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Basic procedure for installing TN-Image
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Step 1: Make sure your monitor is capable of handling Super VGA
mode (800 x 600 pixel x 256 colors), or whatever other mode
you want to use, and that you have a Super-VGA video card in
your computer and a mouse attached.
Step 2: Install your mouse driver (MOUSE.COM) by typing: MOUSE
Step 3: Copy TN-Image (e.g., TNIMG210.ZIP for version 2.10) to
your hard disk.
Step 4: Decompress it by typing: PKUNZIP TNIMA210
Note that you need version 2 of PKUNZIP - version 1 will
not work. The Registered version is a self-extracting compressed
file and does not need PKUNZIP.
Step 5: If you want to use some other screen resolution besides
800 x 600 at 256 colors, read below about the "-mode" option.
Additional steps for MS-Windows
-------------------------------
Step 5: Copy the files TNIMAGE.PIF and TNIMAGE.ICO to your Windows
directory.
Step 6: In Windows Program Manager, Select "File...New program item"
Step 7: Set "Description" to "TN-Image".
Step 8: Set "Command line" to C:\TNIMAGE\TNIMAGE.PIF
Step 9: Set "Working directory" to C:\TNIMAGE
Step 10: Set "Shortcut Key" to "none".
Step 11: Leave "Run minimized" unchecked.
Step 12: Select "Change icon" and enter "C:\TNIMAGE\TNIMAGE.ICO"
Step 13: Click on "OK".
Step 14: (optional) Increasing the "Virtual memory" in Windows Control
Panel to the maximum amount recommended is often beneficial (see
manual for details).
If a problem occurs:
--------------------
Some video cards have little quirks that may require special handling.
Below is a list of systems on which TN-Image is definitively known to
work, and special requirements if any. In general, older cards may
need a TSR which provides VESA BIOS, and may only work in the lowest
resolution modes. This is not a complete list of cards which will
work, only the ones we have tested ourselves.
Video card/Chip Tested Command line used Comments
--------------- ------ ------------------ --------
Diamond (S3 based) OK TNIMAGE
Diamond Stealth 64
PCI (S3 based) OK TNIMAGE
2 MB
Paradise 512k OK UNIVBE Very old card - required
TNIMAGE -mode 100 UNIVBE and could only handle
640 x 400 mode (mode 100).
Paradise (Western OK TNIMAGE
Digital WD90C31 1MB)
Kelvin 64 (Cirrus) OK TNIMAGE
2 MB
(Generic) Cirrus OK TNIMAGE Cirrus card could not be made
to work under OS/2 2.1.
#9GXE64 (S3 based) OK TNIMAGE
2MB
ATI Mach 32 (2MB) OK VVESA VVESA TSR had to be loaded
TNIMAGE -mode 103 first. The desired video
mode had to be specified
on the command line. Modes
110 and above would not work
in a Windows DOS box. Also,
the Microsoft mouse driver
had to be replaced by a
Logitech mouse driver when
run in a Windows DOS box.
ATI Mach 64 (2MB) OK TNIMAGE Display was corrupted if
the UNIVBE TSR was present.
Tseng ET4000 (1MB) OK TNIMAGE TLIVESA TSR (an old version)
caused system lock-up.
TN-Image automatically used
chip-specific functions
instead of VESA.
Trident 8900 (1MB) OK TNIMAGE Worked both in VESA and
Trident modes.
Realtek RTG3106(1MB) OK VESART Required VESART from the disk
TNIMAGE supplied with the video card.
IBM 8514/A XGA -- --- TN-Image could not recognize
on PS/2 Model 95 video card and terminated
with an error message. Even
Microsoft MSD could not
recognize the video card.
If a problem still occurs:
--------------------------
Determine at what stage the problem starts by typing
TNIMAGE -DIAG
(You must press a key after each step).
1. If TN-Image terminates with an error message saying that your card is
not supported, and the card is old, TN-Image will probably need a TSR program
to provide video BIOS. This is a small program that is included with your
video card, usually with the word "VESA" in its name.
2. Another common problem is with pre-SVGA mice. If mouse jumps around,
gets lost on the screen, or freezes after returning to Windows from a DOS
box, try replacing your mouse driver with a more recent version, or with
a Logitech mouse driver.
3. If TN-Image refuses to start, check your manuals to make sure your
monitor and video card can handle 800x600 resolution in 256 colors. If not,
run TN-Image in a lower resolution mode (see below).
4. Insufficient video memory or insufficient RAM is another common
problem which can cause TN-Image to refuse to start. In either of these
situations, start TN-Image in a lower resolution mode (see below).
5. If screen display is corrupted in a VESA mode (for example, multiple
copies of the menu bar), you may need to use the "old VESA" option
(TNIMAGE -OLDVESA).
If the problem persists, read the "Problems" section in the manual
(TNIMAGE.DOC). If you still cannot get TN-Image started, run the diagnostics
again (TNIMAGE -DIAG), write down all the information printed on the screen,
and contact us by e-mail (or regular mail) for assistance.
Certain problems can occur when running TN-Image in a Windows DOS box.
These are easily corrected. Read the section on "Windows and OS/2
compatibility" in the manual (TNIMAGE.DOC). Check to see if the problem
goes away when TN-Image is run from DOS instead of in Windows.
If you have problems with bizarre or incorrect colors or the menu bar
becoming invisible after loading an image, please read the section
"Commonly Asked Questions" in the manual.
Starting TN-Image in a different resolution
-------------------------------------------
Use one of these command lines:
TNIMAGE -mode xxx
TNIMAGE -tseng mode xxx
TNIMAGE -trident mode xxx
TNIMAGE -vesa mode xxx
TNIMAGE -xres aaa -bpp bbb
where the mode value `xxx' is one of the following:
Video card/chip Mode Resolution Colors Video RAM Bits per
Needed Pixel
--------------- ------ ---------- -------- --------- --------
Tseng ET4000/W32 2E 640 x 480 256 1/2 meg 8
30 800 x 600 256 1/2 meg 8
38 1024 x 768 256 1 meg 8
Trident 8800/8900 5D 640 x 480 256 1/2 meg 8
5E 800 x 600 256 1/2 meg 8
62 1024 x 768 256 1 meg 8
VESA 100 640 x 400 256 256 k 8
101 640 x 480 256 1/2 meg 8
103+ 800 x 600 256 1/2 meg 8
105 1024 x 768 256 1 meg 8
107 1280 x 1024 256 2 meg 8
110 640 x 480 32,768 1 meg 15
111 640 x 480 65,536 1 meg 16
112 640 x 480 16,777,216 1 meg 24/32
113 800 x 600 32,768 1 meg 15
114 800 x 600 65,536 1 meg 16
115 800 x 600 16,777,216* 2 meg 24/32
116 1024 x 768 32,768 2 meg 15
117 1024 x 768 65,536 2 meg 16
118 1024 x 768 16,777,216* 3 meg 24/32
119 1280 x 102 32,768 3 meg 15
11a 1280 x 1024 65,536 3 meg 16
11b 1280 x 1024 16,777,216* 4 meg 24/32
VESA All VESA modes, including modes higher than
1280 x 1024 can be specified using the -xres and
-bpp option. For example, to select a resolution
of 1600 x 1200 with 8 bits per pixel, type:
tnimage -xres 1600 -bpp 8
* Some cards use mode 115, 118, and 11b as 32-bit/pixel
modes for speed purposes, but the maximum no.of colors
is still only 16,777,216.
+ Default start-up mode