1  Information for S3 ViRGE Users
2  The XFree86 Project Inc.
3  19 Dec 2001
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6  Table of Contents
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9  1. Supported hardware
10  2. Features:
11  3. Configuration:
12  4. Documentation:
13  5. Support:
14  6. Authors
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19  1.  Supported hardware
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21  The s3virge driver for Xorg supports the S3 ViRGE, ViRGE DX, GX,
22  GX2, MX, MX+, and VX chipsets. It also supports Trio3D and Trio3D/2x
23  chips. A majority of testing is done on ViRGE DX chips, making them
24  the most stable to date. This release has added support for doublescan
25  modes on DX.
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27  This driver is moderately stable, however please use caution with any
28  new install. Please report any issues at
29  https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-s3virge/issues
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32  2.  Features:
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36  o  Fully accelerated support for S3 ViRGE family video adapters
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38  o  uses linear frame buffer
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40  o  supports resolutions up to 2048x2048
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42  o  supports color depths of 8, 15, 16 and 24
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44  o  full use of video card memory for acceleration caching when visible
45     framebuffer leaves extra memory
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47  o  XVideo on DX, GX, GX2, MX, MX+ and Trio3D/2X at depth 16 and 24
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49  o  Doublescan modes on DX, possibly others (untested)
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52  3.  Configuration:
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54
55  The driver auto-detects RAM size, RAMDAC and ClockChip. Do not bother
56  putting these in your "Device" section.
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59  4.  Documentation:
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61
62  The driver has several supported options which are documented in the
63  s3virge man page. Please refer to it for additional details about
64  configuration options.
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67  5.  Support:
68
69  For support with Xorg video drivers please refer to our web site at
70  https://wiki.x.org/
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73  6.  Authors
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77  o  Mark Vojkovich  <mailto:mvojkovich@nvidia.com>
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79  o  Sebastien Marineau
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81  o  Harald Koenig  <mailto:koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de>
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83  o  Matt Grossman  <mailto:mattg@oz.net>
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85  o  Kevin Brosius  <mailto:cobra@compuserve.com>
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