VIA Tech VT8361/VT8601/VT8501
Graphics Controller Software Release Notes
Ø Tuned TV display quality of VT1621
Ø Save/Restore Gamma table after system restart.
Ø Add registry to control if CRT+TV is allowed.
Ø Enabled active display devices to be capable of CRT+TV simultaneously.
Ø Fixed DVI Monitor is gone while resuming back from 1 min Monitor Off.
Ø Added option to load default Gamma ramptable.
Ø Keep NTSC or PAL setting from CMOS setting.
Ø Revert TV signal type to original if user doesn’t confirm switching.
Ø Enlarge Font size while active display device is TV
Ø Fixed screen twinkling while playing the game, “FIFA 2002”.
Ø Fixed failed issues on DCT450a.
Ø Changed into KPLE symbolization on Installshield.
Ø Added TV utility feature of displaying larger font in display device page.
Ø Added saving TV brightness values in display device page.
Ø Fixed display device page disappearing on Motherboard model VT5368.
Ø Fixed Huper DVR Capturing image incorrect distortion issue.
Ø Adjusted overlay position for LCD expansion mode.
Ø Fixed text blur while running iBase OpenGL test.
Ø Fixed DVD sub-picture vibrating issue.
Ø Fixed garbage image appeared while running 3D Mark2001 benchmark under 1024x768x32.
Ø Refined Utility interface control.
Ø Fixed lock up issue while running ViewPerf 6.1.2 Pro_CDS3.
Ø Fixed memory accessing error while running screen saver 3D flying object – Explode.
Ø Fixed garbage image appeared while running 3D Mark2001 benchmark under 1024x768x32.
Ø Refined Utility interface control.
Ø Fixed lock up issue while running ViewPerf 6.1.2 Drv_07.
Ø Changed HWMC Macro Block data movement from Double Word to BYTE.
Ø Changed Utility interface look and feel.
Ø Fixed AGP caps changed after resuming from S1/S3.
Ø Fixed HWMC playback locks up issue.
Ø Fixed Midtown Madness 2 texture mapping incorrect issue.
Ø Fixed VT1621 overlay garbage appears under 800x600x32bpp.
Ø Fixed some issues while running on 3Dwinmark2001.
Ø Added Sii164 DVI support.
Ø Added DX8 support.
Ø Bug fixed: abnormal display while playing ‘Slave Zero’.
Ø Bug fixed: abnormal display while playing ‘Trick Style’.
Ø Bug fixed: system hangs while playing ‘Rayman 2’.
Ø Bug fixed: Image abnormal while playing the game ‘Test Drive Off-Road 3’.
Ø Patch for VT1621 TV encoder to use video engine clock.
Ø Bug fixed: some issues on DCT400a.
Ø Bug fixed: texture is correct while playing Delta Force - Land Warrior.
Ø Fixed CRT is blank after Win9x boot up
if connector is not connected during booting.
Ø Fixed “Too many frames queued” message
while running 3D Winbench2000.
Ø Fixed Background
color of TEXT is incorrect for Final Fantasy 8 under DX6.
Ø Fixed Color of Actor is incorrect for
Final Fantasy 8 under DX6.
Ø Fixed MotorCross
Madness 2: transparency of tree leaves is incorrect.
Ø Fixed MotorCross
Madness 2: texture mapping of ground is incorrect.
Ø Implement different handling of non-DDC
monitors per different request.
Ø Enable VT8361.
Ø Update Display Properties Page Icon and
hardware information.
Ø Enable hardware cursor for Winbench 99
business graphics demo mode running.
Ø Video overlay bugs fixed for DCT350 overfly and DVD test.
Ø Need for Speed 2000 Selection Menu Screen Tearing.
Ø Disable restriction for non-DDC monitors can’t switch to any resolution higher than 640x480.
Ø
Fixed
Texture Filtering incorrect for Turok Seed of Evil.
Ø “CPU Speed Error” warning message pops up while running WinBench 99 Ver1.1 at 1024x768@32.
Ø Hardware cursor becomes abnormal after long run of WinStone99.
Ø Direct3D Teapot application, image corrupts after resuming from S1 state.
Ø Dot line drawing is incorrect on Micrografx Designer.
Ø Line garbage appears while resizing diagram on Borland Delphi 5.0.
Ø Changed Video playback key to color key.
Ø Video capture screen jitter issue.
Component List:
|
Component |
Description |
|
TGUIMM.VXD |
Multimedia video VXD |
|
TMON8400.DLL |
BIOSDLL |
|
TRID_P3D.DLL |
DirectDraw/3D driver (HAL) |
|
TRID_P3D.DRV |
Mini display driver |
|
TRID_VMX.DLL |
BIOS main DLL |
|
TRIDENT.VXD |
Mini VDD |
|
TRIDICDP.DLL |
ICD driver |
|
TV_TVX.DLL |
TV BIOSDLL |
|
VT1621.DLL |
TV BIOSDLL |
|
VIAGART.VXD |
VIA VDD for AGP enable |
Ø Fix system become abnormal when selecting 3D Windows XP Screen saver in preview window of display properties.
Ø Tuned TV display quality of VT1621
Ø Fix the image bouncing sighting while
capturing with Em8470 under win2k/xp.
Ø Add 1024x1024 mode support in Win2K if use a VBIOS which can support
this mode.
Ø Save/Restore Gamma table after system restart.
