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devg-tnt.so

Graphics driver for NVIDIA chipsets

Syntax:

io-graphics -d tnt [option[,option...]]
            ... &

Runs on:

x86

Options:

For the general io-graphics options that you can use with this driver, see io-graphics.

Description:

The devg-tnt.so driver provides accelerated 2D support for the specified graphics chipsets.

Supported chipsets

  • Riva 128
  • Riva TNT
  • Riva TNT 2
  • GeForce
  • GeForce2
  • GeForce2 GO

Acceleration features

Feature Provision
Solid fills Yes
Pattern fills Yes
Onscreen blitting Yes
Offscreen blitting Yes
Chroma-keyed blitting No
Alpha blending No
Raster OPs Full
Bitmaps No

Video Overlay/Scaler support

Feature Provision
YUV formats Yes (packed)
RGB formats No
Up scaling Yes
Down scaling Yes

Restrictions:

  • Video overlay is supported only on GeForce and GeForce2 chipsets (not including GeForce2 GO).

Other features

Feature Provision
Hardware Cursor Yes
TV Out No
Video capture No
DPMS (power saving) No

Resolution and refresh support

Display size (pixels): Refresh rate (Hz): Color depth (bits per pixel):
640x480 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32
800x600 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32
1024x768 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32
1152x864 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32
1280x800 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32
1280x1024 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32
1440x900 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32
1600X1200 60, 70, 75, 85 8, 15, 16, 32

Restrictions:

  • For Riva 128, 16 bits-per-pixel is not supported.
  • For flat panel support with GeForce2 GO, make sure the refresh rate is 60 Hz (the default). The video BIOS capability determines which of these resolutions and color depths are available on your system.

Files:

This driver needs the following at run time:

libffb.so
Software rasterization library.

See also:

crttrap, devgt-iographics, io-graphics


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