----------------------------------- SciTech SNAP Graphics 2.2 for OS/2 Professional Edition ----------------------------------- Copyright (C) 1991-2003 SciTech Software, Inc. All rights reserved. CONTENTS..................................................... INTRODUCTION About SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 Runtime Requirements Certified Graphics Chips Supported Laptop Graphics Chips Supported Flat Panel Graphics Chips Supported TV Out Graphics Chips Supported Graphics Chips for Zooming Supported Graphics Chips for MultiHead INSTALLATION Installation Procedures Restoring Your System in Case of Failure Removing SciTech SNAP Graphics ............................................................. About SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 ------------------------------------- SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 brings SciTech's proven universal device driver technologies to the OS/2 operating system. SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 incorporates the SciTech Nucleus Graphics Architecture, which is a cross platform device driver technology enabling the use of the same device drivers in all versions of SciTech SNAP Graphics. Sharing the drivers between platforms improves the quality and performance of device drivers for all supported operating systems. Runtime Requirements -------------------- SciTech SNAP Graphics for OS/2 requires a version of OS/2 Warp 3 or later in order to run. More importantly, it requires at least Warp 3 with FixPak 35, or Warp 4 with FixPak 5 installed. If you have a version with earlier FixPaks installed, SciTech SNAP Graphics will refuse to install. Installing FixPaks later than 35/5 may solve some problems. Installing on versions of OS/2 newer than Warp 4 (including eComstation) does not require any FixPak to be installed. Certified Graphics Chips ------------------------ This is a complete list of the various graphics chipsets that have been certified to work correctly with this version of SciTech SNAP Graphics. Please note that this list refers to the actual chips being used, not a board-level implementation. Thus you will not see any products from Hercules or STB on the list, but their products are supported because they use S3, Cirrus, Tseng, etc. chips. Also, any card with less than 512KB of memory cannot be supported by SciTech SNAP Graphics. Note: Please check the separate list of supported laptop chipsets for more information if you are using this product on a laptop. All laptop chipsets are still listed here as many laptop chipset can also be used in regular PCI/AGP boards. . 3dfx Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3, Voodoo4, Voodoo5 . 3DLabs Permedia, Permedia 2, Permedia 2V, Permedia 3 . Alliance ProMotion 6422, ProMotion AT24, ProMotion AT3D . ARK 1000PV, 2000PV, 2000MT, 2000MI (Quadro64), 2000MI+ (Quadro64) . ATI Mach64 GX, Mach64 CX, Mach64 CT, Mach64 VT, 3D Rage, Mach64 VTB . ATI 3D Rage II, 3D Rage II+, Mach64 VT4, 3D Rage IIC, 3D Rage Pro . ATI 3D Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility, Rage XL, Rage 128, Rage 128 Pro . ATI Rage 128 Ultra, Rage Mobility 128, Rage Mobility 128-D4x, Radeon . ATI Radeon VE, Mobility Radeon, Radeon 7500, Mobility Radeon 7500 . ATI Radeon 8500, Radeon 8500DV, Mobility Radeon 9000 . ATI Radeon 9000 Pro, Radeon 9500, Radeon 9500 Pro, Radeon 9700 Pro . Chips & Technologies 65548, 65550, 65554, 65555, 69000 . Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434, CL-GD5440, CL-GD5436, CL-GD5446 . Cirrus Logic CL-GD7555 LCD, CL-GD7543 LCD, Laguna 5462, Laguna 5464 . Cirrus Logic Laguna 5465 . Cyrix MediaGX . IBM VGA Compatible . InteGraphics CyberPro 2000, CyberPro 2010 . Intel i740, i740 PCI, i810, i810/DC100, i810e, i815 . Intel i845 Brookdale-G, i865 Springdale-G . Macronix 86250, 86251 . Matrox MGA Millennium, MGA Millennium II, MGA Mystique . Matrox MGA Mystique 220, MGA-G100, MGA-G200, MGA-G400, MGA-G450 . Matrox MGA-G550 . NeoMagic MagicGraph 128, MagicGraph 128ZV, MagicGraph 128XD . NeoMagic MagicGraph 256AV, MagicMedia 256AV+, MagicMedia 256ZX . NeoMagic MagicMedia 256XL+ . Number Nine Imagine 128, Imagine 128 II, Imagine 128 II VRAM . Number Nine Imagine 128 II DRAM, Ticket 2 Ride WRAM . Number Nine Ticket 2 Ride SGRAM, Ticket 2 Ride IV . NVIDIA RIVA-128, RIVA-128ZX, RIVA-TNT, RIVA-TNT2, RIVA-TNT2 M64 . NVIDIA RIVA-TNT2 Vanta, RIVA-TNT2 Ultra, GeForce 256, GeForce DDR . NVIDIA Quadro, GeForce2 Integrated GPU, GeForce2 Ti, GeForce2 GTS . NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200, GeForce2 MX/MX 400, GeForce2 Ultra . NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420, GeForce3, Quadro2, GeForce4 MX 440 . NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 8X, GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4 Integrated GPU . NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS, GeForce4 Ti 4200, GeForce4 Ti 4200 8X . NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400, GeForce4 Ti 4600, GeForce4 Ti 4800 . NVIDIA Quadro4 XGL, GeForce FX 5200 . OAK Spitfire 64107, Spitfire 64111, Eon 64017, Eon 64217, Warp 5 . Philips 9710 . Rendition Verite V1000, Verite V2200 . S3 Vision 864, Vision 964, Vision 868, Vision 968, Trio32, Trio64 . S3 Trio64V+, Trio64UV+, Trio64V2/DX, Virge, Virge/DX/GX, Virge/VX . S3 Virge/GX2, Virge/MX, Trio3D, Trio3D/2X, Savage3D, Savage4 . S3 ProSavage (VIA PM133), ProSavage (VIA KM133) . S3 ProSavageDDR (VIA PM266), ProSavageDDR (VIA KM266), Savage/MX/IX . S3 SuperSavage/IXC, Savage2000 . Sigma Designs RealMagic 64 GX . Silicon Motion Lynx3DM . SiS 6202, 6205, 6215, 5597/5598, 6326, 300, 305, 630, 315, 730 . SiS 5595/530, 5595/620 . Trident TGUI9440, TGUI9440-R2, TGUI9680, ProVidia 9682 . Trident Cyber9385 LCD, ProVidia 9685, 3DImage 975, Cyber9397 LCD . Trident 3DImage 985, Blade 3D, Blade 3D (VIA VT8501) . Trident Blade 3D (VIA VT8601) . Tseng Labs ET4000/W32p, ET6000, ET6100 . Weitek P9000, P9100 . VESA VBE 1.2, VBE 2.0, VBE 3.0 Supported Laptop Graphics Chips ------------------------------- The following is a complete list of the various laptop graphics chipsets that is supported in this version of SciTech SNAP Graphics. Please note that this list refers to the actual chips being used, not the laptop brand or model itself. Thus you will not see any products from Gateway or Dell on the list, but their products are supported because they use NeoMagic, ATI, Cirrus etc. chips. . ATI 3D Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility, Rage Mobility 128, Rage Mobility 128-D4x . ATI Mobility Radeon, Mobility Radeon 7500, Mobility Radeon 9000 . Chips & Technologies 65550, 65554, 65555, 69000 . Cirrus Logic CL-GD7555 LCD, CL-GD7543 LCD . NeoMagic MagicGraph 128, MagicGraph 128ZV, MagicGraph 128XD . NeoMagic MagicGraph 256AV, MagicMedia 256AV+, MagicMedia 256ZX . NeoMagic MagicMedia 256XL+ . S3 Virge/MX, S3 Savage/MX/IX, SuperSavage/IXC . Trident Cyber9385 LCD, Cyber9397 LCD . VESA VBE 1.2, VBE 2.0, VBE 3.0 Supported Flat Panel Graphics Chips ----------------------------------- The following is a list of graphics chipsets that are working with digital flat panels. Other chipsets will work with flat panels in analog mode. Please note that if you can't see anything on the display when you boot your machine, SciTech SNAP Graphics can't fix this, as it is a hardware problem. Unless otherwise noted, the flat panel interface used