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      2      1.1  mrg 		    Information for NeoMagic Users
      3      1.1  mrg 	            NeoMagic Driver Version 0.2/4.0
      4      1.1  mrg 		    (based on version 2.0.0/3.3.3) 
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      7      1.1  mrg 1) Supported hardware
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      9      1.1  mrg    * NeoMagic 2200 (MagicMedia256AV)
     10      1.1  mrg    * NeoMagic 2160 (MagicGraph128XD)
     11      1.1  mrg    * NeoMagic 2097 (MagicGraph128ZV+)
     12      1.1  mrg    * NeoMagic 2093 (MagicGraph128ZV)
     13      1.1  mrg    * NeoMagic 2090 (MagicGraph128V)
     14      1.1  mrg    * NeoMagic 2070 (MagicGraph128)
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     17      1.1  mrg 2) Features
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     19      1.1  mrg    * Full support for internal flat panels, external monitors, and
     20      1.1  mrg      simultaneous internal/external displays.
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     22      1.1  mrg    * Complete set of Panel Resolutions supported including stretch and
     23      1.1  mrg      centering modes for running lower resolutions on fixed resolution
     24      1.1  mrg      panels.
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     26      1.1  mrg    * Support for depths of 8, 15, 16 and 24 bits per pixel.
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     28      1.1  mrg    * Hardware Cursor support to reduce sprite flicker.
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     30      1.1  mrg    * Hardware accelerated drawing engine for 8, 15 and 16 bit per
     31      1.1  mrg      pixel modes.
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     33      1.1  mrg    * Fully programmable clocks supported in external monitor only
     34      1.1  mrg      mode.
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     36      1.1  mrg    * Robust text mode restore for VT switching.
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     39      1.1  mrg 3) Technical Notes
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     41      1.1  mrg    * Enable both internal "intern_disp" and external "extern_disp"
     42      1.1  mrg      options to get simultaneous panel/CRT support.
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     45      1.1  mrg 4) Reported Working Laptops
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     47      1.1  mrg    * Acer Travelmate 7120T
     48      1.1  mrg    * Acer Extensa 367, 367D & 710TE
     49      1.1  mrg    * Actebis TN559Pro
     50      1.1  mrg    * Asus P6300
     51      1.1  mrg    * CTX EzBook 700 & 77X series
     52      1.1  mrg    * Compaq Presario 1080, 1210, 1215, 1220, 1610, 1611, 1620, 1621 & 1640
     53      1.1  mrg    * Dell Inspiron 3000 & 3200
     54      1.1  mrg    * Dell Latitude CP, CPi, LM & XPi
     55      1.1  mrg    * Digital VP HiNote 575, 703, 717 & 720
     56      1.1  mrg    * FIC DESIGNote 5550
     57      1.1  mrg    * Fujitsu LifeBook 420D & 656Tx
     58      1.1  mrg    * Gateway 2000 Solo 2300XL, 2500LS & 5150
     59      1.1  mrg    * Highscreen XD Advance II 21,1" TFT
     60      1.1  mrg    * Hi-Grade Notino AS6000 pII/266Mhz
     61      1.1  mrg    * Hitachi VisionBook Plus 5000
     62      1.1  mrg    * HP Omnibook 800, 3000, 3100, 4100 & Sojourn
     63      1.1  mrg    * IBM ThinkPad 380D, 380E, 380ED, 380XD, 385XD, 560X & 600
     64      1.1  mrg    * LEO DESIGNote 5550
     65      1.1  mrg    * Micron Transport XKE
     66      1.1  mrg    * NEC Ready 330T
     67      1.1  mrg    * NEC Versa 2780 MT, 5060X, 5080X, 6060 & 6230
     68      1.1  mrg    * NEC MB12C/UV (mobio NX)
     69      1.1  mrg    * OPTI Phoenix
     70      1.1  mrg    * Panasonic CF_S21, CF-25 MKIII & CF-35
     71      1.1  mrg    * Quantex H-1330
     72      1.1  mrg    * Sceptre 4500
     73      1.1  mrg    * SEH DESIGNote 5550
     74      1.1  mrg    * Siemens Nixdorf Scenic 510
     75      1.1  mrg    * Sony PCG-505, PCG-705, PCG-717, PCG-719 & PCG-731
     76      1.1  mrg    * TI Extensa 660 CDT
     77      1.1  mrg    * Toshiba Libretto 100CT
     78      1.1  mrg    * Toshiba Protege SS3000
     79      1.1  mrg    * UMAX 520T
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     82      1.1  mrg 5) Configuration
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     84      1.1  mrg    The driver auto-detects all device info included memory size, so
     85      1.1  mrg    use the following device section in your XF86Config file:
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     87      1.1  mrg 	Section "Device"
     88      1.1  mrg 		Identifier	"NeoMagic"
     89      1.1  mrg 	EndSection
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     91      1.1  mrg    or let xf86config or XF86Setup do this for you.
