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From: "operagost"@e-mail.com (remove t...               11-Sep-99 04:29:06
  To: All                                               11-Sep-99 04:50:26
Subj: Re: Matrox G400 & dual-head

Message sender: "operagost"@e-mail.com (remove the - )

From: Stephen Eickhoff <"operagost"@e-mail.com (remove the - )>

Yeah right!

Not with the wonderful 16-bit driver technology left over from MS OS/2 1.x

Mine isn't even reliable right now. I keep getting errors about not having
enough resources to open programs. Makes me think I'm running Windows! Hope
this driver and BIOS fixes it.

Janne Ropponen wrote:

> Is the Matrox G400's dual-head feature supported in the OS/2
> drivers?
>
>  - Janne

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From: jdparker@erols.com                                12-Sep-99 16:00:24
  To: All                                               12-Sep-99 20:02:00
Subj: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: "James D Parker Jr." <jdparker@erols.com>

I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
some sense.

I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.

I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.

I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.

So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?

Thanks
Jim

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From: jdparker@erols.com                                12-Sep-99 16:56:06
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 03:45:01
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: "James D Parker Jr." <jdparker@erols.com>

There is a slight error below: with OS/2 I can get 16 colors, not 16 bit
color. I get 16 bit color with Win98.

"James D Parker Jr." wrote:

> I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> some sense.
>
> I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
>
> I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
>
> I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
>
> So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
>
> Thanks
> Jim

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From: mirko@schoolemail.com                             13-Sep-99 22:25:02
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 03:45:01
Subj: cd e vhs

From: "Mirko" <mirko@schoolemail.com>

Salve ,
scambio cd musicali, giochi e vhs di cartoni animati.
Inviatemi le vostre liste, le mie le potete trovare sul mio sito:

http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Stage/2627/HOME.htm


e-mail:
mirko@schoolemail.com

a presto
Mirko



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From: roberson@flash.net                                12-Sep-99 22:37:00
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 03:45:01
Subj: dvd-ram

From: "Matthew B Roberson" <roberson@flash.net>

Does aanyone know if the new DVD-Ram drives will allow you to make DVDs that
will play on your standard DVD player?  Or is this solely to back up hard
drives.

Thanks,
Matt


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From: nospamless@home.com                               12-Sep-99 23:10:13
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 03:45:01
Subj: Re: dvd-ram

From: "gH" <nospamless@home.com>

In <gWVC3.566$OH.1089@news.flash.net>, on 09/12/99 
   at 10:37 PM, "Matthew B Roberson" <roberson@flash.net> said:

>Does aanyone know if the new DVD-Ram drives will allow you to make DVDs
>that will play on your standard DVD player?

You can't.

>Or is this solely to back up hard drives.

Well, it can work as a DASD... but DASD's purpose isn't backing up stuff
either...

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From: duanelopes@home.com                               13-Sep-99 03:29:26
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: Duane Lopes <duanelopes@home.com>

James,

You did not mention what version of OS/2 and what FixPack
are installed.  You may be able to use the GENGRADD driver
that is included with Warp 4 or a newer version available on
Hobbes(do a search on hobbes for GRADD).  I have had no
experience with SIS video cards so this is all that I can offer.

See ya,

Duane

James D Parker Jr. wrote:

> I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> some sense.
>
> I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
>
> I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
>
> I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
>
> So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
>
> Thanks
> Jim



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From: duanelopes@home.com                               13-Sep-99 03:30:05
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: Duane Lopes <duanelopes@home.com>

James,

You did not mention what version of OS/2 and what FixPack
are installed.  You may be able to use the GENGRADD driver
that is included with Warp 4 or a newer version available on
Hobbes(do a search on hobbes for GRADD).  I have had no
experience with SIS video cards so this is all that I can offer.

See ya,

Duane

James D Parker Jr. wrote:

> I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> some sense.
>
> I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
>
> I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
>
> I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
>
> So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
>
> Thanks
> Jim



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From: duanelopes@home.com                               13-Sep-99 03:30:29
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: Duane Lopes <duanelopes@home.com>

James,

You did not mention what version of OS/2 and what FixPack
are installed.  You may be able to use the GENGRADD driver
that is included with Warp 4 or a newer version available on
Hobbes(do a search on hobbes for GRADD).  I have had no
experience with SIS video cards so this is all that I can offer.

