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- OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE S3 VISION864
-
-
- This package contains the following:
-
- o An OS/2* graphics accelerator driver supporting
- the 86C864 chip set from S3** Incorporated.
- o This README file, which is formatted for viewing
- on your screen. You can:
- - Use the Table of Contents and page numbers
- (which appear at the top of each page) to
- help you locate specific topics.
- - Use the Find option in the Edit menu of the
- OS/2 System Editor to help you locate
- specific information.
- - Print the file.
-
-
- IMPORTANT
-
- PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOUR
- USE OF THE OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE S3 VISION864
- INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND
- CONDITIONS:
-
- o YOU MUST BE, AND YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE, A PRIOR
- LICENSEE OF OS/2.
- o YOU MAY MAKE COPIES OF THE OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR
- THE S3 VISION864 EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF LICENSED
- COPIES OF OS/2 YOU POSSESS.
- o ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR OS/2
- LICENSE AGREEMENT APPLY TO THIS OS/2 DEVICE
- DRIVER FOR THE S3 VISION864; HOWEVER, THIS DOES
- NOT EXTEND ANY WARRANTY OUTLINED IN SUCH
- AGREEMENT.
-
-
- CONTENTS
- ________
-
-
- Supported Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Supported Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Supported Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Supported Columns and Rows . . . . . . . . . . 3
- Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- Preliminary Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Installation from Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- Installation in a CID Environment . . . . . . . . 8
- Functional Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- Setting Your Display to VGA Mode . . . . . . . 14
- Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
-
-
- Page 1
-
-
- SUPPORTED FEATURES
- __________________
-
- The Vision864 (S3_864) graphics accelerator driver
- provides seamless support for accelerated display
- graphics and advanced color resolutions when used
- with the minimum required video memory. It conforms
- to the OS/2 32-bit flat memory model and is designed
- to function as a 32-bit Presentation Manager*
- graphics display driver under the OS/2 32-bit
- graphics engine. This driver has been enabled for
- use with the IBM* Display Console Access Facility
- (DCAF) product.
-
-
- SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS
-
- This video accelerator driver supports these
- resolutions and color depths:
-
-
- Page 2
-
-
- Number of Video Memory
- Resolutions Colors Required
-
- 640x480 256 1MB
- 800x600 256 1MB
- 1024x768 256 1MB
- 1280x1024 256 2MB
-
- 640x480 65,536 1MB
- 800x600 65,536 2MB
- 1024x768 65,536 2MB
- 1280x1024 65,536 2MB
-
- 640x480 16,777,216 2MB
-
-
- SUPPORTED ADAPTERS
-
- IBM has tested the listed display adapters and
- systems containing the S3 86C864 chip set with the
- specified amount of memory. IBM is continuing to
- test; therefore, support for additional cards might
- be added over time.
-
-
- Page 3
-
-
- Actix** GraphicsENGINE 64 (PCI, 2MB)
- (1280x1024 not supported)
- IBM ValuePoint* (2MB) models 6472, 6482, and 6484
- Number Nine** GXE 64 (VLB,2MB)
- Number Nine GXE 64 (PCI,2MB)
-
-
- SUPPORTED COLUMNS AND ROWS
-
- This S3_864 graphics accelerator driver supports the
- following number of columns and rows in an OS/2
- full-screen session:
-
- Columns Rows
- 132 25
- 132 43
-
-
- COMPATIBILITY
- _____________
-
- This graphics accelerator driver is compatible with
- OS/2 2.1 and higher. Do not install it on previous
- versions of OS/2.
-
-
- Page 4
-
-
- PRELIMINARY STEPS
- _________________
-
- The following steps prepare your computer for the
- S3_864 graphics accelerator device driver:
-
- 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed in order
- to install this driver.
- 2. The OS/2 ATTRIB command is used during
- installation of the device driver. If you
- elected not to install the OS/2 Optional System
- Utilities or you have deleted the ATTRIB command,
- use Selective Install and select Change File
- Attributes to restore the ATTRIB command before
- continuing.
