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Kirill Smelkov
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ca62f6b9
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Jun 18, 2002
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James Simmons
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Updated Voodoo 1 documentation
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combinations and it seems that it works.
The main page is located at <http://sstfb.sourceforge.net>, and if
you want the latest version, check out the CVS, as the driver is a work
in progress,
i feel i
ncomfortable with releasing tarballs of something
in progress,
I feel u
ncomfortable with releasing tarballs of something
not completely working...Don't worry, it's still more than useable
(I eat my own dog food)
Please read the Bug section, and report any success or failure to me
(Ghozlane Toumi <gtoumi@
messel.emse.fr
>).
(Ghozlane Toumi <gtoumi@
laposte.net
>).
BTW, If you have only one monitor , and you don't feel like playing
with the vga passthrou cable, I can only suggest borrowing a screen
somewhere...
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Installation
This driver (should) work on ix86, with
any
2.2.x kernel (tested
This driver (should) work on ix86, with
"late"
2.2.x kernel (tested
with x = 19) and "recent" 2.4.x kernel, as a module or compiled in.
It has been included in mainstream kernel since the infamous 2.4.10.
You can apply the patches found in sstfb/kernel/*-2.{2|4}.x.patch,
and copy sstfb.c to linux/drivers/video/, or apply a single patch,
sstfb/patch-2.{2|4}.x-sstfb-yymmdd to your linux source tree.
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module, the 3dfx takes control of the output, so you'll have to
plug the monitor to the "normal" video board in order to issue
the commands, or you can blindly use sst_dbg_vgapass
in the tools directory (See Tools). The latest
op
tion is pass the
in the tools directory (See Tools). The latest
solu
tion is pass the
parameter vgapass=1 when insmodding the driver. (See Kernel/Modules
Options)
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in kernel : video=sstfb:option1,option2:value2,option3 ...
sstfb supports the folowing options :
module kernel description
vgapass=1 vgapass enable or disable VGA passthrou cable
vgapass=0 vganopass when enabled, the monitor will
get the signal from the VGA board
and not from the voodoo. default nopass
Module Kernel Description
mem=x mem:x force frame buffer memory in MiB
allowed values: 1, 2, 4. default detect
vgapass=0 vganopass Enable or disable VGA passthrou cable.
vgapass=1 vgapass When enabled, the monitor will get the signal
from the VGA board and not from the voodoo.
Default: nopass
inverse=1 inverse suposed to enable inverse console.
doesn't work ...
mem=x mem:x Force frame buffer memory in MiB
allowed values: 0, 1, 2, 4.
Default: 0 (= autodetect)
clipping=1 clipping enable or disable clipping . with
clipping=0 noclipping clipping enabled, all offscreen reads
and writes are disgarded. default:
enable clipping.
inverse=1 inverse Supposed to enable inverse console.
doesn't work yet...
gfxclk=x gfxclk:x force graphic clock frequency (in MHz)
becarefull with this option .
default is 50Mhz for voodoo1, 75MHz
for voodoo2. Be carefull, this one is
dangerous. default=auto
clipping=1 clipping Enable or disable clipping.
clipping=0 noclipping With clipping enabled, all offscreen
reads and writes are disgarded.
Default: enable clipping.
slowpci=0 slowpci enable or disable fast PCI read/writes
slowpci=1 fastpci default : fastpci
gfxclk=x gfxclk:x Force graphic clock frequency (in MHz).
Be carefull with this option, it may be
DANGEROUS.
Default: auto
50Mhz for Voodoo 1,
75MHz for Voodoo 2.
dev=x dev:x attach the driver to device number x
slowpci=1 fastpci Enable or disable fast PCI read/writes.
slowpci=1 slowpci Default : fastpci
dev=x dev:x Attach the driver to device number x.
0 is the first compatible board (in
lspci order)
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- DO NOT use glide while the sstfb module is in, you'll most likely
hang your computer.
-
i
f you see some artefacts (pixels not cleaning and stuff like that),
try turning off clipping (clipping=0)
-
I
f you see some artefacts (pixels not cleaning and stuff like that),
try turning off clipping (clipping=0)
, and/or using slowpci
- the driver don't detect the 4Mb frame buffer voodoos, it seems that
the 2 last Mbs wrap around. looking into that .
- The driver is 16 bpp only, 24/32 won't work.
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patterns at the border of your windows (the pixels loose the lowest
byte -> basicaly the blue component nd some of the green) . I'm unable
to reproduce this with XFree86-3.3, but one of the testers has this
problem with XFree86-4.
I don't know yet if this is the drivers fault
or X's (most likely the driver, of course)
.
problem with XFree86-4.
apparently recent Xfree86-4.x solve this
problem
.
- I didn't really test changing the palette, so you may find some weird
things when playing with that.
- Sometimes the driver will not recognise the DAC , and the
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contact me .
- the 24/32 is not likely to work anytime soon , knowing that the
hardware does ... unusual thigs in 24/32 bpp
- When used with anther video board, current limitations of linux
console subsystem can cause some troubles, specificaly, you should
disable software scrollback , as it can oops badly ...
Todo
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- Buy more coffee.
- test/port to other arch.
- try to add panning using tweeks with front and back buffer .
- try to implement accel
e
n voodoo2 , this board can actualy do a
- try to implement accel
o
n voodoo2 , this board can actualy do a
lot in 2D even if it was sold as a 3D only board ...
ghoz.
--
Ghozlane Toumi <gtoumi@
messel.emse.fr
>
Ghozlane Toumi <gtoumi@
laposte.net
>
$Date: 200
1/08/29 00:21:11
$
$Date: 200
2/05/09 20:11:45
$
http://sstfb.sourceforge.net/README
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