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+<!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//Xorg//DTD linuxdoc//EN" [
+<!ENTITY % defs SYSTEM "defs.ent"> %defs;
+]>
+
+<article>
+<title> Information for S3 ViRGE Users
+<author>The XFree86 Project Inc.
+<date>19 Dec 2001
+
+<ident>
+</ident>
+
+<toc>
+
+<sect> Supported hardware
+<p>
+The s3virge driver in X11R&relvers; supports the S3 ViRGE, ViRGE DX, GX, GX2, MX, MX+, and VX chipsets. It also supports Trio3D and Trio3D/2x chips. A majority of testing is done on ViRGE DX chips, making them the most stable to date. This release has added support for doublescan modes on DX.
+
+This driver is moderately stable, however please use caution with any new install. Please report any problems to bugzilla.freedesktop.org, using the xorg component.
+
+<sect>Features:
+<p>
+
+<itemize>
+<item>Fully accelerated support for S3 ViRGE family video adapters
+<item>uses linear frame buffer
+<item>supports resolutions up to 2048x2048
+<item>supports color depths of 8, 15, 16 and 24
+<item>full use of video card memory for acceleration caching when visible framebuffer leaves extra memory
+<item>XVideo on DX, GX, GX2, MX, MX+ and Trio3D/2X at depth 16 and 24
+<item>Doublescan modes on DX, possibly others (untested)
+</itemize>
+
+<sect>Configuration:
+<p>
+
+The driver auto-detects RAM size, RAMDAC and ClockChip. Do not bother putting
+these in your "Device" section.
+
+<sect>Documentation:
+<p>
+
+The driver has several supported options which are documented in the s3virge man
+page. Please refer to it for additional details about configuration options.
+
+<sect>Support:
+<p>
+For support with X11R&relvers video drivers please refer to our web site at <url name="wiki.x.org" url="http://wiki.x.org">.
+
+<sect>Authors
+<p>
+
+<itemize>
+<item>Mark Vojkovich <email>mvojkovich@nvidia.com</email>
+<item>Sebastien Marineau
+<item>Harald Koenig <email>koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de</email>
+<item>Matt Grossman <email>mattg@oz.net</email>
+<item>Kevin Brosius <email>cobra@compuserve.com</email>
+</itemize>
+
+</article>