X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Ffb%2Fsstfb.txt;h=550ca775a4cbbe78ef623a2d5c0ed96fc72d550e;hb=fa6adbe08825274a3803abb9aef365f939be7da5;hp=ccdcfec3c346b61a6070a90b4ff63a044c72a02a;hpb=992caacf1141b31e94540eb31e0540e3da3a5e25;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git diff --git a/Documentation/fb/sstfb.txt b/Documentation/fb/sstfb.txt index ccdcfec3c34..550ca775a4c 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/sstfb.txt +++ b/Documentation/fb/sstfb.txt @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Introduction This is a frame buffer device driver for 3dfx' Voodoo Graphics - (aka voodoo 1, aka sst1) and Voodoo² (aka Voodoo 2, aka CVG) based + (aka voodoo 1, aka sst1) and Voodoo² (aka Voodoo 2, aka CVG) based video boards. It's highly experimental code, but is guaranteed to work - on my computer, with my "Maxi Gamer 3D" and "Maxi Gamer 3d²" boards, + on my computer, with my "Maxi Gamer 3D" and "Maxi Gamer 3d²" boards, and with me "between chair and keyboard". Some people tested other combinations and it seems that it works. The main page is located at , and if @@ -137,23 +137,23 @@ Bugs - The driver is 16 bpp only, 24/32 won't work. - The driver is not your_favorite_toy-safe. this includes SMP... [Actually from inspection it seems to be safe - Alan] - - when using XFree86 FBdev (X over fbdev) you may see strange color + - When using XFree86 FBdev (X over fbdev) you may see strange color patterns at the border of your windows (the pixels lose the lowest - byte -> basicaly the blue component nd some of the green) . I'm unable + byte -> basically the blue component and some of the green). I'm unable to reproduce this with XFree86-3.3, but one of the testers has this - problem with XFree86-4. apparently recent Xfree86-4.x solve this + problem with XFree86-4. Apparently recent Xfree86-4.x solve this problem. - I didn't really test changing the palette, so you may find some weird things when playing with that. - - Sometimes the driver will not recognise the DAC , and the - initialisation will fail. this is specificaly true for - voodoo 2 boards , but it should be solved in recent versions. please - contact me . - - the 24/32 is not likely to work anytime soon , knowing that the - hardware does ... unusual thigs in 24/32 bpp - - When used with anther video board, current limitations of linux - console subsystem can cause some troubles, specificaly, you should - disable software scrollback , as it can oops badly ... + - Sometimes the driver will not recognise the DAC, and the + initialisation will fail. This is specifically true for + voodoo 2 boards, but it should be solved in recent versions. Please + contact me. + - The 24/32 is not likely to work anytime soon, knowing that the + hardware does ... unusual things in 24/32 bpp. + - When used with another video board, current limitations of the linux + console subsystem can cause some troubles, specifically, you should + disable software scrollback, as it can oops badly ... Todo