- 3. If you previously installed SVGA support, return
- to VGA resolution using the procedures in
- "Setting Your Display to VGA Mode" later in this
- README before you install this driver.
- 4. If you are installing this device driver on a
- system that was preinstalled with OS/2, do the
- following:
- a. Insert the S3_864 diskette 2 into drive A (or
- any other diskette drive).
- b. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window
- session.
- c. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the
- following:
-
-
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-
-
- A:PRELOAD A: C:
-
- (where A: is the diskette drive, and C: is
- the drive where OS/2 is installed.)
-
- Then press Enter.
-
-
- INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE
- __________________________
-
- To install the S3_864 device driver from diskette, do
- the following:
-
- 1. Insert S3_864 diskette 1 into drive A (or any
- other diskette drive).
- 2. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session.
- 3. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following
- command to copy all necessary files to the OS/2
- drive:
-
- A:SETUP A: C:
-
- (where A: is the diskette drive, and C: is the
- drive where OS/2 is installed.)
-
- Then press Enter.
-
-
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-
-
- 4. When prompted to do so, remove the diskette from
- drive A, perform a shutdown, and then restart
- your computer.
- 5. Open the OS/2 System folder.
- 6. Open the System Setup folder.
- 7. Open the Display Driver Install object.
-
- When the Display Driver Install window appears,
- "S3_864 (32bit) (IBM BBS)" should be the default
- choice. If not, select it. Then select OK.
- 8. When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility
- window appears, the "Install Using Defaults for
- Monitor Type" choice is preselected. You can
- accept this choice or select "Install Using
- Display Adapter Utility Program" to choose a
- different refresh rate. Then select OK.
-
- If you select the "Install Using Display Adapter
- Utility Program" choice, you must have a DOS
- monitor utility that came with your display
- adapter. Contact the display adapter
- manufacturer's technical support for information
- on how to use the monitor utility under OS/2.
-
- NOTE: At this point, DSPINSTL determines the
- hardware configuration by creating the
- \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file. If the
- \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI file has not been
-
-
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-
-
- created, the adapter will not be
- supported.
-
- 9. When the Source Directory pop-up window appears,
- insert S3_864 diskette 1 into drive A. Then
- select Install. When prompted to do so, remove
- diskette 1 and insert diskette 2.
- 10. When the installation is complete, do the
- following:
- a. Open the OS/2 System folder.
- b. Open the System Setup folder.
- c. Open the System object.
- d. When the Settings notebook appears, select
- the Screen tab. Then go to Screen page 2.
- e. On Screen page 2, select your display from
- the display list. If your display does not
- appear in the list, select Default.
- f. Return to Screen page 1 and select a screen
- resolution and a screen refresh rate.
- g. Close the Settings notebook.
- h. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer.
-
- Note that during the installation of this driver,
- DISPLAY.LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in the
- OS2\INSTALL directory. These files identify the OS/2
- system files that were updated and indicate whether
- the installation was successful. The contents of
-
-
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-
-
- these files might be useful if you need to report an
- installation problem to IBM.
-
-
- INSTALLATION IN A CID ENVIRONMENT
- _________________________________
-
- NOTES:
-
- 1. The server must contain a directory named S3_DRVS
- on the same drive where the OS/2 diskettes
- reside. The S3_DRVS directory must contain all
- of the files from the S3_864 device driver
- diskettes.
- 2. OS/2 must have been successfully installed on the
- client using the CID (Configuration Installation
- Distribution) method.
-
- To install the S3_864 graphics accelerator driver
- using CID, use the following information to modify
- your LCU command file.
-
- NOTE: The following information is meant as a guide.
- Your LCU command file might be different.
-
-
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-
-
- /*****************************************************/
- /* LCU PRODUCT DATA SECTION */
- /*****************************************************/
-
- .
- .
- .
