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diff --git a/src/os-plugins/plugins/xserver/files/README b/src/os-plugins/plugins/xserver/files/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c13d9570 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/os-plugins/plugins/xserver/files/README @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +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 |