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        | README file for
        |
        | ELSA OS/2 Warp 3 and 4 driver version 01.17
        |
        |       ELSA VICTORY 3DX
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        | 04/30/97, CBuersch



        1.  Overview
        2.  Disk Contents
        3.  Installation
        4.  Notes
        5.  Release Notes
        6.  Caveats / Known Problems
        7.  EnDIVE
        8.  Adjustments

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1.  	Overview


        This disk contains the ELSA graphics system software only
        for OS/2 Warp 3.0 and 4.0.

        See section 2 for a list of files and their purpose.
        Information in this file may not appear in the manuals.
        Please read this file carefully to be aware of any changes to
        the documentation.  Information in files on this disk
        supercedes the printed documentation.


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2.      Disk Contents


        Each installation directory (...\OS2) contains the following 
        files:

        README.TXT      this file
        LIESMICH.TXT    German version of this README file

        SETUP.EXE       installation program
        SETUP.DAT       -------- " --------- -configuration file
        ELSAE.DLL       -------- " --------- -language resource file
        ELSAD.HLP       -------- " --------- -help file (german)
        ELSAE.HLP       -------- " --------- -help file (english)
        WS3INIT.DLL     -------- " --------- -hardware support

        ELSAUI.DSC      configuration files
        ELSAUI.DSP      -------- " --------
        SVGADATA.PMI    -------- " --------

        VSVGA.SYS       MDOS device driver (extended mode)
        WINDOWS         WINOS2 device driver for the ELSA graphics board
        VIDEOMM         OS/2 device driver for the ELSA graphics board
        SCREEN01.SYS    physical device driver (PDD)

        FILTER.EXE      EnDIVE Filter Set utility
        WINNER          WINNER configuration file
        WINMAN.MON      WINman monitor file


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3.      Installation

        These drivers can only be used under OS/2 Warp 3.0 and 4.0.

        To guarantee a successful installation, be sure to have the
        original VGA driver installed and active.


3.1     Restoring the original VGA driver

        Use the restore option at system boot time (Alt+F1) and reset
        the primary display to VGA. Consult your OS/2 handbook
        for further information.

        You have to reboot the system for the change to take effect.



3.2     Installation of version 1.xx ELSA drivers

        Insert your ELSA CD into your drive, open the CD-ROM drive
        object on your desktop, change to the OS/2 directory appropriate
        for your graphics card (i.e., \WINNER\2000AVI\OS2) and start
        SETUP.EXE. The contents of this file should appear on the
        "Introduction" page.


3.3     Using the setup program

        On the "Adapter Info" page you may view information about your
        graphics adapter. Use the "Help" function for detailed
        explanations of the displayed items.

        You will have to specify your monitor and the desired graphics
        resolution on the "Resolution" page. Please be sure that the
        information concerning your monitor is correct and complete
        (particularly the scan rates) in order to avoid damaging your
        monitor.
        After you have selected resolution and monitor you have to
        set these parameters by pressing the "Set" button.

        If the standard resolutions are not sufficient for your purposes
        or if your monitor is not listed in the monitor database,
        press the "Add" button.
        You will then be able to define custom resolutions and 
	monitor-parameters.

        Use the "Installation" page to select the files to transfer to
        your hard disk and to start the installation process. Use the
        "Help" button in order to get further information. After
        completion of the installation you have to shut down and reboot
        your system. OS/2-Warp will start with the selected resolution.
        If you have specified the resolution manager in the installation
        procedure, you can use it for changing the selected resolution.


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4.      Notes

4.1     WIN-OS/2 Configuration :

        To change the standard configuration, use the Windows program
        WINman which is automatically started after first calling
        WINOS2.  An online help is available.

        By default, the ELSA Windows Driver WINNER08.DRV is installed
        with a resolution of 640x480x256.

        The WINNERxx.Drv (in WINDOWS) are copied to the WINOS/2
        directory during the installation. You don't have to copy and
        expand this driver from the GUI-disk.