See ya,

Duane

James D Parker Jr. wrote:

> I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> some sense.
>
> I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
>
> I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
>
> I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
>
> So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
>
> Thanks
> Jim



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From: duanelopes@home.com                               13-Sep-99 03:47:10
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: Duane Lopes <duanelopes@home.com>

James,

You did not mention what version of OS/2 and what FixPack
are installed.  You may be able to use the GENGRADD driver
that is included with Warp 4 or a newer version available on
Hobbes(do a search on hobbes for GRADD).  I have had no
experience with SIS video cards so this is all that I can offer.

See ya,

Duane

James D Parker Jr. wrote:

> I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> some sense.
>
> I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
>
> I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
>
> I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
>
> So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
>
> Thanks
> Jim



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From: duanelopes@home.com                               13-Sep-99 03:48:04
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: Duane Lopes <duanelopes@home.com>

James,

You did not mention what version of OS/2 and what FixPack
are installed.  You may be able to use the GENGRADD driver
that is included with Warp 4 or a newer version available on
Hobbes(do a search on hobbes for GRADD).  I have had no
experience with SIS video cards so this is all that I can offer.

See ya,

Duane

James D Parker Jr. wrote:

> I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> some sense.
>
> I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
>
> I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
>
> I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
>
> So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
>
> Thanks
> Jim



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From: duanelopes@home.com                               13-Sep-99 03:51:22
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: Duane Lopes <duanelopes@home.com>

Sorry,

My mail server said that the message was not being
sent, but obviously it was.

Sorry,

Duane

Duane Lopes wrote:
> 
> James,
> 
> You did not mention what version of OS/2 and what FixPack
> are installed.  You may be able to use the GENGRADD driver
> that is included with Warp 4 or a newer version available on
> Hobbes(do a search on hobbes for GRADD).  I have had no
> experience with SIS video cards so this is all that I can offer.
> 
> See ya,
> 
> Duane
> 
> James D Parker Jr. wrote:
> 
> > I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> > I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> > under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> > some sense.
> >
> > I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> > separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> > the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> > adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
> >
> > I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> > a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> > best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> > OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> > appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> > popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
> >
> > I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> > display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
> >
> > So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jim

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From: hunters@thunder.indstate.edu                      13-Sep-99 04:10:24
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

From: hunters@thunder.indstate.edu

In article <37DC0670.778C769E@erols.com>,
  "James D Parker Jr." <jdparker@erols.com> wrote:

> adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.

Well, SIS doesn't have any OS/2 drivers, and I couldn't find any on the
OS/2 Device Driver Pak Online either...
(http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/index.htm) FYI...

But all is not lost! You can still download and install the Generic
GRADD drivers. These will give you (most likely) higher resolutions and
color depths, but with out any video acceleration your card may provide.
Get them from:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/videopak/graddbb/
Be sure to read all the doc's, etc... Good luck!

--
-Steven Hunter               *OS/2 Warp 4 * |Warpstock '99 | Oct 16-17|
hunters@thunder.indstate.edu *AMD K6-2 400* |       Atlanta GA        |


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From: jdparker@erols.com                                13-Sep-99 00:41:24
  To: duanelopes@home.com                               13-Sep-99 05:47:24
Subj: Re: How do I get SVGA under OS/2?

To: Duane Lopes <duanelopes@home.com>
From: "James D Parker Jr." <jdparker@erols.com>

Duane Lopes wrote:

