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- 23 September 1993
-
- This README describes a 32-bit video device driver for the Orchid
- Fahrenheit graphics accelerator video adapters.
-
- This display driver takes advantage of the hardware acceleration
- capabilities of the chip sets used on the Orchid Fahrenheit adapters.
-
- The display driver conforms to the OS/2* 32-bit flat memory model and is
- designed to function as a 32-bit PM display driver under the OS/2 32-bit
- graphics engine subsystem.
-
- THIS VIDEO DEVICE DRIVER IS DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH ORCHID FAHRENHEIT
- GRAPHICS ACCELERATORS. USE WITH OTHER GRAPHICS ACCELERATORS IS NOT SUPPORTED
- AND MAY DAMAGE SYSTEM SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE. ORCHID IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR USE
- OF THIS PRODUCT WITH NON-SUPPORTED HARDWARE.
-
-
- Supported Features
- ------------------
- The S3 display driver supports the following resolutions/colors and OS/2
- full-screen columns/rows:
-
- 640 x 480 x 256 colors
- 800 x 600 x 256 colors
- 1024 x 768 x 256 colors
- 1280 x 1024 x 256 colors ('805 based adapters only w/2MB video memory)
-
- OS/2 full screen 132,25
- OS/2 full screen 132,43
-
- It also supports the following features:
-
- * OS/2 PM Palette Manager
- * Software Motion Video
- * Static mode change
-
-
- Orchid Fahrenheit Display Driver Restrictions
- ---------------------------------------------
-
- * A minimum of 1MB video memory is required.
-
- The Orchid Fahrenheit display driver has been tested on and supports the
- following Orchid adapters with the chip set indicated in parentheses:
-
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 (911A)
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 (911B)
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 (924)
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280-D (911A, 911B)
-
- Orchid Fahrenheit VA (801)
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 Plus (801)
-
- Orchid Fahrenheit VA/VLB (805)
- Orchid Fahrenheit VLB/1280 Plus (805)
-
-
- Installation Instructions
- -------------------------
- NOTE: Do NOT install this OS/2 2.1 display driver on earlier versions of
- OS/2.
-
- The OS/2 ATTRIB command is used during installation. If you elected
- not to install the OS/2 System Utilities or you have deleted the
- ATTRIB command you must use Selective Install to restore it before
- continuing.
-
- To install the Orchid Fahrenheit display driver:
-
- 1. Place this diskette into drive A (or any other diskette drive).
-
- 2. Open an OS/2 full-screen or window session.
-
- 3. At the OS/2 command prompt, enter the following command:
-
- A:S3INST A: C:
-
- where: A: is the diskette drive
- C: is the startup drive (where OS/2 2.1 is installed)
-
- This command will copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive.
-
- 4. Perform a shutdown and restart the system.
-
- ======================================================================
- NOTE: For PREINSTALLED systems only, omit steps 5 - 8 and perform the
- following steps:
-
- a) Open the Preinstalled Essentials folder.
- b) Open the Configurations Tools folder.
- c) Open the Configure Preinstalled System object.
- d) Change the display setting to SVGA mode.
- e) Perform a shutdown and restart the system.
- f) Open the OS/2 System folder.
- g) Open the System Setup folder.
- h) Open the System object. Select the desired screen
- resolution on the Screen page of the System Settings
- notebook, and then close the notebook.
- i) Perform a shutdown and restart the system.
-
- This completes the S3 driver installation for preinstalled systems.
- ======================================================================
-
- 5. Open an OS/2 full-screen or window session.
-
- 6. Run the Display Driver Installation (DSPINSTL) utility program.
-
- When the Display Driver Install window appears, S3 should be the
- default choice. (To confirm this default, check the Primary Display
- check box and select OK. This will display a pop-up window indicating
- the choices for the Super Video Graphics Array. S3 should be
- highlighted.)
-
- Select OK. You will be prompted to insert the source directory
- (installation diskette). Insert the diskette and select OK again.
- After a moment, you will be asked to accept the preselected Install
- Using Defaults option or to select the Install Using Display Adapter
- Utility Program option.
-
- DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the
- SVGADATA.PMI file on the startup drive where the OS2 directory is
- located. If this file has not been created, the adapter will not be
- supported.
-
- 7. When DSPINSTL has completed, open the OS/2 System folder, open the
- System Setup folder, and then open the System object. The Screen page
- of the Settings notebook will list all the supported resolutions for
- your configuration. Select one and then close the notebook.
