IBM ThinkPad November 11, 1999
Video Features II for OS/2 (Trident Cyber9385/82)
Version 1.19
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What This Package Does
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The Video Features II for OS/2 provides drivers to:
- Improve the drawing performance on the display
- Provide a resolution up to 1280x1024 for a CRT monitor
- Provide various color depths: 256, 64K, or 16M for a CRT monitor
The following models are supported:
- ThinkPad 560, 560E
- ThinkPad 760ED
- ThinkPad 760E (see note 1), 760EL (see note 2)
- ThinkPad 760XD, 760XL
- ThinkPad 765D, 765L
Notes:
1. For ThinkPad 760E users:
If your display (LCD) is SVGA (800x600), do not
install this package. Instead, install the Video Features
Diskette I for OS/2.
2. For ThinkPad 760EL users:
If the machine type is 9547-x4G, 9547-x4K or 9547-x4T,
install this package.
Released Versions
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Version 1.00 Initial release for ThinkPad 760ED
Version 1.01 Support for new models
Version 1.02 A fix for problems
Version 1.03 A fix for problems
Version 1.10 A fix for problems
Version 1.11 A fix for problems
Version 1.12 A fix for problems
Version 1.13 A fix for problems
Version 1.14 Support for new models and a fix for problems
Version 1.15 Support for new models and a fix for problems
Version 1.16 Support for new models
Version 1.17 A fix for problems
Version 1.19 A fix for problems
Summary of Changes
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Where: <n.nn> Diskette version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00)
(New) New function or enhancement
(Fix) Correction to existing function
<1.00>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760ED.
<1.01>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 560.
<1.02>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The refresh rate in an OS/2 full screen becomes
99 Hz when switching from the LCD to an external
monitor (CRT).
- (Fix) (DSTN models only)
The mouse pointer corrupts with the configuration of
1024x768 resolution with 256 colors when "Virtual=On" has been
set.
- (New) Enhancement for the hardware video acceleration with 64K colors.
<1.03>
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs when a
16-color bitmap is saved in a WIN-OS/2 seamless session
with Paintbrush.
<1.10>
OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760E/EL/ED.
- (New) Support for an XGA LCD panel.
- (New) Enhancement for the hardware video acceleration with 16M colors.
- (Fix) Color corrupts on the icons in the ThinkPad Features
program when 16M colors are used.
- (Fix) The DOS session in VESA mode is restored.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760ED/E/EL.
- (Fix) The desktop corrupts when an AVI file is opened
using MediaPlayer on a 75Hz CRT monitor configured for 1024x768
resolution with 64K colors.
- (Fix) The rightmost and bottom of the virtual screen is not displayed.
- (Fix) Pixels corrupt when a virtual screen with 16M colors are
used.
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
The mouse pointer corrupts when the display device is
switched from the CRT monitor to the LCD and the resolution is
changed.
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
The WIN-OS/2 full screen corrupts with the
configuration of 1024x768 resolution with 256 colors
during the return from the OS/2 desktop,
when the resolution is changed automatically during the switch
of the display device from CRT to LCD.
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
An OS/2 desktop blackout occurs when a WIN-OS/2
seamless session is opened with the dynamic-resolution
change enabled.
- (Fix) The overlay position shifts when an AVI file is played
back using MediaPlayer and the LCD screen expansion is
switched on or off.
- (Fix) The overlay position is wrong when an AVI
file is played back on a CRT monitor and the refresh rate is
changed between interlace and noninterlace using the ThinkPad
Features program.
- (Fix) The second playback window corrupts when an AVI file is
opened using MediaPlayer or an AVI file is played back using
MediaPlayer with 64K colors.
- (Fix) The overlay position shifts on the LCD with screen
expansion enabled when the display device is switched between
a TV and the LCD.
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
The overlay position shifts while an AVI file is
played back on the LCD configured for 640x480 resolution
with 256 colors.
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
Playback is not done on a hardware overlay when an AVI file
is played back using MediaPlayer on a CRT monitor that is
configured for 1024x768 resolution with 256 colors.
- (Fix) The mouse trail corrupts in a WIN-OS/2 full screen on
an LCD that is configured for 800x600 resolution with
64K colors when a ThinkPad computer with a Trident Cyber9385/82
video chip uses video memory less than 1MB.
<1.11>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 TFT model and 760ED only)
Playback is not done on a hardware overlay when an AVI file
with an image width more than 384 dots is played back.
- (Fix) The system hangs when switching to the OS/2 desktop
from a full screen session on OS/2 Warp V4.
