README.TXT Driver File Contents (std95j.exe)

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     Sigma Designs Windows 95 README.TXT for REALmagic Boards 1 & 2
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	      (c) Copyright Sigma Designs, Inc., 1995

Congratulations on your purchase of the RealMagic 1 or RealMagic 2  
MPEG multimedia playback controller.  This file contains important  
information not available at the time the manual was printed.  Please  
take time to read through it for the latest updates.  
  
Software Installation 
=====================
The Setup works in two phases : setting up the Windows 95 Device Manager
and loading the REALmagic drivers in the system.

Setup Windows 95 Device Manager
-------------------------------
1- In the Control Panel group, click "Add New Hardware".
2- Choose "No" for "Search for New hardware" option. Click Next.
3- Choose "Sound, Video, Game controllers" from the list of devices. 
   Click Next.
4- Click on the "Have Disk" option. Make sure the REALmagic diskette is  
   in the floppy drive.
5- Enter "A" for the drive letter and click OK. (This example assumes
   that your floppy drive letter is A:).
6- The dialog box should display the following :

                       Sigma Designs  REALmagic 1
                       Sigma Designs  REALmagic 2  
           
   Select the correct board. Click OK. 

7- A window displaying the resources used by the REALmagic board will
   appear. Choose Next to continue. The resources will be allocated 
   and the REALmagic PNP driver (RMSRVDRV.VxD) will be copied to the 
   WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
8- Choose Finish to complete the first step of the installation.
9- Select shut down the computer (except for users of REALmagic 2 who
   would like to add the MIDI and/or Joystick to their configuration -
   they can follow the steps in the next section).
 
(FOR REALmagic 2 USERS ONLY)
----------------------------
If you have a MIDI device and/or Joystick, you can enable them during setup
by selecting the appropriate Basic Configuration through the DEVICE MANAGER
(otherwise skip to the next section-Loading REALmagic Drivers):
   1. Select/Open               Control Panel
   2. Select (Double Click)     System 
   3. Select                    Device Manager
   4. Double Click on           Sound, video, and game controller
   5. Select  the Sigma Designs Realmagic 2 and Click on Properties
   6. Select the                Resources Tab
   7. There are 4 different settings provided:
        Basic Configuration 0    MPEG+CDROM+SOUND BLASTER
        Basic Configuration 1    MPEG+CDROM+SOUND BLASTER+MIDI+JOYSTICK
        Basic Configuration 2    MPEG+CDROM+SOUND BLASTER+MIDI
        Basic Configuration 3    MPEG+CDROM+SOUND BLASTER+JOYSTICK         
      Example:
        Input/Output Range      0264-0267     MPEG IO address
        Input/Output Range      0290-0293     CDROM IO address
        Input/Output Range      0220-022F     SOUND BLASTER IO address
        Input/Output Range      0300-0301     MIDI IO address
        Input/Output Range      0201-0201     JOYSTICK IO address
        Interrupt Request       12            MPEG  Interrupt
        Interrupt Request       07            Sound Blaster Interrupt
        Interrupt Request       15            CDROM Interrupt
        Interrupt Request       09            MIDI Interrupt 
        Direct Memory Access    03            Sound Blaster DMA 8
	Direct Memory Access    07            Sound Blaster DMA 16
        
		   
Loading REALmagic drivers
-------------------------
1- Start Windows 95 (if your system does not boot directly into 
   Windows 95.)
2- Choose Start, in the lower left corner, then choose Run.
3- In the command line box type A:\SETUP. (This example assumes that 
   your floppy drive letter is A:.)
4- Follow the instructions given by the Setup program. Choose Install.
5- A window displaying the resources used by the REALmagic board will
   appear. Click OK to continue.
6- Click Continue to accept the default directory setting (C:\REALMAGC\)
   or enter an alternate directory name.
7- After Setup finishes copying the files, it will prompt you to reboot
   the computer. You must shut down the computer and restart to activate
   the REALmagic board.

Changing a Resource (for Advanced Users)
===================
If you wish to change a resource (I/O address or/and IRQ number) assigned
by the Plug N Play feature of Win 95, do the following :

1- Start System from the the Control Panel group.
2- Choose Device Manager and double-click on "Sound, video, and game 
   controllers".
3- Double-click on "Sigma Designs REALmagic ...".
4- Select the tab "Resources".
5- Double-click on the required resource. Click "Change Settings".
6- Modify the settings to the required value. Make sure there is NO conflict
   specified in the Conflict Information box. Click OK.
7- Restart the computer as required in the next dialog box.
8- After Windows 95 startup, select "Border Adjust" in the REALmagic group.
   You will get a dialog box specifying that the hardware settings have 
   changed and you need to restart the computer.  Click Yes.
9- After restarting, the REALmagic board is properly installed to the new
   resources.
      
