This version of this document is no longer maintained. For the latest documentation, see http://www.qnx.com/developers/docs.

`devg-s3.so`

Graphics driver for S3 Vision, Virge, and Trio chipsets

Syntax:

io-graphics -d s3 [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-s3.so driver provides accelerated 2D support for the specified graphics chipsets.

Supported chipsets

Vision 801/805, 864, 868, 911, 928, 964, 968
Trio 32, Trio 64, Trio 64 VX, Trio 64 V2/DX
Virge MX, Virge DX, Virge GX, Virge VX

Acceleration features

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

Video Overlay/Scaler support

Feature	Provision
YUV formats	No
RGB formats	No
Up scaling	No
Down scaling	No

Other features

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

^aThe hardware cursor isn't available on Vision 911, 928, 964, or 968.

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, 72, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1152x864	60, 72, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1280x1024	60, 72, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1600x1200	60, 72, 75, 85	8, 15, 16, 24, 32

Restrictions:

Some cards don't support multiple refresh rates.
These values are typical; the actual ones may depend on your video BIOS.
Higher resolution and color depths may require more video RAM.

Files:

This driver needs the following at run time:

libffb.so: Software rasterization library.

See also:

crttrap, devgt-iographics, io-graphics