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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -AMD Geode GX and LX Xorg graphics Driver -May 9, 2007 +AMD Geode GX and LX X.Org graphics Driver ======================================== +Last updated: 2008-08-13 = Introduction = @@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ The GX driver features XAA and EXA support for graphics acceleration, and the LX driver supports EXA (including compositing). Both drivers suppport dynamic rotation with XRandR, and Xv overlay support. +http://wiki.x.org/wiki/AMDGeodeDriver + += Dependencies = + +As of version 2.9.0, this driver depends on X.Org server 1.3 or newer, +because it utilizes the new common DDC probing libraries from X.Org. + +If necessary, it might be possible to create autoconf macros to make +this driver compile against older X servers, following this example: + +http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit/2007-February/010341.html + +Patches accomplising the same trick for the Geode driver are welcome. + = Configuration options = You can specify the Geode driver in the normal fashion: @@ -46,6 +60,4 @@ ExaScratch: Specify the amount of extra EXA scratch buffer (in bytes) FBSize: Specify the size of the video space (in bytes) PanelGeometry: Specify the geometry of the attached panel ("<width>x<height>") - - - += EOF = |