VIA Tech VT8361/VT8601/VT8501

Graphics Controller Software Release Notes

 

Date: 12/27/2001

 

 

Windows® 98 / Millennium

Changes in 1.20

Ø       Fixed display device page disappearing on Motherboard model VT5368.

Ø       Fixed Huper DVR Capturing image incorrect distortion issue.

Ø       Adjust overlay position for LCD expansion mode.

 

Changes in 1.17

Ø       Fixed text blur while running iBase OpenGL test.

 

Changes in 1.16

Ø       Fixed DVD sub-picture vibrating issue.

 

Changes in 1.14

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.

 

Changes in 1.13

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.

 

Changes in 1.12

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.

 

Changes in 1.11

Ø       Fixed HWMC playback locks up issue.

Ø       Fixed Midtown Madness 2 texture mapping incorrect issue.

Ø       Fixed VT1621 overlay garbage appears under 800x600x32bpp.

 

Changes in 1.10

Ø       Fixed some issues while running on 3Dwinmark2001.

 

Changes in 1.09

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’.

 

Changes in 1.08

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.

 

Changes in 1.07

Ø       Bug fixed: some issues on DCT400a.

Ø       Bug fixed: texture is correct while playing Delta Force - Land Warrior.

 

Changes in 1.06

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.

 

Changes in 1.05

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.

 

Changes in 1.04

Ø       Enable VT8361.

Ø       Update Display Properties Page Icon and hardware information.

Ø       Enable hardware cursor for Winbench 99 business graphics demo mode running.

 

Changes in 1.03

Ø       Video overlay bugs fixed for DCT350 overfly and DVD test.

Ø       Need for Speed 2000 Selection Menu Screen Tearing.

 

Changes in 1.02

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.

 

From 1.00 to 1.01

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

 

Windows® 2000/XP

Changes in 1.21

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.

 

Changes in 1.18

Ø       Add fast resume support.

 

Changes in 1.17

Ø       Add 720*480 display mode.

Ø       Fixed to make 3DWinMark all test items executed in 3DWinbench2000 v1.1.

 

Changes in 1.16

Ø       Fixed abnormal media player image while opening two media player windows.

 

Changes in 1.15

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”.

 

Changes in 1.13

Ø       Refined Utility interface control.

 

Changes in 1.13

Ø       Fixed memory accessing error while running screen saver 3D flying object – Explode.

Ø       Refined Utility interface control.

 

Changes in 1.12

Ø       Changed Utility Interface look and feel.

Ø       Video Overlay timing fine tune.

 

Changes in 1.11

Ø       Fixed command prompt full screen switching issue.

Ø       Fixed garbage appears while running multiple Cedric’s opengl fractal demo program.

 

Changes in 1.10

Ø       Added DX8 support.

Ø       Added VT1621 TV encoder support.

 

Changes in 1.08

Ø       Added OpenGL ICD driver support.

 

Changes in 1.07

Ø       Bug fixed: some issues on DCT400a.

 

From 1.04 to 1.05

Ø       Fixed PLE garbage appears on left border while playing DVD under Win2000 with 1024x768 Hi-C 60Hz.

 

From 1.02 to 1.04

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.

 

From 1.00 to 1.02

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

 

Windows® NT™ 4.0

Changes in 1.20

Ø       Adjust overlay position for LCD expansion mode.

 

Changes in 1.17

Ø       Changed Video ROM access range to 32K to work with 32K Video BIOS.

 

Changes in 1.14

Ø       Fixed command prompt full screen switching issue.

 

Changes in 1.13

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.

 

Changes in 1.10

Ø       Added VT1621 TV encoder support.

 

Changes in 1.08

Ø       Added OpenGL ICD driver support.

 

Changes in 1.07

Ø        Added LCD panel support.

 

From 1.02 to 1.04

Ø       Enable VT8361.

Ø       Enable hardware cursor for Winbench 99 business graphics demo mode running.

Ø       Update Display properties page hardware information.

 

From 1.00 to 1.02

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