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@@ -1,200 +1,42 @@ + Information for NVidia NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000 Users + David McKay + 20th March 1997 +1. XFree driver for NVidia NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000 v1.0 - - - - - - Information for NVidia NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000 and Riva128 Users - - David McKay, Dirk Hohndel - - 26 February 1998 - - - -1. XFree86 driver for NVidia NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000 and Riva128 - -This driver supports good acceleration for both the NV1/STG2000 as well as the -Riva128. It is known to work on PCI and AGP versions of the Riva128. +This driver now accelerates bitblits and filled rectangles. It also support a +hardware cursor. More graphic acceleration is planned. There is no plan to +support the audio functionality of the chip. 1.1 Notes - o On the NV1/STG2000, the driver does not support the virtual desktop fea- - tures of xfree86. This is because the NV1 does not have the necessary - hardware to support this feature. If you want to change resolutions, you - will have to modify your config file. Comment out all but the mode you - wish to use. + o THE DRIVER DOES NOT SUPPORT THE VIRTUAL DESKTOP FEATURES OF XFREE86 This + is because the NV1 does not have the necessary hardware to support this + feature. If you want to change resolutions, you will have to modify your + config file. Comment out all but the mode you wish to use. o The generic VGA16 server will not work with the NV1. For this reason - XF86Setup cannot be used to configure the server. Use xf86config instead. - Select `Diamond Edge 3D' as your board, and select only ONE mode for each - of 8bpp and 16bpp. Do not select a virtual desktop. Also, make sure you - don't select a RAMDAC or clock chip. This does not apply if you own a - Riva128 card, as the VGA16 server works just fine on that. - - o Both the NV1 and the Riva128 only support a 555 RGB Weight in 16 bpp, the - hardware does not do 565. If you run into problems with some window man- - agers in 16bpp, try putting a Weight 555 in the Display section. - - o 24 bpp is not supported. - - o In some modes the hardware cursor gets out of sync with the display. Use - Option "sw_cursor" to work around this problem. - - o There are modelines that confuse the Riva128 chip. This results in a - greenish display. Slightly modifying the modeline usually fixes the prob- - lem. In most cases all that is needed is to reduce the HTotal. You can use - xvidtune to do that. - - o The dotclock limits for this driver seem to be lower than the hardware - specs (and drivers for other graphical user interfaces) seem to indicate. - If you get a flickery screen with flashes, try to limit the modes you use - to about 160MHz in 16bpp and about 100MHz in 32bpp. - - Generated from XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/NV1.sgml,v 3.2.2.3 1998/02/26 20:11:27 hohndel Exp $ - - - - - - -Information for NVidia NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000 and Riva128 Users - - - - - -Information for NVidia NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000 and Riva128 Users - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTENTS - - - -1. XFree86 driver for NVidia NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000 and Riva128 .......... 1 - 1.1 Notes ................................................................ 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + XF86Setup cannot be used to configure the server. Use xf86config + instead. Select `Diamond Edge 3D' as your board, and select only ONE + mode for each of 8bpp and 16bpp. Do not select a virtual desktop. + Also, make sure you don't select a RAMDAC or clock chip. + o The NV1 only supports a 555 RGB Weight in 16 bpp, the hardware does not + do 565. You must put a Weight 555 in the Display section. + o 24/32 bpp mode is not yet supported. +1.2 Known Bugs + o The driver should force Weight 555 in 16 bpp mode + o The hardware cursor doesn't work if an doublescan mode is selected. - i + o Screen blanking doesn't work, nor does DPMS. + Generated from XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/NV1.sgml,v 3.3 1997/03/22 09:35:30 hohndel Exp $ -$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/README.NV1,v 3.5.2.3 1998/02/27 02:54:59 dawes Exp $ +$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/README.NV1,v 3.7 1999/04/15 03:34:51 dawes Exp $ |