4.2     OS/2 Warp Version 3 and Version 4
        The Installation is enhanced to run under this OS2 Version.

4.3     De-Installation:

        1. Reset to VGA

           see 3.1 for this step.

        2. delete the files

           - BVHSVGA.DLL        (bootdrive:\os2\dll)
           - WINNERMM.DLL       (bootdrive:\os2\dll)
           - WS3ACCEL.DLL       (bootdrive:\os2\dll)
           - WS3INIT.DLL        (bootdrive:\os2\dll)

             example:  DEL C:\OS2\DLL\WINNERMM.DLL  etc.


        3. delete the WINDOWS drivers and WINman

           - WINNER??.DRV       (..\WINOS2\SYSTEM  or  ..WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
           - WINIC31.DLL

           - WINman.exe         (..\WINOS2\SYSTEM  or  ..WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
                                (older version in WINDOWS directory)
           - WINMAENG.HLP
           - WINMAENG.DLL
           - WINMAN.INI
           - WINMAN.MON



4.4     To use the hardware support of the DIVE interface, you must
        have 64MB of address space available in your system. This is
        determined and configured by the driver.  A failure will occur
        if any of the following conditions holds:

           a) PCI BUS computer :
                - more than 4031MB of address space used already
                  unlikely.
                  fix: none available
                - older system BIOS (non PCI-conforming)
                  fix: place the following line into your CONFIG.SYS:
                       SET VIDEO_APERTURE=A00
                  This allocates the 64MB Video aperture at 2,5GB in
                  your address space. Be sure this does not conflict
                  with address space requirements of other cards you
                  use.
           b) VL Bus computer :
                - more than 64MB of main memory
                  fix: none available
                - BIOS assigned an invaliued address
                  fix : add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS:
                        SET VIDEO_APERTURE=40
                  This assigns addresses following the first 64MB to
                  your video board.


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5.      Release Notes


        VERSION 1.05.00

          - Improved EnDIVE memory management, new filter set tool
            (does not need an active video dll any more).
          - Cursor display at 16bpp and low resolutions bei 1000AVI
            and 1000PRO corrected.
          - Improved stability when using IMP OS/2 and a few other
            programs.

        VERSION 1.05.05

          - pixel error with patterned lines fixed (marking objects).
          - StarImage 3.1 undeleted pixel fixed (resizing).
          - bug in function PolyScanLine (FM_LEAVEALONE) fixed.

        VERSION 1.06.11

          - ELSA VICTORY 3D

        VERSION 1.10.00

          - truecolor and EnDIVE support

        VERSION 1.11

          - ELSA WINNER 3000 boards
          - bug fix for ColorWorks (24bpp mode)

        VERSION 1.12

          - Treatment of Codepages in conjunction with Bitmap fonts fixed
          - VICTORY 3D : treatment of the GREYFLAG corrected

        VERSION 1.13

          - Support for VL-Bus boards
          - WINNER 1000 PRO Trap D fixed.
          - WINNER 1000 AVI/VL testscreen fixed
          - Y filter (EnDIVE) for WINNER 3000 boards

        VERSION 1.14

          - clipping in an AVI window fixed
          - Y filter (EnDIVE) for WINNER 3000 boards fixed
          - WINNER 3000, WINNER 2000AVI/3D, VICTORY 3D :
               sys3175 in progman.exe or system hangs while using a
               software cursor fixed.
               system hangs after opening or closing an AVI file fixed.

        VERSION 1.15

          - ELSA WINNER 1000/T2D
          - ELSA VICTORY 3DX
          - adjustments for ELSAmotion MPEG Playback
          - adjustments for Videoplayback and FixPak 26
          - limited the EnDIVE support (WINNER 3000 und VICTORY)
            to screen resolutions with a MClock less then 135MHz in order
            to match the S3 specs for the stream processor.

