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[ddccontrol-cvs] ddccontrol/doc supportedgc.xml,1.12,1.13
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From: Nicolas B. <nbo...@us...> - 2006-07-23 09:00:30
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Update of /cvsroot/ddccontrol/ddccontrol/doc In directory sc8-pr-cvs12.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv4970/doc Modified Files: supportedgc.xml Log Message: Update documentation (nVidia /dev/i2c-* devices support through proprietary drivers) Index: supportedgc.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/ddccontrol/ddccontrol/doc/supportedgc.xml,v retrieving revision 1.12 retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -d -r1.12 -r1.13 --- supportedgc.xml 3 Mar 2006 21:08:56 -0000 1.12 +++ supportedgc.xml 23 Jul 2006 09:00:24 -0000 1.13 @@ -126,20 +126,25 @@ <sect1> <title>nVidia</title> <sect2> -<title>Direct PCI memory access support</title> -<para>Almost every nVidia cards work with direct PCI memory access, and this -method is compatible with the nVidia proprietary drivers.</para> -<para>To use it, you have nothing special to do, everything is done by -DDCcontrol.</para> -</sect2> -<sect2> <title><filename>/dev/i2c-*</filename> devices support</title> -<note>To use <filename>/dev/i2c-*</filename> devices with nVidia cards, you must -have a rather recent kernel (at least version 2.6.9).</note> -<para>Most nVidia cards, starting with TNT, but excluding the most recent -GeForce FX series, work with <filename>/dev/i2c-*</filename> devices. To use -them, you must load the <filename>rivafb</filename> module by typing, as -root:</para> +<sect3> +<title>Using proprietary drivers</title> +<para>Starting with the proprietary drivers version 8762, nVidia provides access +to the i2c bus through standard <filename>/dev/i2c-*</filename> interface.</para> +<para>To use it, nothing special has to be done, just install and run the +proprietary drivers. Then, when <filename>nvidia</filename> driver is loaded, +the correct devices are accessible as with standard framebuffer drivers.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3> +<title>Using <filename>rivafb</filename> or <filename>nvidiafb</filename></title> +<para>Most nVidia cards, starting with TNT, work with +<filename>/dev/i2c-*</filename> devices. To use them, you must load the +<filename>nvidiafb</filename> (or <filename>rivafb</filename> for old cards) +module by typing, as root:</para> +<screen format="linespecific"> +# modprobe nvidiafb +</screen> +or <screen format="linespecific"> # modprobe rivafb </screen> @@ -150,27 +155,35 @@ <menuchoice> <guimenu>Devices drivers</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Graphics support</guimenuitem> - <guimenuitem>Framebuffer support</guimenuitem> - <guimenuitem>nVidia Riva support</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>Support for frame buffer devices</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>nVidia Framebuffer support (or nVidia Riva support)</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </listitem> <listitem> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Devices drivers</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Graphics support</guimenuitem> - <guimenuitem>Framebuffer support</guimenuitem> - <guimenuitem>nVidia Riva support</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>Support for frame buffer devices</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>nVidia Framebuffer support (or nVidia Riva support)</guimenuitem> <guimenuitem>Enable DDC Support</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </listitem> </itemizedlist> <warning> -<para>The <filename>rivafb</filename> kernel module is <emphasis>not</emphasis> -compatible with the binary nVidia X drivers, which are the only drivers for -nVidia cards to provide 3D acceleration.</para> -<para>This is why we recommend that you use direct PCI memory access with -nVidia cards.</para> +<para>These kernel modules is <emphasis>not</emphasis> compatible with binary +nVidia X drivers, which are the only drivers for nVidia cards to provide 3D +acceleration.</para> +<para>This is why we recommend that you either use direct PCI memory access with +nVidia cards, or i2c-dev access through the proprietary drivers.</para> </warning> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2> +<title>Direct PCI memory access support</title> +<para>Almost every nVidia cards work with direct PCI memory access, and this +method is compatible with the nVidia proprietary drivers.</para> +<para>To use it, you have nothing special to do, everything is done by +DDCcontrol.</para> </sect2> <sect3> <title>nVidia cards support table</title> @@ -182,14 +195,16 @@ <colspec colname='name' align="left"/> <colspec colname='i2c' align="center" class="yesno"/> <colspec colname='pci' align="center" class="yesno"/> +<colspec colname='i2c2' align="center" class="yesno"/> <thead> <row> <entry morerows='1' valign='middle'>Name</entry> - <entry namest="i2c" nameend="pci" align="center">Works</entry> + <entry namest="i2c" nameend="i2c2" align="center">Works</entry> </row> <row> - <entry>dev</entry> + <entry>dev/framebuffer</entry> <entry>PCI</entry> + <entry>dev/proprietary</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> @@ -197,46 +212,55 @@ <entry>GeForce Ti 200</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> </row> <row> <entry>GeForce FX 5600</entry> <entry class="no">No</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> <row> <entry>GeForce FX 5700</entry> <entry class="no">No</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> <row> <entry>GeForce FX 5700 LE</entry> <entry class="unknown">???</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> <row> <entry>GeForce FX 5950 Ultra</entry> <entry class="unknown">???</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> <row> <entry>GeForce 6200 TC</entry> <entry class="unknown">???</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> <row> <entry>GeForce 6600</entry> <entry class="unknown">???</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> <row> <entry>GeForce 6800 GT</entry> <entry class="unknown">???</entry> <entry class="yes">Yes</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> <row> <entry>nForce 2 IGP</entry> <entry class="no">No</entry> <entry class="no">No</entry> + <entry class="unknown">???</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> |