-
- x.s3video = 15
- x.15.name='S3 Video'
- x.15.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.15.name
- x.15.instprog = 'x:\img\s3_drvs\SETUP.CMD',
- ' x:\img\s3_drvs ' || bootdrive
- x.15.rspdir = ''
- x.15.default = ''
-
- x.s3dspinstl = 16
- x.16.name='S3 CID Dspinstl'
- x.16.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.16.name
- x.16.instprog = bootdrive || '\os2\install\DSPINSTL.EXE',
- ' /pk:SVGA',
- ' /sk:NONE',
- ' /s:x:\img\s3_drvs',
- ' /t:' || bootdrive,
- ' /mc:8',
- ' /res:640x480x256'
- x.16.rspdir = ''
- x.16.default = ''
-
-
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-
-
- /*---------------------------------------------------*/
- /* NUMBER OF PROGRAMS SET UP IN THE */
- /* PRODUCT DATA SECTION */
- /*---------------------------------------------------*/
-
- NUM_INSTALL_PROGS = 16
-
- /*****************************************************/
- /* INSTALLATION SECTION */
- /*****************************************************/
- .
- .
- .
-
- when OVERALL_STATE = 2 then do
- if RunInstall(x.s3video) == BAD_RC then exit
- Call RebootAnd GotoState(3)
- end
- when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do
- if RunInstall(x.s3dspinstl) == BAD_RC then exit
- Call CheckBoot
- end
- .
- .
- .
-
-
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-
-
- /******************************************************/
- /* ROUTINE SECTION */
- /* The following information should already exist in */
- /* the LCU command file. */
- /******************************************************/
- .
- .
- .
- RebootAndGotoState:
- parse arg new_state, other
-
- rc2 = SetState(new_state, 'RebootAndGotoState', 1) /* Set the state */
- /* to go to in */
- /* OVERALL_STATE */
-
- Call SaveStates /* Save the environment vars */
-
- Call Reboot /* Reboot the machine */
-
- return
-
- .
- .
- .
-
-
- /*****************************************************/
-
-
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-
-
- END OF LCU INFORMATION TO BE ADDED
- /*****************************************************/
-
- Following is an explanation of the line that is
- executed in the LCU command file:
-
- C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL /PK:SVGA /SK:NONE /S:X:\
- /T:C: /MC:8 /res:640x480x256
-
- /PK:SVGA where SVGA is the primary adapter key.
- /SK:NONE where NONE is the secondary adapter key.
- /S:X:\ where X:\ is the redirected source path.
- /T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed.
- /MC:8 is the manufacturing code that distinguishes S3.
- /res:640x480x256 is a resolution/color depth from the list of
- "Supported Resolutions" that appears earlier in this README.
-
- NOTES:
-
- 1. Be sure you have the stated video memory
- required, as listed in "Supported Resolutions"
- earlier in this README. A safe choice is
- 640x480x256. Any of the listed resolutions can
- be selected, but your display might be damaged if
- you select a resolution that your display does
- not support.
-
-
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-
-
- 2. After the S3_864 graphics accelerator driver has
- been successfully installed on the client machine
- using the CID method and the client machine is
- restarted, the resolution will be as specified by
- command line argument.
-
-
- FUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIONS
- _______________________
-
- o After Dark** for Windows** images that move from
- left to right do not perform properly at
- 640x480x16M resolution.
- o To avoid a general protection fault while loading
- Ventura Publisher** for Windows, be sure it is in
- one of the 256 color resolutions.
- o To avoid a trap in Lotus** 1-2-3** for OS/2, do
- not attempt to run the program at 16.7 million
- colors.
- o WordPerfect** Versions 5.1 and 5.2 for Windows
- produce a general protection fault when the
- "Print Preview" option is selected while using
- 800x600x64K or 600x480x16 million color mode.
- o Users of the software motion video feature of
- MMPM/2* should expect satisfactory results in
- 256-color modes. However, in 64K-color modes,
- users of the feature will experience unusual
- results. An OS/2 pervasive fix package will be
- available electronically. The software motion
-
-
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-
-
- video feature is not supported in 16-million
- color modes.
