Graphics driver for Silicon Motion SM501 chipset
io-display [-vf] -d vid=[0x]vendor_id,did=[0x]device_id[,deviceindex=index] [-c config_file] [-p priority]
Neutrino
ARMLE, MIPSLE, PowerPC, SHLE, x86
For the general io-display options that you can use with this driver, see io-display.
You can set configuration options that are specific to this driver by using the modeopts setting in display.conf:
The devg-smi5xx.so driver provides accelerated 2D support for the Silicon Motion SM501 graphics chip.
You can edit the configuration file to enable devg-smi5xx.so to run on your board. Follow the editing instructions in the sample file, /usr/photon/config/smi5xx.conf, to specify the correct configuration for the required display mode. (For a more detailed explanation of the display settings, see the appropriate Silicon Motion documentation.)
If you use a configuration file for this driver, you must use the modeopts setting in your display.conf to specify its location.
Feature | Provision |
---|---|
Solid fills | Yes |
Bresenham lines | Yes |
Pattern fills | Yes |
Polygons | No |
Onscreen blitting | Yes |
Offscreen blitting | Yes |
Chroma-keyed blitting | Yes |
Alpha blending | No |
Raster OPs | Full |
Bitmaps | Yes |
Feature | Provision |
---|---|
YUV formats | Yes |
RGB formats | Yes |
Up scaling | Yes |
Down scaling | Yes |
Feature | Provision |
---|---|
Hardware Cursor | Yes |
TV Out | No |
Video capture | No |
DPMS (power saving) | Yes |
Layers supported | 4 |
Dual display | Yes |
Display size (pixels): | Refresh rate(Hz): | Color depth (bits |
---|---|---|
640x480 | 60 | 8, 16, 32 |
800x600 | 60 | 8, 16, 32a |
1024x768 | 60 | 8, 16, 32a |
a Requires a driver configuration file.
You can use the driver configuration file to configure other resolutions and refresh rates. |
This driver needs the following at run time:
/usr/photon/config/smi5xx.conf