I agree!
Access:
http://service.software.ib
and click on "IBM Special Edition SciTech suite of drivers".
That's what I use ("build 99") with my Matrox Millenium G200 video-card.
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How to check display driver required thru command line?
I have a problem of installing SGVA driver to all my wkst remotely. As the wkst comes with different display driver chipset (eg Cirrus Logig, s3 etc...), is it possible to check the chipset required thru OS/2 without going to the bios or opening the casing. I hope this can be done thru some REXX function call.
Thanks.
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First of all thanks to u guys.
I've actually tested installing the SciTech driver. After I installed it, I have the SYS3175 - DOSCALL1.DLL error when bootup. After checking thru, it seems that my Comms Manager/2 (CM/2) can't start properly. After I uninstall it, the problem goes away.
I've also tried reinstalling the fixpak after installing the display driver but it won't help either.
I'm running OS/2 v3 Fixpak 39. I've dismantled the PC and I've found a Intel 810 chipset there. I've tried download somthing call INTGRADD driver from intel web site but after installing it, the screen freeze after reboot.
Any more suggestions?
Thanks.
Which version of CM/2? 1.11? Or are you using the CM/2 that comes in the eNetwork package?
DOSCALL1.DLL in some of the fixpacks have been a problem, but I don't know the Warp 3 packages well enough to comment if the one in FP39 is a problem.
Warp 3 is totally unsuppported without a contract by IBM, I couldn't even give you a email of someone to ask if this is a known problem, but I would suggest contacting the SciTech people with the error information.
You didn't mention which version of the SciTech you loaded/tested.
Sddse702 is a 'old' version. Free to all OS/2 3 & 4 users with the minimum fixpack required.
Download the newer one at the SciTech website. It is hard to find on the page, so use the LINKS option in the browser to locate it. It is still free since it is a beta. You do have to register.
From the documents do you have any of these situations?
==========================
FUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIONS
_______________________
Current known restrictions include the following:
1) SciTech Display Doctor/se** generally only supports PCI and AGP graphics
adapters, and does not support ISA, VLB and Microchannel. The only
exception is for laptop chipsets that are on a non-PCI local bus, or
early motherboard integrated chipsets such as the early MediaGX family.
2) The SciTech Display Doctor/se** GRADD drivers, do *NOT* require a
chipset specific SVGADATA.PMI file, but instead have a single PMI file
implemented via a DLL. Hence when running SDDGRADD do *NOT* use the
SVGA ON INIT command to create an SVGADATA.PMI file.
3) The IBM GENGRADD drivers, require VESA** compliant video BIOS (Version
1.2 or greater) or an appropriate SVGADATA.PMI file to provide generic
unaccelerated VESA support. For older non-VESA adapters with SVGA PM
driver support from IBM, GENGRADD may often be used as an alternative
SVGA driver set by following the GRADD Graphics BBS drivers SETUP
installation command with the command "SVGA ON INIT" from an OS/2 or
DOS Full Screen prompt to create an SVGADATA.PMI file, before rebooting
to use the GENGRADD drivers.
4) If you enable the HPFS386 Local Security feature, you must make sure that:
- The x:\os2\drivers\nucleus directory is always readable.
- The x:\os2\drivers\nucleus\con
access for all users.
Where "x:" is your OS/2 boot drive. Failure to do this will cause your
system to not boot properly unless the administrator is logged on.
5) Any adapter with less than 512KB of memory cannot be supported by SciTech Display Doctor.
==================
Also there are some useful utilities in the package listed in the very end of the README. TXT file. They include a program to determine the graphics chip type and if it is supported, and another tool to remove some of the default functions from the driver if they are incompatible. Again, I would download the newer version to make sure that any bugs are corrected.
Hi Stanley,
Basically I've fulfilled all the requirement. From the newsgroup posted, it seems that my problem is due to CM/2 3270 emulator unable to start. They mentioned something called Advanced Video I/O (AVIO) that CM/2 use to display. What is the changes from the GRADD technology?
No answer was provided but however it says something about JR08266 which is not found at ibm web site.
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by: Stanley_SPosted on 2000-08-25 at 12:47:45ID: 4074269
If you install OS/2 first and then upgrade the drivers, then this is valid. There is an OS/2 program similar to the old Norton System Info that detects most of the chipsets, but then OS/2 would have to be installed to run it. sysinfo015.zip on Hobbes http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub
A simpler thing to do would be to use non-chip specific drivers. (simpler CID install script, etc.) IBM has two of them on the OS/2 device driver web pages, IBM's GRADD drivers or SciTech's display drivers. Both of these support most of the major chipsets without any intervention from you.
