TITLE
    NeXTSTEP 3.3 Driver: Trident Generic Display
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Modified: 		72104
3/5/99
3/5/99
TOPIC

    This document discusses a device driver for the NeXTSTEP operating system, version 3.3. This driver will not work with any version of OPENSTEP.

DISCUSSION

    Availability Information


    An updated BETA version of this driver, version 3.30, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
    ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/drivers/beta/TridentGeneric.pkg.compressed

    Driver Name / Installer .pkg: TridentGenericDisplayDriver
    Driver Type: Display
    Driver Scope: Generic-Chipset
    Supported Components: Trident TGUI9440, Trident TGUI9680, Universal RAMDAC
    PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver**: PCI

    General Overview notes: This driver will support a variety of video display devices based on Trident 9xxx chipsets.

    NeXT does not guarantee that this driver will work with any specific adapters or implementations, but expects that it will support many.

    Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:


    Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
    This driver will not support the built-in display on IBM Thinkpad 760CD.

    Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
    This device driver provides information in the Configure application's help panel. Choose Info>Help from the Configure menu and scroll down to find this device driver's help topic.

    Display Driver Details

    Supported Connectors: 15-pin High Density (VGA)
    Access Mode: Linear Framebuffer
    Adapter Memory: 1MB DRAM, 2MB DRAM

    Display Modes (Number in () after resolution indicates frame buffer size required)

    32 Bit Color Modes**:
    640x480 (2MB+), 800x600 (2MB+)

    16 Bit Color Modes**:
    1024x768 (2MB+), 640x480 (1MB+), 800x600 (1MB+)

    8 Bit Color / Greyscale Modes**:
    1024x768 (1MB+), 1280x1024 (2MB+), 640X480 (1MB+), 800x600 (1MB+)

    Known Problems

    Due to ongoing development and testing of OPENSTEP 4.0, the beta version (v3.30) of this driver will neither be tested on NEXTSTEP 3.3 nor upgraded to "Released" status.

    Driver Version Notes

    3.30 Original version, supports 9440 and 9680 based adapters.

    ** - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed. Check any available NeXTanswers and the hardware manual for the device for additional information.

    Product Vendor
    Trident Microsystems Inc.
    189 N. Bernardo Avenue
    Mountain View, CA 94043-5203
    USA

    +1 (415) 691 9211 international phone number
    +1 (415) 691 9260 fax

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: NeXTSTEP
Sub Category: Drivers
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