IBM ThinkPad November 11, 1999 Video Features II for OS/2 (Trident Cyber9385/82) Version 1.19 ====================================================================== What This Package Does ----------------------- 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 ----------------- 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 ------------------ Where: 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 ------------------ Note: This driver is only for the Trident Cyber9385/82 video chip. 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. 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 ---------- * 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.