Ø Video capture screen jitter issue.
Ø Support DVI as secondary monitor (resolutions support 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768)
Ø Add a registry to control if CRT + TV is allowed.
Ø Fixed overlay failure on CRT+TV simultaneously.
Ø Enabled panning for CRT+TV simultaneously.
Ø Enabled active display devices to be capable of CRT+TV simultaneously.
Ø Fixed screen paused while running 3DMark2000 in demo looping mode.
Ø Added DVI EDID read feature to Get Child Descriptor.
Ø Added option to load default gamma table.
Ø Can’t enable Multi-Monitor while BIOS setup “init display first”
Ø TV full screen display has noisy while playing PowerDVD or Media Player at 1024x768 and above modes.
Ø Fix Multi-Mon set mode fail at low
resolution modes with 75 Hz.
Ø Correct Overlay shift on TV at 1024x768
and above modes.
Ø Enable VPE for RealMagic DVD station.
Ø Revert TV signal type to original if
user doesn’t confirm switching.
Ø Fixed Overlay noise in small overlay
window size.
Ø Enlarge Font size while active display device is TV
Ø Fix Multi-Mon S3 suspend/resume test hang.
Ø Correct Overlay shift on TV NTSC.
Ø Fixed playing DVD with Media Player and
change mode, it will reboot under WinXP.
Ø Fixed DCT450a MultiMon issues under
WinXP/2K.
Ø Fixed wrong display of “Cancel_BTN_U” button when running Pinnacle
Studio SE version 7.
Ø Fixed screen twinkling while playing the game, “FIFA 2002”.
Ø Fixed playing DVD with Media Player, it
will reboot under WinXP.
Ø Support multimon for VT8361.
Ø Fixed failed issues on DCT450a.
Ø Changed into KPLE symbolization on Installshield.
Ø Added TV utility feature of displaying larger font in display device page.
Ø Added saving TV brightness values in display device page.
Ø Fixed playing DVD with WinDVD 3.0 DXVA version under WinXP.
Ø Fixed display device page disappearing on Motherboard model VT5368.
Ø Adjust overlay position for LCD expansion mode.
Ø Fixed Huper DVR Capturing image incorrect distortion issue under Win2000.
Ø Fixed full screen command prompt font disappearing if system memory size is bigger than 384Mb under WinXP.
Ø Add fast resume support.
Ø Add 720*480 display mode.
Ø Fixed to make 3DWinMark all test items executed in 3DWinbench2000 v1.1.
Ø Fixed abnormal media player image while opening two media player windows.
Ø Fixed transparent polygons flashing while playing the game, “Expendiable”.
Ø Fixed display abnormally while playing the game, “Tourk 2”.
Ø Fixed display abnormally in 256C mode while playing the game, “Quake 3”.
Ø Refined Utility interface control.
Ø Fixed memory accessing error while running screen saver 3D flying object – Explode.
Ø Refined Utility interface control.
Ø Changed Utility Interface look and feel.
Ø Video Overlay timing fine tune.
Ø Fixed command prompt full screen switching issue.
Ø Fixed garbage appears while running multiple Cedric’s opengl fractal demo program.
Ø Added DX8 support.
Ø Added VT1621 TV encoder support.
Ø Added OpenGL ICD driver support.
Ø Bug fixed: some issues on DCT400a.
Ø Fixed PLE
garbage appears on left border while playing DVD under Win2000 with 1024x768
Hi-C 60Hz.
Ø Enable VT8361.
Ø Fixed VT8601 Rev G prevented Win2K
entering S3 state.
Ø Update Display properties page hardware
information.
Ø Enable hardware cursor for Winbench 99
business graphics demo mode running.
Ø Hardware cursor becomes abnormal after
long run of WinStone99.
Ø The Hardware cursor rightmost line is missing under WORDPAD application.
Component List
|
Component |
Description |
|
TRID3D.DLL |
DirectDraw/Direct3D driver (HAL) |
|
TRID3DM.SYS |
Miniport display driver |
|
TRIDICDP.DLL |
ICD driver |
Ø Fixed Screen show a green block when run a specialize application for IPC control server in embedded NT Japanese version on PLE
Ø Fixed playing WinDVD, the screen has noise with TV-out.
Ø Adjust overlay position for LCD expansion mode.
Ø Changed Video ROM access range to 32K to work with 32K Video BIOS.
Ø Fixed command prompt full screen switching issue.
Ø Fixed garbage appears while running multiple Cedric’s OpenGL fractal demo program.
Ø Fixed memory accessing error while running screen saver 3D flying object – Explode.
Ø Added VT1621 TV encoder support.
Ø Added OpenGL ICD driver support.
Ø Added LCD panel support.
Ø Enable VT8361.
Ø Enable hardware cursor for Winbench 99
business graphics demo mode running.
Ø
Update
Display properties page hardware information.
Ø Hardware cursor becomes abnormal after long run of WinStone99.
Ø The Hardware cursor rightmost line is missing under WORDPAD application.
Component List
|
Component |
Description |
|
Sgiul40.dll |
DirectDraw Driver |
|
SgiulNT.sys |
Miniport display driver |
|
8400.sys |
BIOSDLL |
|
BIOSDL32.sys |
BIOSDLL |
|
DTV.sys |
TV BIOSDLL |
|
TRIDICDP.DLL |
ICD driver |