
This directory contains an AC'97 adaptation of the famous "SoundBlaster
Startup Sound Driver" by Robert Muchsel. All the driver does is randomly
playing a short tune during OS/2 startup (then it uninstalls itself,
hence consuming no memory).

Besides serving as an amusement, the driver may also be useful in locating
IRQ sharing problems - if the MMPM/2 driver, VIAUDD.SYS, does not work
while STARTUP.SYS does, the IRQs should be examined for conflicts.

The driver requires a 14.xxx kernel. To install it, first copy STARTUP.SYS
into \OS2\BOOT. Then add the following line to CONFIG.SYS:

BASEDEV=STARTUP.SYS

It is suggested to add this line at the beginning to CONFIG.SYS, prior to any
other device driver statements. Then the driver will be launched as soon as
the OS/2 logo is displayed.

The following options are available:

/MV:<n>     Set master volume to n% (0 to 100). Default is /M:100.
/V:<n>      Set output volume to n% (0 to 100). Default is /V:100.
/SV:<n>     Set PC Speaker volume to n% (0 to 100). Default is /SV:60.

The options may be used together, as in

BASEDEV=STARTUP.SYS /MV:75 /V:85 /SV:50