> Sorry,
>
> My mail server said that the message was not being
> sent, but obviously it was.
>
> Sorry,
>
> Duane
>
> Duane Lopes wrote:
> >
> > James,
> >
> > You did not mention what version of OS/2 and what FixPack
> > are installed.  You may be able to use the GENGRADD driver
> > that is included with Warp 4 or a newer version available on
> > Hobbes(do a search on hobbes for GRADD).  I have had no
> > experience with SIS video cards so this is all that I can offer.
> >
> > See ya,
> >
> > Duane
> >
> > James D Parker Jr. wrote:
> >
> > > I just bought a new computer to replace an older one that had failed and
> > > I hope I didn't shot myself in the foot regarding the video capability
> > > under OS/2. Further I hope the explanation below of what I've got makes
> > > some sense.
> > >
> > > I've got an IN530 Pentium AGP Mainboard. There does not appear to be any
> > > separate video card. The monitor plugs into something that is part of
> > > the mainboard. In Win98 (preinstalled on the computer) it says the video
> > > adpator is an SiS530 from Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.
> > >
> > > I can get SVGA resolution (800 X 600 which is about all I can stand with
> > > a 14 inch monitor and these old eyes) with 16 bit color under Win98. The
> > > best OS/2 will allow me is 640 X 480 with 16 bit color. When I installed
> > > OS/2 it defaulted to a VGA display driver. I tried switching to what
> > > appeared to be a generic SVGA driver in the list of drivers but got a
> > > popup which said that the adaptor didn't support that.
> > >
> > > I've looked on the Device Driver web site but don't see anything for
> > > display drivers which are related to Silicon Integrated Systems.
> > >
> > > So where do I go from here to get higher resolution under OS/2?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Jim

I'll give it a try. However, what is available at hobbes is some "unverified"
new gradd drivers. There is a gradd080.exe (!) that supercedes gradd079.dsk
available from IBM. The instructions still say to use loaddskf to create a
diskette. Any idea about what to do with the .exe file? The only other file
still left on the site is gradd077.dsk. I'll download both and play around
with
them. It may be a few days before I get to all this stuff but I'll let you
know
what happens.

Gradd drivers don't come with either Warp 3 or 4. They can be used in Warp 3
with fix pack 35 or later and Warp 4 with fix pack 5 or later. I have both
Warp
3 and 4 and have the fix packs needed but not yet installed. I'm in the midst
of
reinstalling everything after buying this new machine.

Thanks
Jim

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From: balleste@boehringer-ingelheim.es                  13-Sep-99 12:54:17
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 14:52:05
Subj: Voodoo rush AT25

From: Sergi Ballester <balleste@boehringer-ingelheim.es>

Hi all,

A friend of mine gave me his old card with no drivers or anything. The
big chip on the card is from alliance and some programs I have for
Windoze identified the card as a Voodoo rush AT25 with 4MB ram at
100mhz. Finally It worked under Windoze but I can't make work under OS/2
v4 FP 10 under a decent resolution.

I installed the GRADD .80 drivers for generic SVGA support but with no
success. When it wants to show the desktop the only thing I get is my
pointer and a colored background with no icons, no nothing. The only way
to stop the system is Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Any idea out there?

If this bl...y card doesn't work soon I'll swith to my old and supported
S3 Virge ;-)

Sergi Ballester
Barcelona, Spain.

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From: bboot@hercii.mar.lmco.com                         13-Sep-99 20:38:21
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 14:52:06
Subj: Re: Matrox G400 & dual-head

From: Brad Boot <bboot@hercii.mar.lmco.com>

Dual head is not supported, nor is DVD or hardware acceleration. I have the
card and after some bug-a-boos with the drivers (and excellent Matrox Tech
support), the card is working flawlessly under OS/2 and Win/OS/2. Make sure
you
have the 2.31 beta drivers (I can mail them to you) and flash the BIOS to, I
believe. 1.04. No probems to date (two weeks) and rock solid Matrox hardware
as
usual. It also is the best gaming card under that other operating system.
Matrox also said that they were looking at the dual head capability in OS/2
but
were non-committal. FWIW.

Brad

Stephen Eickhoff wrote:

> Yeah right!
>
> Not with the wonderful 16-bit driver technology left over from MS OS/2 1.x
>
> Mine isn't even reliable right now. I keep getting errors about not having
> enough resources to open programs. Makes me think I'm running Windows! Hope
> this driver and BIOS fixes it.
>
> Janne Ropponen wrote:
>
> > Is the Matrox G400's dual-head feature supported in the OS/2
> > drivers?
> >
> >  - Janne

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From: johnp@virtualone.com                              13-Sep-99 18:46:26
  To: All                                               13-Sep-99 16:50:03
Subj: Re: Voodoo rush AT25

From: John Petrosky <johnp@virtualone.com>

Sergi,

Try the following link for native drivers for the AT24 chipset:

http://www.viewtop.com/html/faq.htm

and look for the file alos2w34.zip

I have an Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo Rush with the AT3D chipset and
while this driver worked, I did run into the following problems:

Needed to change resolutions twice (from 1024x768 to 800x600 and back)
to get the correct colors (reds were blue).

