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- Installation Guide for OS/2 Video Device Driver
- for the S3 ViRGE
- Driver Version 1.00.12
-
- 1.0 Compatibility
-
- This graphics-accelerator device driver is compatible with OS/2
- 2.11, and OS/2 Warp 3.0.
-
- 2.0 Preliminary Steps
-
- The following steps must be performed before you install the
- S3 ViRGE graphics-accelerator device driver:
-
- 1. Prepare a blank 1.44M disette, copy all files under the
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- \Driver\S3Vga\S3virge\OS2
-
- directory on this CD-ROM. Label the diskette the name 'S3 DRV1", then
- you have prepared the installation diskette.
-
- 2. "S3 DRV1" must be the label on the installation diskette. This label
- can be applied using the DOS or OS/2 LABEL command. The installation
- will fail without this step.
-
- 3. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed.
-
- 4. If you previously installed SVGA support, you must reset the
- resolution to VGA mode, using the procedures in "Setting Your
- Display to VGA Mode" (section 5.0 in this README).
-
- 5. After driver installation, the OS/2 SYSLEVEL command may be used to
- confirm the new driver version level. It may also be used prior to
- installation to verify the current driver version, however, some
- previous device drivers did not provide this information. Following
- execution of the SYSLEVEL command look for the following information:
-
- C:\OS2\INSTALLATION\SYSLEVEL.VID
- ViRGE
- Version 2.81 Component ID 562107701
- Current CSD level: S328103
- Prior CSD level: S328018
-
- In this case the current version level is S3 2.81.03.
- 6. In some situations, installing this driver over 2.80.xx and 2.81.xx
- versions of the driver can result in duplicated icons. To prevent
- this problem, you should delete the "S3 Windows Font Size" and
- "DDC Display Setup" icons from the System Setup Folder prior to
- installing this driver.
-
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- 7. Read the Readme.txt file on the installation diskette before beginning
- the device driver installation.
-
- 3.0 Setting Your Display to VGA Mode
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- Use the following procedures to reset to VGA mode.
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- NOTE: If your display is out of sync, start OS/2 using the OS/2
- Installation Diskette. Insert Diskette 1 when prompted, press
- F3 to display a command prompt, and then use the following
- instructions to reset your display mode.
-
- o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for
- Windows, and you installed from diskettes, do the following:
-
- 1. Under OS/2 2.1/2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following
- file:
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- [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC
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- 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it
- is, go to step 3. If it is not, insert Diskette 8 into
- drive A and unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command:
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- 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.
-
- 4. Type C: and then press Enter.
-
- 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter.
-
- 6. Type the following:
-
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C:
-
- In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:A:,
- A: is the source diskette drive for installing the device driver.
-
- Then press Enter.
-
- 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer.
-
- o If you are installing this driver on OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 for
- Windows, and you installed from CD-ROM or a LAN, do the
- following:
-
- 1. Under OS/2 2.1/2.11, before running RSPDSPI, delete the following file:
-
- [OS2 DRIVE]:\OS2\INSTALL\00S3.DSC
-
- 3. Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory. If it
- is, go to step 3. 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.
-
- 4. Type C: and then press Enter.
-
- 5. Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL and then press Enter.
-
- 6. Type the following:
-
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C:
-
- In /T:C:, C: is the target drive where OS/2 is installed. In /S:E:,
- E: is the source CD-ROM or LAN drive.
-
- Then press Enter.
-
- 7. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer.
-
-
- 4.0 Installing from Diskette
-
- To install the ViRGE device driver from diskette, do the
- following:
-
- 1. If system is not in VGA mode, select VGA mode.
-
- 2. Insert the ViRGE diskette into drive A (or any other
- diskette drive).
-
- Note: "S3 DRV1" must be the volume label of this diskette.
- To verify the label, use "Label A:".
-
- 3. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session.
-
- 4. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command to copy
- all necessary files to the OS/2 drive:
-
- A:SETUP
-
- where A: is the diskette drive.
-
- Then press Enter.
-
- Setup will then identify your chipset. When prompted to do so, press
- Enter to continue.
-
- 5. When prompted to do so, select OK to perform a shutdown, and then
- restart your computer. Make sure the diskette has been removed from
- the install drive.
-
- 6. Open the OS/2 System folder.
-
- 7. Open the System Setup folder.
-
- 8. Open the Display Driver Install object or enter "dspinstl" at
- an OS/2 command prompt. When the Display Driver Install window
- appears, select Primary Display Driver and then select OK.
-
- 9. When the "Primary Display Driver List" window appears, select "S3
- ViRGE [32Bit] Version 1.00.12" to install the video
- driver.
-
- 10. 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.
-
- If you select the "Install Using Display Adapter Utility
- Program" choice, you must have the DOS monitor utility program
- that came with your display adapter. Contact the display
- adapter manufacturer's technical support for information on how
- to use the monitor utility program under OS/2.
-
- NOTE: 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. This process can take several
- seconds and will black-out the screen.
-
- 11. When the Source Directory pop-up window appears, insert S3
- ViRGE diskette into drive A. Then select Install.
-
- 12. When the installation is complete, shut down your system, remove
- the diskette, and restart your computer.
-
- 13. When the system has restarted:
- 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.
- If your monitor has been detected as Plug and-Play (DDC)
- compatible, go to step 15.
-
- 14. On Screen page 2, select your display from the display list. If
- your display does not appear in the list, select Default.
-
- It might be necessary to restart your computer to have all
- refresh rate options available.
-
- 15. When the system has restarted:
- a. Open the System object and select Screen page 1, as in step
- 13.
- b. Select a screen resolution and a screen refresh rate.
- c. Close the Settings notebook.
- d. Perform a shutdown and restart your computer.
-
- NOTES:
-
- o During the installation of this driver, DISPLAY.LOG and
- DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in the OS/2\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.
-
- o If the video memory size is changed after the device driver is
- installed, the device driver must be reinstalled in order for
- the system to recognize the change. Not reinstalling the driver
- might result in serious system problems.
-
- o When starting a WIN-OS/2 session it is recommended that the user launch
- the session via one of the WIN-OS/2 icons located in the "Command
- Prompts" folder within the "OS/2 System" icon. For additional information
- see section 10.0 Limitations.
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