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1 framebuffer driver for ATI Radeon chipset video boards
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2 ======================================================
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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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11 Alternative way:
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12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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13 Simply type 'make' command in this directory then copy results ( *.o files ) to:
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14 /lib/modules/$(LINUX_VER)/kernel/drivers/video
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15 directory.
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16 Don't forget about:
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17 depmod -a
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19 Anyway you should have 'Frame buffer support' compiled into linux-kernel
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20 and at least '8bpp packed pixel support' compiled and installed as module.
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21 (But if you plan to use this module with mplayer you also should have
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22 16bpp, 24bpp and 32bpp pixel support compiled as modules).
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25 Radeon video overlay
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26 ====================
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28 Was designed for mplayer and currently can be used only by mplayer.
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29 It's RGB-YUV BES for radeon cards (althrough there is experimental
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30 support for rage128 / rage128pro chips).
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32 Installation:
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33 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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35 After building modules just copy them to:
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36 /lib/modules/$(LINUX_VER)/kernel/drivers/video
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37 directory.
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38 Don't forget about:
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39 depmod -a
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41 If you are doing it first time then create the device then execute
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42 following command:
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43 mknod /dev/radeon_vid c 178 0
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44 for radeon_vid.o
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45 mknod /dev/rage128_vid c 178 0
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46 for rage128_vid.o
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48 Using with mplayer:
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49 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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51 Currently there is only way to use ATI's drivers:
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52 mplayer -vo vesa:lvo:/dev/radeon_vid -<your options> filename
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53 or
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54 mplayer -vo vesa:lvo:/dev/rage128_vid -<your options> filename
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55
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56 Note:
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57 ~~~~~
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58 You can pass only options with can be recognized by vo_vesa driver.
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59 (Indeed radeon_vid and rage128_vid are stupid things and can create
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60 video overlay only. But mode switching and other adjustement performs
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61 vo_vesa driver. This mean that they use VESA BIOS as graphics server).
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63 Conslusion:
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64 ~~~~~~~~~~~
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65 This stuff (radeon(rage128)_vid) currently doesn't support any standards.
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66 So after implementing linux standards I'll fully rewrite this driver.
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68 Enjoy |