[This file is cloned from VesaFB/matroxfb] What is aty128fb? ================= This is a driver for a graphic framebuffer for ATI Rage128 based devices on Intel and PPC boxes. Advantages: * It provides a nice large console (128 cols + 48 lines with 1024x768) without using tiny, unreadable fonts. * You can run XF68_FBDev on top of /dev/fb0 * Most important: boot logo :-) Disadvantages: * graphic mode is slower than text mode... but you should not notice if you use same resolution as you used in textmode. * still experimental. How to use it? ============== Switching modes is done using the video=aty128fb:<resolution>... modedb boot parameter or using `fbset' program. See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt for more information on modedb resolutions. You should compile in both vgacon (to boot if you remove your Rage128 from box) and aty128fb (for graphics mode). You should not compile-in vesafb unless you have primary display on non-Rage128 VBE2.0 device (see Documentation/vesafb.txt for details). X11 === XF68_FBDev should generally work fine, but it is non-accelerated. As of this document, 8 and 32bpp works fine. There have been palette issues when switching from X to console and back to X. You will have to restart X to fix this. Configuration ============= You can pass kernel command line options to vesafb with `video=aty128fb:option1,option2:value2,option3' (multiple options should be separated by comma, values are separated from options by `:'). Accepted options: noaccel - do not use acceleration engine. It is default. accel - use acceleration engine. Not finished. vmode:x - chooses PowerMacintosh video mode <x>. Depreciated. cmode:x - chooses PowerMacintosh colour mode <x>. Depreciated. <XxX@X> - selects startup videomode. See modedb.txt for detailed explanation. Default is 640x480x8bpp. Limitations =========== There are known and unknown bugs, features and misfeatures. Currently there are following known bugs: + This driver is still experimental and is not finished. Too many bugs/errata to list here. -- Brad Douglas <brad@neruo.com>Download Driver Pack
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
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Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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