ISSUES with PROTECTED MODE  32 bit  CDROM DRIVERS:                     
==================================================

Problem: Based on information available from Microsoft:
         - Windows 95 supports "WhiteBook-compliant VideoCds". This
           includes the mandatory inclusion of an ISO 9660 volume.
         - Windows 95 does not run CDi applications. CDi discs, which are 
           not ISO 9660 compliant and use a proprietary "GreenBook" CDi File 
           System, are not supported by Windows 95 except through the use of
           direct media access via a Real Mode driver.
           In order to RUN VideoCD, CDi and CDi with GreenBook CDi File
	   System we need to use the Real Mode CDROM driver. This is because
           the Protected Mode Mini Port Driver provided by Windows 95 
           supports only the WhiteBook-Compliant Video CDs.

Solution:
	Use the Real Mode CDROM Driver which was set and loaded in your 
        system before you installed Windows 95. During Setup, Windows 95 
	will remove the MSCDEX.EXE from the memory and it will replace it 
        with the CDFS and the new 32 bit Protected Mode Mini Port driver.
        Do the following steps:
        1.  Install the Real Mode CDROM driver. When you run REALmagic 
            SETUP, it will install and/or inform you about the type of
            the CDROM drive on your system, so you could install it
            yourself.
            - In the AUTOEXEC.BAT, remove the REM from the line
                REM C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE  /D:SONY_000 /M:10 /V
                   (or add the line without REM if it is not there)
                        (the above line assumes a Sony drive)
            - Make sure the proper CDROM Real Mode device driver is loaded
              in CONFIG.SYS. Double check this with the old copy of the 
              CONFIG.SYS you backed up before installing Windows 95. 
            - If the device needs a Port Address and Interrupt, you need 
              to check EITHER the FMPDRV.INI file in REALMAGC (or the 
              directory of your REALmagic Applications/Drivers) OR select 
              the System option in Control Panel, click on Device Manager
              tab, Select the REALmagic device, click on the properties 
              button and check the CDROM resources:
                CDROM Address   =  Second Input/Output range  from top
                CDROM Interrupt =  Third  Interrupt request   from top                        
          2.  In Control Panel, double-click the System option.
          3.  Click the Device Manager tab.
          4.  Select the device type CDROM controller.
          5.  Click the remove button.
                    If the CD-ROM drive is an IDE drive and connected to the
                    same IDE controller of the hard disk (or SCSI drive 
                    connected to the same SCSI controller of the hard disk),
                    you will need to remove also the hard disk controller 
                    from within the Device Manager. 
          6.  Restart WINDOWS 95. Now, the Real Mode driver is active.
              NOTE: Make sure you do not have both Real Mode and Protected 
                    Mode driver loaded. That would create a conflict, 
                    specially when they are both set to different Port
                    Addresses and Interrupt Request Lines. If there is such 
                    conflict, upon entering Windows 95, the Explorer might 
                    go into an infinite loop (long wait) to search for
                    the CDROM driver. If this happens, press the combination 
                    Ctrl+ALT+DEL, Select the Explorer task, and press  
                    END TASK. Remove one of the drivers (Real or Protected). 
                       

SPECIAL NOTES:
=============
     1. REALmagic software updates CONFIG.SYS for the SONY CDROM only.
     2. IDE CDROM interface has the fixed IO address 0x170 and the 
        interrupt at IRQ 15.
     3. The address for the SCSI CDROM will be provided in the FMPDRV.INI.
        This address is queried by the Config Manager.
        (This applies to REALmagic 1 with SCSI CDROM interface)
     4. The user will be prompted upon entry to Windows 95, after running 
        REALmagic Setup, to select the proper BASIC CONFIGURATION if 
        he/she enables MIDI and/or Joystick during REALmagic Setup. This
        occurs if the selected Basic Configuration does not match the device 
        configuration. (The default settings for the REALmagic Board does 
        not allocate any resources for MIDI and Joystick. This applies to 
        REALmagic 2 ONLY) 



