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From: robk@cpqhou.uucp (Rob Kiesler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: 8514/A & ISA-Bus
Message-ID: <1991Jan16.154110.11122@cpqhou.uucp>
Date: 16 Jan 91 15:41:10 GMT
References: <6578@tuminfo1.lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de>
Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation
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in article <6578@tuminfo1.lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de>, rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kai-Uwe Rommel) says:
> 
> Does anyone successfully use the WD/Paradise 8514/A Plus card in an
> ISA-Bus machine with OS/2 ?
> 
> I got such a card and although it works well with Windows 3.0 it does
> NOT work with OS/2 (IBM 1.2) until now. It has the memory upgrad to 1MB
> installed which is required for OS/2.
> 
> Any suggestions ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Kai Uwe Rommel
> 
We have a WD 8514a that we have been running with OS/2 1.2 for several months
with no problem. You need to make sure that:

1) An uncompressed 8514.DLL renamed to DISPLAY.DLL is the FIRST DISPLAY.DLL 
found in your LIBPATH.
2) You have modified the BVH entries in your CONFIG.SYS as follows:
	Replace "DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP" with
		"DEVINFO=SCR,BGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP"

	Replace "SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA" with
		"SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_IBM8514A"

	Replace "SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA)" with
		"SET VIO_IBM8514A=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVH8514A)"

Note that since the 8514a is a secondary display adapter only, it REQUIRES the
presence of a primary display adapter such as a VGA,EGA,CGA, etc. All OS/2 full
screen groups will run on the primary display adapter. The above example 
assumes your'e using a VGA as your primary display adapter. 

Note that Compaq OS/2 v1.21 will install the 8514 driver correctly right out
of the box. I would assume that this is true for other vendors' versions of 
OS/2 as well.

Hope this helps.


Rob Kiesler
Compaq Computer

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