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| README file for
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| ELSA Windows 98 OpenGL "3D Revelator" Stereo !Beta! Driver for
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| the ERAZOR III series, ver 4.12.01.0106-0002
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| Copyright (c) 1999 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
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| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11
| D-52070 Aachen
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| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 1630 Zanker Road
| San Jose, CA 95112
| USA
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| ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5
| Nanking East Road
| Taipei 105
| Taiwan, R. O. C.
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| ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| Mita Suzuki Building 3F
| 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
| Tokyo 108-0014
| Japan
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| 12/14/99, MWolf/MLiedtke
Contents
1. Overview
2. Contents
3. Installation
4. History
5. Release Notes
6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
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1. Overview
This driverpackage contains the ELSA Display Driver for Microsoft
Windows 98.
The driver supports 256, 65536 and 16 Million colors in
all resolutions available on used ELSA board.
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2. Contents
This directory contains the following files:
ELSAEZX.CAB ELSA property page "Driver Settings"
ELSAEZ3.CAB display driver file for ERAZOR III
ELSAEZ3.INF Installation file for driver and tools
ELSAVPX.CAB WDM video driver (only uasable with Windows 98)
GAMMACTL.CAB Property page "ColorControl"
LIESMICH.TXT german version of README
README.TXT the file you currently look at
ST3SET.CAB Property page "ELSA Stereo" (optional)
VERSION.TXT Version info about driver and tools
WINMAN.CAB Property page "ELSA Settings"
DRVTOOLS Folder containing extended Tools as ELSAinfo,
WINman Suite, ELSA Videocontrol, VideoIO and
ELSA 3D Revelator (VideoIO and ELSA 3D Revelator
are only optional available, - depending on the
used graphicsboard or 3D shutter glasses -
hardware.)
In case of trouble during or after installation, please make
sure you have all the files mentioned above!
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3. Installation
3.1 Installing ELSA graphics board for Windows 98
Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your
computer.
On startup Windows 98 detects the ELSA graphics board as
"PCI early VGA Device" or a "PCI standard VGA adapter" and
prompts for a manufacturer disk. Advanced users can now install
as described in 3.3, Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install.
If you prefer an easier way to install the driver or the driver
is downloaded as selfextracting *.EXE file from the web you
should first confirm Windows request to install a "PCI Standard
VGA adapter". Later you can start the EXE or install by driver
CD.
3.1 Installation from driver CD
During a running Windows 98 session insert the driver CD
into your CD-ROM. Normally after the CD is read, a setup is
started and guides you through the installation. In case
'Auto Insert Notification' is disabled in your system, the setup
has to be started manually by double clicking its icon in the
root of CD. Now you can choose the components to be installed.
After rebooting the system your monitor is recognized and
installed. A resolution and color depth can be chosen now.
3.2 Installing downloaded driver packages
Driver packages from the web are self-extracting EXE files.
These files are temporary copied to e.g. c:\elsainst directory
and an automatic driver setup is started. Tools are installed
automatically, too. After finishing or canceling the setup, the
extracted installation files are deleted, including the
temporary created folder.
3.3 Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install
After Windows recognized the ELSA graphics adapter choose
'Have Disk...'. If you are updating the driver manually, select
'change...' in the advanced settings of the diplay properties.
Now browse through the ELSA CD and select the proper display
driver subdirectory (e.g. GLORIA\SYNERGY\WIN9X\STANDARD).Windows
will copy the driver files and prompt you to reboot the
computer. After restarting, Windows is running with the ELSA
display drivers active. If your ELSA graphics adapter is not the
primary display adapter in Windows 98, you have to activate the
hardware by clicking on the connected monitor bitmap in the global
windows display settings.
3.4 Installation extension
The drivers installation routine will additionally create the
"ELSA Settings", "ELSA Driver Settings" property pages and
installs an OpenGL ICD.
The drivers setup included in self-extracting driver packages
or the driver CD will install additional tools like "ELSA
WINMANSuite" and "ELSAinfo". In case your graphics adapter
is provided with video I/O capabilities, the setup will install
the software components for these devices, too.
In all following Windows sessions you can change the resolution
without rebooting your system.
3.5 Installing the video capabilities (optional, depends on hardware)
In the DRVTOOLS folder you will find three versions of *.inf
files. At least one of these files has to be installed manually
depending on the used hardware and/ or operating system.
In this case please mark the recommended *.inf file, click the
right mousekey and select "Install" at the context sensitive
menue.
After installing and restaring the system the advanced features
will be installed and activatd for your system.
- ELSATOOL.INF please install this version for Win95/98 for
hardware without having video capabilities.
