======================================================================= Stealth 64 Series README.TXT ======================================================================= Release Notes ------------- This is v2.14 of the Stealth 64 Series Windows v3.1 Driver disk. Changes in v2.14 ---------------- Changes were made for compatibility with the TI Audio Codec on the Motion Video Player 2000 Series MPEG daughtercard. Additional software changes were made to address issues with the Motion Video Player 2000 Series. Overview ------------- This release of the Stealth 64 Series Windows 3.1 software is compatible with the Stealth 64 Video VRAM, Stealth64 Video 3000 Series, and Motion Video Player 2000 Series for the Stealth 64 Video VRAM. Windows Installation Notes -------------------------- Use the INSTALL program to install the Windows 3.1 drivers from DOS or from the Windows Program Manager. * Suggestion: If you are upgrading from a previous version of the Diamond InControl Tools, you should install from DOS, not from within Windows. This will bypass errors regarding any files that may be in use and cause the installation to fail. * Suggestion: When running the Windows install, use MS VGA to eliminate any OEM files that could create a conflict. * When running a windows install, if the install says "file in use, abort/continue" and the file in question is a font (*.FON) file, continue the install. * If strange errors occur and text is missing from dialogs, check for .VBX files in your \WINDOWS directory. .VBX files should only reside in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM sub-directory. Once the driver launches Windows, you will be placed in 640x480 256-color mode and prompted to select your monitor type. Select the brand monitor you have, compatible type, or use the Custom Monitor Timings to create your own configuration and custom screen centering. * Icon fonts are controlled by InControl Tools. When changing modes back to VGA or a non-Diamond driver, these settings still remain. To change back to default icon font, search the WIN.INI file for the IconTypeFace, IconTypeStyle, and IconTypeSize lines. Place a semicolon (;) in front of these lines or remove the lines entirely. * Only resolutions that have been selected as supported in the Display module will be available in the Viewport choices. If your monitor can display a resolution provided by the card, go to Display and select a monitor that offers that mode and refresh, or select Custom Monitor Timings and Add the mode. * If Windows only displays a single alphabetic character for the icon font, select a different font from the list of InControl Tools. Windows may not support the font type/size requested in the resolution and resource size displayed. * If you had screen savers loaded previously, and they seem not to load on startup any longer, see the message at the top regarding backing up important files and the limitation down below of LOAD= line being replaced and not appended. This is a limitation of the Windows 3.xx SETUP program. This does not occur with the Diamond install. Trouble Shooting Suggestions ---------------------------- All of the options listed below are to be added into a section called [STLTH64.DRV]. This section is not created during the installation of the Diamond drivers and InControl Tools. You must manually add this section. It should be added to the end of the SYSTEM.INI. * If you are experiencing random lock-ups in Windows you can add the following line to the [STLTH64.DRV] section of the SYSTEM.INI. This type of lock-up may occur with applications that interrogate the systems memory searching for virill. LEAVEMMIODISABLED=1 -- This is set to 0 by default. * If you are encountering some lock-ups during heavy DMA transfers or your motherboard supports bus time-outs then you may try setting the following option in the [STLTH64.DRV] section of your SYSTEM.INI BUSYCHECK=ON -- This is set to OFF by default. * If you are using Lenny Music Tunes, Microsoft Art Gallery, Small Blue Planet, Ocean Below, Vampire's Coffin, D-Day, all of the Brightstart education CD's, and other similar applications, you will want to add the following line to the [STLTH64.DRV] section of the SYSTEM.INI. This will correct the corrupted screens you may experience during animation sequences. DEVICEBITMAPS=1 -- This is set to 0 by default. With the fix enabled you may possibly experience compatibility issues with other programs; one confirmed problem is with Adobe Illustrator v4.01. * IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a problem with the way bitmaps are treated by the application. This is not a deficiency in the driver. We have provided a means to correct this issue, until the software vendor rectifies the problem. All Edutainment vendors have been made aware of the problem and are currently taking steps to correct the bitmap issue. * Important Note for VLB Card users. If you are experiencing problems entering Windows v3.1, in 640x480x8bpp, or greater you can relocate the Linear Address of the Stealth 64 Series. Add the following line into the [STLTH64.DRV] section of the SYSTEM.INI. MEMADDR=xxxx -- This is set to 7C00 by default. Where xxxx can be only ONE of the following options: 8000 0100 0200 0400 Windows 3.1 ----------- The following Windows 3.1 drivers are included: Resolution Colors Displayed 640x480 256 65,536 16,777,216 800x600 256 65,536 16,777,216# 1024x768 256 65,536# 16,777,216+* 