- (Fix) Fonts corrupt when Lotus Notes V4.1 is used.
- (Fix) System hangs when Lotus Notes V4.1 is used.
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 TFT model and 760ED only)
An AVI file is not played back with a hardware overlay when a
part of the playback window is out of screen.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) The system hangs during a frequent switch between the
OS/2 desktop and a WIN-OS/2 full screen.
- (Fix) A screen blackout occurs after a VIO pop-up is displayed
in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session and then the screen returns to the
WIN-OS/2 session.
- (FIX) The WIN-OS/2 full screen does not start up when the specified
desktop is larger than the LCD.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs during the
installation of the Xing MPEG player.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs at the
Version submenu in the Range menu when Lotus 1-2-3 is used in a
WIN-OS/2 seamless session.
- (FIX) AmiPro does not print the styled underline correctly with a
Canon BJC-400J printer.
- (FIX) A bitmap in the help file does not show 64K colors correctly.
<1.12>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The system proportional font is not displayed correctly.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) A blackout occurs even if a WIN-OS/2 full screen is
started in the background.
- (Fix) The system box menu in Excel 5.0 corrupts in a
WIN-OS/2 full screen during the switch to the OS/2-desktop during
the Excel initialization.
- (Fix) An incorrect wallpaper pattern is displayed when 16M
colors are used.
<1.13>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The installation program reports error messages to a
DSPINSTL.LOG file when no installation error occurred.
- (Fix) The virtual screen is disabled when a full-screen session
returns to the OS/2 desktop and 64K colors are used.
- (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 TFT model and 760ED only)
Playback is not done on a hardware overlay when an AVI file with
a large image width is played back in 800x600
resolution with 16M colors or 1024x768 resolution with
64K colors.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) (Version 1.12 only)
The screen corrupts in a WIN-OS/2 seamless session when
a screen bitblt is called.
- (Fix) A blackout occurs during a frequent switch between
a WIN-OS/2 full screen and the OS/2 desktop during the WIN-OS/2
full-screen initialization.
- (Fix) Color corrupts on the icons in the tool bar of
PowerPoint 4.0 when a WIN-OS/2 full screen is started in
the background.
- (Fix) The mouse pointer is not located at the center of a screen
when a WIN-OS/2 full screen is started in the background.
<1.14>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760XD and 760XL.
OS/2 version
- (Fix) An SVGADATA.ERR file is created when no error occurs.
<1.15>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 560E
OS/2 version
- (Fix) CID installation fails if an extra space character
resides in a response file.
<1.16>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 765D, 765L
<1.17>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The mouse pointer does not move smoothly if screen is updated
very frequently.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) GP fault with some specific application under WIN-OS/2.
- (Fix) GP Fault in 64K color mode with Win-Install 4.0 under WIN-OS/2.
- (Fix) GP fault with FoxPro 2.6 under WIN-OS/2.
- (Fix) Blackground color is changed to black in 64K color mode with
some applications under WIN-OS/2.
<1.19>
- (Fix) Wrong palette color by some application
Installation Guide
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Note: This driver is only for the Trident Cyber9385/82 video chip.
<Preparation>
If you are reinstalling the display driver in a system that already has
an old version of that driver installed, do the following:
If not, skip this procedure.
1. Turn on the computer and start OS/2.
2. When a small white box appears in the upper left corner of the
screen, press Alt+F1.
3. When the Recovery Choices screen appears:
- In Warp Version 3: press V.
- In Warp Version 4: press F3.
4. Shut down OS/2 after the VGA driver is installed.
5. Turn off the computer.
<Installation>
1. Turn on the computer and start OS/2.
2. Set the display device to LCD only.
3. Insert the ThinkPad Video Features Diskette II for OS/2 into
the diskette drive.
4. Open an OS/2 window or a full-screen command prompt.
5. Type A: at the command prompt and press Enter.
6. Type INSTALL at the A:\> prompt and press Enter:
A:\>INSTALL
7. Follow the instructions on the screen.
8. After the installation is complete, remove the diskette, shut down
OS/2, and restart the computer.
Trademarks
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* Canon is a trademark of Canon, Incorporated.
* IBM, OS/2, WIN-OS/2, and ThinkPad are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
* Lotus AmiPro, Lotus 1-2-3, and Lotus Notes are trademarks of Lotus
Development Corporation.
* Paintbrush is a trademark of Z-Soft Corporation.
* Trident is a trademark of Trident Microsystems, Incorporated.
* VESA is a trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association.
* Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.