OS/2 Device Driver For The WinVGA Video (CL-5440)
This package contains the following:
o An OS/2* graphics device driver supporting the
5440 chip set from Cirrus Logic**, Inc.
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 CIRRUS LOGIC
5440 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 CIRRUS LOGIC 5440 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 CIRRUS LOGIC 5440; HOWEVER, THIS
DOES NOT EXTEND ANY WARRANTY OUTLINED IN SUCH
AGREEMENT.
CONTENTS
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Supported Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Supported Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Supported Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Supported Columns and Rows . . . . . . . . . . 3
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Preliminary Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation from Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation in a CID Environment . . . . . . . . 7
Functional Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting Your Display to VGA Mode . . . . . . . 14
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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SUPPORTED FEATURES
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The WinVGA Video (CL-5440) device 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:
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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 1MB
1024x768 65,536 1MB
1280x1024 65,536 2MB
640x480 16,777,216 1MB
SUPPORTED ADAPTERS
IBM has tested the listed display adapters and
systems containing the Cirrus Logic 5440 chip set
with the specified amount of memory. IBM is
continuing to test; therefore, support for additional
cards might be added over time.
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SUPPORTED COLUMNS AND ROWS
This Cirrus Logic 5440 device driver supports the
following number of columns and rows in an OS/2
full-screen session:
Columns Rows
132 25
132 43
COMPATIBILITY
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This graphics accelerator driver is compatible with
OS/2 2.1 and higher. Do not install it on previous
versions of OS/2.
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PRELIMINARY STEPS
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The following steps prepare your computer for the
Cirrus Logic 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.
INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE
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To install the WinVGA Video (CL-5440) device driver from
diskette, do the following:
1. Insert the WinVGA Video Utility Programs Disk #3 into drive A (or
any other diskette drive).
2. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session.
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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.
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,
Check Primary Display box, then select OK.
When the Primary Display Driver List windows appears,
select "Cirrus Logic 5426, 5428, 5430, 5434 (IBM BBS)" driver.
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.
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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
created, the adapter will not be
supported.
9. When the Source Directory pop-up window appears,
insert the Cirrus Logic diskette into drive A.
Then select Install.
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.
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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
these files might be useful if you need to report an
installation problem to IBM.
INSTALLATION IN A CID ENVIRONMENT
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NOTES:
1. The server must contain a directory named
CIR_DRVS on the same drive where the OS/2
diskettes reside. The CIR_DRVS directory must
contain all of the files from the Cirrus Logic
device driver diskette.
2. OS/2 must have been successfully installed on the
client using the CID (Configuration Installation
Distribution) method.
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To install the Cirrus Logic device 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.cirvideo = 15
x.15.name='Cirrus Video'
x.15.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.15.name
x.15.instprog = 'x:\img\cir_drvs\SETUP.CMD',
' x:\img\cir_drvs ' || bootdrive
x.15.rspdir = ''
x.15.default = ''
x.cirdspinstl = 16
x.16.name='Cirrus CID Dspinstl'
x.16.statevar = 'CAS_' || x.16.name
x.16.instprog = bootdrive || '\os2\install\DSPINSTL.EXE',
' /pk:SVGA',
' /sk:NONE',
' /s:x:\img\cir_drvs',
' /t:' || bootdrive,
' /mc:7',
' /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.cirvideo) == BAD_RC then exit
Call RebootAnd GotoState(3)
end
when OVERALL_STATE = 3 then do
if RunInstall(x.cirdspinstl) == 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:7 /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:7 is the manufacturing code that distinguishes Cirrus.
/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 WinVGA Video device 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
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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.
o You might have to run the CLMODE utility to
enable the BIOS to generate high-resolution
modes.
SETTING YOUR DISPLAY TO VGA MODE
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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:
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1. Turn on your computer. If your computer is
already on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it.
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.)
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2. Type C: and then press Enter.
3. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter.
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.
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4. Type the following:
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
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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
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.
Cirrus Logic Cirrus Logic, Inc.
CorelDRAW Corel Corporation
Lotus Lotus Development
Corporation
Micrografx Micrografx Incorporated
Orchid Orchid Technology, Inc.
Ventura Publisher Ventura Software, Inc.
Windows Microsoft Corporation
WordPerfect WordPerfect Corporation
1-2-3 Lotus Development
Corporation
#9 Number Nine Computer
Corporation
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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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