Nvidia Vanta VGA driver needed
Snydley
are no distinguship numbers or FCC ID on it.
When the computer boots up it shows" Nvidia VANTA VGA Bios
2.05.17.03.00 96-99 Nvidia 16M
I'm trying to locate Warp 4 drivers for it. Does anyone have one or
know where there might be a good repository of drivers? I tried Hobbes
already with no luck. I'm bound and determined to make a good running
OS/2 machine out of this P.O.S.
Thanks,
Snyde
jch
Have a look at:
http://www.driver100.com/driver/431/5871/Aopen_PA256PA256MXPA3030PA3020PA3010PA3000_AGP.html
and download nvidia0s2.zip. The description of this driver package on
another site (http://www.os2bbs.com/Download/vdrivers.html) says:
"NVIDIA0S.ZIP 959760 07-19-99 10:51:06
(NVIDIA0S2.ZIP) OS/2 Driver for RIVA TNT. Compatible with all
RIVA TNT2, NVIDIA Vanta and RIVA TNT-based products"
It mentions Vanta, so you might be able to use it. I use the TNT driver
from this package on my OS/2 workstation. Works ok. There is another
file with drivers; 128TNTB5.ZIP. I don't know what this package
supports, but it is available from Hobbes and
http://ftp.uni-heidelberg.de/ftp/pub/os2/drivers/display/
A 16 Mb graphics card is quite adequate for OS/2; fairly fast, and lots
of colours.
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Regards / JCH
jch
> know where there might be a good repository of drivers? I tried Hobbes
> this P.O.S.
Also have a look at this fellow's web site:
http://www.blondeguy.com/, and go to http://www.blondeguy.com/A20Essay.html
There is all sorts of good info about OS/2 on the inet.
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Regards / JCH
Andreas Kohl
1) using the Nvidia driver for OS/2
<http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/video/ibm_nvidia.zip>
I think Fixpak 5 for OS/2 Warp 4 is required for operation.
2) using Scitechsoft's SDD or SNAP
The latest version 3.18 is now freely available here:
<http://scitechsoft.com/ftp/snap/os2/>
But it requires at least Warp 3 with FixPak 35, or Warp 4 with FixPak 5
installed.
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Andreas Kohl
jch
> You have 2 options
>
> 1) using the Nvidia driver for OS/2
> <http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/video/ibm_nvidia.zip>
> I think Fixpak 5 for OS/2 Warp 4 is required for operation.
I had a quick look at the unzipped directory contents. Installation
seems a little cryptic. Perhaps you can illustrate how to install the
driver properly for Snydley's benefit? The NVIDIA0S2.ZIP driver package
is simple enough to install; /after/ setting the system to regular VGA mode.
>
> 2) using Scitechsoft's SDD or SNAP
> The latest version 3.18 is now freely available here:
> <http://scitechsoft.com/ftp/snap/os2/>
> But it requires at least Warp 3 with FixPak 35, or Warp 4 with FixPak 5
> installed.
Thanks for the link.
I also recently tried a driver from this company
(sdd-os2-7.0.4-b35.exe). It let me set the refresh rate correctly to
what i wanted (70+ Hz). However, it was for evaluation only, and after
the evaluation time was up i had some difficulties getting rid of it and
setting video back to VGA mode. I did not have access to the
registration code as is the case with the package you suggested. I
shall try the snap-os2-3.1.8.exe driver pack to see how it works out.
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Regards / JCH
Dave Yeo
Support and development has stopped on the scitech display drivers and
they are in the process of being open sourced. For now you can use
Name: Free OS/2 Code
Code: 9F98-2AB9-9195-CC
to register them. These are really the drivers to use as quite a few
programs have been written with them in mind.
Dave
jch
Dave,
Yes, this driver package is superb! It installed easily, and
registration worked fine too. I did have to tinker with the refresh
rate and colour depth, given that i have a ViewSonic G773 monitor. The
settings that work with this monitor and my 32 Mb RIVA-TNT2 64 card are
resolution=1024x768, colours=32,000, refresh rate=85 Hz. Higher colour
depth fails at 85 Hz. I also run an OpenBSD workstation at the same
refresh rate using a KVM switch to access the individual machines.
/ John
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Regards / JCH
Mentore
> Support and development has stopped on the scitech display drivers and
> they are in the process of being open sourced. For now you can use
> Name: Free OS/2 Code
> Code: 9F98-2AB9-9195-CC
> to register them. These are really the drivers to use as quite a few
> programs have been written with them in mind.
Just for curiosity, I wonder how much time will this process need. If
we could lay our hands on OpenSNAP, I think (much) more life might be
added to eCS.
Mentore, who's just re-reading all his EDM/2 stuff... (OpenGL, slurp)
Snydley
I downloaded the nvidia0s2.zip file and installed it.It installed ok,
(I think), at least the installer ran through it's course. When it was
done and I rebooted, I didn't notice any difference in screen size, so
I went to OS2 SYSTEM > SYSTEM SETUP > SYSTEM thinking I could change
the screen resolution to 800x600 or higher, but when I clicked on
SYSTEM instead of opening up and letting my change the resolution, it
disappeared and minimized to the try,(I think). Now I'm stuck with a
video driver and I can't change the resolution. Hmm. How do I "undo"
this and go back to regular VGA? For that matter, I also have a telnet
client that I installed that didn't work and I need to uninstall that.
How do you uninstall a 3rd party program from OS/2?
Sorry to ask so much of all of you guys, but this is all new to me and
there's so much I don't know about OS/2. At least now I can read and
write to the this newsgroup using Firefox on my OS/2 computer, so I'm
making steps in the right direction. :-)
Thanks,
Snyde
Eye Pikm
For the minimize, can't you just click on the object in the tray to show it
or is it a double click. It's been so long since I used Warp Center, I
can't remember. Or, LMB and RMB simultaneously will bring up a window list
as will Ctrl+Esc. highlite the item and double click or Enter. To undo,
reboot, and upon seeing the white square in the upper left corner, Alt+F1
will bring up a Recovery Choice screen. Choose F3 to get back to VGA. A
lot of programs have uninstall routines located in the directories in which
they were installed. For others, a simple delete or if config.sys changes
were made, delete and edit. Most programs have install/uninstall
instructions in a readme file.
Use the Snap drivers for video. you won't be sorry.
PS...you've probably already figured this out and I don't recall anyone
else mentioning it; the Add Programs in the System Setup folder is not the
same function as its window$ counterpart. Do not try to add new programs
with it.