CD-ROM Interface Detection  
==========================  
  
Some models of RealMagic boards include a CD-ROM interface.  If you  
are trying to use the CD-ROM interface on these boards, but SETUP is  
encountering problems in detecting which CD-ROM interface you have  
(currently, only Sony SLCD or SCSI are available), you can specify  
the interface with these command options:  
  
	/SONY ------- indicates the Sony SLCD interface  
	/SCSI ------- indicates the SCSI CD-ROM interface  
	/WEARNES ---- indicates the Wearnes interface  
	/DOLPHIN ---- indicates the Dolphin CD-ROM interface  
	/PHILIPS ---- indicates the Philips CD-ROM interface  
	/PANASONIC -- indicates the Panasonic CD-ROM interface  
	/IDE -------- indicates the IDE CD-ROM interface  
  
For example, "SETUP /SCSI" will force the RealMagic SCSI CD-ROM  
drivers to be installed.  
  
  
Using RealMagic SCSI with Other SCSI Controllers  
================================================  
  
(This note applies ONLY to RealMagic with SCSI.)  
  
The RealMagic SCSI occupies SCSI ID #7.  If you are using the  
RealMagic SCSI with other SCSI controllers, please make sure  
there is no SCSI ID conflict.  
  
  
  
RealMagic CD Station  
====================  
RealMagic CD Station is a new interactive utility for Windows which  
automatically detects and plays different CD formats.  It provides a  
VCR-like interface in a user-friendly fashion and allows the user to  
playback different types of CD-ROMs including, audio CDs, Video CDs,  
CD-i movie CDs, and data CDs. It also allows you to create a playlist  
of your favorite tracks.  With some VideoCD 2.0's, you might need to
press the Eject/Insert button twice before starting Play.
  
Help for REALmagic CD Station
=============================

Windows On-Line Help is available for the REALmagic CD Station from 
the Control Menu Box or just press <F1> key any time.  Pull down 
the Control Menu Box and select Help!. Then select the topic you
want from the list.

 
RealSaver  
=========  
RealSaver is an add-on to the standard Windows screen savers that allows   
you to play MPEG files from your CD-ROM instead of the traditional   
animation sequences provided with Windows.  
  

Palette Problems  
================  
  
If you are experiencing color palette problems with some of your  
software programs, such as wrong colors or posterized images, it is  
most likely that you have a local bus VGA adapter.  Some software  
does not pass the palette information to the feature connector as the  
palette changes.  Since RealMagic gets the palette information from  
the feature connector, wrong colors will result.  
  
During SETUP, if the SETUP program detects that you have a VLB video  
card, it will install a fix in the FMPDRV.INI file in the RealMagic   
directory.  FMPDRV.INI is a text file that contains all the essential  
parameters for your RealMagic's operation.  Check this text file to  
make sure the "PaletteFix" parameter is set to "Yes."  
  
If the problem persists, try connecting your VGA display directly to   
your VGA board, in effect bypassing the RealMagic board, when you are   
using this software.  Another possible solution is to connect the two   
VGA outputs, one from RealMagic and the other from your VGA board, to   
a VGA signal switch box.  This type of device allows you to switch   
between the RealMagic VGA output and your VGA board output with a flick   
of a switch.  
  
In other cases, when changing display settings (resolution, number of
colors), Windows 95 might not need a reboot. However you will need to 
reboot in order to activate the REALmagic palette snooper.


DOS TITLES
==========

The way DOS works has slightly changed under Windows 95. In order 
to optimize performance of DOS MPEG titles, please run the titles in
the real mode MS-DOS:

1-  Select Shutdown from the Taskbar (after quitting Windows applications).
2-  Select Restart the computer in MS-DOS.
3-  At the DOS prompt after reboot, enter the command for the title,
    such as :

         C:\>D:
         D:\>FLASH

4-  To start Windows after exiting from the title, type :

        c:\>EXIT  <Enter> 


WINDOWS TITLES
==============

If you run a Windows title and you get the message "No MPegVideo 
driver", do the following :

1- In the Accessories group, double-click on Notepad.
2- Choose the File, Open menu.
3- Type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI in the filename box and press <Enter>.
4- Go to the section MCI after the line
     ReelMagic=C:\REALMAGC\MCIFMP.DRV
5- Add the line :
     MPegVideo=C:\REALMAGC\MCIFMP.DRV
   (This example assumes that your REALmagic drivers were installed 
   on drive C: in the directory REALMAGC.)
6- Save and Exit from the File menu.


