109885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
209885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.1.0
309885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.3.1cz, 11/12/2001
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509885543Smrg
609885543SmrgExtensions:
709885543Smrg
809885543Smrg- gamma correction for 24 bit true color mode.
909885543Smrg
1009885543SmrgKnown problems:
1109885543Smrg
1209885543Smrg- gamma correction does not work for 16 bit true color mode:
1309885543Smrg  LoadPalette gets a gamma correction color table for 5:6:5 RGB,
1409885543Smrg  whereas the SMI RAMDAC wants a 8:8:8 RGB color table.
1509885543Smrg
1609885543Smrg- gamma correction only implemented for the Lynx3DM
1709885543Smrg
1809885543Smrg- StopVideo don't work. The graphics controller continues to write
1909885543Smrg  into the capture buffer
2009885543Smrg
2109885543SmrgFixed bugs (or new bugs :) ):
2209885543Smrg
2309885543Smrg- in SMI_ScreenInit frame buffer size calculation for video changed.
2409885543Smrg
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2709885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.1.0
2809885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.3.0cz, 10/26/2001
2909885543Smrg-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3009885543Smrg
3109885543SmrgFixed bugs:
3209885543Smrg
3309885543Smrg- XAA: clipping rectangle was clipped to visible screen, so offscreen
3409885543Smrg  pixmaps could not been drawn at with accelerated drawing functions.
3509885543Smrg
3609885543SmrgExtensions:
3709885543Smrg
3809885543Smrg- smi_video: partly rewritten.
3909885543Smrg  - Support for 7111
4009885543Smrg  - interlaced video via
4109885543Smrg    - XF86Config Option "Interlaced" or
4209885543Smrg    - attribute XV_INTERLACED
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4509885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.2
4609885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.2.2, 02/14/2001
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4809885543Smrg
4909885543SmrgFixed bugs:
5009885543Smrg
5109885543Smrg- #920  - Color change/flash at 8bpp when switch back to desktop in rotation
5209885543Smrg          mode.
5309885543Smrg- #932  - System hangs when enabling rotation in 24-bpp.
5409885543Smrg- #941  - Overlay disappear in the virtual desktop when move the window.
5509885543Smrg- #944  - Mouse pointer doesn't work properly in panning modes under rotation.
5609885543Smrg- #950  - Garbage appears on desktop when click the Basic/Metal for the Theme
5709885543Smrg          Selector.
5809885543Smrg- #983  - Added ZoomOnLCD option.
5909885543Smrg- #1058 - Desktop changes color when panning in 24-bpp mode.
6009885543Smrg- #1069 - CRT is off after exit X on DSTN 800x600.
6109885543Smrg- #1074 - Screen broken occurs in X when enable Rotation on DSTN 800x600.
6209885543Smrg
6309885543SmrgKnown problems:
6409885543Smrg
6509885543Smrg- When video is playing in panning mode, it is not correctly clipped when you
6609885543Smrg  move the panning window.
6709885543Smrg- Sound breaks apart in Netscape when moving the window around.
6809885543Smrg
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7009885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.2
7109885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.2.1, 01/03/2001
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7309885543Smrg
7409885543SmrgFixed bugs:
7509885543Smrg
7609885543Smrg- Severe corruption in 24-bpp across all chips.
7709885543Smrg- Disable hardware cursor on older BIOSes.
7809885543Smrg
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8009885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.2
8109885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.2.0, 12/13/2000
8209885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8309885543Smrg
8409885543SmrgFixed bugs:
8509885543Smrg
8609885543Smrg- When restoring from VESAFB graphics mode, the screen did not update with the
8709885543Smrg  UseBIOS switch on.
8809885543Smrg
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9009885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
9109885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.9, 11/30/2000
9209885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9309885543Smrg
9409885543SmrgFixed bugs:
9509885543Smrg
9609885543Smrg#581 - Need Linux driver to support zooming via ctrl+alt++ &  ctrl+alt+-.
9709885543Smrg#670 - Screen broken occurs when switch back to the Xwindow during in Rotation
9809885543Smrg       mode.
9909885543Smrg#671 - Very slow to pop up the Exit menu from X windows during in Rotation mode.
10009885543Smrg#672 - It doesn't redraw properly in X windows during in Rotation mode.
10109885543Smrg#689 - Screen broken when toggle between terminal and desktop during playing in
10209885543Smrg       MPEG.
10309885543Smrg#705 - Linux CRT only 800x600 or 1024x768 there is no display.