1152x864 256 65,536# 16,777,216+* 1280x1024 256# 65,536+* 16,777,216+*& 1600x1200 256+ 65,536+* + Stealth 64 Video VRAM only. # 2 Megabytes of on-board memory required. * 4 Megabytes of on-board memory required. & This is a 24-bit Mode, not a 32-bit mode. The following items require a SYSTEM.INI switch be changed: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1024x768x8/16/32bpp, D-Day select Media Tour Menu and by Theme | select Army topics and choose "Artillery : Allied AntiTank Weapons" | No video displayed (or fragmented video displayed) All resolutions All Color depths, The Vampires's Coffin, At the intro screen, the screen will fade in and out very very slowly. PROJECTR caused a GPF in module GDI.EXE @ 0001:0F6A All resolutions, 8bpp, Lenny's Music Toons, Horizontal line appears and picture is corrupt. All resolutions, 8bpp, MS Art Gallery, picture appears corrupt. Known Restrictions: ------------------- If you have a Sound card installed in your PC, you will need to disable the Internal Mix Manager for Incontrol Tools. This is done throught the Audio button, a check box in the lower left corner marked "Disable Mixer" will enable/disable the mixer. DCI has limitations in it's abilities to maintain the pallete in 8bpp modes. This problem will exist in Microsoft's Encarta `95, and Comptons Encyclopdia. Dinosaur Safari from Creative Media. This product does not operate properly under Windows, the vendor can be contacted at 503-241-1530. You cannot center any modes under "User Defined..." until you restart Windows. 800x600x32bpp, 1024x768x32bpp, Small Blue Planet, "Runtime Error : Stack Overflow" when the application is loaded. NOTE: This will occur with ALL 32bpp drivers. All resolutions, 16/24bpp, Paintbrush, Print to HP LaserJet 4 | Prints nothing. Run Landmark Speed - it will drop you to a dos prompt. This is a limitation of the application, if you run a DX2/66 in non-turbo mode, the program will work fine, in turbo mode the system hangs, this is a issue with the application itself, not the driver. Some monitors which do not support DPMS will start scrolling until entering into Sleep mode. *********************************** Motion Video Player 2000 Series *********************************** This section will help explain the basics of the Motion Video Player and the steps necessary to make the Motion Video Player work properly. Video Playback Modes Supported by the Motion Video Player 2000 Series --------------------------------------------------------------------- At this time the Motion Video Player functions at the following resolution and color depths: 1. 640x480 - All color depths 2. 800x600 - All color depths 3. 1024x768 - All color depths 4. 1280x1024 - 256 and 64K color depths. Note: You can use the system at other resolutions/color depths, but you cannot play MPEG files or play live video. Notes -------- The Motion Video Player module can also play VIDEO-CD and CD-i movies. To do that you need a CD-ROM drive and firmware that supports CD-i and CD-V. If you have problems playing a CD-i or Video-CD, you should contact directly you CD-ROM manufacturer on this topic. The Motion Video Player module supports only one MPEG playback at a time. However, you can play back live video and MPEG simultenously. You can configure separately MPEG playback or Live video playback using the Video Configuration dialog box. To do this, open Media player with an MPEG file or Live Video then choose "Device" and select Configure option. Suggestions and Known Restrictions with Release 2.14 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Do not use the full screen DOS box while playing an MPEG clip. You may use the Window DOS box. 2. The recommended resolution to play full-screen MPEG is 1024x768 at 64K colors. 3. If you encounter problems with your PCI system (such as poor Audio-Video synchronization, cannot capture images because of interrupt problem, ...), make sure you have the latest system BIOS for your PCI motherboard. Early PCI Pentium 66 Mhz or below are often not fully compliant with the PCI standard. 4. This driver does not support the simultaneous playback of AVI, MPEG and Live Video. Simultaneous playback of MPEG and Live Video is supported. 5. If you wish to playback MPEG full-screen in 16M color mode, you can add the following line to the [System] section of your STLTHMVP.INI file: NoVideoSizeLimit=1 NOTE: If you are experiencing lockups when playing MPEG clips full-screen in a 16M color mode, you may be encountering bandwidth limitations on your system. If you encounter this problem, you should change the following line to the [System] section of your STLTHMVP.INI file: NoVideoSizeLimit=0 Contacting DIAMOND ------------------ Diamond can be reached through a number of ways: Postal Service : Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. 2880 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95134 Voice (Main) : (408) 325-7000 Voice (TechSppt): (408) 325-7100 [M-F 6-7; Sat 8-4 Pacific] [plus 24hr automated help] FAX (Main) : (408) 325-7070 FAX (Support) : (408) 325-7171 BBS (to 2400) : (408) 325-7080 BBS (9600+) : (408) 325-7175 CompuServe : GO DMNDONLINE America Online : GO DIAMOND All product names listed are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners. ======================================================================= Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. 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