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`devg-banshee.so`

Graphics driver for 3dfx Voodoo chipsets

Syntax:

io-graphics -d banshee.so [option[,option...]]
            ... &

Runs on:

x86

Options:

For the io-graphics options that can be used with this driver, see io-graphics.

Description:

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

Supported chipsets

Voodoo Banshee
Voodoo 3
Voodoo 4
Voodoo 5

Acceleration features

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

Video Overlay/Scaler support

Feature	Provision
YUV formats	Yes (packed and planar)
RGB formats	Yes (RGB 565)
Up scaling	Yes
Down scaling	No

Other features

Feature	Provision
Hardware Cursor	Yes
TV Out	Yes (NTSC)
Video capture	Yes (Voodoo3 3500 TV)
DPMS (power saving)	Yes

Resolution and refresh support

Display size (pixels):	Refresh rate (Hz):	Color depth (bits per pixel):
640x480	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 16, 24, 32
800x600	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 16, 24, 32
1024x768	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 16, 24, 32
1152x864	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 16, 24, 32
1280x1024	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 16, 24, 32
1600x1200	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 16, 24, 32

Note:

On Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 cards, some resolutions and refresh rates appear incorrectly.

Files:

This driver needs the following files available at run time:

libdisputil.so: Graphics driver utility library
libffb.so: Software rasterization library

See also:

io-graphics, crttrap, devgt-iographics