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SiS driver: Update manpage

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Thomas Winischhofer
2005-01-25 16:14:01 +00:00
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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ driver supports PCI and AGP video cards based on the following chipsets:
.B SiS300/305
.B SiS540
.B SiS630/730
.B SiS315/H/PRO
.B SiS315/E/H/PRO
.B SiS550/551/552
.B SiS650/651/M650/661FX/M661FX/M661MX/740/741/741GX/M741
.B SiS330 (Xabre)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ details. This section only covers configuration details specific to this
driver.
.PP
Detailed information on all supported options can be obtained at
http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsisvga.shtml
http://www.winischhofer.at/linuxsisvga.shtml
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This manpage only covers a subset of the supported options.
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@@ -228,36 +228,36 @@ for TV output. All these are supported as well.
About TV output
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The driver fully supports standard (PAL, NTSC, PAL-N, PAL-M) S-video or
composite output as well as high definition TV (HDTV) output via YPbPr plugs.
composite output as well as high definition TV (HDTV) output via YPbPr plugs.
For more information on HDTV, please consult the author's website.
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As regards S-video and CVBS output, the SiS301 and the Chrontel 7005 only
support resolutions up to 800x600. All others support resolutions up to
1024x768. However, due to a hardware bug, Xvideo might be distorted on SiS
As regards S-video and CVBS output, the SiS301 and the Chrontel 7005 only
support resolutions up to 800x600. All others support resolutions up to
1024x768. However, due to a hardware bug, Xvideo might be distorted on SiS
video bridges if running NTSC or PAL-M at 1024x768.
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About XVideo support
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XVideo is supported on all chipsets of both families. However, there
are some differences in hardware features which cause limitations.
The 300 series as well as the SiS55x, M650, 651, 661FX, M661FX, M661MX,
741, 741GX, M741, 760, M760 support two video overlays. The SiS315/H/PRO,
650/740 and 330 support only one such overlay. On chips with two overlays,
one overlay is used for CRT1, the other for CRT2. On the other chipsets,
The 300 series as well as the SiS55x, M650, 651, 661FX, M661FX, M661MX,
741, 741GX, M741, 760, M760 support two video overlays. The SiS315/H/PRO,
650/740 and 330 support only one such overlay. On chips with two overlays,
one overlay is used for CRT1, the other for CRT2. On the other chipsets,
the option
.B \*qXvOnCRT2\*q
can be used to select the desired output channel.
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About Merged Framebuffer support
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Merged framebuffer mode is similar to dual head/Xinerama mode, but has a
few advantages which make me recommend it strongly over Xinerama. Please
see http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsisvga.shtml for detailed
Merged framebuffer mode is similar to dual head/Xinerama mode, but has a
few advantages which make me recommend it strongly over Xinerama. Please
see http://www.winischhofer.at/linuxsisvga.shtml for detailed
information.
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About dual-head support
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Dual head mode with or without Xinerama is fully supported. Note that
Dual head mode with or without Xinerama is fully supported. Note that
colordepth 8 is not supported in dual head mode.
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The following driver
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ the TV standard is PAL. Super overscan will produce an
image on the TV which is larger than the viewable area.
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The driver supports many more options. Please see
http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsisvga.shtml for
http://www.winischhofer.at/linuxsisvga.shtml for
more information.
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.I "3. 300 series specific information"
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ the BIOS to 64MB in order to at least overcome the lack of memory swap
functions.
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As of Linux 2.6.3 and under *BSD, sisfb is not required for memory management.
Hence, this option is mandatory on such systems not running sisfb to decide
Hence, this option is mandatory on such systems not running sisfb to decide
how much memory X should reserve for DRI.
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.BI "Option \*qDRI\*q \*q" boolean \*q
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ __xservername__(__appmansuffix__), __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__), xorgconfi
XFree86(1), XF86Config(__filemansuffix__), xf86config(1), Xserver(1), X(__miscmansuffix__)
#endif
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.B "http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsisvga.shtml"
.B "http://www.winischhofer.at/linuxsisvga.shtml"
for more information and updates
.SH AUTHORS
Author: Thomas Winischhofer. Formerly based on code by Alan Hourihane,
Mike Chapman, Juanjo Santamarta, Mitani Hiroshi, David Thomas, Sung-Ching Lin,
Author: Thomas Winischhofer. Formerly based on code by Alan Hourihane,
Mike Chapman, Juanjo Santamarta, Mitani Hiroshi, David Thomas, Sung-Ching Lin,
Ademar Reis.