BeBox Graphics Card Support

For each chipset, and all the cards we have tested, indicated are the available capabilities in a table using these notations :

X  => available and tested. Works well.
X- => available and tested. Difficult settings, depending on the monitor.
      (for card)
X* => available and tested. Works on some cards, doesn't work on others.
      (for chipset)
x  => available but not specifically tested (the specific card or chipset
      was not available).
#  => doesn't work now, but will probably work in the future.
0  => will never work (for technical reasons).

The abilities tested are :

640_8  : 640x480, 8 bits (with 1 MB)
800_8  : 800x600, 8 bits (with 1 MB)
1024_8 : 1024x768, 8 bits (with 1 MB)
640_32 : 640x480, 32 bits (with 2 MB)
800_32 : 800x600, 32 bits (with 2 MB)
Boot   : Bootrom support (Be logo and boot device selector)
Lines  : Accelerated stuff for line drawing
Polys  : Accelerated stuff for flat polygon filling (horizontally convex
         only). This will not be used before DR8.
Cursor : Hardware cursor.

Accelerated blit and rectangle filling is always available.

1 - Cirrus chipsets.

            abilities    6   8   1   6   8   B   L   P   C
                         4   0   0   4   0   o   i   o   u
                         0   0   2   0   0   o   n   l   r
                         /   /   4   /   /   t   e   y   s
                         8   8   /   3   3   .   s   s   o
Chipset or cards         .   .   8   2   2   .   .   .   r

cirrus alpine 5430       X   X   X-  0   0   X   0   0   X
cirrus alpine 5434       X   X   X   X   X   X   0   0   X
cirrus alpine 5436       x   x   x   x   x   x   0   0   x
cirrus alpine 5440       x   x   x   0   0   x   0   0   x

TW-5 94 VO (5430)        X   X   X-  0   0   X   0   0   X
Diamond SpeedStar...
...Pro SE PCI (5430)     X   X   X-  0   0   X   0   0   X
STB Systems Nitro...
...PCI 1.5 (5434)        X   X   X   X   X   X   0   0   X
J6NGD543XPCI (5434)      X   X   X   X   X   X   0   0   X
Orchid Kelvin EZ-PCI...
...(5430)                X   X   X-  0   0   X   0   0   X
Orchid Kelvin 64 (5434)  x   x   x   x   x   x   0   0   x


2 - S3 Chipsets.

            abilities    6   8   1   6   8   B   L   P   C
                         4   0   0   4   0   o   i   o   u
                         0   0   2   0   0   o   n   l   r
                         /   /   4   /   /   t   e   y   s
                         8   8   /   3   3   .   s   s   o
Chipset or cards         .   .   8   2   2   .   .   .   r


Vision 864               X*  X*  X*  X*  X*  X*  X*  0   X
Vision 868               #   #   #   #   #   #   #   0   #  (3)
Vision 964               X*  X*  X*  X*  X*  X*  X*  0   #
Vision 968               #   #   #   #   #   #   #   0   #  (3)
Trio 32                  #   #   #   #   #   X   #   0   #  (2)
Trio 64                  X*  X*  X*  X*  X*  X   X*  #   X* (2)

#9GXE64 (864)            X   X   X   X   X   X   X   0   X
#9GXE64 Pro (964)        X   X   X   X   X   X   X   0   #
Diamond Stealth SE...
...PCI (Trio32)          #   #   #   #   #   X   #   0   #  (1)
#9GXE64 TrioPCI (Trio64) #   #   #   #   #   X   #   #   #  (1)
Diamond Stealth 64...
...DRAM T PCI (Trio64)   X   X   X   x   x   X   X   #   X
Expert Color Trio64 PCI  X   X   X   X   X   X   X   #   X


(1) These two cards will get full support soon. A new S3 add-on will be
available on the web site.

(2) Full support for these chips will probably be done at the same time. For
that, we will probably need both new add-on and new bootrom (available on
the web site).

(3) These cards can probably easily be supported if necessary.