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1. Intro 

      So, you are trying some of your old dos programs and find out that 
      they will not work with your new video card. The programs tell you that
      your video card is not VESA compatible/ that no SVGA hardware is found
      or something similar. You think you need a VESA TSR but the
      manufacturer of your video card claims that that is not needed because 
      your video card supports VBE 2.0/3.0.

      If the video card is not being recognized correctly, then that might be 
      caused by the fact that some games use a built-in version of univbe/SDD 
      (UVBELib) and are not able to use the VBE BIOS from the video card. 
      UVBELib generates a driver (univbe.drv) that contains video card 
      specific code. If you have a video card that is newer than the version 
      of UVBELib that is being used then there is a problem. This problem can 
      be fixed by using a driver (univbe.drv) which is modified to use the
      BIOS of the video card. I have modified drivers for version 5.1a and 
      5.3 of UVBELib. If you have a program that needs a modified driver of 
      another version please let me know. 

2. Versions available

      Modified drivers available in this package:
      Version 5.1a used by:
      Hyper 3-D Pinball (Tilt!)

      Version 5.2 used by:
      Megarace II

      Version 5.3 used by:
      Discworld II
      Dreams to Reality
      Mortal Kombat Trilogy

      Version 5.3a used by:
      Constructor
      Katharsis

      These drivers should also work with other games using the same version 
      of UVBELib.
      If you are using a modified driver with a game not listed please tell 
      me so I can add the game to this list. 

      Some games with built-in univbe do not need a modified driver since a 
      command line parameter will tell the game to not use univbe:

      Game:                         Command line:
      Total Mayhem                  mayhem.exe USEOLDVBE

2. Installation

      Just copy the right driver to the directory of the game that contains 
      the uvconfig.exe program. Do NOT run uvconfig.exe!

      What version do I need to copy?

      Just run 'uvconfig /?' and it will tell you what version of univbe is 
      used. If this does not work do the following:
      Run uvconfig or wconfig and choose some graphics card, does not matter 
      which. (If uvconfig says it does not recognize your hardware, try 
      'uvconfig -s12' to force it to generate an S3 driver.
      If everything is OK, there is now a file called 'univbe.drv' somewhere. 
      Open this file in a text editor, the version is displayed right in the 
      beginning of the file.

      Where do I need to copy the driver?

      Let uvconfig or wconfig generate a driver, and look where it is saved. 
      Replace this driver with a modified driver.


     
     Rob Muller
     Email: rob.muller@gmx.net
     WWW  : http://unirefresh.demonews.com/videoproblems
     

This package may be distributed freely as long as the files are not modified 
and this readme file is in the package.