10409885543Smrg#864 - Lockup when video is playing and switching to full-screen command shell.
10509885543Smrg
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10709885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
10809885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.8, 11/27/2000
10909885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11009885543Smrg
11109885543SmrgFixed bugs:
11209885543Smrg
11309885543Smrg#640 - X windows shift to the right when start X or apply Rotation.
11409885543Smrg
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11609885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
11709885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.7, 11/17/2000
11809885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11909885543Smrg
12009885543SmrgFixed bugs:
12109885543Smrg
12209885543Smrg#676 - Green color only shown in window when run Xlive in Linux.
12309885543Smrg#835 - Screen black after DPMS on.
12409885543Smrg
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12709885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
12809885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.6, 11/03/2000
12909885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13009885543Smrg
13109885543SmrgFixed bugs:
13209885543Smrg
13309885543Smrg#687 - Blue rectangle appears when video is clipped on thr right edge of screen.
13409885543Smrg#735 - When resume from sleep, X does not wake up.
13509885543Smrg
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13709885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
13809885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.5, 10/06/2000
13909885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14009885543Smrg
14109885543SmrgFixed bugs:
14209885543Smrg
14309885543Smrg#578 - Don't check for CRT-only when validating modes.
14409885543Smrg#579 - Corrected DPI issue when DDC monitor is not attached.
14509885543Smrg
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14709885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
14809885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.4, 09/20/2000
14909885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15009885543Smrg
15109885543SmrgFixed bugs:
15209885543Smrg
15309885543Smrg#521 - Screen corruption after return from X Server when vesafb is used.
15409885543Smrg
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15609885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
15709885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.3, 09/18/2000
15809885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15909885543Smrg
16009885543SmrgNew features:
16109885543Smrg
16209885543Smrg- Added live video capture.
16309885543Smrg
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16509885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
16609885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.2, 09/14/2000
16709885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16809885543Smrg
16909885543SmrgFixed bugs:
17009885543Smrg
17109885543Smrg#486 - Video scaling wrong on SM720.
17209885543Smrg
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17409885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
17509885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.1, 08/23/2000
17609885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17709885543Smrg
17809885543SmrgNew features:
17909885543Smrg
18009885543Smrg- Added support for overlays.
18109885543Smrg
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18309885543Smrg                     Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1
18409885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.1.0, 08/11/2000
18509885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18609885543Smrg
18709885543SmrgNew features:
18809885543Smrg
18909885543Smrg- Added support for XFree86 4.0.1 server. This implies that support for the 4.0
19009885543Smrg  server has gone. Hence the change in the alpha version number from 1.0.x to
19109885543Smrg  1.1.x.
19209885543Smrg
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19409885543Smrg                      Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0
19509885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.0.2, 08/02/2000
19609885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19709885543Smrg
19809885543SmrgFixed bugs:
19909885543Smrg
20009885543Smrg#161, Corruption when moving windows with a wallpaper background.
20109885543Smrg
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20309885543Smrg                      Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0
20409885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.0.1, 07/27/2000
20509885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20609885543Smrg
20709885543SmrgFixed bugs:
20809885543Smrg
20909885543Smrg#160, Mouse pointer sometimes in bad location.
21009885543Smrg#258, Temporary corruption starting X.
21109885543Smrg
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21309885543Smrg                      Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0
21409885543Smrg                         Alpha Release 1.0.0, 06/05/2000
21509885543Smrg--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21609885543Smrg
21709885543SmrgThis is alpha version 1.0.0 of the Silicon Motion drivers for the XFree86 4.0
21809885543Smrgserver. See the README file for general information.
21909885543Smrg
22009885543SmrgThis ALPHA version has the following known problems:
22109885543Smrg
22209885543Smrg- During mode initialization, the screen shows temporary garbage.
22309885543Smrg- Image Transfers are disabled in the hardware for now.
22409885543Smrg
22509885543SmrgThis driver has been tested on the LynxEM+ 712 chip under 16-bit mode. Any other
22609885543Smrgmode might still show lock-ups and/or garbage. Please report any problems to
22709885543Smrgfrido@siliconmotion.com.
22809885543Smrg
22909885543SmrgHeader:   //Mercury/Projects/archives/XFree86/4.0/Release.txt-arc   1.33   13 Dec 2000 09:52:48   Frido  $
23009885543Smrg
23109885543Smrg$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/siliconmotion/Release.txt,v 1.7 2001/12/20 21:35:37 eich Exp $
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