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.Dd February 17, 2017 .Dt LIGHT 4 sgimips .Os .Sh NAME .Nm light .Nd SGI Light/Entry/Starter (LG1/LG2) graphics controller .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "light* at gio? slot ?" .Cd "wsdisplay* at light? console ?" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm driver supports the SGI Light series of graphics controllers, also known as Entry or Starter graphics and designated LG1 or LG2. These controllers have a fixed 1024x768 resolution with 8-bit colour depth. Unlike most SGI offerings, both 13w3 and VGA video cables are supported. .Nm is found in Indigo and Crimson machines. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr sgimips/gio 4 , .Xr sgimips/grtwo 4 , .Xr sgimips/newport 4 , .Xr wscons 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm driver first appeared in .Nx 5.0 . .Sh AUTHORS Stephen M. Rumble wrote this driver. .Sh BUGS Much is unknown about the REX chipset. Therefore, the driver relies on the PROM to properly initialise the graphics.

p This driver will not run without modification on Crimson machines.