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.\" shorthand for double quote that works everywhere.
.ds q \N'34'
.TH NOUVEAU __drivermansuffix__ __vendorversion__
.SH NAME
nouveau \- NVIDIA video driver
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B "Section \*qDevice\*q"
.BI " Identifier \*q" devname \*q
.B " Driver \*qnouveau\*q"
\ \ ...
.B EndSection
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B nouveau
is an __xservername__ driver for NVIDIA video cards. The driver supports 2D
acceleration and provides support for the following framebuffer depths:
(15,) 16 and 24. TrueColor visuals are supported for these depths.
.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE
The
.B nouveau
driver supports PCI, PCI-Express and AGP video cards based on the following NVIDIA chips:
.TP 22
.B RIVA TNT
NV4
.TP 22
.B RIVA TNT2
NV5
.TP 22
.B GeForce 256, QUADRO
NV10
.TP 22
.B GeForce2, QUADRO2
NV11 & NV15
.TP 22
.B GeForce3, QUADRO DCC
NV20
.TP 22
.B nForce, nForce2
NV1A, NV1F
.TP 22
.B GeForce4, QUADRO4
NV17, NV18, NV25, NV28
.TP 22
.B GeForce FX, QUADRO FX
NV30, NV31, NV34, NV35, NV36, NV37, NV38
.TP 22
.B GeForce 6XXX
NV40, NV41, NV43, NV44, NV45, C51
.TP 22
.B GeForce 7XXX
G70, G71, G72, G73
.SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS
Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration
details. This section only covers configuration details specific to this
driver.
.PP
The driver auto-detects the chipset type and the amount of video memory
present for all chips.
.PP
The following driver
.B Options
are supported:
.TP
.BI "Option \*qHWCursor\*q \*q" boolean \*q
Enable or disable the HW cursor. Default: on.
.TP
.BI "Option \*qNoAccel\*q \*q" boolean \*q
Disable or enable acceleration. Default: acceleration is enabled.
.TP
.BI "Option \*qShadowFB\*q \*q" boolean \*q
Enable or disable use of the shadow framebuffer layer. Default: off.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
__xservername__(__appmansuffix__), __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__), Xserver(__appmansuffix__), X(__miscmansuffix__)
.SH AUTHORS
Authors include: David McKay, Jarno Paananen, Chas Inman, Dave Schmenk,
Mark Vojkovich
.SH COPYRIGHT
.LP
NOTICE TO USER: The source code is copyrighted under U.S. and
international laws. Users and possessors of this source code are
hereby granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free copyright license to
use this code in individual and commercial software.
.LP
Any use of this source code must include, in the user documentation and
internal comments to the code, notices to the end user as follows:
.LP
Copyright 1993-2003 NVIDIA, Corporation. All rights reserved.
.LP
NVIDIA, CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY
OF THIS SOURCE CODE FOR ANY PURPOSE. IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS"
WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NVIDIA, CORPORATION
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOURCE CODE,
INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT,
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OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
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.LP
U.S. Government End Users. This source code is a "commercial
item," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (OCT 1995),
consisting of "commercial computer software" and "commercial
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only as a commercial end item. Consistent with 48 C.F.R.
12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (JUNE 1995),
all U.S. Government End Users acquire the source code with only
those rights set forth herein.
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