is DVI. . ATI 3D Rage LT Pro (DFP), Rage XL (DFP), Rage 128 Pro, Rage 128 Ultra . ATI Radeon, Radeon VE, Radeon 7500, Radeon 8500, Radeon 8500DV . ATI Radeon 9000 Pro, Radeon 9500, Radeon 9500 Pro, Radeon 9700 Pro . Intel i845 Brookdale-G, i865 Springdale-G . Matrox MGA-G200 (DFP), MGA-G400 . VESA VBE 2.0, VBE 3.0 Supported TV Out Graphics Chips ------------------------------- The following is a list of graphics chipsets that are working with TV Out. Please note that if you can't see anything on the display when you boot your machine, SciTech SNAP Graphics can't fix this, as it is a hardware problem. If you are using a laptop, you must use an external CRT monitor, as the BIOS does not support TV Out display when the LCD panel is active. Note that the OS/2 boot messages will not display correctly on the TV; the text mode used at that time does not work on TV screens, and SNAP has no control over this (it's not even active yet). . ATI 3D Rage II+, 3D Rage IIC, 3D Rage Pro, 3D Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility . ATI Rage 128, Radeon, Radeon VE, Mobility Radeon, Mobility Radeon 7500 . ATI Radeon 7500, Radeon 8500, Radeon 8500DV, Mobility Radeon 9000 . ATI Radeon 9000 Pro, Radeon 9500, Radeon 9500 Pro, Radeon 9700 Pro . Matrox MGA-G200, MGA-G400 . VESA VBE 2.0, VBE 3.0 Supported Graphics Chips for Zooming ------------------------------------ The following is a list of graphics chipsets that are currently working with the SNAP Zoom feature. Note that some modes may not zoom correctly on LCD panels, due to hardware restrictions. . ATI Mach64 CT, Mach64 VT, 3D Rage, Mach64 VTB, 3D Rage II, 3D Rage II+ . ATI Mach64 VT4, 3D Rage IIC, 3D Rage Pro, 3D Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility . ATI Rage XL, Rage 128, Rage 128 Pro, Rage 128 Ultra, Rage Mobility 128 . ATI Rage Mobility 128-D4x, Radeon, Radeon VE, Radeon 7500, Radeon 8500 . ATI Mobility Radeon, Mobility Radeon 7500, Mobility Radeon 9000 . ATI Radeon 8500DV, Radeon 9000 Pro, Radeon 9500, Radeon 9500 Pro . ATI Radeon 9700 Pro . Intel i810, i810/DC100, i810e, i815, i845 Brookdale-G, i865 Springdale-G . Matrox MGA Millennium, MGA Millennium II, MGA Mystique . Matrox MGA Mystique 220, MGA-G100, MGA-G200, MGA-G400, MGA-G450 . Matrox MGA-G550 . NVIDIA RIVA-128, RIVA-128ZX, RIVA-TNT, RIVA-TNT2, RIVA-TNT2 M64 . NVIDIA RIVA-TNT2 Vanta, RIVA-TNT2 Ultra, GeForce 256, GeForce DDR . NVIDIA Quadro, GeForce2 Integrated GPU, GeForce2 Ti, GeForce2 GTS . NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200, GeForce2 MX/MX 400, GeForce2 Ultra . NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420, GeForce3, Quadro2, GeForce4 MX 440 . NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 8X, GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4 Integrated GPU . NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS, GeForce4 Ti 4200, GeForce4 Ti 4200 8X . NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400, GeForce4 Ti 4600, GeForce4 Ti 4800 . NVIDIA Quadro4 XGL, GeForce FX 5200 . S3 Savage4, Savage/MX/IX, SuperSavage/IXC, Savage2000 . S3 ProSavage (VIA PM133), ProSavage (VIA KM133) . S3 ProSavageDDR (VIA PM266), ProSavageDDR (VIA KM266) . Trident Blade 3D, Blade 3D (VIA VT8501), Blade 3D (VIA VT8601) . VESA VBE 2.0, VBE 3.0 Supported Graphics Chips for MultiHead -------------------------------------- The following is a list of graphics chipsets that have support for MultiHead display output. Note that you cannot use zooming when the desktop is in a MultiHead mode. When the desktop is in a MultiHead mode and you change the MultiHead settings, you should reboot before switching away from the desktop (i.e. opening any fullscreen sessions), or your