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| author | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2007-03-17 09:18:08 +0000 |
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| committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2007-03-17 09:18:08 +0000 |
| commit | 99d889f667d33dc581572559c567404a8f32b066 (patch) | |
| tree | d8d20fdc771936ade99c44b6d047f02f574d13b1 /drivers | |
| parent | baaded6afa66ff2618b98b17f3e30e3bec7e9e9f (diff) | |
| download | mpv-99d889f667d33dc581572559c567404a8f32b066.tar.bz2 mpv-99d889f667d33dc581572559c567404a8f32b066.tar.xz | |
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git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@22678 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/README | 27 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/README b/drivers/README index 95c0f20687..ae641ab452 100644 --- a/drivers/README +++ b/drivers/README @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ prior to 2.6. It does _not_ compile for version 2.6.x. For Linux kernel 2.6.x please get the newest version of the 2.6 port from http://attila.kinali.ch/mga/ + mga_vid - MGA G200/G400 YUV Overlay kernel module Author: @@ -15,31 +16,31 @@ mga_vid - MGA G200/G400 YUV Overlay kernel module WARNING ----- WARNING -This code messes with your video card and your xserver. It will probably -lock up your box, format your hard drive, and cause your brand new g400 +This code messes with your video card and your X server. It will probably +lock up your box, format your hard drive, and cause your brand new G400 MAX to spout 6 inch flames. You have been warned. WARNING ----- WARNING What does this code do? - mga_vid is a kernel module that utilitizes the Matrox g200/g400 video - scaler/overlay unit to perform YUV->RGB colorspace conversion and - arbitrary video scaling. + mga_vid is a kernel module that utilitizes the Matrox G200/G400/G550 + video scaler/overlay unit to perform YUV->RGB colorspace conversion + and arbitrary video scaling. mga_vid is also a monster hack. How does mga_vid work? - This kernel module sets up the BES (backend scaler) with approriate values - based on parameters supplied via ioctl. It also maps a chunk of video - memory into userspace via mmap. This memory is stolen from X (which may - decide to write to it later). The application can then write image data - directly to the frame buffer (if it knows the right padding, etc). + This kernel module sets up the BES (backend scaler) with appropriate + values based on parameters supplied via ioctl. It also maps a chunk of + video memory into userspace via mmap. This memory is stolen from X + (which may decide to write to it later). The application can then write + image data directly to the framebuffer (if it knows the right padding, + etc). How do I know if mga_vid works on my system? - There are test applications called mga_vid_test_g400 and mga_vid_test_g200. - Use the appropriate one for your card. This test code should draw some - nice 256x256 images for you if all is working well. + There is a test application called mga_vid_test. This test code should + draw some nice 256x256 images for you if all is working well. |