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Subject: Re: Why oh why did I update the drivers...DOH!


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Jeffrey Rice
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Date Posted: 23:52:38 11/12/99 Fri
In reply to: Jeffrey Rice 's message, "Re: Why oh why did I update the drivers...DOH!" on 23:30:41 11/12/99 Fri
 I was just about to update my Vivante XL to 1.9n. I got the same message from Sigma Designs. The reason I want to upgrade the drivers is because with certain DVD's I get a strange distortion when the movie scenes that are dark or dim. (for instance in a water scene in Ladyhawk I cannot even make out the detail of Matthew Broderick when he is swimming out of the prison sewers). Do you have this problem?

Did you copy the *.inf file from C & T into the root directory that came with the zip file that Sigma sent? This is what the tech support told me:

"The card is an OEM product. The OEM is responsible for the support. We will send you the driver and we are not responsible if they didn't work for you.
The driver is for region 1 if you are in different region pls. let us know to send you the driver for your region.
<>
In order to install the drivers, you need to copy the INF line from the folder that have the name of one of the supported VGA cards in the root directory of the driver disk. We do not know the chipset of the VGA card on your laptop. You have to find out which inf file to move to the root directory. Next the application.

Thanks,"

Also, maybe the new C&T drivers would help make these DVD drivers work? The new CT drivers don't work with 1.8.

I would appreciate it if you would let me know if you get everything working again with these drivers. I will wait for your response before I try and upgrade to v 1.9n (if you can't get things back then I won't even attempt it).


> I have version 1.8 I'll email you.
>
> > A loud DOH!
> >
> > I did the unthinkable... I updated the DVD Ventura
> > drivers from Sigma Designs. Despite being an OEM
> > product, a person at tech_support emailed me the
> > updated drivers. And now they state that because
> it's
> > an OEM product (the mpeg-2 card), they can not give
> > technical support--only provide the drivers.
> >
> > Unfortunately they are drivers of death, for now DVD
> > doesn't work. I get an "Can not find MPEG II ZV
> > Port!" error message.
> >
> > I had backed up the original drivers, but of course
> > can not find them anywhere.
> >
> > Does anyone have the original DVD/MPEG-2 Ventura
> > Drivers from Sigma Designs that came with their
> > Vibrant LS? Even
> > a Sigma Designs .INF file from c:\\windows\\inf\\other
> to
> > compare against would be great.
> >
> > Thanks a million in advance....
> >
> > -Bob Hart
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