desktop may become corrupted. Due to hardware restrictions, hardware mouse cursor and 256 color modes may not be available in MultiHead modes. . Matrox MGA-G450, MGA-G550 . NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420, GeForce4 MX 440, GeForce4 MX 440 8X . NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4 Ti 4200, GeForce4 Ti 4200 8X . NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400, GeForce4 Ti 4600, GeForce4 Ti 4800 . NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 INSTALLATION................................................ Installation Procedures ----------------------- To install SciTech SNAP Graphics, simply download and run the installation executable. The installer is a self installing executable, and you do not need to unzip any files to your drive. The following steps should be used for the installation: 1. If your current display drivers came with an uninstall utility, please run it, as uninstalling them may solve some OS/2 and Win-OS/2 display problems. This step can be safely left out if you already have SNAP installed, in that case you can also skip step 2 below. 2. Reset your system to VGA mode, *before* installing the SNAP drivers. Installing over the top of some display drivers does not always work properly. Our drivers should be able to work without this step, but some people have reported problems. 3. Run the installation archive to install the product. 4. Reboot your system 5. The system should then boot up in the 640x480x256 display mode. Once the system is up and running you can go to the 'Screen' page of the 'System' object to select all the available resolutions and color depths (you have to reboot for the changes to take effect). You can also go to the second page of the 'Screen' properties page to select your monitor, if it has not been automatically detected properly. When you have completed the installation, all the SciTech SNAP Graphics command line utilities will be located in the directory you specified in the installation program. NOTE: The installation program writes files into the current OS/2 boot partition, so you *must* boot OS/2 from the same partition that SNAP/2 needs to be installed into. Hence if you wish to install SNAP/2 both on a regular boot partition and a separate maintenance partition, you will need to do a complete installation when booted on each partition. You can however install the shared SNAP files into the same directory if you wish. Restoring Your System in Case of Failure: ----------------------------------------- If SciTech SNAP Graphics does not correctly boot on your system, you can easily switch back to the GENGRADD drivers to boot your system to a workable state again. To revert to GENGRADD, do the following: 1. Boot to an Alt-F1/F2 command prompt mode 2. Edit CONFIG.SYS file and change C1=SDDGRADD to C1=GENGRADD 3. Delete or rename the x:\os2\svgadata.pmi file 4. Reboot your system. If that fails you will need to revert to VGA mode and reinstall your prior display drivers. NOTE: Even if you use GENGRADD, you should still be able to run the SNAP command line utilities, provided that you didn't remove any of the SNAP files or the DEVICE=X:\OS2\SDDHELP.SYS line from your CONFIG.SYS. Removing SciTech SNAP Graphics ------------------------------ The uninstall program included with the product will completely remove SciTech SNAP Graphics and all its components from your system. To remove SciTech SNAP Graphics, simply run the x:\snap\uninstal.exe program (where x: is the drive where OS/2 is installed). It will remove all files, and revert your system to VGA mode. From there simply re-install your original display drivers. ---- END OF README.TXT ----