Diamond problems?

[Brian Alexander Todd]

I'm not sure if one is supposed to answer one's own 
questions on this mailer but I thought it would be
good to have the solution in the archive lest 
someone else has the same problem.  The problem
was with a diamond video card according to:

At 10:31 AM 11/11/99 -0500, Brian Alexander Todd wrote:
>I think I have a video card problem, but I want to
>check with the experts.  I'm using
>
>NT4.0 SP5
>vtk2.4
>Diamond s540 Stealth III with the drivers that came
>with the card.
>VC++6.0
>
>I build the mace.cxx example in VC with no problems.
>However, when I run the example, the window gives 
>strange behavior (all black or with the windows behind
>it drawn on the canvas where the mace should be or hang).  
>I remember seeing some thing about monkeys writing the 
>drivers for my card on this mail list, so I checked that 
>out.  Rebooted into VGA mode and ran the sample 
>again.  This time I see the mace and I can interact 
>with it.  Should I send some bananas to Diamond?  Has
>anyone got this card working with vtk?
>
>Many Thanks,
>Brian Todd

/*
In a email from diamond technical suppost:
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us.

In place of the Diamond drivers, try the Savage 4 reference drivers from
http://www.s3.com/index2.html and see if they give any different results.
*/

I tried these and they seem to be working fine.  I don't know if there
is a similar solution for other diamond woes but it is worth trying 
reference drivers if they are available.

Brian Todd
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