 Information for NeoMagic Users                NeoMagic Driver Version 2.0.0

                          The XFree86 Project Inc.

                               4 November 1998

1.  Supported hardware

   o  NeoMagic 2200 (MagicMedia256AV)

   o  NeoMagic 2160 (MagicGraph128XD)

   o  NeoMagic 2097 (MagicGraph128ZV+)

   o  NeoMagic 2093 (MagicGraph128ZV)

   o  NeoMagic 2090 (MagicGraph128V)

   o  NeoMagic 2070 (MagicGraph128)

2.  Features

   o  Full support for internal flat panels, external monitors, and simulta-
     neous internal/external displays.

   o  Complete set of Panel Resolutions supported including stretch and cen-
     tering modes for running lower resolutions on fixed resolution panels.

   o  Support for depths of 8, 15, 16 and 24 bits per pixel.

   o  Hardware Cursor support to reduce sprite flicker.

   o  Hardware accelerated drawing engine for 8, 15 and 16 bit per pixel
     modes.

   o  Fully programmable clocks supported in external monitor only mode.

   o  Robust text mode restore for VT switching.

3.  Technical Notes

   o  Enable both internal "intern_disp" and external "extern_disp" options
     to get simultaneous panel/CRT support.

4.  Reported Working Laptops

   o  Acer Travelmate 7120T

   o  Acer Extensa 367, 367D & 710TE

   o  Actebis TN559Pro

   o  Asus P6300

   o  CTX EzBook 700 & 77X series

   o  Compaq Presario 1080, 1210, 1215, 1220, 1610, 1611, 1620, 1621 & 1640

   o  Dell Inspiron 3000 & 3200

   o  Dell Latitude CP, CPi, LM & XPi

   o  Digital VP HiNote 575, 703, 717 & 720

   o  FIC DESIGNote 5550

   o  Fujitsu LifeBook 420D & 656Tx

   o  Gateway 2000 Solo 2300XL, 2500LS & 5150

   o  Highscreen XD Advance II 21,1" TFT

   o  Hi-Grade Notino AS6000 pII/266Mhz

   o  Hitachi VisionBook Plus 5000

   o  HP Omnibook 800, 3000, 3100, 4100 & Sojourn

   o  IBM ThinkPad 380D, 380E, 380ED, 380XD, 385XD, 560X & 600

   o  LEO DESIGNote 5550

   o  Micron Transport XKE

   o  NEC Ready 330T

   o  NEC Versa 2780 MT, 5060X, 5080X, 6060 & 6230

   o  NEC MB12C/UV (mobio NX)

   o  OPTI Phoenix

   o  Panasonic CF_S21, CF-25 MKIII & CF-35

   o  Quantex H-1330

   o  Sceptre 4500

   o  SEH DESIGNote 5550

   o  Siemens Nixdorf Scenic 510

   o  Sony PCG-505, PCG-705, PCG-717, PCG-719 & PCG-731

   o  TI Extensa 660 CDT

   o  Toshiba Libretto 100CT

   o  Toshiba Protege SS3000

   o  UMAX 520T

5.  Configuration

The driver auto-detects all device info included memory size, so use the fol-
lowing device section in your XF86Config file:

          Section "Device"
               Identifier     "NeoMagic"
          EndSection

or let xf86config or XF86Setup do this for you.

But if you have problems with auto-detection, you can specify:

           VideoRam  - in kilobytes
           DacSpeed  - in MHz
           MemBase   - physical address of the linear framebuffer
           MMIOBase  - physical address of the memory mapped IO registers

6.  Driver Options

   o "linear"        - linear framebuffer mode (default)

   o "no_linear"     - banked framebuffer mode

   o "no_accel"      - software rendering only

   o "hw_cursor"     - hardware cursor requested (default)

   o "sw_cursor"     - software cursor only

   o "mmio"          - use I/O space via memory map (default)

   o "no_mmio"       - use I/O space directly

   o "intern_disp"   - enable internal display (default)

   o "extern_disp"   - enable external display

   o "no_stretch"    - disable stretching of lower resolution modes on panel

   o "lcd_center"    - center lower resolution modes on panel

NOTE: Stretching of panel image is on by default for lower panel resolutions.

Options useful for special lcd mode setting (should not be needed):

   o "prog_lcd_mode_regs"       - set special lcd mode registers (2070
     default)

   o "no_prog_lcd_mode_regs"    - don't set lcd mode registers (non-2070
     default)

   o "prog_lcd_mode_stretch"    - force lcd mode regs if stretching is
     enabled

   o "no_prog_lcd_mode_stretch" - no lcd mode regs if stretching (default)

Option for subnotebooks and other laptops with uncommon size panels:

   o "override_validate_mode" - disable LCD mode checking

WARNING: Disabling mode checking will allow for invalid modes that could dam-
age your LCD.

7.  Known Limitations

   o  External monitor support on the NM2070.

   o  Banked, or no_linear mode on the NM2070.

   o  Horizontal centering for lower than panel resolution on NM2070.

8.  Authors

Jens Owen jens@tungstengraphics.com Kevin E. Martin kevin@precisionin-
sight.com

This driver was donated to The XFree86 Project by Precision Insight, Inc.
Cedar Park, TX  USA

http://www.precisioninsight.com

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