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== Xorg S3 Savage Driver ==
 
== Xorg S3 Savage Driver ==
  
Your X11 driver of choice if you have a Thinkpad with a Savage MX, IX or a SuperSavage chip.
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Your X11 driver of choice if you have a Thinkpad with a [[S3 Savage IX8|Savage IX]] or [[S3 SuperSavage IX/C|SuperSavage]] chip.<br>
 
It is based on [http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html Tim Roberts savage driver for X], which didn't improve for a long time.
 
It is based on [http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html Tim Roberts savage driver for X], which didn't improve for a long time.
  
 
=== Features ===
 
=== Features ===
*supports Xinerama and MergedFB
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*supports Xinerama, DuoView and DRI.
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*MergedFB is not supported. Alex Deucher's MergedFB driver (http://www.botchco.com/alex/new-savage/html/) worked, but had issues which were never fixed. The MergedFB version of his driver was never added to Xorg, and is now out of date. It will require hacking to get it to work with a newer version of Xorg.
  
 
=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
 
=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
*Homepage: http://www.botchco.com/alex/new-savage/html/
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*Homepage: http://www.x.org/
*The driver is also included in Xorg [http://www.freedesktop.org/XOrg/CvsPage cvs].
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*DRI capable driver included in Xorg since version 7.
  
 
=== Packages ===
 
=== Packages ===
Binary snapshots (DDX, DRI, DRM) are available [http://freedesktop.org/~fxkuehl/snapshots/ here].
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Binary snapshots (DDX, DRI, DRM) are available [http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots/ here].
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'''Note: Binary snapshots are not up-to-date anymore because of Xorg7 modular design. You should not need them with Xorg7.'''
  
 
=== CVS ===
 
=== CVS ===
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=== Status ===
 
=== Status ===
*in development, usable, secure
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*in development, usable, secure.
*3D is supported in xorg/mesa/drm [http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building cvs]  
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*3D is supported in Xorg7 (but usable modes are limited by video RAM; with 8MB of video RAM, the DRI 3D drivers don't support 1400x1050 32-bit mode).
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*with older Xorg you might want to build 3D drivers from DRI [http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building CVS]
  
 
=== Interesting links related to this project ===
 
=== Interesting links related to this project ===
  
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*[http://www.botchco.com/alex/new-savage/html/ Alex Deucher's driver]
 
*[http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html Tim Roberts savage driver for X]
 
*[http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html Tim Roberts savage driver for X]
 
*[http://dri.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/S3Savage DRI OpenGL driver for savage chipsets]
 
*[http://dri.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/S3Savage DRI OpenGL driver for savage chipsets]
 
*[http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net/ Utah GLX OpenGL Driver for Savage chipsets]
 
*[http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net/ Utah GLX OpenGL Driver for Savage chipsets]
*[http://www.s3graphics.com/prod_savage_ix_features.htm S3's Savage IX page]
 
  
 
[[Category:Drivers]] [[Category:T20]] [[Category:T21]] [[Category:T22]] [[Category:T23]] [[Category:A22e]]
 
[[Category:Drivers]] [[Category:T20]] [[Category:T21]] [[Category:T22]] [[Category:T23]] [[Category:A22e]]

Latest revision as of 21:43, 27 February 2007

Xorg S3 Savage Driver

Your X11 driver of choice if you have a Thinkpad with a Savage IX or SuperSavage chip.
It is based on Tim Roberts savage driver for X, which didn't improve for a long time.

Features

  • supports Xinerama, DuoView and DRI.
  • MergedFB is not supported. Alex Deucher's MergedFB driver (http://www.botchco.com/alex/new-savage/html/) worked, but had issues which were never fixed. The MergedFB version of his driver was never added to Xorg, and is now out of date. It will require hacking to get it to work with a newer version of Xorg.

Project Homepage / Availability

Packages

Binary snapshots (DDX, DRI, DRM) are available here.

Note: Binary snapshots are not up-to-date anymore because of Xorg7 modular design. You should not need them with Xorg7.

CVS

See this page for instructions on building from cvs.

Status

  • in development, usable, secure.
  • 3D is supported in Xorg7 (but usable modes are limited by video RAM; with 8MB of video RAM, the DRI 3D drivers don't support 1400x1050 32-bit mode).
  • with older Xorg you might want to build 3D drivers from DRI CVS

Interesting links related to this project