README - ESS SOLO PCI AudioDrive Device Driver Installation ----------------------------------------------------------- This readme file contains information on how to install the ESS SOLO Device Drivers. System Requirement ------------------ These drivers require OS/2 Warp Ver 3.0 or 4.0 ESS Solo for OS/2 Installation Procedure ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. To Install on Systems with OS/2 3.0 From the desktop: Open the Multimedia Folder Open the Multimedia Application Install Object At the IBM Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 - Installation dialog Use the pull-down to select the correct source disk (or diskette) and subdirectory (if necessary) When the ESS Solo Wave Device feature appears hit the Install button. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2. To Install on Systems with OS/2 4.0 From the desktop: Open the OS/2 System Object Open the System Setup Object Open the Install/Remove Folder Open the Multimedia Application Install Object At the IBM Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 - Installation dialog Use the pull-down to select the correct source disk (or diskette) and subdirectory (if necessary) When the ESS Solo Wave Device feature appears hit the Install button. These are the files copied to your hard disk: \MMOS2 SOLO.SYS \MMOS2\DLL CARDINFO.DLL SOLOVSD.DLL ESPCIVSD.DLL \MMOS2\HELP SOLOIN.HLP Config.sys parameters ------------------------------------------------------------- The installation will add the following line to your config.sys: DEVICE=C:\MMOS2\SOLO.SYS N:SOLO1$ For most installations no further additions will be necessary. The is a list of all the implemented parameters and their associated values. /O:ENABLEWAVETABLE If your installation includes an ES689 or ES692 WaveTable adding thid parameter to the config.sys line will cause the driver to use the wavetable as the primary midi. /R:n (where n is in milliseconds and between 1 and 32) this parameter allows the user to over ride the default timer resolution (5ms) Increasing this value will cause te driver to get dispatched less often and so use less cpu time, however this can cause the tempo to drag. Decreasing this value below 5 will cause the driver to use more cpu time and can interfere with other timers. Mixer IOCTLS ------------------------------------------------------------- The IBM Mixer IOCTLS fully implemented in the Solo driver and this driver can be controlled using IBM's Warp Mixer Versions ------------------------------------------------------------- 1.00 Initial Release Supports Wave playback / record, ESFM playback, and MPU401 Playback 1.01 FAR 9800245 Turn on BME bit in PCI config space address 0x04 Turn on CPE bit in PCI config space address 0x50 Set CD Audio input to 50% during initialization 1.1.0 Initial Release of APM Support 1.1.1 Final Release of APM Support 1.1.2 Fix problem in Audioif.dll replaced with espcivsd.dll 1.1.3 Fix noise at end of Wave Playback 1.1.4 Clean up time wait values in Wave Start and Wave StopDownload Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
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.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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