- o CorelDRAW** 2.0 will not run in a WIN-OS/2*
- window session. It must be run in a WIN-OS/2
- full-screen session.
- o Micrografx** Charisma 2.1 will not run in a
- WIN-OS/2 window session. It must be run in a
- WIN-OS/2 full-screen session.
- o Display Console Access Facility (DCAF) is
- supported in 256-color modes only.
-
-
- SETTING YOUR DISPLAY TO VGA MODE
- ________________________________
-
- Use the following procedures to return to VGA mode.
-
- NOTE: If your display is out of sync, start OS/2
- using the OS/2 Installation Diskette, insert
- Diskette 1 when prompted, then press F3 to
- display a command prompt. Use the following
- instructions to reset your display mode:
-
- o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 Warp,
- returning to VGA mode has been simplified. Do
- the following:
-
- 1. Turn on your computer. If your computer is
- already on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it.
-
-
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-
-
- 2. When a small white box appears in the upper
- left-hand corner of your screen, press
- Alt+F1.
- 3. When the Recovery Choices screen appears,
- press V.
-
- Your display adapter is restored and can work in
- VGA mode. If you want to install a new display
- adapter or video device driver, refer to Chapter
- 16, "Video Procedures," in the User's Guide to
- OS/2 Warp.
-
- o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.1,
- 2.11, or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from
- diskettes, do the following:
-
- 1. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL
- directory. If it is, go to step 2. If it is
- not, insert Diskette 8 into drive A and
- unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following
- command:
-
- C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE
-
- (where A: is the drive containing Diskette 8,
- and C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed.)
- 2. Type C: and then press Enter.
- 3. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter.
-
-
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-
-
- 4. Type the following:
-
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C:
-
- (In /T:C:, C: is the drive where OS/2 is
- installed. In /S:A:, A: is the diskette
- drive you use to install OS/2.)
-
- Then press Enter.
-
- o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.1,
- 2.11, or OS/2 for Windows, and you installed from
- CD-ROM or a LAN, do the following:
-
- 1. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL
- directory. If it is, go to step 2. If it is
- not, unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following
- command:
-
- C:\OS2\UNPACK E:\DISK_8\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE
-
- (where C: is the drive where OS/2 is
- installed, and E: is the CD-ROM or LAN
- drive.)
- 2. Type C: and then press Enter.
- 3. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter.
- 4. Type the following:
-
-
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-
-
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C:
-
- (In /T:C:, C: is the drive where OS/2 is
- installed. In /S:E:, E: is the CD-ROM or LAN
- drive.)
-
- Then press Enter.
-
-
- TRADEMARKS
- __________
-
- The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in
- this file, are trademarks or registered trademarks of
- IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other
- countries:
-
- IBM
- MMPM/2
- OS/2
- Presentation Manager
- PS/ValuePoint
- WIN-OS/2
-
- The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk
- (**) in this file, are trademarks or registered
- trademarks of other companies as follows:
-
-
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-
-
- TRADEMARK OWNER
-
- Actix Actix Systems Corporation
-
- After Dark Berkely Systems, Inc.
-
- CorelDRAW Corel Corporation
-
- Lotus Lotus Development
- Corporation
-
- Micrografx Micrografx Incorporated
-
- Number Nine Number Nine Computer
- Corporation
-
- S3 S3 Incorporated
-
- Ventura Publisher Ventura Software, Inc.
-
- Windows Microsoft Corporation
-
- WordPerfect WordPerfect Corporation
-
- 1-2-3 Lotus Development
- Corporation
-
-
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-
-
- IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
- IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
- WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN
- THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM
- GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY RELATED PATENTS OR
- COPYRIGHTS.
-
- THIS DRIVER IS COPYRIGHTED BY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- MACHINES CORPORATION. ALL APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS
- APPLY.
-
- (End of Document)
-
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