        VERSION 1.16

          - "EnDIVESet" (filter.exe) comes up with an error message box
            if the EnDIVE support is disabled by the hardware
          - adjustments for the WINNER 3000-M/L in conjunction w/ the
            ELSAmotion MPEG-Playback.
          - WINNER 2000AVI/3D :
               sys3175 when using a host application which uses extended
               attributes fixed.
          - ELSA WINNER 1000 TRIO/V :
               bug fix for background of left window border
               improved stability of the testscreen
          - bug fix for bitmaps in JAVA applets
          - systems hangs by PentiumPro and MMX fixed
          - improved EnDIVE by low offscreen memory

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6.      Caveats / Known Problems

6.1     WINOS2

        With some monitors, you can't use a refresh rate different
        from that of the WPS. In this case you will see a black screen
        (or something else) in the WINOS/2 Session.

        ELSA graphics WINOS2 and Seamless Driver:
        Use only the WINNERxx.DRV OS/2-Driver Disk. These files are
        copied by the installation utility.


6.2     Lotus 1-2-3 f. OS/2 Vers. 2.0
        Lotus 1-2-3 only runs in 8 BPP modes.


6.3     Software and Color Cursor

        For the following configuration no software cursor is available:

        2 MB Video RAM:
            1600 x 1280 x 8 BPP
        Work around:
            Use the resolution 1600 x 1200 x 8 BPP

        4 MB Video RAM:
            1600 x 1280 x 16 BPP
        Work around:
            Use the resolution 1600 x 1200 x 16 BPP

        8 MB Video RAM:
            1600 x 1280 x 32 BPP
        Work around:
            Use the resolution 1600 x 1200 x 32 BPP

6.4     Hardware video acceleration for the
           - ELSA VICTORY 3D
           - ELSA WINNER 3000S/M/L
           - ELSA WINNER 2000AVI/3D
        is only possible for one video at a time. Additional videos
        will be replayed using software motion video.

        fix: for best performance, finish one video before you
             start the next.

        In addition, the selected screen resolution should leave
        enough free video memory for storing a frame of the required
        resolution. Again, if the driver cannot use the hardware
        acceleration, it will revert to software motion video.

        fix: choose a graphics resolution smaller than the available
             maximum.

        When using these boards, hardware video shrinking will
        not function properly in all cases.

        The hardware video can be driven with max. 135MHz pixel-
        frequency. If the choosen videomode uses a higher pixelfrequency
        software motion video will be used.
        We recommend video playback at a resolution of 1024x768. With
        this resolution the hardware video acceleration can be used in
        any colormode with high refresh rates.


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7.      EnDIVE

        You can use the "ELSA EnDIVE Filter" tool for setting and
        viewing various parameters of EnDIVE.

        For testing purposes or when using programs with faulty EnDIVE
        support you can switch off EnDIVE entirely (this has to be
        done before starting such programs) and control the use of X
        and Y filters.

        The "Video Memory" display informs you about your usage of the
        free offscreen memory.

7.1     X and Y filtering

        These filters improve image quality for scaled AVI movies.
        The X filter interpolates the pixels in the horizontal
        dimension and the Y filter does so in the vertical dimension.

        Y filtering works only if sufficient offscreen memory is
        available. Otherwise it is ignored.

        The settings for the filters are done via the "ELSA EnDIVE
        Set" tool. X filtering is set by default.


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8.      Adjustments

        By use of the SET command in the CONFIG.SYS you can adjust
        some behaviour of the driver.

8.1     SET VIDEO_APERTURE=xxx

        see 4.4

8.2     SET ELSA_RESET=[H|L]

        Use this to reset the selected resolution to one of these :

        H = 1024x768x8@75Hz
        L =  640x480x8@60Hz

        This setting is valid as long as it appears in the CONFIG.SYS.


8.3     SET USE_SMALL_FONTS=[0|1]

        To use the small icons in a high resolution mode.

        1 = small icons should be used in a high res mode
        0 = default icon size should be used.


        Hint : The usage of this flag causes an incorrect display of the
               maximize window botton.


8.4     SET USE_FIXPAK17=[0|1] (only to use in conjunction with Warp 3.x)

        Use this setting to avoid defective icons on a system with a
        fixpak 17 and in a true colour mode.

        1 = fixpak 17 installed
        0 = no fixpak 17
