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| author | Martin-Éric Racine <q-funk@iki.fi> | 2009-08-04 21:00:20 +0300 |
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| committer | Martin-Éric Racine <q-funk@iki.fi> | 2009-08-04 21:00:20 +0300 |
| commit | 3457fbaa24826405c64a748fa3f986d19ec4591c (patch) | |
| tree | 24c7df16e313565ac895d7d2bf31b72dbb899f6b | |
| parent | 22c7cb2e50a7183ee5593977f860086b870e69d5 (diff) | |
Somewhat harmonized the README between xf86-video-cyrix, xf86-video-nsc and xf86-video-geode.
TODO:
* Rename http://wiki.x.org/wiki/AMDGeodeDriver
to http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GeodeDriver
and install a redirect from the old page.
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 50 |
1 files changed, 48 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -1,3 +1,49 @@ +Cyric Geode graphics driver for X.Org +===================================== +README last updated: 2009-08-04 + +GIT repository: + git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-cyrix + +Gitweb browser: + http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-cyrix + +Project homepage: + http://wiki.x.org/wiki/AMDGeodeDriver + +Please note that this driver is seriously deprecated and X.org developers +cannot guarantee that it will be supported in upcoming X.org releases. + +Support for Cyrix and NSC Geodes shall be merged into xf86-video-geode, +after which xf86-video-cyrix and xf86-video-nsc will be retired. Please +contact the X.org Geode mailing list (see subscribtion instructions on +the project's homepage) if you can contribute towards reaching this goal. + += FAQ = + +Q: How do I produce useful information whenever submiting a bug report? + +A: See http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/ServerDebugging + and follow the instructions. + +Q: How do I test development snapshots from the upstream GIT repository? + +A: Run the following commands from a command line interpreter shell... + 1. git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-cyrix + 2. Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install autoconf automake libtool xutils-dev + apt-get install build-dep xserver-xorg-video-cyrix + Fedora/Red Hat: yum install autoconf automake libtool xorg-x11-util-macros + yum-builddep xorg-x11-drv-cyrix + 3. cd xf86-video-cyrix + 4. ./autogen.sh + 5. make distcheck + ...then install the driver manually. + +Q: What is the preferred method for submitting patches to this driver? + +A: See http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/SubmittingPatches + and submit the patches as attachments to the Geode X.org mailing list + or to the X.org Bugzilla against component "Driver/cyrix". MediaGX Fun ----------- @@ -48,8 +94,6 @@ o Memory Layout space between the lines (the chip only handles 1024/2048 bytes stride) it will hide them in the gaps - - To Do ----- - Add bare-metal setup option for the BIOS afflicted @@ -57,3 +101,5 @@ To Do - Restore hardware cursor support - DDC/EDID and friends - RandR would be nice for the tablet pc systems + += EOF = |