The drivers are old (Jan '98) and somewhat unstable depending on what
apps you may be running (eg. WTV.EXE).

DIVE performance is poor (Stellar Frontier is unplayable due to slow
mouse cursor).

For straight 2D performance (except DIVE) these drivers do faster screen
redraws than with GRADD .80. I am 
however using GRADD .80 with this card (GENGRADD) and I do not run into
the problems you have described. Does your desktop come up when you
reset to VGA mode? If not, your desktop and/or ini files may be to blame
rather than your video driver.


John Petrosky
=================
I'm not a systems engineer, but I play one at work....

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From: dink@dont.spam.me                                 14-Sep-99 02:42:03
  To: All                                               14-Sep-99 18:43:06
Subj: Re: Matrox random lockups

From: "dinkmeister" <dink@dont.spam.me>

On 14 Sep 1999 00:57:07 GMT, Ron McDermott wrote:

:I've been getting some random screen lockups (frozen mouse pointer) 
:with my Matrox Millenium II (BIOS 1.5, 2.23.082 drivers).  I'm running
:at 1280x1024x65k (which is a recent change when I went to a 20" 
:monitor).  I originally attributed these to Communicator, but now I'm 
:not so sure.  Recently I've gotten a couple lockups prior to running 
:Communicator (FM/2 was the most recent).  It seems much more likely to
:happen immediately after booting into OS/2 than it does after being 
:there awhile (might be coincidence, however).  I remember there being 
:some discussion of a problem at high resolution; can this be the 
:problem?  Anyone else experiencing the same thing?  Is there a fix?


Try this, it fixed the lockups for me:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/video/matroxg400_231095.zip

ignore the 'g400' part, someone just named it wrong, it works with all
Matrox cards.

- dink ( http://dink.org )



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From: KendallB@scitechsoft.com                          14-Sep-99 08:29:22
  To: All                                               14-Sep-99 18:43:06
Subj: OS/2 developer position at SciTech!

From: KendallB@scitechsoft.com (Kendall Bennett)

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The position will require relocation to our offices in Chico, California 
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From: anon@anonymous.co.uk                              14-Sep-99 19:38:27
  To: All                                               14-Sep-99 20:40:18
Subj: REQ: Drivers for Cirrus Logic 5434 for OS/2

From: anon@anonymous.co.uk (Steve)

Greetz

I'm trying to get an old Cirrus Logic CL 5434 working with OS/2 (Warp
3.0) I managed to find some drivers on the net (can't remember from
which site now but the filename was K543x-d3.ZIP).

This isn't a branded card (for example like an Orchid Kelvin). I
suspect its just a no-name OEM version. It's very compact in size.

The driver installs ok and identifies itself as "Cirrus 5434 Generic"
on the System Setup/System/Display notebook page.

However the driver only provides a max resolution of 1024x768 @256
colours. The card is a 2Mb card so I was hoping to be offered
1280x1024 @256 but no.

I have tried (a borrowed S3) 2Mb card and those drivers did offer
1280x1024 @256 colours (which worked as well :) ).


So if anybody is using a Cirrus Logic 5434 successfully at 1280x1024
@256 please could you email me a copy of the drivers disk. 


TIA

Steve
----------------------------------
Email: soneil@wildn.freeserve.co.uk


PS Also tried the supplied Warp 3.0 Cirrus Logic driver but still
limited to 1024x768 @256.

I also have Linux and W95 installed on same machine. They see the card
as a 2Mb card and offer full range of resolutions.