Playing DRAGON'S LAIR
=====================

Dragon's Lair requires the REALmagic DOS driver to be loaded in memory
before it will play.  We provide a batch file in the REALmagic
directory called DRAGON.BAT that handles all this for you.  To play
Dragon's Lair, place the CD in your CD-ROM drive and type:

	CD \REALMAGC and press <Enter>
	DRAGON and press <Enter>

Note: the batch file assumes your CD-ROM drive letter is "D".  If this is
not the case, you will need to use a text editor to modify the batch
file.  The line which reads:

	D:

should be changed to reflect your CD-ROM's drive letter (e.g. "E:").


Playing THE HORDE
=================

Make sure your sound card is 100% SoundBlaster(TM) compatible.  Some
sound cards, such as the Media Vision ProAudio Spectrum 16(TM) and
boards that use the Media Vision PAS 16(TM) chip set, will not work
with The Horde (no sound).  Crystal Dynamics has provided a fix for
this in the form of a new HORDE.EXE.  It is available on the Sigma
Designs BBS for download.

Another sound card, the Sound Galaxy Pro(TM) from Aztech, requires
a special command when starting The Horde.  Modify the PLAY.BAT file
in the \HORDE directory (created by the INSTALL program) to start
The Horde with the command line "HORDE /S:SBLASTER" (between FMPLOAD
and FMPLOAD /U).  Without this command line option, the volume
controls of the Sound Galaxy Pro will be set to zero each time you
start The Horde.

If you use disk caching programs, such as Microsoft SMARTDRV, you
MAY experience hanging problems.  If you do, try turning off the
"write-caching" to the hard drive where The Horde has been installed.
For example, if you use SMARTDRV and The Horde is installed on drive
C:, use the command SMARTDRV C to turn off "write-caching" on drive C:.


  
REALmagic File Descriptions
===========================

The following are the descriptions of the files contained in the REALmagic 
directory:

CDIMOVIE.DRV        REALmagic Video CD/CD-I Movie driver
CTL3D.DLL	    3D Resource for SETUP
DIGITALVIDEO.MCI    MCI Digital Video translation table (WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
DOSMIX.EXE          REALmagic Audio Mixer in DOS
DPLAYER.EXE         Demo CD Player in Windows
DRAGON.BAT          Batch file for Dragon's Lair
DSP.BIN             Audio DSP code
FIXPAL.EXE          Support for high color modes and palettes problems
FLYLOGO.EXE         Program that displays flying Sigma Designs logo
FMPDRV.EXE          REALmagic DOS driver 
FMPDRV.INI          Device driver initialization file
IMPEG.DRV           REALmagic Windows driver 
MCIFMP.DRV          REALmagic MCI driver
MIDIMAP.CFG         MIDI Mapper Configuration file 
MIDIMAP2.DRV        MIDI Mapper driver
MPGBKGND.TSK        Background Task file helps low-level driver
MPGCONF.EXE         REALmagic Border Adjustment in Windows
MPGDEV.SYS          REALmagic configuration device driver
MPGSCSVR.SCR        REALmagic screen saver
MPGSND2.DRV	    Sound driver for MPEG
MPGTEST.BAT         Batch file to test MPEG playback
MPGVDD.386          File needed by the driver
MPGVDD.BIN          MPEG microcode
MPGWMIX.EXE         REALmagic Audio Mixer in Windows
MPU401.DRV          MIDI Port driver
MSADLIB2.DRV        OPL2 FM Synthesis Driver
README.TXT          This text file contains updates and technical notes
REBOOT.EXE          Program needed by Setup
RECORD.EXE          Sound Recording program in DOS  (REALmagic 2)
RMD1.INF            Information file for RM 1
RMD2.INF            Information file for RM 2
RMSETUP.DLL         REALmagic SETUP library
RMSRVDRV.VXD        REALmagic PNP driver
RMTESTS.DLL         REALmagic tests library
RNDV.EXE            Program needed by Setup
SETUP.EXE           REALmagic DOS setup program 
SETUP.INI           Initialization file for SETUP
SETUPLGO.BMP        REALmagic bitmap for winsetup.exe
SSCONFIG.EXE        Configuration application for the screen saver
TEST.BAT            Batch file that allow to run MPEG files
TESTFMP.EXE         Program to run MPEG files
UPDATE.EXE          Program needed by Setup
VADLIBD.386	    File needed by the driver
VPLAYER.EXE         Video CD Player program in DOS
WVPLAYER.EXE        REALmagic CD Station program
WVPLAYER.HLP        REALmagic CD Station help file

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How To Update Drivers Manually

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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