Intel(R) 810/815 Framebuffer Driver How-To

Tony Daplas


Table of Contents
1. About This Guide
1.1. Purpose of this Guide
1.2. Copyright and Trademarks
1.3. Disclaimer
1.4. Acknowledgments
2. Introduction
2.1. Background on the Intel(R) 810/815 chipsets.
2.2. Difficulties writing a framebuffer driver
2.2.1. Use VGA.
2.2.2. Use the entire "stolen memory"
2.2.3. Use customized AGPGART codes.
2.2.4. Allow AGPGART memory sharing
3. The Intel(R) 810/815 Framebuffer driver
3.1. Supported Features
3.2. Compilation
3.2.1. Adding i810/i815 support for the first time
3.2.2. Upgrading the driver
3.2.3. Using the precompiled modules
3.3. Kernel boot parameters
3.4. Module options
3.5. A Few Tips
3.5.1. Maximum resolution and refresh rates
3.5.2. Maximum stability
3.5.3. Maximum performance
3.5.4. Going for unusual display modes?
3.5.5. Options by preference
3.5.6. The voffset option
3.5.7. Very experimental options
3.6. Limitations
4. The fbset utility
4.1. Informational
4.2. Setting Modes
5. DirectFB
5.1. Installation
5.1.1. Installing for the first time
5.1.2. Upgrading the driver
5.2. Setting up
6. Contact Information
7. GNU Free Documentation License
7.1. PREAMBLE
7.2. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
7.3. VERBATIM COPYING
7.4. COPYING IN QUANTITY
7.5. MODIFICATIONS
7.6. COMBINING DOCUMENTS
7.7. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
7.8. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
7.9. TRANSLATION
7.10. TERMINATION
7.11. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE