QNX Technical Articles

Date of this edition: November 28, 2005

Host OS: QNX 4.25/Photon 1.14 base or any patch level

Contents

• Installation procedure
• Online documentation
• Technical support

This new graphics driver update includes the contents of the previous one (i.e. QNX4-graphics_20050307.tar.gz). It provides an update to the ATI Radeon and Intel 830 drivers (i.e. Pg.radeon and Pg.i830) in order to add support for the following chipsets: Intel 82915 ATI Radeon X300 ATI Radeon X600

Installation procedure

To install your graphics drivers:

1. Download the graphics driver archive (QNX4-graphics_20051115.tar.gz).
2. Backup the existing graphics drivers.

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   If you wish to keep a copy of the existing drivers and utilities, you'll need to save them to a safe location first, to prevent them from being overwritten during installation. # cp -Rvc /qnx4/graphics/driver/* /backupdir

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3. Get the cksum to ensure that the binary is correct.

     # cksum QNX4-graphics_20051115.tar.gz

4. Compare the result against the checksum posted on your myQNX account.
5. Extract the archive with the updated drivers:

    # cd /
    # gzip -d <download-path>/QNX4-graphics_20051115.tar.gz 
    # tar -xvof <download-path>/QNX4-graphics_20051115.tar

   The following drivers and utilities will be installed:

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   Except for the Pg.i830 and the Pg.radeon drivers, the drivers below are identical to those provided with the previous graphics update (i.e. QNX4-graphics_20050307.tar.gz).

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   • /qnx4/graphics/bin/crttrap
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.banshee
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.i810
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.i830 (NEW driver)
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.matroxg
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.radeon (NEW driver)
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.rage
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.rage128
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.s3_savage
   • /qnx4/graphics/driver/Pg.tnt
   • /qnx4/graphics/trappers/crttrap.list (NEW list)
   • /qnx4/graphics/trappers/crtc-settings
   • /qnx4/graphics/trappers/Pg.i830 (link to qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.i830)
6. Make sure that the binaries are executable:

     # chmod a+x /qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.*
     

Online documentation

These QNX4 graphics drivers don't have online documentation. However, you will find their latest options and supported chipsets in their respective use messages.

For example:

 # use Pg.radeon

Technical support

To obtain technical support for any QNX product, visit the Technical Support section in the Services area on our website www.qnx.com