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1 1.1 mrg xf86-video-geode -- AMD Geode GX and LX graphics driver for X.org 2 1.1 mrg ================================================================= 3 1.1 mrg README last updated: 2009-09-09 4 1.1 mrg 5 1.1 mrg GIT repository: 6 1.1 mrg git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-geode 7 1.1 mrg 8 1.1 mrg Gitweb browser: 9 1.1 mrg http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-geode 10 1.1 mrg 11 1.1 mrg Project homepage: 12 1.1 mrg http://www.x.org/wiki/GeodeDriver 13 1.1 mrg 14 1.1 mrg = Introduction = 15 1.1 mrg 16 1.1 mrg This is the X graphics driver for the AMD Geode GX and LX processors. 17 1.1 mrg The GX driver features XAA and EXA support for graphics acceleration, 18 1.1 mrg and the LX driver supports EXA (including compositing). Both drivers 19 1.1 mrg support dynamic rotation with XRandR, and Xv overlay support. 20 1.1 mrg 21 1.1 mrg = Roadmap = 22 1.1 mrg 23 1.1 mrg Support for X servers older than 1.4 is expected to be dropped in the 24 1.1 mrg near future. If your distribution still hasn't upgraded, please urge 25 1.1 mrg them to get around it soon. 26 1.1 mrg 27 1.1 mrg Support for old GX1 Geodes by Cyrix and NSC will be reintroduced soon, 28 1.1 mrg at which point xf86-video-cyrix and xf86-video-nsc will be retired. 29 1.1 mrg 30 1.1 mrg Until then, the current situation for Geode coverage is as follow: 31 1.1 mrg 32 1.1 mrg xf86-video-geode 33 1.1 mrg * Geode LX (a.k.a. GX3) PCI ID 0x1022:0x2081 34 1.1 mrg * Geode GX (a.k.a. GX2) PCI ID 0x100B:0x0030 (rebranded GX2) 35 1.1 mrg 36 1.1 mrg xf86-video-nsc 37 1.1 mrg * Geode GX2 (a.k.a. GX2) PCI ID 0x100B:0x0030 (a.k.a. "Red Cloud") 38 1.1 mrg * Geode SCx200 (a.k.a. GX1) PCI ID 0x100B:0x0504 39 1.1 mrg * Geode SC1400 (a.k.a. GX1) PCI ID 0x100B:0x0104 40 1.1 mrg 41 1.1 mrg xf86-video-cyrix 42 1.1 mrg * Geode MediaGX (a.k.a. GX1) PCI ID 0x1078:0x0104 43 1.1 mrg 44 1.1 mrg Please note that both NSC and GEODE support GX2. This is indeed correct. 45 1.1 mrg However, only GEODE has up-to-date code, while NSC is deprecated. 46 1.1 mrg 47 1.1 mrg = Dependencies = 48 1.1 mrg 49 1.1 mrg As of version 2.11.4, this driver depends upon X server 1.5 or newer, 50 1.1 mrg because the GX Randr code utilizes dixSetPrivate whose API was modified 51 1.1 mrg in a non backward-compatible way. 52 1.1 mrg 53 1.1 mrg #ifdef'ing the changes from f1268f3ba8404129d358db3bb1e66f3841f7018a 54 1.1 mrg and b28abde0276ddd7f687242f3886f98b0e49a7fc2 might make it possible 55 1.1 mrg to build this driver against older X servers. Patches are welcome. 56 1.1 mrg 57 1.1 mrg As of version 2.9.0, this driver depends on X server 1.3 or newer, 58 1.1 mrg because it utilizes the new common DDC probing libraries from X.Org. 59 1.1 mrg 60 1.1 mrg If necessary, it might be possible to create autoconf macros to make 61 1.1 mrg this driver compile against older X servers, following this example: 62 1.1 mrg 63 1.1 mrg http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-commit/2007-February/010341.html 64 1.1 mrg 65 1.1 mrg Patches accomplishing the same trick for the Geode driver are welcome. 66 1.1 mrg 67 1.1 mrg = FAQ = 68 1.1 mrg 69 1.1 mrg Q: Why doesn't this GEODE driver work at WXGA (wide screen) resolutions? 