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From: Trevor-Hemsley@dial.pipex.com                     15-Sep-99 00:00:13
  To: All                                               15-Sep-99 03:00:27
Subj: Re: REQ: Drivers for Cirrus Logic 5434 for OS/2

From: "Trevor Hemsley" <Trevor-Hemsley@dial.pipex.com>

On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:38:54 GMT, Steve wrote:

->Greetz
->
->I'm trying to get an old Cirrus Logic CL 5434 working with OS/2 (Warp
->3.0) I managed to find some drivers on the net (can't remember from
->which site now but the filename was K543x-d3.ZIP).
->
->This isn't a branded card (for example like an Orchid Kelvin). I
->suspect its just a no-name OEM version. It's very compact in size.
->
->The driver installs ok and identifies itself as "Cirrus 5434 Generic"
->on the System Setup/System/Display notebook page.
->
->However the driver only provides a max resolution of 1024x768 @256
->colours. The card is a 2Mb card so I was hoping to be offered
->1280x1024 @256 but no.

It may not be the drivers, it may be you ;-)

Did you do the following during the install? You should see a prompt
somewhere near the beginning of the install that asks you if you have a
display driver specific something or if you want to accept the device
defaults (forgotten the wording of the prompt)? You should answer that you
have a specific whatever-it-is and point it at the Cirrus Logic file
CLMODE.EXE.

Since you already have the drivers installed you don't need to do it
again. You need a copy of the Cirrus Logic DOS setup program CLMODE.EXE
for the 5434 chip. Run this in a fullscreen DOS session and use that to
set the right refresh rates for the card at all resolutions you want to
support including 1280x1024. Save the changes and exit the utility and
then, without switching away from the fullscreen DOS session, run 

SVGA ON DOS

and you'll find that this generates a file called SVGADATA.DOS in your
current directory. Rename \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI and copy this new file to that
name and shutdown and reboot. On reboot see what resolutions and refresh
rates are listed in the System Setup -> System icon.


Trevor Hemsley, London, UK
(Trevor-Hemsley@dial.pipex.com or 75704.2477@compuserve.com)



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From: mader@san.rr.com                                  15-Sep-99 06:05:28
  To: All                                               15-Sep-99 11:00:22
Subj: Re: Matrox random lockups

From: mader@san.rr.com (Max Ader)

Ron,


I am having the same problem intermitenly.  I am running the 
Milllenium 8M G200 driver ver 2.23.082 @ 1024X 768 VGA BIOS 2.3 It 
also does it at VGA...but it is running with the least problem at 
1024X768.  Mine boots, mouse works, but no response CONTROL + ESC 
brings up the task list but will not terminate any process...and clock
is dead..a sure sign of a frozen system... I am also running Warp 
Server for eBusiness..so my 10 + nodes and server, all experience the 
same problem..it is being looked into ar Matrox and IBM...so let's 
both stay on top of it and see a resolution.

Max Ader
mader@n21mail.net

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From: mark.NO.SPAM.paulus@wcom.NO.SPAM...               15-Sep-99 14:42:09
  To: All                                               15-Sep-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Seamless WinOS2 working again AT LAST!

Message sender: mark.NO.SPAM.paulus@wcom.NO.SPAM.com

From: mark.NO.SPAM.paulus@wcom.NO.SPAM.com (Mark Paulus)

It appears that starting in FP7, the user.exe got "broke".  If you install a 
FixPak,
and then replace the User.EXE with the FP6 user.exe, then the seamless
stuff seems to start working again.  If you aren't burned out on upgrading,
you might try that, and see if I am correct.
(\os2\mdos\winos2\system\user.exe)

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 05:02:39, "zeppelin@gte.net" <zeppelin@gte.net> wrote:

> This "problem" has been bothering me as well.  (3D Pro Turbo PC2TV) none of
the
> "font fixes" mentioned have done much good for me. Historically, I can tell
you
> that up to and including fix pack 7, I never had this problem, but with
fixpak
> 8, 9, and 10 the problem was so frustrating that I "backed" out of each fix, 
and
> Win-OS2 "windowed" or "seamless" sessions returned  beautifly. I have also
had
> the same problem with any and all of the "Gradd" packages, but  as it
pertains
> to "Gradd" drivers, removing them and re installing the ATI drivers would
NOT
> fix the "seamless" problem, I ended up having to do a Complete BA/2
"disaster
> restore to before the implementation of "Gradd" to recover seamless
> functionality.
> 
> I am pretty certain that the problem  is caused as a result of a rather
> convoluted process that starts when you first install the ATI OEM "enhanced"
> drivers onto your "box stock" version of OS/2 v4.  During that install, you
get
> several "popup" advisories that the ATI driver install is about to replace a
> "newer version" of a file  with an older (non warp 4) version. As the ATI
> instructions state, we "accept all defaults" during the enhanced driver
install,
> and every thing seems O.K..  Somewhere around fix pak 8, IBM again started
to
> update this same file, and the automated nature of the Response file driven
> fixpak application just rips this outdated, but precariously functional file
> right out of our systems. But "backout" being the little gem that it is,
> faithfully restores this file along with every thing else.  "Gradd" on the
other
> hand, merely "wastes" this file, never to be seen again.
> 
> I've been giving <vsvga.sys> (as installed in C:\OS2\mdos, and documented
with
> it's own config.sys statement) the evil eye on this, but I'm not yet totally
> sure. Unfortunately, I'm not a "code" person, so I doubt that I will be able 
to
> make an iron clad  determination on my own.
> 
> What I did do, however, is approx a year and a half ago I had a hard drive
that
> developed problems in an area that is only critical to the HPFS file system. 
I
> went through a two month period where I must have done a total system
install
> perhaps 25 times before Sam saved me from my own stupidity and told me it
"was
> the drive" that was bad. Perhaps 2-5 days after each install was complete,
> everything just started falling appart. What that gave me was a front row
seat
> to observe the  varied, and perverse consequences of selecting alternative
> "replace newer?" combinations, and then trying to apply service paks to the
> result.
> 
> I can tell you that there is only ONE combination of sequences that works
> reliably with "seamless" sessions, and that avenue was "dead-ended" with
fixpak
> 8, and more recently with "gradd"
> 
> Hopefully, this info will prove useful to the "code sleuths" among you. If
so,
> please share your fix with me, since I recently had to addopt "Gradd v .80"
to
> get my Abbottsbury Software video capture card driver working with
acceptable
> quality.  Those new  high refresh rates are kinda nice also, so I'd really
hate
> to go back to that ATI- eyeburning 60 hz.
> 
> e-frog wrote:
> 
> > Graham (norrisg@nospamlinkline.com) wrote:
> > : After months without it, and trying all the suggestions such as settings
> > : files=255, removing duplicate fonts, I finally got seamless WinOS2
working
> > : again. This stopped when I installed FP10, and shortly after I installed
> > : Java 1.1.7 and Communicator 4.04.
> >
> > : I fixed it by turning off Truetype fonts in WinOS2. I have no idea why
> > : this should make any difference, but, it does. I'm wondering if it might
> > : have anything to do with the gigantic TT font which Java installs, but
it
> > : lives in x:\OS2\DLL which isn't in WinOS2's PATH or APPEND, so it
> > : shouldn't know it exists. It also isn't referenced in any of WinOS2's
INI
> > : files.
> >
> > Funny, it order for me to get it to work, I had to turn ON (not off!):
> > ATM
> > DOS_UMB
> >
> > Isaac
> 
> 
> 
> --
> "Windows N.T."  ........OS/2 for the masses?
> 
> 

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From: fmesnier@dial.oleane.com                          16-Sep-99 05:12:05
  To: All                                               16-Sep-99 04:30:10
Subj: vacpp install problem & matrox driver

From: Franck Mesnier <fmesnier@dial.oleane.com>

Hello

I come just to install VACPP 4.0 for OS/2 for the second time and I have
always

the same problem :
As soon as I run VACPP, it hangs the system after the main window after the  
display of the logo, and the main window is not display completly.
I have a matrox G400 with the driver 2.31.095 in 1024x768.
I have tried with other resolutions but that does not work more, safe in  vga 
640x480x256 colors.
I install the fixpack 2, but not the fixpack 1 because I have the error 3 (?) 
message in wpinstall.log file.

What then  I can try now ?



Thanks


Franck

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From: engs0011@sable.ox.ac.uk                           16-Sep-99 15:47:20
  To: All                                               16-Sep-99 22:38:01
Subj: Hot tip recommendation, please!

