Automap: Cirrus Logic Video Conflicts Cause Display Distortion
  
PSS ID Number: Q134443
Article last modified on 12-16-1998
 
3.00 3.02 3.04 3.05 4.00
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Automap Road Atlas for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.02, 3.04,
   3.05, 4.0
 - Microsoft Automap Pro, versions 1.0, 1.08
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Automap Road Atlas for Windows, you may experience the
following symptoms:
 
 - The Start and Finish icons for your Journey may be black spots.
 
 - The water and sea areas may be blotchy.
 
CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you need to update the driver for your Cirrus
Logic VESA Local Bus (VLB) display adapter.
 
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.
 
Updating the Cirrus Logic Driver
--------------------------------
 
Contact Cirrus Logic Technical Support to obtain the latest version of the
driver for your display adapter. These drivers are available as a download
from the Cirrus Logic bulletin board service (BBS) at (510) 440-9080, or as
a download from the following Cirrus Logic Web site:
 
   http://www.cirrus.com
 
Installing the SVGA Driver
--------------------------
 
Install the 256-color generic Super VGA (SVGA) driver included with Windows
3.11 and Windows for WorkGroups 3.11, or download and install the Super VGA
driver (Svga.exe) from the following Microsoft FTP site:
 
   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/svga.exe
 
To install the Super VGA driver, copy the Svga.exe file to an empty folder
on your hard disk, run the program to extract the files, and then follow
the instructions in the Display.txt file to install the driver.
 
The products discussed here are manufactured by Cirrus Logic, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding these products' performance or reliability.
 
Additional query words: 3.00 3.02 3.04 3.05 4.00 auto auto-map automap
reference blurred blotch smeared
 
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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbenv kbimu 
Version           : 3.00 3.02 3.04 3.05 4.00
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
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