| Subject | : | os/2 2.1 video drivers? |
| Author | : | madcrow madcrow.maxwell@gmail.com |
| Date | : | 23 Feb, 2005 on 16:30 |
| I've recently got os/2 2.1 working in the qemu emulator, but i was wondering if drivers exist that would let me do better than 640x480x4bpp. the emulator emulates a Cirrus Logic CLGD 5446-based board or a generic VGA + VESA 2 card. are there either generic VESA SVGA drivers or drivers for the CL board available for 2.1 or am i stuck? |
| Subject | : | Re:os/2 2.1 video drivers? |
| Author | : | cyberspittle cyberspittle@yahoo.com |
| Date | : | 24 Feb, 2005 on 00:52 |
| OS/2 2.x drivers would be hard to find. If you had version 3 "Warp" you could upgrade it with a fixpack and then use SciTech Software's "Display Doctor". As 2.1 still had some 16-bit code hidden, I am sure SciTech drivers would NOT work. One possiblity, is to go to Hobbes (http://hobbes.nmsu.edu) and look for drivers that work with 2.1. Be sure to check the Cirrus Logic website and search for any legacy (2.x) drivers there. Older BBS/websites (TUCows) may be of help too. Don't forget to use your favorite search engine. One problem with technology is the lack of interest by companies to have support/drivers available for older versions of software. Many companies that had drivers for early versions of OS/2 don't even allow access to it via the web. It is like finding drivers for Windows 3.1 for older hardware that was once available, but I'm sure you already knew that. |
| Subject | : | Re:os/2 2.1 video drivers? |
| Author | : | RadarCat |
| Date | : | 24 Feb, 2005 on 08:10 |
![]() Hi, MadCrow, You may wish to check at my web site, http://www.os2warplinks.com/main/drivers.htm This particular web page lists international web sites that specialize in drivers for OS/2 and OS/2 Warp. Incidentally, despite OS/2's reputation for not RadarCat, Webmaster |
| Subject | : | Re:os/2 2.1 video drivers? |
| Author | : | madcrow madcrow.maxwell@gmail.com |
| Date | : | 25 Feb, 2005 on 15:24 |
thanx for the response. using google, i managed to find the official drivers cirrus logic put out for the emulated card. sadly, the card emulation is not yet complete enough for the driver installation program and i get told that i don't have a card with correct chipset guess i'm stuck with 640x480 until the qemu folks get their video emulation in order.as for os/2 3.0, i have it, it just won't install in the emulator. it hangs while loading disk 1 (after the loading please wait screen, it goes to a black screen with an unblinking cursor in one corner and just sits there...) actually i had initially wanted to install 3.0 so that i could play trials of battle again.. |