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diff --git a/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt b/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt index fd68b162e4a1..4f0d6bc789ef 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt +++ b/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt | |||
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Intel 810/815 Framebuffer driver | |||
5 | March 17, 2002 | 5 | March 17, 2002 |
6 | 6 | ||
7 | First Released: July 2001 | 7 | First Released: July 2001 |
8 | Last Update: September 12, 2005 | ||
8 | ================================================================ | 9 | ================================================================ |
9 | 10 | ||
10 | A. Introduction | 11 | A. Introduction |
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ B. Features | |||
44 | 45 | ||
45 | - Hardware Cursor Support | 46 | - Hardware Cursor Support |
46 | 47 | ||
48 | - Supports EDID probing either by DDC/I2C or through the BIOS | ||
49 | |||
47 | C. List of available options | 50 | C. List of available options |
48 | 51 | ||
49 | a. "video=i810fb" | 52 | a. "video=i810fb" |
@@ -52,14 +55,17 @@ C. List of available options | |||
52 | Recommendation: required | 55 | Recommendation: required |
53 | 56 | ||
54 | b. "xres:<value>" | 57 | b. "xres:<value>" |
55 | select horizontal resolution in pixels | 58 | select horizontal resolution in pixels. (This parameter will be |
59 | ignored if 'mode_option' is specified. See 'o' below). | ||
56 | 60 | ||
57 | Recommendation: user preference | 61 | Recommendation: user preference |
58 | (default = 640) | 62 | (default = 640) |
59 | 63 | ||
60 | c. "yres:<value>" | 64 | c. "yres:<value>" |
61 | select vertical resolution in scanlines. If Discrete Video Timings | 65 | select vertical resolution in scanlines. If Discrete Video Timings |
62 | is enabled, this will be ignored and computed as 3*xres/4. | 66 | is enabled, this will be ignored and computed as 3*xres/4. (This |
67 | parameter will be ignored if 'mode_option' is specified. See 'o' | ||
68 | below) | ||
63 | 69 | ||
64 | Recommendation: user preference | 70 | Recommendation: user preference |
65 | (default = 480) | 71 | (default = 480) |
@@ -86,7 +92,8 @@ C. List of available options | |||
86 | g. "hsync1/hsync2:<value>" | 92 | g. "hsync1/hsync2:<value>" |
87 | select the minimum and maximum Horizontal Sync Frequency of the | 93 | select the minimum and maximum Horizontal Sync Frequency of the |
88 | monitor in KHz. If a using a fixed frequency monitor, hsync1 must | 94 | monitor in KHz. If a using a fixed frequency monitor, hsync1 must |
89 | be equal to hsync2. | 95 | be equal to hsync2. If EDID probing is successful, these will be |
96 | ignored and values will be taken from the EDID block. | ||
90 | 97 | ||
91 | Recommendation: check monitor manual for correct values | 98 | Recommendation: check monitor manual for correct values |
92 | default (29/30) | 99 | default (29/30) |
@@ -94,7 +101,8 @@ C. List of available options | |||
94 | h. "vsync1/vsync2:<value>" | 101 | h. "vsync1/vsync2:<value>" |
95 | select the minimum and maximum Vertical Sync Frequency of the monitor | 102 | select the minimum and maximum Vertical Sync Frequency of the monitor |
96 | in Hz. You can also use this option to lock your monitor's refresh | 103 | in Hz. You can also use this option to lock your monitor's refresh |
97 | rate. | 104 | rate. If EDID probing is successful, these will be ignored and values |
105 | will be taken from the EDID block. | ||
98 | 106 | ||
99 | Recommendation: check monitor manual for correct values | 107 | Recommendation: check monitor manual for correct values |
100 | (default = 60/60) | 108 | (default = 60/60) |
@@ -154,7 +162,11 @@ C. List of available options | |||
154 | 162 | ||
155 | Recommendation: do not set | 163 | Recommendation: do not set |
156 | (default = not set) | 164 | (default = not set) |
157 | 165 | o. <xres>x<yres>[-<bpp>][@<refresh>] | |
166 | The driver will now accept specification of boot mode option. If this | ||
167 | is specified, the options 'xres' and 'yres' will be ignored. See | ||
168 | Documentation/fb/modedb.txt for usage. | ||
169 | |||
158 | D. Kernel booting | 170 | D. Kernel booting |
159 | 171 | ||
160 | Separate each option/option-pair by commas (,) and the option from its value | 172 | Separate each option/option-pair by commas (,) and the option from its value |
@@ -176,7 +188,10 @@ will be computed based on the hsync1/hsync2 and vsync1/vsync2 values. | |||
176 | 188 | ||
177 | IMPORTANT: | 189 | IMPORTANT: |
178 | You must include hsync1, hsync2, vsync1 and vsync2 to enable video modes | 190 | You must include hsync1, hsync2, vsync1 and vsync2 to enable video modes |
179 | better than 640x480 at 60Hz. | 191 | better than 640x480 at 60Hz. HOWEVER, if your chipset/display combination |
192 | supports I2C and has an EDID block, you can safely exclude hsync1, hsync2, | ||
193 | vsync1 and vsync2 parameters. These parameters will be taken from the EDID | ||
194 | block. | ||
180 | 195 | ||
181 | E. Module options | 196 | E. Module options |
182 | 197 | ||
@@ -217,32 +232,21 @@ F. Setup | |||
217 | This is required. The option is under "Character Devices" | 232 | This is required. The option is under "Character Devices" |
218 | 233 | ||
219 | d. Under "Graphics Support", select "Intel 810/815" either statically | 234 | d. Under "Graphics Support", select "Intel 810/815" either statically |
220 | or as a module. Choose "use VESA GTF for video timings" if you | 235 | or as a module. Choose "use VESA Generalized Timing Formula" if |
221 | need to maximize the capability of your display. To be on the | 236 | you need to maximize the capability of your display. To be on the |
222 | safe side, you can leave this unselected. | 237 | safe side, you can leave this unselected. |
223 | 238 | ||
224 | e. If you want a framebuffer console, enable it under "Console | 239 | e. If you want support for DDC/I2C probing (Plug and Play Displays), |
240 | set 'Enable DDC Support' to 'y'. To make this option appear, set | ||
241 | 'use VESA Generalized Timing Formula' to 'y'. | ||
242 | |||
243 | f. If you want a framebuffer console, enable it under "Console | ||
225 | Drivers" | 244 | Drivers" |
226 | 245 | ||
227 | f. Compile your kernel. | 246 | g. Compile your kernel. |
228 | 247 | ||
229 | g. Load the driver as described in section D and E. | 248 | h. Load the driver as described in section D and E. |
230 | 249 | ||
231 | Optional: | ||
232 | h. If you are going to run XFree86 with its native drivers, the | ||
233 | standard XFree86 4.1.0 and 4.2.0 drivers should work as is. | ||
234 | However, there's a bug in the XFree86 i810 drivers. It attempts | ||
235 | to use XAA even when switched to the console. This will crash | ||
236 | your server. I have a fix at this site: | ||
237 | |||
238 | http://i810fb.sourceforge.net. | ||
239 | |||
240 | You can either use the patch, or just replace | ||
241 | |||
242 | /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o | ||
243 | |||
244 | with the one provided at the website. | ||
245 | |||
246 | i. Try the DirectFB (http://www.directfb.org) + the i810 gfxdriver | 250 | i. Try the DirectFB (http://www.directfb.org) + the i810 gfxdriver |
247 | patch to see the chipset in action (or inaction :-). | 251 | patch to see the chipset in action (or inaction :-). |
248 | 252 | ||