This driver creates an entry in
/dev
that allows programs (mostly
GLIDE-based software
to access the device memory of the Voodoo Graphics and
VoodooII 3D accelerators created by
3Dfx, Inc
This provides an interface
for applications based on the
GLIDE API
or that simply use the API
provided by the linux
/dev/3dfx
device to use the video device.
Supports all cards based on the following chipsets:
3Dfx Voodoo Graphics
3Dfx Voodoo II
Specifically, the following cards should work:
Diamond Multimedia Monster 3D
Diamond Multimedia Monster 3D II
Note that this driver does not currently have support for the Voodoo
Banshee, Voodoo3, Voodoo5, or Voodoo6 based cards.
It also does not currently support the Voodoo Rush.
It also does not yet handle the SLI feature of the Voodoo II boards.
You can only use each of them separately.
By including
tdfx_linux
you can enable the linux ioctl code for this driver, where the only supported
applications currently reside.
FILES
/dev/3dfx
Symlinked to default
3dfx
board
/dev/3dfx*
Character Device
programming interface
/dev/voodoo
Mirrors of above interfaces
/dev/voodoo*
(Some apps use
/dev/voodoo
HISTORY
The
driver appeared in
Fx 5.0 ,
and was originally developed for Linux kernel 2.0.x, later written for
2.2.x and 2.4.x.
AUTHORS
An -nosplit
The driver was developed by
An Coleman Kane Aq cokane@micro.ti.com
after the linux version of this driver by
An Darryll Straus ,
An John Taylor ,
An Jens Axboe ,
An Carlo Wood Aq carlo@alinoe.com
and
An Joseph Kain Aq joseph@3dfx.com
to be directly compatible with it and support the many GLIDE based games
available for Linux and
UNIX