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     93      1.1  mrg    But if you have problems with auto-detection, you can specify:
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     95      1.1  mrg       VideoRam  - in kilobytes
     96      1.1  mrg       DacSpeed  - in MHz
     97      1.1  mrg       MemBase   - physical address of the linear framebuffer
     98      1.1  mrg       IOBase    - physical address of the memory mapped IO registers
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    101      1.1  mrg 6) Driver Options
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    103      1.1  mrg     "no_linear"     - banked framebuffer mode
    104      1.1  mrg     "no_accel"      - software rendering only
    105      1.1  mrg     "sw_cursor"     - software cursor only
    106      1.1  mrg     "no_mmio"       - use I/O space directly
    107      1.1  mrg     "intern_disp"   - enable internal display (default)
    108      1.1  mrg     "extern_disp"   - enable external display
    109      1.1  mrg     "no_stretch"    - disable stretching of lower resolution modes on panel
    110      1.1  mrg     "lcd_center"    - center lower resolution modes on panel
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    112      1.1  mrg      NOTE: Stretching of panel image is on by default for lower panel
    113      1.1  mrg      resolutions.
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    115      1.1  mrg    Options useful for special lcd mode setting (should not be needed):
    116      1.1  mrg     "prog_lcd_mode_regs"       - set special lcd mode registers (2070 default)
    117      1.1  mrg     "no_prog_lcd_mode_regs"    - don't set lcd mode registers (non-2070 default)
    118      1.1  mrg     "prog_lcd_mode_stretch"    - force lcd mode regs if stretching is enabled
    119      1.1  mrg     "no_prog_lcd_mode_stretch" - no lcd mode regs if stretching (default)
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    121      1.1  mrg    Option for subnotebooks and other laptops with uncommon size panels:
    122      1.1  mrg     "override_validate_mode" - disable LCD mode checking
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    124      1.1  mrg      WARNING: Disabling mode checking will allow for invalid modes that
    125      1.1  mrg      could damage your LCD.
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    127      1.1  mrg 7) Known Limitations
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    129      1.1  mrg    * External monitor support on the NM2070.
    130      1.1  mrg    * Banked, or no_linear mode on the NM2070.
    131      1.1  mrg    * Horizontal centering for lower than panel resolution on NM2070.
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    133      1.1  mrg 8) Authors
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    135      1.1  mrg    The original version of the driver - written for Xfree86 3.3 - 
    136      1.1  mrg    done by:
    137      1.1  mrg    Jens Owen (jens (a] tungstengraphics.com)
    138      1.1  mrg    Kevin E. Martin (kevin (a] precisioninsight.com)
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    140      1.1  mrg    Precision Insight, Inc.
    141      1.1  mrg    Cedar Park, TX  USA
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    143      1.1  mrg    http://www.precisioninsight.com
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    145      1.1  mrg    Port to Xfree86 4.0 done by:
    146      1.1  mrg    Egbert Eich (Egbert.Eich (a] Physik.TU-Darmstadt.de)
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    150  1.1.1.2  mrg $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/neomagic/README,v 1.2 2002/10/30 12:52:20 alanh Exp $
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