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- Installation of Chips & Technologies 65545 Drivers for OS/2
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- ******************************* Warning ***********************************
- Before installation of any SVGA display driver, the system display should be
- set to VGA mode. DO NOT install this driver package if the system display is
- set to anything other than 640x480x16 VGA mode. To restore VGA mode, use
- Selective Install and select VGA for Primary Display, or run the SETVGA
- utility.
- Before you begin installation, the Volume label on the display diskette you
- create must be changed to read:
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- CTDISP 1
-
- To change the Volume label, from the C:> prompt type:
-
- LABEL A:
-
- You will be prompted to type in a new label name. Type CTDISP 1 and tap the
- enter key. Your diskette will now have the new Volume label.
- ****************************************************************************
-
- 1. Open an OS/2 full-screen or windowed session
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- 2. Insert Display Diskette in Drive A:
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- 3. At the OS/2 Command Prompt, enter the following command:
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- A:\INST2X A: C: ;; on OS/2 2.0,2.1 systems
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- A:\INST30 A: C: ;; on WARP OS/2 3.0 systems
-
- where A: is the source drive
- C: is the boot drive where OS/2 2.x is installed
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- **NOTE** If installing this driver package on OS/2 3.0 ( WARP )
- MAKE SURE you use INST30.CMD
-
- The command file will copy the following files to C:
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- C:\OS2\SVGA.EXE -- original saved as SVGA.ESV
- C:\OS2\INSTALL\DSPINSTL.EXE -- original saved as DSPINSTL.211
- -- this file NOT copied on WARP
- C:\OS2\SCREEN01.SYS -- original saved as SCREEN01.SSV
- C:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
- C:\OS2\CHIPS.SYS
- C:\OS2\INSTALL\CT65545.DSC
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- The command file will also run SETLBA.EXE which will modify CHIPS.SYS
- with this adapter's linear buffer address obtained from BIOS.
-
- 4: When INSTALL completes, do a system SHUTDOWN and REBOOT. This is
- required to load SCREEN01.SYS which has been modified to correctly
- identify the display adapter.
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- 5: After the system has been rebooted do the following:
- A) On OS/2 2.x Systems
- Open an OS/2 Full Screen or Windowed session. At the OS/2 command
- prompt type DSPINSTL to install new device driver and configure the
- video system.
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- B) On OS/2 3.0 (WARP) System
- Go to the System Setup folder and run Selective Install to install
- new device driver and configure the video system.
- DO NOT use DSPINSTL on WARP systems.
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- Follow the DSPINSTL or Selective Install session prompts to complete
- the installation.
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- * Select Primary Display
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- * From the list of Primary Display Adapter Types
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- Select CHIPS & TECHNOLOGIES 65545
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- * Click the OK button
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- * On the Multimedia Device Settings dialog box click OK
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- * On the OS/2 Setup and Installation dialog box click Install
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- * Enter A: for the Source Directory and click Install
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- ALWAYS use the INSTxx.CMD on this source disk for the FIRST install
- of Chips & Technologies 65545 device drivers.
-
- The display driver is initialized for 640x480x256 Color. To switch to
- a different video resolution or color depth, go to the System Setup
- folder and click the System icon. From the list of screen resolutions,
- select a new resolution.
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- OS/2 PM Display Drivers
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- The following display resolutions are available with this release:
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- 640x480x256 Color LCD CRT 60Hz
- 800x600x256 Color LCD Panning CRT 60Hz
- 1024x768x256 Color LCD Panning CRT 60Hz Non-Interlaced
- 640x480x64K Color LCD CRT 60Hz
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- Seamless Windows Support
- ------------------------
- This release of the OS/2 2.1 Device Driver for Chips & Technologies
- 65545 supports Seamless Windows.
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- WIN OS/2 Full Screen
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- The Windows 3.1 drivers provided with this release are enhanced mode
- drivers. The following display resolutions are provided:
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- 640x480x256 Color LCD CRT 60Hz
- 800x600x256 Color LCD Panning CRT 60Hz
- 1024x768x256 Color LCD Panning CRT 60Hz Non-Interlaced
- 640x480x64K Color LCD CRT 60Hz
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- The WIN-OS/2 Full Screen session setting WIN_RUN_MODE should be set to
- Enhanced Capability. The default setting is Standard Mode.
-
- WIN-OS/2 should be started by selecting the WIN-OS/2 Full Screen Icon in
- the Command Prompts folder, or with the WIN command in a DOS Full Screen
- OS/2 Full Screen session.
-
- DO NOT start WIN-OS/2 in a DOS or OS/2 Window. The system does not support
- the enhanced video mode being used in a window, and therefore will not run.
-
- DO NOT use ALT-HOME to switch a DOS or OS/2 Full Screen session to Windowed
- when running WIN-OS/2.
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