- VIDEOIO.INF only usable for hardware with video In/Out
capabilities.
- EVIDCTRL.INF ELSA-VideoControl, - only for Win98 and ERAZOR III
with video. (WDM-driver necessary!)
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4. Revision History
This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
disk.
Version 4.11.01.0100-0009
- first released version
Version 4.11.01.0100-0010
- added some video features
- new WINman version implemented
Version 4.11.01.0100-0012
- added some video features
- new video/IO version implemented
Version 4.11.01.0200-0022
- based on NVidia v. 208
Version 4.11.01.0200-0026
- added support for ERAZOR III LT
- based on NVidia v. 208
Version 4.11.01.0200-0029
- support ERAZOR III Pro
- ELSA VideoControl extensions
- Performancetool under "3D Settings" fuer LT und Pro
- some new modules
- bugfix powermanagement
Version 4.12.01.0104-0023
- DirectX7 support added
- newer modules implemented
- some Video I/O Bugs fixed
- newer version of ELSA VideControl added
(Starttime before Endtime-Bug fixed)
Version 4.12.01.0106-0002
- first !Beta! - version with OpenGL (Revelator) stereo support
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5. Release notes
5.1 DirectDraw/Direct3D support
The display driver supports DirectDraw/Direct3D from
DirectX7, but to use it in an application, you must install
DirectDraw/Direct3D. The Microsoft DirectDraw/Direct3D
components are not included in the standard retail version
of Windows 98.
To install DirectDraw/Direct3D use your driver CD or download
this operating system extension from the Microsoft webside.
5.2 AGP support under Windows 98
If your mainboard has no Intel chipset it may be necessary to
install a chipset specific software patch to get best support
and performance using the AGP port.
Normally this patch should be delivered on CD with your system
or mainboard. Otherwise you may get the newest patches on the
internetsites of the chipset vendors.
Other chipset vendors are, e.g.: VIA, ALI.
http://www.via.com.tw/
http://www.ali.com.tw/
If you have any questions about full AGP support on non Intel
mainboards please consult your distributor.
5.3 Free defineable refreshrates (monitor timings)
It is necessary to install and use the specified INF - file
delivered with your monitor. For information about to install
please look above or use the windows documentation.
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6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
hints on work arounds.
- if there are flashing effects visible while playing 3D games
with "3D Stereo" feature enabled, please make sure that the
checkbox "poll with interrupts enabled" under:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Game Controllers
-> Advanced
is enabled.
If this hint won┤t help you please try this workaround:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel ->Multimedia choose the
"Audio" tab than select the "Playback" section`s "Advanced
Properties". A new settings page named "Advanced Audio
Properties" appears. At this page you have to choose the
"Performance" tab and reduce its performance using the
"Hardware acceleration" slider.
- if using the "no wait for vsync" option under "ELSA Driver
Settings" 3D Revelator stereo support won┤t work.
- if using this graphics board with Windows9x on mainboards with
VIA chipsets (MVP3, Apollo, a.s.o.) it is strongly necessary
to install the VIA AGP driver patch "VIAGARTD.VXD" version 3.3
or newer. You can download this patch at:
HTTP://www.via.com.tw
or ask your system distributor.
- Task switching while 3D applications are active leads to
corruption of textures in some cases
- OpenGL screen savers oftenly crashes if an additional suspend
mode is executed by the system or manually.
- Switching VESA modes to windowed mode (normaly an error
pops up) leads to system crash
- Windows suspend during active 3D applications may cause system
crashes in Windows 98
- For best display quality, in the "ELSA Driver Settings" Texel
Alignment should be set to "upper left corner".
- Mouse trails are not displayed, because the Riva chip
accelerates this Windows functionality in hardware
- With this BETA driver package pre - release you can play
proprietary OpenGL games with stereo 3D support. At this moment
we have implemented the OpenGL stereo support especially for
games which doesn`t have any D3D support such as a known
first person shooters like Q2 & Q3. Games with D3D AND(!) OpenGL
support should be played with the D3D stereo support,
- completeley implemented and released in this version of the
driver package.
- The "InGame Control" - settings panel, known from the D3D part
of the 3D Revelator software, isn┤t visible within OpenGL games
by now with this BETA-version of the driver. To adjust this
settings you have to switch on this unvisible "InGame Control"
panel by hitting the X-key on your NUMPAD. While viewing the
screen with your shutter glasses it is now possible to optimize
the stereo effect for your eyes by using the function keys
1-12. Function key 10 saves the actually, optimized game
settings.
Note!
- Please do not forget to switch off the "InGame Control" panel
after adjusting the stereo effects to get back the full
performance for playing the game.
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