TITLE
    Trident Generic OPENSTEP Driver Overview
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Created:
Modified: 		72418
12/19/98
12/19/98
TOPIC

    This article discusses a device driver for the OPENSTEP Mach operating system, versions 4.0 through 4.2.

DISCUSSION

    Driver: Trident Generic
    Last Update: December 18, 1997

    Availability Information

    A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
    No updated versions of this driver are available

    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+)


    Driver Version Notes

    3.30 Original version, supports 9440 and 9680 based adapters.
    4.00 - Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM

    * - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.

    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: OPENSTEP
Sub Category: Drivers
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