Information for NeoMagic Users NeoMagic Driver Version 2.0.0 <author>The XFree86 Project Inc. <date>4 November 1998 <toc> <sect> Supported hardware <itemize> <item> NeoMagic 2200 (MagicMedia256AV) <item> NeoMagic 2160 (MagicGraph128XD) <item> NeoMagic 2097 (MagicGraph128ZV+) <item> NeoMagic 2093 (MagicGraph128ZV) <item> NeoMagic 2090 (MagicGraph128V) <item> NeoMagic 2070 (MagicGraph128) </itemize> <sect> Features <itemize> <item> Full support for internal flat panels, external monitors, and simultaneous internal/external displays. <item> Complete set of Panel Resolutions supported including stretch and centering modes for running lower resolutions on fixed resolution panels. <item> Support for depths of 8, 15, 16 and 24 bits per pixel. <item> Hardware Cursor support to reduce sprite flicker. <item> Hardware accelerated drawing engine for 8, 15 and 16 bit per pixel modes. <item> Fully programmable clocks supported in external monitor only mode. <item> Robust text mode restore for VT switching. </itemize> <sect> Technical Notes <itemize> <item> Enable both internal "intern_disp" and external "extern_disp" options to get simultaneous panel/CRT support. </itemize> <sect> Reported Working Laptops <itemize> <item> Acer Travelmate 7120T <item> Acer Extensa 367, 367D & 710TE <item> Actebis TN559Pro <item> Asus P6300 <item> CTX EzBook 700 & 77X series <item> Compaq Presario 1080, 1210, 1215, 1220, 1610, 1611, 1620, 1621 & 1640 <item> Dell Inspiron 3000 & 3200 <item> Dell Latitude CP, CPi, LM & XPi <item> Digital VP HiNote 575, 703, 717 & 720 <item> FIC DESIGNote 5550 <item> Fujitsu LifeBook 420D & 656Tx <item> Gateway 2000 Solo 2300XL, 2500LS & 5150 <item> Highscreen XD Advance II 21,1" TFT <item> Hi-Grade Notino AS6000 pII/266Mhz <item> Hitachi VisionBook Plus 5000 <item> HP Omnibook 800, 3000, 3100, 4100 & Sojourn <item> IBM ThinkPad 380D, 380E, 380ED, 380XD, 385XD, 560X & 600 <item> LEO DESIGNote 5550 <item> Micron Transport XKE <item> NEC Ready 330T <item> NEC Versa 2780 MT, 5060X, 5080X, 6060 & 6230 <item> NEC MB12C/UV (mobio NX) <item> OPTI Phoenix <item> Panasonic CF_S21, CF-25 MKIII & CF-35 <item> Quantex H-1330 <item> Sceptre 4500 <item> SEH DESIGNote 5550 <item> Siemens Nixdorf Scenic 510 <item> Sony PCG-505, PCG-705, PCG-717, PCG-719 & PCG-731 <item> TI Extensa 660 CDT <item> Toshiba Libretto 100CT <item> Toshiba Protege SS3000 <item> UMAX 520T </itemize> <sect> Configuration The driver auto-detects all device info included memory size, so use the following device section in your XF86Config file: <verb> Section "Device" Identifier "NeoMagic" EndSection </verb> or let xf86config or XF86Setup do this for you. But if you have problems with auto-detection, you can specify: <verb> VideoRam - in kilobytes DacSpeed - in MHz MemBase - physical address of the linear framebuffer MMIOBase - physical address of the memory mapped IO registers </verb> <sect> Driver Options <itemize> <item>"linear" - linear framebuffer mode (default) <item>"no_linear" - banked framebuffer mode <item>"no_accel" - software rendering only <item>"hw_cursor" - hardware cursor requested (default) <item>"sw_cursor" - software cursor only <item>"mmio" - use I/O space via memory map (default) <item>"no_mmio" - use I/O space directly <item>"intern_disp" - enable internal display (default) <item>"extern_disp" - enable external display <item>"no_stretch" - disable stretching of lower resolution modes on panel <item>"lcd_center" - center lower resolution modes on panel </itemize> NOTE: Stretching of panel image is on by default for lower panel resolutions. Options useful for special lcd mode setting (should not be needed): <itemize> <item>"prog_lcd_mode_regs" - set special lcd mode registers (2070 default) <item>"no_prog_lcd_mode_regs" - don't set lcd mode registers (non-2070 default) <item>"prog_lcd_mode_stretch" - force lcd mode regs if stretching is enabled <item>"no_prog_lcd_mode_stretch" - no lcd mode regs if stretching (default) </itemize> Option for subnotebooks and other laptops with uncommon size panels: <itemize> <item>"override_validate_mode" - disable LCD mode checking </itemize> <bf>WARNING:</bf> Disabling mode checking will allow for invalid modes that could damage your LCD. <sect> Known Limitations <itemize> <item> External monitor support on the NM2070. <item> Banked, or no_linear mode on the NM2070. <item> Horizontal centering for lower than panel resolution on NM2070. </itemize> <sect> Authors Jens Owen <it>jens@@precisioninsight.com</it> Kevin E. Martin <it>kevin@@precisioninsight.com</it> This driver was donated to The XFree86 Project by Precision Insight, Inc. Cedar Park, TX USA <htmlurl name="http://www.precisioninsight.com" url="http://www.precisioninsight.com"> <verb> $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/neomagic.sgml,v 1.1 1999/08/23 06:59:39 dawes Exp $ </verb> </article> @ 1.1 log @Initial revision @ text @@ 1.1.1.1 log @Initial import of XFree86 4.x @ text @@ 1.1.1.2 log @Import of XFree86 4.0.3 @ text @d168 1 a168 1 $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/neo.sgml,v 1.2 1999/08/23 06:18:34 dawes Exp $ @ 1.1.1.3 log @Import of XFree86 4.1.0. @ text @d168 1 a168 1 $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/neomagic.sgml,v 1.1 1999/08/23 06:59:39 dawes Exp $ @ 1.1.1.4 log @Import of XFree86 4.3.0. @ text @d157 1 a157 1 Jens Owen <it>jens@@tungstengraphics.com</it> d168 1 a168 1 $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/neomagic.sgml,v 1.2 2002/10/30 12:52:10 alanh Exp $ @