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committer | Kaleb Keithley <kaleb@freedesktop.org> | 2003-11-14 16:48:55 +0000 |
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diff --git a/README.r128.sgml b/README.r128.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..db1ef8af --- /dev/null +++ b/README.r128.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,137 @@ +<!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//XFree86//DTD linuxdoc//EN"[ +<!ENTITY % defs SYSTEM "defs.ent"> %defs; +]> + +<article> +<title>Information for ATI Rage 128 Users +<author>Precision Insight, Inc., SuSE GmbH +<date>13 June 2000 + +<ident> +$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/r128.sgml,v 1.8 2000/06/14 00:16:09 dawes Exp $ +</ident> + +<toc> + +<sect>Supported Hardware +<p> +<itemize> + <item>ATI Rage 128 based cards +</itemize> + + +<sect>Features +<p> +<itemize> + <item>Full support (including hardware accelerated 2D drawing) for 8, 15, + 16, 24 bit pixel depths. + <item>Hardware cursor support to reduce sprite flicker. + <item>Support for high resolution video modes up to 1800x1440 @ 70Hz. + <item>Support for doublescan video modes (e.g., 320x200 and 320x240). + <item>Support for gamma correction at all pixel depths. + <item>Fully programmable clock supported. + <item>Robust text mode restore for VT switching. +</itemize> + + +<sect>Technical Notes +<p> +<itemize> + <item>None +</itemize> + + +<sect>Reported Working Video Cards +<p> +<itemize> + <item>Rage Fury AGP 32MB + <item>XPERT 128 AGP 16MB + <item>XPERT 99 AGP 8MB +</itemize> + + +<sect>Configuration +<p> +The driver auto-detects all device information necessary to +initialize the card. The only lines you need in the "Device" +section of your XF86Config file are: +<verb> + Section "Device" + Identifier "Rage 128" + Driver "r128" + EndSection +</verb> +or let <tt>xf86config</tt> do this for you. + +However, if you have problems with auto-detection, you can specify: +<itemize> + <item>VideoRam - in kilobytes + <item>MemBase - physical address of the linear framebuffer + <item>IOBase - physical address of the memory mapped IO registers + <item>ChipID - PCI DEVICE ID +</itemize> + + +<sect>Driver Options +<p> +<itemize> + <item>"hw_cursor" - request hardware cursor (default) + <item>"sw_cursor" - software cursor only + <item>"no_accel" - software rendering only + <item>"dac_8_bit" - use color weight 888 in 8 bpp mode (default) + <item>"dac_6_bit" - use color weight 666 in 8 bpp mode (VGA emulation) +</itemize> + + +<sect>Known Limitations +<p> +<itemize> + <item>None +</itemize> + + +<sect>Authors +<p> +The XFree86 4 driver was ported from XFree86 3.3.x and enhanced by: +<itemize> + <item>Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <email>faith@precisioninsight.com</email> + <item>Kevin E. Martin <email>kevin@precisioninsight.com</email> +</itemize> +<p> +The XFree86 4 driver was funded by ATI and was donated to The XFree86 +Project by: +<verb> + Precision Insight, Inc. + Cedar Park, TX + USA +</verb> +<p> +The XFree86 3.3.x driver used for the port was written by: +<itemize> + <item>Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <email>faith@precisioninsight.com</email> + <item>Kevin E. Martin <email>kevin@precisioninsight.com</email> +</itemize> +The XFree86 3.3.x driver was funded by ATI and was donated to The XFree86 +Project by Precision Insight, Inc. It was based in part on an earlier +driver that was written by: +<itemize> + <item>Alan Hourihane <email>alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk</email> + <item>Dirk Hohndel <email>hohndel@suse.de</email> +</itemize> +<p>This early driver was funded and donated to The XFree86 Project by: +<verb> + SuSE GmbH + Schanzaekerstr. 10 + 90443 Nuernberg + Germany +</verb> + +<p> +<htmlurl name="http://www.precisioninsight.com" + url="http://www.precisioninsight.com"> +<p> +<htmlurl name="http://www.suse.com" + url="http://www.suse.com"> + + +</article> |