70 1.1 mrg 71 1.1 mrg A: Make sure that TFT Panel support is disabled in the BIOS settings, 72 1.1 mrg otherwise resolutions will be restricted to traditional VGA modes. 73 1.1 mrg The GEODE offers a choice between CRT-only, CRT+TFT, TFT-only for 74 1.1 mrg output device and selecting CRT-only removes the VGA restriction. 75 1.1 mrg 76 1.1 mrg Q: How do I produce useful information whenever submiting a bug report? 77 1.1 mrg 78 1.1 mrg A: See http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/ServerDebugging 79 1.1 mrg and follow the instructions. 80 1.1 mrg 81 1.1 mrg Q: How do I test development snapshots from the upstream GIT repository? 82 1.1 mrg 83 1.1 mrg A: Run the following commands from a command line interpreter shell... 84 1.1 mrg 1. git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-geode 85 1.1 mrg 2. Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install autoconf automake libtool xutils-dev 86 1.1 mrg apt-get install build-dep xserver-xorg-video-geode 87 1.1 mrg Fedora/Red Hat: yum install autoconf automake libtool xorg-x11-util-macros 88 1.1 mrg yum-builddep xorg-x11-drv-geode 89 1.1 mrg 3. cd xf86-video-geode 90 1.1 mrg 4. ./autogen.sh 91 1.1 mrg 5. make distcheck 92 1.1 mrg ...then install the driver manually. 93 1.1 mrg 94 1.1 mrg Q: What is the preferred method for submitting patches to this driver? 95 1.1 mrg 96 1.1 mrg A: See http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/SubmittingPatches 97 1.1 mrg and submit the patches as attachments to the Geode X.org mailing list 98 1.1 mrg or to the X.org Bugzilla against component "Driver/geode". 99 1.1 mrg 100 1.1 mrg = Configuration options = 101 1.1 mrg 102 1.1 mrg You can specify the Geode driver in the normal fashion: 103 1.1 mrg 104 1.1 mrg Section "Device" 105 1.1 mrg Identifier "AMD Geode" 106 1.1 mrg Driver "geode" 107 1.1 mrg Option "blah" "blah" 108 1.1 mrg ... 109 1.1 mrg EndSection 110 1.1 mrg 111 1.1 mrg The following options may be added to the section: 112 1.1 mrg 113 1.1 mrg == GX == 114 1.1 mrg 115 1.1 mrg SWCursor: Enable software cursors (essentially disabling HW cursor support) 116 1.1 mrg NoCompression: Disable video bandwidth compression 117 1.1 mrg NoAccel: Disable hardware assisted acceleration 118 1.1 mrg AccelMethod: "XAA" (default) or "EXA" 119 1.1 mrg Rotate: Select a orientation to start with - LEFT, INVERT, CCW 120 1.1 mrg NoPanel: Disable panel support 121 1.1 mrg OSMImageBuffers: Set the number of image buffers (XAA only) 122 1.1 mrg OSMColorExpBuffers: Set the number of color expansion buffers (XAA only) 123 1.1 mrg FBSize: Specify the size of the video space (in bytes) 124 1.1 mrg PanelGeometry: Specify the geometry of the attached panel ("<width>x<height>") 125 1.1 mrg 126 1.1 mrg == LX == 127 1.1 mrg 128 1.1 mrg SWCursor: Enable software cursors (essentially disabling HW cursor support) 129 1.1 mrg NoCompression: Disable video bandwidth compression 130 1.1 mrg NoAccel: Disable hardware assisted acceleration 131 1.1 mrg Rotate: Select a orientation to start with - LEFT, INVERT, CCW 132 1.1 mrg NoPanel: Disable panel support 133 1.1 mrg ExaScratch: Specify the amount of extra EXA scratch buffer (in bytes) 134 1.1 mrg FBSize: Specify the size of the video space (in bytes) 135 1.1 mrg 136 1.1 mrg = EOF = 137
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