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diff --git a/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt b/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt index fd68b162e4a..4f0d6bc789e 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt +++ b/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Intel 810/815 Framebuffer driver March 17, 2002 First Released: July 2001 + Last Update: September 12, 2005 ================================================================ A. Introduction @@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ B. Features - Hardware Cursor Support + - Supports EDID probing either by DDC/I2C or through the BIOS + C. List of available options a. "video=i810fb" @@ -52,14 +55,17 @@ C. List of available options Recommendation: required b. "xres:<value>" - select horizontal resolution in pixels + select horizontal resolution in pixels. (This parameter will be + ignored if 'mode_option' is specified. See 'o' below). Recommendation: user preference (default = 640) c. "yres:<value>" select vertical resolution in scanlines. If Discrete Video Timings - is enabled, this will be ignored and computed as 3*xres/4. + is enabled, this will be ignored and computed as 3*xres/4. (This + parameter will be ignored if 'mode_option' is specified. See 'o' + below) Recommendation: user preference (default = 480) @@ -86,7 +92,8 @@ C. List of available options g. "hsync1/hsync2:<value>" select the minimum and maximum Horizontal Sync Frequency of the monitor in KHz. If a using a fixed frequency monitor, hsync1 must - be equal to hsync2. + be equal to hsync2. If EDID probing is successful, these will be + ignored and values will be taken from the EDID block. Recommendation: check monitor manual for correct values default (29/30) @@ -94,7 +101,8 @@ C. List of available options h. "vsync1/vsync2:<value>" select the minimum and maximum Vertical Sync Frequency of the monitor in Hz. You can also use this option to lock your monitor's refresh - rate. + rate. If EDID probing is successful, these will be ignored and values + will be taken from the EDID block. Recommendation: check monitor manual for correct values (default = 60/60) @@ -154,7 +162,11 @@ C. List of available options Recommendation: do not set (default = not set) - + o. <xres>x<yres>[-<bpp>][@<refresh>] + The driver will now accept specification of boot mode option. If this + is specified, the options 'xres' and 'yres' will be ignored. See + Documentation/fb/modedb.txt for usage. + D. Kernel booting 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. IMPORTANT: You must include hsync1, hsync2, vsync1 and vsync2 to enable video modes -better than 640x480 at 60Hz. +better than 640x480 at 60Hz. HOWEVER, if your chipset/display combination +supports I2C and has an EDID block, you can safely exclude hsync1, hsync2, +vsync1 and vsync2 parameters. These parameters will be taken from the EDID +block. E. Module options @@ -217,32 +232,21 @@ F. Setup This is required. The option is under "Character Devices" d. Under "Graphics Support", select "Intel 810/815" either statically - or as a module. Choose "use VESA GTF for video timings" if you - need to maximize the capability of your display. To be on the + or as a module. Choose "use VESA Generalized Timing Formula" if + you need to maximize the capability of your display. To be on the safe side, you can leave this unselected. - e. If you want a framebuffer console, enable it under "Console + e. If you want support for DDC/I2C probing (Plug and Play Displays), + set 'Enable DDC Support' to 'y'. To make this option appear, set + 'use VESA Generalized Timing Formula' to 'y'. + + f. If you want a framebuffer console, enable it under "Console Drivers" - f. Compile your kernel. + g. Compile your kernel. - g. Load the driver as described in section D and E. + h. Load the driver as described in section D and E. - Optional: - h. If you are going to run XFree86 with its native drivers, the - standard XFree86 4.1.0 and 4.2.0 drivers should work as is. - However, there's a bug in the XFree86 i810 drivers. It attempts - to use XAA even when switched to the console. This will crash - your server. I have a fix at this site: - - http://i810fb.sourceforge.net. - - You can either use the patch, or just replace - - /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o - - with the one provided at the website. - i. Try the DirectFB (http://www.directfb.org) + the i810 gfxdriver patch to see the chipset in action (or inaction :-). |