Release Notes for XFree86[tm] 4.2.1 : Drivers
Previous: Summary of new features in 4.2.0.
Next: Overview of XFree86 4.x.

4. Drivers

4.1. Video Drivers

XFree86 4.2.1 includes the following video drivers:


Driver NameDescriptionFurther Information
apmAlliance Pro MotionREADME.apm
arkArk Logic 
atiATIREADME.ati, README.r128, r128(4)
chipsChips & TechnologiesREADME.chips, chips(4)
cirrusCirrus Logic 
cyrix (*)Cyrix MediaGXREADME.cyrix
fbdevLinux framebuffer devicefbdev(4)
glideGlide2x (3Dfx)glide(4)
glint3Dlabs, TIglint(4)
i128Number NineREADME.I128, i128(4)
i740Intel i740README.i740
i810Intel i810README.i810, i810(4)
imsttIntegrated Micro Solns 
mgaMatroxmga(4)
neomagicNeoMagicneomagic(4)
newport (-)SGI NewportREADME.newport, newport(4)
nvNVIDIAnv(4)
renditionRenditionREADME.rendition, rendition(4)
s3S3 (not ViRGE or Savage) 
s3virgeS3 ViRGEREADME.s3virge, s3virge(4)
savageS3 Savagesavage(4)
siliconmotionSilicon Motionsiliconmotion(4)
sisSiSREADME.SiS
sunbw2 (+)Sun bw2 
suncg14 (+)Sun cg14 
suncg3 (+)Sun cg3 
suncg6 (+)Sun GX and Turbo GX 
sunffb (+)Sun Creator/3D, Elite 3D 
sunleo (+)Sun Leo (ZX) 
suntcx (+)Sun TCX 
tdfx3Dfx 
tgaDEC TGAREADME.DECtga
tridentTridenttrident(4)
tsengTseng Labs 
vesaVESAvesa(4)
vgaGeneric VGAvga(4)
vmwareVMWare guest OSvmware(4)

Drivers marked with (*) are present in a preliminary form in this release, but are not complete and/or stable yet.

Drivers marked with (+) are for Linux/Sparc only.

Drivers marked with (-) are for Linux/mips only.

Darwin/Mac OS X uses IOKit drivers and does not use the module loader drivers listed above. Further information can be found in README.Darwin.

XFree86 4.2.1 includes the following input drivers:

4.2. Input Drivers


Driver NameDescriptionFurther Information
calcompCalcomp 
citronCitroncitron(4)
digitaledgeDigitalEdge 
dmcDMCdmc(4)
dynaproDynapro 
elographicsEloGraphics 
hyperpenHyperPen 
keyboardgeneric keyboardskeyboard(4)
microtouchMicroTouch 
mousemost mouse devicesmouse(4)
mutouchMicroTouch 
penmountPenMount 
spaceorbSpaceOrb 
summaSummaGraphics 
voiddummy devicevoid(4)
wacomWacom tabletswacom(4)


Release Notes for XFree86[tm] 4.2.1 : Drivers
Previous: Summary of new features in 4.2.0.
Next: Overview of XFree86 4.x.