-
- 8. Perform a shutdown and restart the system.
-
-
- Restrictions
- ------------
- 1. While using WordPerfect** for Windows 5.2 you might find that an
- incorrect font is being selected. If this occurs:
-
- a. Quit WordPerfect.
-
- b. Edit the \OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\WIN.INI file using the OS/2 System
- Editor.
-
- c. Locate the "ìfont┘" section in the file.
-
- d. Change the entries:
-
- FROM TO
- ------ ------
- symbolg.fon symbole.fon
- helvg.fon helve.fon
- tmsrg.fon tmsre.fon
- courg.fon coure.fon
-
- e. Save the file and open WordPerfect.
-
- 2. A repaint problem may occur when running EXCEL** 4.0 for WINDOWS
- seamlessly. If this occurs change to full screen.
-
- 3. Do not select the 1280x1024x256 non-interlaced option with the Diamond
- Stealth adapters.
-
- 4. Action bar pull-downs may be blacked out when multiple WIN-OS2 seamless
- applications are launched in separate VDM sessions simultaneously.
- Launch each application separately or simultaneously in the same VDM
- session.
-
-
- New SETVGA Procedure
- --------------------
- Use the following procedure instead of the SETVGA command if it is
- necessary for you to return to VGA mode. If your display is out of sync
- you can follow this procedure after starting OS/2 from the Installation
- Diskette and escaping to the command prompt.
-
- Case 1: You installed OS/2 from diskettes
-
- 1. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL\ directory. If it is, go to
- step 2. If it is not, insert the Orchid Fahrenheit Driver Diskette and
- using the UNPACK.EXE from the diskette, unpack and copy the correct
- RSPDSPI.EXE file
-
- unpack a:\tools /n:rspdspi.exe
-
- Insure the file c:\os2\install\rspdspi.exe exists
-
- To unpack the UNPACK.EXE utility from the driver diskette first
- rename the OS/2 2.1 UNPACK.EXE to UNPACK.RTL
-
- ren c:\os2\unpack.exe unpack.rtl
-
- Then run UNPACK2.EXE (from the driver diskette)
-
- a:\unpack2.exe a:\unpack
-
- It is important you use the RSPDSPI.EXE from the Orchid Fahrenheit
- Driver Diskette. The RSPDSPI.EXE from the retail version of OS/2
- 2.1 will not work correctly.
-
- 2. Enter the following commands:
-
- C:
- CD C:\OS2\INSTALL
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C:
-
- where: A: is the diskette drive you use to install OS/2
- C: is the startup drive (where OS/2 2.1 is installed)
-
-
- Case 2: You installed OS/2 from CD-ROM or a LAN
-
- 1. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL\ directory. If it is, go to
- step 2. If it is not, insert the Orchid Fahrenheit Driver Diskette and
- using the UNPACK.EXE from the diskette, unpack and copy the correct
- RSPDSPI.EXE file
-
- unpack a:\tools /n:rspdspi.exe
-
- Insure the file c:\os2\install\rspdspi.exe exists
-
- To unpack the UNPACK.EXE utility from the driver diskette first
- rename the OS/2 2.1 UNPACK.EXE to UNPACK.RTL
-
- ren c:\os2\unpack.exe unpack.rtl
-
- Then run UNPACK2.EXE (from the driver diskette)
-
- a:\unpack2.exe a:\unpack
-
- It is important you use the RSPDSPI.EXE from the Orchid Fahrenheit
- Driver Diskette. The RSPDSPI.EXE from the retail version of OS/2
- 2.1 will not work correctly.
-
- 2. Enter the following commands:
-
- C:
- CD C:\OS2\INSTALL
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C:
-
- where: E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive
- C: is the startup drive (where OS/2 2.1 is installed)
-
- 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 Presentation Manager
- OS/2
-
-
- The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (**) in this file, are
- trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies as follows:
-
- Trademark Owner
- -------------------------------------------------------
- EXCEL Microsoft Corporation
- Orchid Fahrenheit Orchid Technology
- S3 S3 Incorporated
- Windows Microsoft Corporation
- WordPerfect WordPerfect Corporation
-
- ORCHID DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
- WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT
- TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.
-
- THIS DRIVER IS COPYRIGHTED BY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
- CORPORATION. ALL APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
-
- PORTIONS ARE ALSO COPYRIGHTED BY ORCHID TECHNOLOGY.
-