-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.1.0 Alpha Release 1.3.1cz, 11/12/2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extensions: - gamma correction for 24 bit true color mode. Known problems: - gamma correction does not work for 16 bit true color mode: LoadPalette gets a gamma correction color table for 5:6:5 RGB, whereas the SMI RAMDAC wants a 8:8:8 RGB color table. - gamma correction only implemented for the Lynx3DM - StopVideo don't work. The graphics controller continues to write into the capture buffer Fixed bugs (or new bugs :) ): - in SMI_ScreenInit frame buffer size calculation for video changed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.1.0 Alpha Release 1.3.0cz, 10/26/2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: - XAA: clipping rectangle was clipped to visible screen, so offscreen pixmaps could not been drawn at with accelerated drawing functions. Extensions: - smi_video: partly rewritten. - Support for 7111 - interlaced video via - XF86Config Option "Interlaced" or - attribute XV_INTERLACED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.2 Alpha Release 1.2.2, 02/14/2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: - #920 - Color change/flash at 8bpp when switch back to desktop in rotation mode. - #932 - System hangs when enabling rotation in 24-bpp. - #941 - Overlay disappear in the virtual desktop when move the window. - #944 - Mouse pointer doesn't work properly in panning modes under rotation. - #950 - Garbage appears on desktop when click the Basic/Metal for the Theme Selector. - #983 - Added ZoomOnLCD option. - #1058 - Desktop changes color when panning in 24-bpp mode. - #1069 - CRT is off after exit X on DSTN 800x600. - #1074 - Screen broken occurs in X when enable Rotation on DSTN 800x600. Known problems: - When video is playing in panning mode, it is not correctly clipped when you move the panning window. - Sound breaks apart in Netscape when moving the window around. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.2 Alpha Release 1.2.1, 01/03/2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: - Severe corruption in 24-bpp across all chips. - Disable hardware cursor on older BIOSes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.2 Alpha Release 1.2.0, 12/13/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: - When restoring from VESAFB graphics mode, the screen did not update with the UseBIOS switch on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.9, 11/30/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #581 - Need Linux driver to support zooming via ctrl+alt++ & ctrl+alt+-. #670 - Screen broken occurs when switch back to the Xwindow during in Rotation mode. #671 - Very slow to pop up the Exit menu from X windows during in Rotation mode. #672 - It doesn't redraw properly in X windows during in Rotation mode. #689 - Screen broken when toggle between terminal and desktop during playing in MPEG. #705 - Linux CRT only 800x600 or 1024x768 there is no display. #864 - Lockup when video is playing and switching to full-screen command shell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.8, 11/27/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #640 - X windows shift to the right when start X or apply Rotation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.7, 11/17/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #676 - Green color only shown in window when run Xlive in Linux. #835 - Screen black after DPMS on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.6, 11/03/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #687 - Blue rectangle appears when video is clipped on thr right edge of screen. #735 - When resume from sleep, X does not wake up. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.5, 10/06/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #578 - Don't check for CRT-only when validating modes. #579 - Corrected DPI issue when DDC monitor is not attached. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.4, 09/20/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #521 - Screen corruption after return from X Server when vesafb is used. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.3, 09/18/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New features: - Added live video capture. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.2, 09/14/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #486 - Video scaling wrong on SM720. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.1, 08/23/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New features: - Added support for overlays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0.1 Alpha Release 1.1.0, 08/11/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New features: - Added support for XFree86 4.0.1 server. This implies that support for the 4.0 server has gone. Hence the change in the alpha version number from 1.0.x to 1.1.x. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0 Alpha Release 1.0.2, 08/02/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #161, Corruption when moving windows with a wallpaper background. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0 Alpha Release 1.0.1, 07/27/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bugs: #160, Mouse pointer sometimes in bad location. #258, Temporary corruption starting X. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silicon Motion Driver for XFree86 4.0 Alpha Release 1.0.0, 06/05/2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is alpha version 1.0.0 of the Silicon Motion drivers for the XFree86 4.0 server. See the README file for general information. This ALPHA version has the following known problems: - During mode initialization, the screen shows temporary garbage. - Image Transfers are disabled in the hardware for now. This driver has been tested on the LynxEM+ 712 chip under 16-bit mode. Any other mode might still show lock-ups and/or garbage. Please report any problems to frido@siliconmotion.com. Header: //Mercury/Projects/archives/XFree86/4.0/Release.txt-arc 1.33 13 Dec 2000 09:52:48 Frido $ $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/siliconmotion/Release.txt,v 1.7 2001/12/20 21:35:37 eich Exp $