aaplayhi driver for IBM
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>I have tried to install aaplayhi from the CD rom provided with the Inside 3D
>Studio book on to my IBM 700C PS/2 lap top; however there doesn't seem to be
>the correct video driver for the active matrix screen. Is there a better
driver with >some choice of resolution? I do get a screen, however the
resolution is low and >the picture is not centered.
>"…correct video driver for the active matrix screen." The 320×200
resolution >you *can* get is standard VGA. Could you give us a bit more info
about the >laptop's video? You can run MSD.EXE at a DOS prompt for the info.
You'll >probably be able to get it running higher res in VESA mode. (While
you're in >MSD, see if VESA support is enabled.)
The lap top gives the following information from MSD.EXE:
Video adapter type: XGA
Manufacturer: Unknown
Display type: VGA color
Video Mode: 3
Number of columns: 80
Number of rows: 25
Vesa support installed: No
Secondary adapter: VGA
I am going to try to contact IBM about Vesa support. However, if this is not
available for this model is there anything else I can do?
Regards, Peter Landeck
Hi Peter – I'm out of the office (sorry for the delay)
It's likely that a VESA driver exists for your computer, so that you can run
AAPro at high res. If someone at IBM says no, try someone else!
Then your alternatives are: Look for a UNIVESA driver (actually, there are
some on CompuServe with different names, like UVESA3.ZIP, VESA32.ZIP,
UNIVESA.ZIP…) which are TSRs which load and automatically detect a large
number of chip sets. XGA support seems likely.
If that fails, try contacting PANACEA or VIBRANT Graphics – either company
makes Animator Pro drivers which you can buy for your XGA card. Don't ask for
an XGA driver, ask for one for your laptop by name. Sometimes the chipset is
implemented in a proprietary way, and selecting XGA support doesn't always
work.
Nik
Nick,
I'm tacking onto your message since I missed peter's original post.
I found an XGA driver a while back that provided VESA support and worked well
with AniPro. I just checked and found the following:
File: XGAV.ZIP
Forum: IBMHW
Library: 3 Video Utilities
This claims to provide VESA and SVGA compatibility on XGA and XGA-2 graphics
adapters.
Steven
Thank you for your reply. I was able to down load a VESA driver from IBM BBS
(45 minutes!), so it's working ok now.
Regards, Peter Landeck