*** Rendition V2x00 Reference Drivers - Release Notes ***
Version: 3.0 beta3b, build 5137 - April 5, 1999
Quick Summary:
BETA Release.
This driver is Windows 98 native.
Windows 95 compatible.
Multi-Mon supported.
RRedline API supported.
DirectX 6 supported.
OpenGL ICD integrated.
(Remove old standalone ICD's)
New MiniGL provided (see MiniGL directory)
New control panel (Win95 and Win98)
Some bug fixes and stability improvements.
RELEASE NOTES:
The Win9x April Beta drivers are a worthwhile install for most
Rendition users. Many issues that have been communicated to us
have been resolved. While these drivers are still BETA drivers
and do contain bugs, they are a major improvement when compared
to any of the previous BETA releases. This BETA release contains
the new Verite Control Panel. Use the new Control Panel with
extreme caution. There are many new features that have yet to be
fully tested and may cause undesirable behavior if used
incorrectly.
NOTE: This driver contains the same OpenGL and D3D functionality
(and bugs) as the earlier Beta3a release. The upcoming Beta4 will
feature new 3D features and bug fixes.
Basic features and uses for the control panel:
First and most important ---- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
Be sure that you completely uninstalled your current drivers
before installing these. Ideally, you should be using the
latest BIOS provided by your board manufacturer, performance
and stability may be unpredictable if you are not.
Note: Settings that are chosen on the Verite Control Panel
do NOT go into effect until APPLY or OK is clicked and even
then you may get a Message Box prompting you for a
confirmation of the selected operation or configuration.
Also, some settings will not be saved after reboot. (We are
working on it).
The one exception is the CRTC positioning controls. Those
update real-time.
BEFORE SETTING REFRESH RATES, MAKE SURE A MONITOR IS
INSTALLED
A monitor *.inf file must be installed for correct behavior.
_Setting Refresh Rates: There is now more than one way to
set the refresh rate. In the middle of the right hand side
of the Verite Property sheet there is a Refresh Rate group
of text boxes and radio buttons. The current refresh rate is
displayed next to the label (Refresh Rate) of that group.
You may choose Default, Optimal, from a list of Predefined
refresh rates, or (drum roll, please) create your own using
our newly implemented Custom Refresh Rate Control. (this has
not been thoroughly tested but is known to basically work).
_Custom Refresh Rate Control: When one chooses the Custom
radio button and clicks APPLY, whether or not a custom
refresh rate has been entered, the CRTC box on the left hand
side of the Control Panel will now contain "live" buttons
that will allow adjustments to the position, height and
width of your current display. One must be cautious when
using these controls. They are for advanced users and should
be approached with care. Also, these are very new to this
driver set and have yet to be thoroughly tested. Use these
controls at your own risk and only if you are confident that
you will not harm your system in so doing.
_CRTC Position Controls: When you move the mouse cursor over
the buttons in this control group, you should notice that
where your cursor is pointing determines the function that
can be executed and is displayed as a text string directly
over the button when your cursor is pointing at it. When you
have selected a button corresponding to the function you
would like to exercise, hit the mouse button ONE CLICK at a
time and watch the result before continuing. Make sure the
setting is correct.
*** You may notice a blanking of the screen when using
these. This is to be expected right now. Just wait until
your display returns before continuing.
_Enabling TV-Out: To enable TV-Out, check the TV check box,
choose NTSC or PAL, Underscan or Overscan, FlickerFilter(if
needed), then click on APPLY at the bottom of the Property
Sheet. Not all combinations of the above settings will
function. Try the settings that you would like. If it does
not work, let us know. TV out support in this driver has
been improved but still is in beta, and is less stable than
the rest of the driver.
_Bilinear Filtering and DirectDraw settings: Testing for
these settings is in progress. Whether or not they function
correctly has yet to be verified.
Known Issues:
1) The BIOS is no longer the means by which the clock rate
is determined or set. If your BIOS usually sets the clock
rate to a rate higher than 55/111 then you should copy the
provided VERITE.INI file to your Windows directory. If you
are experiencing the "white dots," this should fix the
problem.
2) The Verite Control Panel does NOT save settings upon
reboot or restarting Windows for most settings. The Color
control does.
3) The Control Panel will allow you to try enabling TV-Out
in these supported modes:
Brooktree: 640x480x16bpp
Chrontel: 640x480 and 800x600 - all color depths.
4) In TV-Out, depending on which BIOS you are using, going
to a Fullscreen DosBox will not function correctly. The
TV_out display will be garbled. However, you can Alt-Enter
back to the Desktop.
5) In TV-Out, OpenGL games may cause a "flashing effect."
6) The CRTC positioning controls are currently being tested.
They may allow you to choose settings that are undesirable.
7) In D3D, some rendering artifacts may appear. We are
currently in the process of refining the D3D driver
architecture. Some anomalies are to be expected. Your
feedback regarding these issues is appreciated.
8) We may still have rendering problems with F22-ADF and
European Air War. We are working on it.
9) Depending on the video memory on board, fullscreen DVD
playback will be limited accordingly. eg. on a 4MB board,
you will not be able to play full screen DVD at 720x480
resolutions on a 1024x768x16 desktop.
10) If the card is playing in TV-Out mode, then Win98 will
display a Macrovision error if you attempt DVD playback.
Therefore DVD playback is restricted to PC-Monitor mode only
at this point.
11) Issues related to refresh rates lower than 60Hz in PAL
TV-Out mode are currently being looked at.
12) Changing resolutions in TV Out mode may cause a hang.
Recent Fixes:
1) The Control Panel is enabled in Windows 95 and Windows
98.
2) There is now only one INF file.
3) The Freecell winning screen bug is fixed.
4) Improved TV out support.
The following fixes were part of the earlier beta3a release:
5) In D3D, visual artifacts with multi-pass rendering have
been fixed. In other words, less garbage in Unreal and Half-
Life, etc.
6) Rogue Squadron should look better.
7) Erroneous, horizontal lines should no longer appear.
8) No more locks related to faster systems.
9) Clock rate settings are no longer "locked."
10) Refresh rate support is enabled.
11) OpenGL Half-Life hang is fixed.
12) Full screen Dos Box hanging intermittently is fixed.
13) Sound stuttering should be completely fixed.
14) No more annoying prompt for a *.cat file during install.
Please let us know what you think of this driver release and what
your experiences with it are, both good and bad. Post into the
Rendition discussion forums, found at:
http://www.rendition.com/forums.html or at
news://news.rendition.com/.
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Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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