diff drivers/radeon/README @ 3164:3c5ad8d5ac00

radeon_vid new features: - tested UYVY format and known as working - YV12, I420, IYUV direct support (were missed: p23_blank_lines_at_top, p23_v_accum_init in radeon_vid_display_video - good info for Y800 support ;) - experimental support for Rage128/Rage128Pro chips

--- a/drivers/radeon/README	Tue Nov 27 18:09:45 2001 +0000
+++ b/drivers/radeon/README	Tue Nov 27 18:36:02 2001 +0000
@@ -21,4 +21,48 @@
 (But if you plan to use this module with mplayer you also should have
 16bpp, 24bpp and 32bpp pixel support compiled as modules).  
 
+
+                      Radeon video overlay
+		      ====================
+		      
+Was designed for mplayer and currently can be used only by mplayer.
+It's RGB-YUV BES for radeon cards (althrough there is experimental
+support for rage128 / rage128pro chips).
+
+Installation:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+After building modules just copy them to:
+/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VER)/kernel/drivers/video
+directory.
+Don't forget about: 
+depmod -a
+
+If you are doing it first time then create the device then execute
+following command:
+mknod /dev/radeon_vid c 178 0
+for radeon_vid.o
+mknod /dev/rage128_vid c 178 0
+for rage128_vid.o
+
+Using with mplayer:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Currently there is only way to use ATI's drivers:
+mplayer -vo vesa:lvo:/dev/radeon_vid -<your options> filename
+or
+mplayer -vo vesa:lvo:/dev/rage128_vid -<your options> filename
+
+Note:
+~~~~~
+You can pass only options with can be recognized by vo_vesa driver.
+(Indeed radeon_vid and rage128_vid are stupid things and can create
+video overlay only. But mode switching and other adjustement performs
+vo_vesa driver. This mean that they use VESA BIOS as graphics server).
+
+Conslusion:
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+This stuff (radeon(rage128)_vid) currently doesn't support any standards.
+So after implementing linux standards I'll fully rewrite this driver.
+
 Enjoy
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