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gunter@htlsun1.fzk.de (Gunter Spranz) wrote:


>The Matrox v1.10 drivers for OS/2 and NT (in ONE archive!) can be
>downloaded from the MATROX forum on Compuserve. I don't know why they
>didn't offer them on Internet, though.

 What is the full filename for these drivers?

 1597_110.zip is available on Matrox's ftp site.
     http://www.matrox.com/mgaweb/home.htm
     ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga

 1601_103.zip is available from OS2's European Device Repository.
     http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/progserv/device/

 I have found IBM's 1601_103 (v1.03) to be far more stable than the
1597_110 (v1.10) set of Matrox's.

Notes:
    - running seamless windows under both 64K and 16M colour
      modes can really (I mean REALLY) slow down all desktop
      repaints, redraws, basically everything.  OS/2 or DOS boxes 
      appear not to cause this problem.
 * 24 bpp (16M colors)
    - 24bpp DIVE support is out to lunch in both sets of these 
      drivers. (Noted in read-me file).
    - Max mode is 1152x882.
    - 'bleed through' from underlying windows can occur at times,
      especially winapps under win-os2.  It generally starts off 
      fairly localised and spreads, eventually involving the cursor
     display.  Can be seen as 'sparkles' of underlying borders
     and frames.  If it just involves win-os2, shutdown of same
     and re-start generally cures it.  Once it spreads to pm desktop,
     through seamless windows,  shutdown and re-boot required.
 * 16bpp (64K colours)
    - Max 16bpp support is 1600x1200 (depending on your monitor).
    - Switching to from full screen win-os2 to pm desktop can at times
      lock up with blank screen and a mostly dead system.  3 finger 
      salute required to get out.

Overall, the board appears to work very well.  The drivers are not too
bad, but there is quite obviously still work to be done on them.

  What really ticks me off is OS/2 apps which require the system to be
in 8bpp modes to run at all, error out when starting up under 64K or
16M colour modes , and then quit - aaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhh.  There
are some relatively new applications that STILL do this.

Rick