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- Date:
Wed Aug 18 10:10:06 1999
- Orig file:
v2.3.13/linux/Documentation/fb/clgenfb.txt
- Orig date:
Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
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+ Framebuffer driver for Cirrus Logic chipsets
+ Copyright 1999 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
+
+
+
+{ just a little something to get people going; contributors welcome! }
+
+
+
+Chip families supported:
+ SD64
+ Piccolo
+ Picasso
+ Spectrum
+ Picasso4 (GD-5446)
+ Alpine (GD-543x/4x)
+ GD-5480
+
+Bus's supported:
+ PCI
+ Zorro
+
+Architectures supported:
+ i386
+ Alpha
+ PPC (Motorola Powerstack)
+ m68k (Amiga)
+
+
+
+Default video modes
+-------------------
+At the moment, there are two kernel command line arguments supported:
+
+mode:640x480
+ or
+mode:1024x768
+
+Full support for startup video modes (modedb) will be integrated soon.
+
+
+
+Version 1.9.4.1
+---------------
+Add compatibility support. Now requires a 2.1.x, 2.2.x or 2.3.x kernel.
+
+
+Version 1.9.4
+-------------
+Several enhancements, smaller memory footprint, a few bugfixes.
+Requires kernel 2.3.14-pre1 or later.
+
+
+Version 1.9.3
+-------------
+Bundled with kernel 2.3.14-pre1 or later.
+
+
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