Very Computer

Hi,

I was at the ATI BBS today and downloaded what I THOUGHT were new drivers
that might improve Warp video performance with my ATI Graphics Ultra+ (2mb).

I followed the usual dspinstl routine (I've been using OS/2 since 2.0), I
found that the drivers that came with Warp were in fact the latest and so
I wanted to return to them once I'd realized my mistake.

I used the selective install routine.  I selected the ATI Technologies
Mach 32 driver from the list provided and came up the error that the
install routine couldn't find the correct *.dsp file.  Bummer.

What gives?  How can I get the selective install routine to recognize the
*.dsp files in d:\os2image\.. subdirs?

I know the appropriate files are there.  I deleted the mach_os2 subdir
that the older version of the drivers created on the OS/2 drive.  But
somehow, the selective install has lost it's way and can't find the *.dsp
files on the Warp CD.

I'm at my wits end on this one.

Everything was working just fine until I did this REALLY STUPID THING!!.

Any help - either posted here, or better yet, e-mailed - would be hugely
appreciated.

At the moment, all I have is VGA (640x480 16) and I'm sick of it.

Cheers.

Devin

PS - I was dumb enough not to create an archive of my desktop (limited
disk space) so I hold myself to blame for this one.  And ATI.  We both may
be Canadian, but their drivers really suck.  Mine, on the other hand,.....
--
Devin Baines                   |        My Canada includes compulsory

Nepean, Ontario                |              Nectar of the Gods.          

Quote:Baines) writes:

Devin,

I understand that to do what you are trying, you must first select it to
install the VGA drivers, not ATI. Then when you are up and running with them,
try selective install again and then the ATI.

If this is your case, you can extract the original file from the Warp
Install Disk using the command:

UNPACK A:\BUNDLE /N:ATIM32.DSC

Ciao

Take your system back to VGA, either via Selective Install or
by the ALT-F1, then V (I think) route at boot time. Shutdown.
Boot DOS and run the ATI Install utility to setup your board
the way you like. Shutdown. Boot Warp and do the Selective
Install for the ATI drivers.

Phil "Guido" Cava   TeamOS/2
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Let us help you achieve Warp Speed today!

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Replying to a message of Devin Baines to All:

 DB> I was at the ATI BBS today and downloaded what I THOUGHT were new
 DB> drivers that might improve Warp video performance with my ATI
 DB> Graphics Ultra+ (2mb).

 DB> I followed the usual dspinstl routine (I've been using OS/2 since
 DB> 2.0), I found that the drivers that came with Warp were in fact the
 DB> latest and so I wanted to return to them once I'd realized my
 DB> mistake.

 DB> I used the selective install routine.  I selected the ATI Technologies
 DB> Mach 32 driver from the list provided and came up the error that the
 DB> install routine couldn't find the correct *.dsp file.  Bummer.

 DB> What gives?  How can I get the selective install routine to recognize
 DB> the *.dsp files in d:\os2image\.. subdirs?

You need to use the Install routine on the Mach 32 floppies (or in a
reinstalled MACH_OS2 directory) and select the UNINSTALL option to be sure of
cleansing your system of the ATI drivers.  Then make sure you have reverted to
VGA.  What you do next depends on whether you use full-screen sessions a lot.  

The new 8514/a drivers from IBM have a problem with the display aperture on
some ATI boards, this is documented in the Warp Fullback blue book.  The
drivers do not synchronize their requests appropriately when returning to the
desktop from a fullscreen session.  Therefore errors may be introduced into the
graphics system when you do this.  If the fullscreen session is quiescent,
there is little chance of something going wrong.  If it is being actively
updated, the chances go way up and system crashes are likely.

I use full screen sessions fairly extensively, so I disabled the aperture on my
VLB board (this is not an option on the PCI version, alas) and reinstalled the
distribution version and the ATI version of the drivers.  No joy.  The system
then crashed EVERY time I returned from a fullscreen session. So.

I installed the Warp 8514/a drivers and received a truly spectacular mess for a
display.

So I reverted to VGA and did the ATI uninstall thing and reinstalled the 8514/a
drivers and now I'm stuck with 256 colors but that bug is gone.  I have hopes
that the drive suite is being fixed even as I type.

So if you use fullscreen mode, install the 8514/a drivers and make your
displeasure known on the IBM hotline.

If you don't, uninstall ATI's drivers, strip down to VGA, and install the Warp
ATI 32 drivers.

Or try going the SVGA route.  This requires that you "train" OS/2 by showing it
what mode you want to use, but it may allow you to use the aperture AND
fullscreen sessions.  I may try that myself if there're no fixes available
after I've nailed all the OTHER problems I have with Warp.

 DB> PS - I was dumb enough not to create an archive of my desktop (limited
 DB> disk space) so I hold myself to blame for this one.  And ATI.  We
 DB> both may be Canadian, but their drivers really suck.  Mine, on the
 DB> other hand,.....
 DB>

The ATI drivers depend on IBM's 8514/a driver working properly.  I thought the
2.1 drivers from ATI were fantastic.

                                                        -- Kevin