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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 2) arkfb - fbdev driver for ARK Logic chips
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 3) ========================================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 4)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 5)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 6) Supported Hardware
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 7) ==================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 8)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 9) ARK 2000PV chip
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 10) ICS 5342 ramdac
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 11)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 12) - only BIOS initialized VGA devices supported
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 13) - probably not working on big endian
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 14)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 15)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 16) Supported Features
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 17) ==================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 18)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 19) * 4 bpp pseudocolor modes (with 18bit palette, two variants)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 20) * 8 bpp pseudocolor mode (with 18bit palette)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 21) * 16 bpp truecolor modes (RGB 555 and RGB 565)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 22) * 24 bpp truecolor mode (RGB 888)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 23) * 32 bpp truecolor mode (RGB 888)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 24) * text mode (activated by bpp = 0)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 25) * doublescan mode variant (not available in text mode)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 26) * panning in both directions
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 27) * suspend/resume support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 28)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 29) Text mode is supported even in higher resolutions, but there is limitation to
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 30) lower pixclocks (i got maximum about 70 MHz, it is dependent on specific
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 31) hardware). This limitation is not enforced by driver. Text mode supports 8bit
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 32) wide fonts only (hardware limitation) and 16bit tall fonts (driver
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 33) limitation). Unfortunately character attributes (like color) in text mode are
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 34) broken for unknown reason, so its usefulness is limited.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 35)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 36) There are two 4 bpp modes. First mode (selected if nonstd == 0) is mode with
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 37) packed pixels, high nibble first. Second mode (selected if nonstd == 1) is mode
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 38) with interleaved planes (1 byte interleave), MSB first. Both modes support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 39) 8bit wide fonts only (driver limitation).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 40)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 41) Suspend/resume works on systems that initialize video card during resume and
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 42) if device is active (for example used by fbcon).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 43)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 44)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 45) Missing Features
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 46) ================
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 47) (alias TODO list)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 48)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 49) * secondary (not initialized by BIOS) device support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 50) * big endian support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 51) * DPMS support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 52) * MMIO support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 53) * interlaced mode variant
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 54) * support for fontwidths != 8 in 4 bpp modes
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 55) * support for fontheight != 16 in text mode
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 56) * hardware cursor
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 57) * vsync synchronization
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 58) * feature connector support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 59) * acceleration support (8514-like 2D)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 60)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 61)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 62) Known bugs
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 63) ==========
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 64)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 65) * character attributes (and cursor) in text mode are broken
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 66)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 67) --
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 68) Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org>