2012-05-13 14:16:50 -06:00
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Information for S3 ViRGE Users
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The XFree86 Project Inc.
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19 Dec 2001
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Table of Contents
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1. Supported hardware
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2. Features:
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3. Configuration:
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4. Documentation:
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5. Support:
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6. Authors
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1. Supported hardware
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The s3virge driver in X11R7.5 supports the S3 ViRGE, ViRGE DX, GX,
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GX2, MX, MX+, and VX chipsets. It also supports Trio3D and Trio3D/2x
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chips. A majority of testing is done on ViRGE DX chips, making them
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the most stable to date. This release has added support for doublescan
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modes on DX.
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This driver is moderately stable, however please use caution with any
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new install. Please report any problems to bugzilla.freedesktop.org,
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using the xorg component.
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2. Features:
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o Fully accelerated support for S3 ViRGE family video adapters
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o uses linear frame buffer
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o supports resolutions up to 2048x2048
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o supports color depths of 8, 15, 16 and 24
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o full use of video card memory for acceleration caching when visible
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framebuffer leaves extra memory
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o XVideo on DX, GX, GX2, MX, MX+ and Trio3D/2X at depth 16 and 24
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o Doublescan modes on DX, possibly others (untested)
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3. Configuration:
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The driver auto-detects RAM size, RAMDAC and ClockChip. Do not bother
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putting these in your "Device" section.
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4. Documentation:
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The driver has several supported options which are documented in the
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s3virge man page. Please refer to it for additional details about
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configuration options.
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5. Support:
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For support with X11R7.5 video drivers please refer to our web site at
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wiki.x.org <http://wiki.x.org>.
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6. Authors
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o Mark Vojkovich <mailto:mvojkovich@nvidia.com>
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o Sebastien Marineau
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o Harald Koenig <mailto:koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de>
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o Matt Grossman <mailto:mattg@oz.net>
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o Kevin Brosius <mailto:cobra@compuserve.com>
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