From: engs0011@sable.ox.ac.uk (Ian Johnston)

I have been having such problems with my video card (ATI Rage Turbo) under 
Warp 4 that work is going to buy me a new one ... whatever I want, as long
as it's not too expensive!

So what, oh collected wise ones, would you recommend? It's got to run with
Warp 4, have reliable drivers and continuing manufacturer commitment to OS/2.
It'll be attached to an NEC 5fg (same as a Panasynch) 17" monitor, so I want
to be able to run at 1280 * 1040. Which my old Diamond Stealth would do, but
not very happily.

Ian

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From: karafma1NOtoSPAM@mailszrz.zrz.tu...               16-Sep-99 12:46:08
  To: All                                               17-Sep-99 03:54:29
Subj: ATI mach64, gamma correction

Message sender: karafma1NOtoSPAM@mailszrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de

From: rafma <karafma1NOtoSPAM@mailszrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de>

Doe's anyone know, if there is a possibility to correct 
gamma on ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO cards running under WARP4

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From: anon@anonymous.co.uk                              16-Sep-99 20:54:04
  To: All                                               17-Sep-99 03:54:29
Subj: Re: REQ: Drivers for Cirrus Logic 5434 for OS/2

From: anon@anonymous.co.uk (Steve)

Thanks Trevor, that sorted it.

Steve

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From: hunters@thunder.indstate.edu                      16-Sep-99 22:19:09
  To: All                                               17-Sep-99 03:55:00
Subj: Re: Hot tip recommendation, please!

From: hunters@thunder.indstate.edu

In article <7rr3et$27i$1@news.ox.ac.uk>,
  engs0011@sable.ox.ac.uk (Ian Johnston) wrote:

<snip>

Something from Matrox I'd say... Maybe a G200, or a G400 (if you've got
the $$ or also boot to Win9x for games).

Good luck!

--
-Steven Hunter               *OS/2 Warp 4 * |Warpstock '99 | Oct 16-17|
hunters@thunder.indstate.edu *AMD K6-2 400* |       Atlanta GA        |


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From: ramiroa@usa.net                                   17-Sep-99 02:40:09
  To: All                                               17-Sep-99 03:55:00
Subj: Searching SiS620 VGA Driver

From: ramiroa@usa.net

Hi
Last week I purchased another motherboard which includes a built-in
64-bit AGP Graphics Accelerator. Under Windows the driver for this
graphics port is the "Sis620 VGA driver". Color Palette is between 16
colors, 256 colors,32768 colors, 65536 colors, and 16777216 colors. And
the resolution change from 640x480,800x600,1024x768 to 1280x1024. Does
somebody know if the Sis620 driver is available for OS/2?

Thanks in advance
Ramiro Arias
Cali, Colombia, South America


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From: engs0011@sable.ox.ac.uk                           17-Sep-99 08:59:01
  To: All                                               17-Sep-99 11:01:03
Subj: Re: Hot tip recommendation, please!

From: engs0011@sable.ox.ac.uk (Ian Johnston)

hunters@thunder.indstate.edu wrote:
: In article <7rr3et$27i$1@news.ox.ac.uk>,
:   engs0011@sable.ox.ac.uk (Ian Johnston) wrote:

: <snip>

: Something from Matrox I'd say... Maybe a G200, or a G400 (if you've got
: the $$ or also boot to Win9x for games).

I notice that the Matrox web site has OS/2 drivers for the G200 but not
for the G400. Is that likely to be a problem if I go for the G400?

Ian

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From: luc.vanbogaert.nospam@pandora.be                  18-Sep-99 00:17:17
  To: All                                               17-Sep-99 21:30:15
Subj: Re: Hot tip recommendation, please!

From: "Luc Van Bogaert" <luc.vanbogaert.nospam@pandora.be>

On 17 Sep 1999 08:59:02 GMT, Ian Johnston wrote:

>I notice that the Matrox web site has OS/2 drivers for the G200 but not
>for the G400. Is that likely to be a problem if I go for the G400?

Nope, one of our user groups members runs a G400 with the G200 drivers. I'm
sure he looses some 
functionality, but otherwise seems to run just fine.


Luc Van Bogaert
  I'll be at Warpstock '99... will you ?
    Visit www.warpstock.org to register for the most important OS/2 event of
the year


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