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`devg-rage.so`

Graphics driver for ATI RAGE chipsets

Syntax:

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

Runs on:

x86

Options:

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

Description:

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

Supported chipsets

Mach 64 GT
3D RAGE
3D RAGE PRO
3D RAGE PRO LT
3D RAGE MOBILITY M/M1/P
RAGE XL
RAGE IIC

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	Partial
Bitmaps	Yes

Video Overlay/Scaler support

Feature	Provision
YUV formats	Yes (packed and planar)
RGB formats	Yes (RGB 555, 565, 8888)
Up scaling	Yes
Down scaling	Yes

Other features

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

Restrictions:

TV Out provision depends on BIOS capability

Resolution and refresh support

Display size (pixels):	Refresh rate (Hz):	Color depth (bits per pixel):
640x480	60, 72, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32
800x600	60, 72, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1024x768	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1280x1024	60, 70, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32

Restrictions:

These values are typical values; they may depend on your video BIOS.
Higher resolution and color depths may require more video RAM.

Files:

This driver needs the following files available at runtime:

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

See also:

io-graphics, crttrap, devgt-iographics