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- Information for S3 ViRGE Users
-
- The XFree86 Project Inc.
-
- 10 Jul 1999
-
- 1. Supported hardware
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- The s3virge driver in XFree86 4.0 supports the S3 ViRGE, ViRGE DX, GX, MX,
- MX+, and VX chipsets. A majority of testing is done on ViRGE DX chips, mak-
- ing them the most stable to date. This release has improved support for 24
- bit color depths and resolves all the known issues with Netscape and other
- applications supporting 24 bit color.
-
- This driver is moderately stable, however please use caution with any new
- install. Please report any problems to <XFree86@Xfree86.org> using the
- appropriate bug report sheet.
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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, 24.
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- o full use of video card memory for acceleration caching when visible
- framebuffer leaves extra memory
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- 3. Configuration:
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- The driver auto-detects RAM size, RAMDAC and ClockChip. Do not bother 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 s3virge
- man page. Please refer to it for additional details about XF86Config
- options.
-
- 5. Support:
-
- For support with XFree86 video drivers please refer to our web site at
- XFree86 <URL:http://www.XFree86.org>. The web page has a FAQ and bug report-
- ing form available. For problems not addressed in the web page please con-
- tact our support email address <XFree86@Xfree86.org>
-
- 6. Authors
-
- o Mark Vojkovich <mvojkovi@ucsd.edu>
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- o Sebastien Marineau
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- o Harald Koenig <koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de>
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- o Matt Grossman <mattg@oz.net>
-
- o Kevin Brosius <Cobra@compuserve.com>
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