glfs/archive/x7driver-cirrus.xml

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY xorg-cirrus-driver-version "1.5.2">

  <!ENTITY xorg-cirrus-driver-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/driver/xf86-video-cirrus-&xorg-cirrus-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-cirrus-driver-download-ftp  "&xorg-download-ftp;/driver/xf86-video-cirrus-&xorg-cirrus-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-cirrus-driver-md5sum        "91fd6b677d62027cd3001debb587a6a6">
  <!ENTITY xorg-cirrus-driver-size          "320 KB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-cirrus-driver-buildsize     "4.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-cirrus-driver-time          "0.1 SBU">
]>

  <!-- Begin Xorg Cirrus Driver -->
  <sect2 id="xorg-cirrus-driver" xreflabel="Xorg Cirrus Driver-&xorg-cirrus-driver-version;">

    <title>Xorg Cirrus Driver-&xorg-cirrus-driver-version;</title>

    <indexterm zone="xorg-cirrus-driver">
      <primary sortas="a-xorg-cirrus-driver">xorg-cirrus-driver</primary>
    </indexterm>

    <sect3 role="package">
      <title>Introduction to Xorg Cirrus Driver</title>

      <para>
        The <application>Xorg Cirrus Driver</application> package contains the X.Org
        Video Driver for Cirrus Logic video chips. <application>Qemu</application>
        uses this driver for its virtual GPU.
      </para>

      &lfs76_checked;

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-cirrus-driver-download-http;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-cirrus-driver-download-ftp;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download MD5 sum: &xorg-cirrus-driver-md5sum;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download size: &xorg-cirrus-driver-size;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated disk space required: &xorg-cirrus-driver-buildsize;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated build time: &xorg-cirrus-driver-time;
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Xorg Cirrus Driver Dependencies</bridgehead>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
      <para role="required">
        <xref linkend="xorg-server"/>
      </para>

      <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
        User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xorg-cirrus-driver"/>
      </para>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="kernel" id="xorg-cirrus-driver-kernel">
      <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>
      Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
      kernel if necessary:
    </para>

<screen><literal>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
  Graphics support ---&gt;
    Direct rendering Manager ---&gt;
      &lt;*&gt; Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---&gt; [CONFIG_DRM]
      &lt;*&gt; Cirrus driver for QEMU emulated device              [CONFIG_DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU]</literal></screen>

      <indexterm zone="xorg-cirrus-driver xorg-cirrus-driver-kernel">
        <primary sortas="d-xorg-cirrus-driver">xorg-cirrus-driver</primary>
      </indexterm>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="installation">
      <title>Installation of Xorg Cirrus Driver</title>

      <para>
        Install <application>Xorg Cirrus Driver</application> by running the following
        commands:
      </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

      <para>
        This package does not come with a test suite.
      </para>

      <para>
        Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="content">
      <title>Contents</title>

      <segmentedlist>
        <segtitle>Installed Xorg Driver</segtitle>

        <seglistitem>
          <seg>
            cirrus_drv.so
          </seg>
        </seglistitem>
      </segmentedlist>

      <variablelist>
        <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
        <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
        <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

        <varlistentry id="cirrus_drv">
          <term><filename class="libraryfile">cirrus_drv.so</filename></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              is an Xorg video driver for Cirrus Logic grahpics chipsets.
            </para>
            <indexterm zone="xorg-cirrus-driver cirrus_drv">
              <primary sortas="c-cirrus_drv">cirrus_drv.so</primary>
            </indexterm>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

      </variablelist>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>
  <!-- End Xorg Cirrus Driver -->