Latest news:
2008, OCTOBER
*** VBEMP(NT) ***
1. Hibernation support,
2. _optional_ Non-VESABIOS ModeX (320x240x8) support,
3. miscellaneous fixes.
*** VBEMP(9x) ***
1. ASUS EEE PC 7xx/9xx with Intel91x graphics support (1024x600, 800x480);Installed TSR VBIOS is REQUIRED (included with driver),
2. TSR VBIOS support (i.e. Intel's VBIOS, UniVESA/UniVBE, CLVBETSR...),
3. NOTE: VESA functionality in dos disabled when you start program in windowed mode,
4. NOTE: With some buggy BIOSes screen garbage when starting dos or windows console programs in windowed mode,
5. NOTE: accessible vram limited to 128 mb if it is greater than 128 mb
6. miscellaneous fixes.
2008, NOVEMBER
*** VBEMP(NT) ***
1. Unified h/w accelerated driver project for CirrusLogic 54xx chips (with qemu support) started as a branch of vbemp
2. NOTE: in winnt 4.0 only first ~296-297 enumerated modes are used with ANY videodriver, others are cutted down, no way to fix it
3. NOTE: in winnt 3.51 only first ~310-350 enumerated modes are used with ANY videodriver, others are cutted down, no way to fix it
4. xp_2003 version: vga256.dll and vga64k.dll now not loaded by default in inf-file
5. more strict/accurate vesa (gtf) refresh rate calculation
6. fixed bugs with doublescan (< 640x400) and interlaced modes
7. driver package now including txtsetup.oem for unattended or textmode driver installation
8. broken oemsetup.inf for nt 3.x/3.5x installation corrected
9. framevbe.dll shadow buffering library now supports winnt 3.5x
2008, DECEMBER
*** VBEMP(NT) ***
1. beta driver for CirrusLogic 54xx chips is released on site. with qemu (or with any card that has 2 mb VRAM or more) it provdes 32-bit color modes (see this screenshot -
http://savannah.nong...G?file_id=17052 )
2. vbemp.cpl control panel extension now supports Windows xp/2003
2009, JANUARY
*** VBEMP(NT) ***
1. New version of CirrusLogic driver, see my site for details
2. Any mode >= 1024x768 now supports 43, 48 Hz interlaced
3. Owners of nVidia cards connected to LCD display via DVI now can control centering and scaling
4. new version of INFOVBE utility, now it detects VESA states, multidisplay and VBE/SCI interfaces
5. "resurrected" VGA13H driver merged with STDVID driver and now supports EGA/VGA cards in monochrome, 16, 256 colors modes
2009, AUGUST
1. UPDATED Windows 2000 article page (08.01.2009). Now it is much better organized, since Windows 2000 is my base working system at home/work from year 2004.
Some new detailed stuff about
Sun/Innotek VirtualBox and
Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
http://bearwindows.b...net/win2000.htmhttp://bearwindows.o...com/win2000.htm2. UPDATED Windows NT 4.0 article page (08.30.2009).
New detailed stuff about
UniATA,
LAN Adapters and
Serial/Parallel Controller compatibility. Uploaded new UniATA version.
http://bearwindows.b....net/winnt4.htmhttp://bearwindows.o....com/winnt4.htm3. UPDATED Windows NT 3.51 article page (08.30.2009).
New detailed stuff about
UniATA,
LAN Adapters compatibility. Uploaded new UniATA version.
http://bearwindows.b...et/winnt351.htmhttp://bearwindows.o...om/winnt351.htm2009, OCTOBER
1. NEW Windows NT Bug:
http://bearwindows.b...winnt351.htm#18http://bearwindows.o...winnt351.htm#182. UPDATED Windows NT 4.0, NT 3.51 article pages (10.01.2009).
New detailed stuff about
SATA/PATA Controller compatibility. See
Problem #2Now
SSKIT update method tested with
NT 3.51!
http://bearwindows.b...et/winnt4.htm#3http://bearwindows.o...om/winnt4.htm#3http://bearwindows.b.../winnt351.htm#5http://bearwindows.o.../winnt351.htm#52009, NOVEMBER
1. UPDATED Windows NT 4.0, NT 3.51 article pages (11.01.2009).
New
UniATA version, synchronized with RosTeam SVN.
http://bearwindows.b...t/winnt4.htm#p2http://bearwindows.o...m/winnt4.htm#p2http://bearwindows.b...winnt351.htm#p2http://bearwindows.o...winnt351.htm#p2*** VBEMP(9x) ***
2. Finally released 'self-debug' version of VBEMP 9x based on 081021.zip. to simplify its troubleshooting process. No second computer required.
Also provided link for generic source code of VBEMP (98DDK link from MDGX's site).
http://bearwindows.b...d.net/vbe9x.htmhttp://bearwindows.o...t.com/vbe9x.htm2009, DECEMBER
1. UPDATED Windows NT 4.0, NT 3.51 article pages (12.25.2009).
More info and links about
non-x86 Windows NT (Alpha, MIPS, PPC). Corrected
cdimage.exe command line. Added option to
remove Internet Explorer and Microsoft Mail from NT4 distro. New
"Problem 12: How to control security patches and critical updates installed in Windows NT/2K/XP/2003?" - article about using
MBSA 1.x tool in Windows NT/2K/XP environment to control security patches.
http://bearwindows.b....net/winnt4.htmhttp://bearwindows.o....com/winnt4.htmhttp://bearwindows.b...et/winnt351.htmhttp://bearwindows.o...om/winnt351.htm2. UPDATED Windows 2000 article page (12.25.2009).
Changes in articles related
qemu and
VirtualPC 2007 SP1 emulators. Updated
"Problem 8: Hidden control panel items (covers also Windows XP/2003)" - how to run control panel applet
"Users and passwords" from everywhere (also useful for XP/2003). New
"Problem #10: I want to install Windows 2000 onto hard drive larger than 137 Gb".
http://bearwindows.b...net/win2000.htmhttp://bearwindows.o...com/win2000.htm3. UPDATED Linux/BSD article page (12.25.2009).
Debian 5 (Lenny) quick installation shortlist.
http://bearwindows.b...and.net/lin.htmhttp://bearwindows.oxyhost.com/lin.htm