It has been indicated that SciTech has been chosen as the future direction for drivers. SciTech's has the simpler install, is CID capable and detects the chipset on its own.
The web site the official version can be obtained from is: http://service.software.ib
Beta versions are at: http://www.scitechsoft.com
Here is a cut from the documents in the official release 7 version (the beta is version 13, I believe):
List of all supported chips (Updated 06/08/2000):
This is a complete list of the various graphics cards that this version of SciTech Display Doctor supports. Please note that this list refers to the actual chips being used, not a board level implementation. Thus you
will not see any products from Hercules or STB on the list, but their products are supported because they use S3, Cirrus, Tseng, etc. chips. Also, any card
with less than 512KB of memory cannot be supported by SciTech Display Doctor.
3DLabs Permedia, Permedia 2, Permedia 2V, Permedia 3
3dfx Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3
ARK 1000PV, 2000PV, 2000MT, 2000MI (Quadro64), 2000MI+ (Quadro64)
ATI Mach64 GX, Mach64 CX, Mach64 CT, Mach64 VT, 3D Rage, Mach64 VTB
ATI 3D Rage II, 3D Rage II+, Mach64 VT4, 3D Rage IIC, 3D Rage Pro
ATI 3D Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility, Rage XL, Rage 128, Rage 128 Pro
Alliance ProMotion 6422, ProMotion AT24, ProMotion AT3D
Chips & Technologies 65550, 65554, 65555, 69000
Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434, CL-GD5440, CL-GD5436, CL-GD5446
Cirrus Logic CL-GD7555 LCD, Laguna 5462, Laguna 5464, Laguna 5465
Cyrix MediaGX
InteGraphics CyberPro 2000, CyberPro 2010
Intel i740, i740 PCI
Macronix 86250, 86251
Matrox MGA Millennium, MGA Millennium II, MGA Mystique
Matrox MGA Mystique 220, MGA-G100, MGA-G200, MGA-G400
NVIDIA RIVA-128, RIVA-128ZX, RIVA-TNT, RIVA-TNT2, RIVA-TNT2 M64
NVIDIA RIVA-TNT2 Vanta, RIVA-TNT2 Ultra, GeForce 256, GeForce DDR
NVIDIA Quadro
NeoMagic MagicGraph 128, MagicGraph 128XD, MagicGraph 256AV
Number Nine Imagine 128, Imagine 128 II, Imagine 128 II VRAM
Number Nine Imagine 128 II DRAM, Ticket 2 Ride WRAM
Number Nine Ticket 2 Ride SGRAM, Ticket 2 Ride IV
OAK Spitfire 64107, Spitfire 64111, Eon 64017, Eon 64217, Warp 5
Philips 9710
Rendition Verite V1000, Verite V2200
S3 Trio32, Trio64, Trio64V+, Trio64UV+, Trio64V2/DX, Vision 864
S3 Vision 964, Vision 868, Vision 968, Virge, Virge/DX/GX, Virge/VX
S3 Virge/GX2, Virge/MX, Trio3D, Trio3D/2X, Savage3D, Savage4
SiS 6202, 6205, 6215, 5597/5598, 6326, 5595/530, 5595/620
Sigma Designs RealMagic 64 GX
Trident TGUI9440, TGUI9440-R2, TGUI9680, ProVidia 9682
Trident Cyber9385 LCD, ProVidia 9685, 3DImage 975, Cyber9397 LCD
Trident 3DImage 985, Blade 3D
Tseng Labs ET4000/W32p, ET6000, ET6100
Weitek P9000, P9100
VESA VBE 1.2, VBE 2.0, VBE 3.0
The following is the list of all supported Mobile or Laptop chip sets.
The following is a complete list of the various laptop graphics chipsets this version of SciTech Display Doctor supports. Please note that this list refers to the actual chips being used, not the laptop brand or model itself. Thus you will not see any products from Gateway or Dell on the list, but their products are supported because they use NeoMagic, ATI, Cirrus etc. chips.
ATI 3D Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility
Chips & Technologies 65550, 65554, 65555, 69000
Cirrus Logic CL-GD7555 LCD
NeoMagic MagicGraph 128, MagicGraph 128XD, MagicGraph 256AV
S3 Virge/MX
Trident Cyber9385 LCD, Cyber9397 LCD
VESA VBE 1.2, VBE 2.0, VBE 3.0
Supported Resolutions
Supported resolutions and color depths are adapter dependent and will vary depending on the amount of graphics memory and the adapter implementation.