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author | Sebastian Schmelzer | 2010-09-02 17:50:49 +0200 |
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committer | Sebastian Schmelzer | 2010-09-02 17:50:49 +0200 |
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diff --git a/os-plugins/plugins/xserver/files/README b/os-plugins/plugins/xserver/files/README deleted file mode 100644 index c13d9570..00000000 --- a/os-plugins/plugins/xserver/files/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -Some development notes -====================== - - -Infos about ati-packages: -Most are identical, even when 64bit packages have a different name -Only a couple of cards have its own special package. We need to -investigate, if they are different or one package works for all. - -It seems - only for the FireMV 2200 PCI graphics card, they offer an older -version (8.25) of the unified fglrx-driver. For the FirMV PCIE-Card they -offer a more recent Version (8.5). -By the time of writing the drivers were at version 8.7 - -From the ATI-FAQ: - -Q2: Which ATI graphics cards can use this driver? -A2: The ATI Proprietary Linux driver currently supports Radeon 8500 and -later AGP or PCI Express graphics products, as well as ATI FireGL 8700 -and later products. We do not currently plan to include support for any -products earlier than this. - -Support for earlier graphics card can be achieved by "radeon" or "ati" drivers! - -=============================================================================== - -Infos about nvidia packages: -they seem to differ much more as ati if you search directly for a -specific graphic card. But if you take a look on -http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html there seem to be just 3 different -ersions - all for different architectures (ia32, ia64, amd64) - - - -Supported graphics cards can be read from the nvidia-documentation - -For the 173.14.12-NVIDIA-Driver go to -http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_173.14.12.html -and click on "Supported Products List" on the right side - -(below each unified driver a line to symbolize the evolution of - drivers - correct me if I'm wrong) - -173.14.12 driver: GeForce FX 5100 & all newer supported - |----------------------------------> - 71.86.06 driver: Riva TNT - GeForce 6800 Ultra -|---------------| - 96.43.07 driver: some GeForce3 - GeForce 7900 ?? - |---------------| - -The Question is, wether we need to support older graphics cards. -Probably we don't need to bother because the user can download right -driver package for his needs - almost the same interfaces for the installer... - - - -=============================================================================== -Taken from the readme on -http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/96.43.07/README/README.txt - -since 96.43.07 no longer supported in the unified driver: - - NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID - ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- - RIVA TNT 0x0020 - RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro 0x0028 - RIVA TNT2 Ultra 0x0029 - Vanta/Vanta LT 0x002C - RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro 0x002D - Aladdin TNT2 0x00A0 - GeForce 256 0x0100 - GeForce DDR 0x0101 - Quadro 0x0103 - GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro 0x0150 - GeForce2 Ti 0x0151 - GeForce2 Ultra 0x0152 - Quadro2 Pro 0x0153 |