OS/2 DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE CIRRUS LOGIC 5430 This package contains the following: o An OS/2* graphics device driver supporting the 5430 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 5430 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 5430 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 5430; 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 . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation in a CID Environment . . . . . . . . 7 Functional Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting Your Display to VGA Mode . . . . . . . 14 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Page 1 SUPPORTED FEATURES __________________ The Cirrus Logic 5430 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: 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 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 5430 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** PROSTAR64 (PCI, 2MB) Diamond Alpine (VLB, 2MB) Diamond Alpine (PCI, 2MB) Diamond SpeedStar 64 (PCI, 1MB) Orchid** Kelvin 64 (PCI, 2MB) Orchid Kelvin 64 (ISA, 2MB) Orchid Kelvin 64 (VLB, 2MB) #9** Flashpoint (PCI, 1MB) SUPPORTED COLUMNS AND ROWS This Cirrus Logic 5430 device 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 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 __________________________ To install the Cirrus Logic device driver from diskette, do the following: 1. Insert the Cirrus Logic diskette into drive A (or any other diskette drive). 2. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session. Page 5 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, "Cirrus Logic" 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. Page 6 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. Page 7 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 _________________________________ 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. Page 8 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. Page 9 /*****************************************************/ /* 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 = '' Page 10 /*---------------------------------------------------*/ /* 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 . . . Page 11 /******************************************************/ /* 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 . . . /*****************************************************/ Page 12 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. Page 13 2. After the Cirrus Logic 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 _______________________ 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 Page 14 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 ________________________________ 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: Page 15 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.) Page 16 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. Page 17 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 __________ 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: Page 18 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 Page 19 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)