annotate drivers/README.Ati @ 23762:896a1faed1d2

Group all vo driver checks together.
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1 framebuffer driver for ATI Radeon chipset video boards
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2 ======================================================
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3
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4 These files are replacement for linux-2.4.x-ac.y drivers.
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5 To use this driver you should have at least linux-2.4.5-ac.1
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6 then simply replace linux/drivers/video/radeon* with files
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7 from this directory.
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8 Note: since linux-2.4.10 this driver was moved from -ac to
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9 Linus distribution.
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10
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11 Alternative way:
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12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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13 Simply type two commands in this directory:
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14 make
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15 make install
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17 Anyway you should have 'framebuffer support' compiled into linux-kernel
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18 and at least '8bpp packed pixel support' compiled and installed as module.
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19 (But if you plan to use this module with MPlayer you also should have
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20 16bpp, 24bpp and 32bpp pixel support compiled as modules).
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21
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23 Radeon video overlay
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24 ====================
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25
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26 It was designed for MPlayer and currently can be used only by MPlayer.
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27 It's RGB-YUV BES for Radeon cards (althrough there is experimental
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28 support for Rage128 / Rage128pro chips).
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29
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30 rage128_vid is contained within radeon_vid.c. As for a Rage128 framebuffer -
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31 use the one from your Linux distribution.
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32
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33 Installation:
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34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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35
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36 Simply type two commands in this directory:
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37 make
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38 make install
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39
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40 Using with MPlayer:
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41 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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42
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43 Currently there is only one way to use ATI's drivers:
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44 mplayer -vo vesa:lvo:/dev/radeon_vid -<your vesa's options> filename
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45 or
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46 mplayer -vo vesa:lvo:/dev/rage128_vid -<your vesa's options> filename
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47
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48 For YV12 formats you can use also:
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49 mplayer -vo mga:/dev/radeon_vid -<your mga's option> filename
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50
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51 but in this case you should load at least radeonfb driver from
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52 this package.
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53
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54 Configuring:
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55 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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56
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57 You can tune some parameters with the following trick:
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58 echo "parameter=value" > /dev/radeon_vid
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59 Example (disables adaptive deinterlacing):
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60 echo "deinterlace=off" > /dev/radeon_vid
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61
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62 To know more about these parameters - try reading the /dev/radeon_vid file ;)
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63 For example:
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64 cat /dev/radeon_vid
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65
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66 List of parameters:
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67 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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68 If you have Rage128 chip:
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69 brightness=decval (-64:+63) changes brightness
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70 saturation=decval (0:+31) changes saturation 0 == grayscale mode
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71 else - if you have Radeon:
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72 brightness=decval (-1000:+1000) -1000 == black screen
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73 saturation=decval (-1000:+1000) -1000 == grayscaled mode
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74 contrast=decval (-1000:+1000) -1000 == black screen
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75 hue=decval (-1000:+1000) -1000 == +1000 (full circle)
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76 all other values are within this range
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77 Note: 0 is the default value for every parameter on Radeons.
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78 WARNING: This driver violates the rule: "no float in the kernel".
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79 So if you have problems then don't use color correction.
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80
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81 double_buff=on/off enables/disables double buffering
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82 deinterlace=on/off enables/disables adaptive deinterlacing
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83 deinterlace_pattern=hexval defines deinterlacing pattern
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84
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85 Driver parameters:
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86 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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87
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88 You can use some additional parameters during module loading:
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89 Example:
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90 modprobe radeon_vid swap_fourcc=1
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91
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92 List of driver parameters:
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93 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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94 mtrr=1/0 Configures MTRR (if available), default = 1.
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95 swap_fourcc=1/0 Performs byte swapping of passed fourcc.
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96 (It's required for compatibility with -vo mga.)
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97
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98 To know more about driver parameters execute:
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99 modinfo radeon_vid
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100 or
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101 modinfo rage128_vid
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102
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103 Note:
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104 ~~~~~
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105 For command line of MPlayer:
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106 You can pass only options with can be recognized by vo_vesa driver.
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107 (Indeed radeon_vid and rage128_vid are stupid things and can only create
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108 video overlay. Mode switching and other adjustments are performed by the
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109 vo_vesa driver. This mean that they use the VESA BIOS as graphics server.)
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110
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111 Conclusion:
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112 ~~~~~~~~~~~
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113 This stuff (radeon(rage128)_vid) currently doesn't support any standards.
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114
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115 Full example:
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116 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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117 modprobe radeon_vid mtrr=1
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118 echo "deinterlace_pattern=F0055555" > /dev/radeon_vid
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119 mplayer -vo vesa:lvo:/dev/radeon_vid -fs -zoom -bpp 32 filename
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121 Enjoy!