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diff --git a/README.sgml b/README.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..575989f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +<!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//XFree86//DTD linuxdoc//EN" [ +<!ENTITY % defs SYSTEM "defs.ent"> %defs; +]> + +<article> +<title>Information for i810 Users +<author>Precision Insight, Inc. +<date>3 March 2000 +<ident> +$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/i810.sgml,v 1.3 2001/04/04 01:34:18 dawes Exp $ +</ident> +<toc> + +<sect>Supported Hardware +<p> +<itemize> + <item>Intel 810 motherboards: + <itemize> + <item>i810, + <item>i810-dc100, + <item>i810e + <item>i815 + </itemize> +</itemize> + + +<sect>Features +<p> +<itemize> + <item>Full support for 8, 15, 16, and 24 bit pixel depths. + <item>Hardware cursor support to reduce sprite flicker. + <item>Hardware accelerated 2D drawing engine support for 8, 15, 16 and + 24 bit pixel depths. + <item>Support for high resolution video modes up to 1600x1200. + <item>Fully programmable clock supported. + <item>Robust text mode restore for VT switching. +</itemize> + + +<sect>Technical Notes +<p> +<itemize> + <item>Hardware acceleration is not possible when using the framebuffer + in 32 bit per pixel format, and this mode is not supported by + this driver. + <item>Interlace modes cannot be supported. + <item>This driver currently only works for Linux/ix86 and recent versions + of FreeBSD. It requires the agpgart kernel support, which is + included in Linux kernels 2.3.42 and higher, and FreeBSD 4.1 + and higher. +</itemize> + + +<sect>Reported Working Video Cards +<p> +<itemize> + <item>Intel evaluation hardware - i810, i810-dc100, i810e and i815. + <item>Tyan Tomcat Motherboard. + <item>HappyPC set-top box. +</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 "Intel i810" + Driver "i810" + EndSection +</verb> +or let <tt>xf86config</tt> do this for you. + +However, if you have problems with auto-detection, you can specify: +<itemize> + <item>DacSpeed - in MHz + <item>MemBase - physical address of the linear framebuffer + <item>IOBase - physical address of the memory mapped IO registers +</itemize> + +In order to use most resolutions, it is necessary to install the +'agpgart.o' module. You will probably have to compile the module yourself +(see the notes in the module). + +Note: the i810 driver detects whether your motherboard has display cache +video memory. This memory is has reduced bandwidth compared to normal +system memory, and isn't used by the server. The main function of this +memory is for ancillary buffers (eg. z buffer) in a forthcoming 3d +capable server. + + +<sect>Driver Options +<p> +<itemize> + <item>"NoAccel" - Turn off hardware acceleration + <item>"SWCursor" - Request a software cursor (hardware is default) + <item>"Dac6Bit" - Force the use of a 6 Bit Dac (8 Bit is the default) +</itemize> + +<sect>Known Limitations +<p> +<itemize> + <item>No 3D support in this release. + <item>Running two X servers on different VTs is not supported at this time. +</itemize> + + +<sect>Author +<p> +<itemize> + <item>Keith Whitwell +</itemize> + +This driver was donated to The XFree86 Project by: +<verb> + Precision Insight, Inc. + Cedar Park, TX + USA +</verb> + +<htmlurl name="http://www.precisioninsight.com" + url="http://www.precisioninsight.com"> + + +</article> |