRIO/V is only
- possible for one video at a time. Additional videos will be
- replayed using software motion video.
- fix: for optimal performance, finish one video before you
- start the next.
-
- In addition, the selected screen resolution should leave
- enough free video memory for storing a frame of the required
- resolution. This will usually not be the case with a
- resolution of 800x600 at 32bpp with 2MB of video
- memory. Again, if the driver cannot use the hardware
- acceleration, it will revert to software motion video.
- fix: choose a graphics resolution smaller than the available
- maximum.
-
- When using the WINNER 1000TRIO/V, hardware video shrinking will
- not function properly in all cases.
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 7. EnDIVE
-
-
- 7.1 X and Y filtering
-
- The X filter interpolates the pixels for the horizontal
- dimension and the Y filter for the vertical dimension.
-
- Y filtering works only, if
- 1. just one movie is running
- 2. sufficient offscreen is available,
- otherwise it is ignored.
-
- The settings for the filters are done via the "ELSA EnDIVE
- Filter" tool. X filtering is set by default.
-