sm501_0.05_LinuxKerne

<< Readme.txt for Silicon Motion, Inc. SM501 Linux kernel display driver >> SM501 (Voyager/GX) kernel display driver on Linux kernel 2.4.20 on PC ===================================================================== It requires another VGA compatible board to boot on PC since Voyager/GX does not come with a VGA BIOS. Driver Configuration: The kernel should be configured in order to use Voyager/GX frame buffer device driver. The following is the commands. * Put voyager.c and voyager.h file under the linux/drivers/video directory. * In the linux/drivers/video directory, modify fbmem.c file refer to fbmem.2.4 file. Add extern int sm501fb_init(void); before the fb_drivers structure declared. Add #ifdef CONFIG_FB_SM501_KERNEL_2_4_X /* * Silicon Motion, Inc. SM501 (VOYAGER GX) frame buffer device. */ { "sm501fb", sm501fb_init, NULL }, #endif in the fb_drivers structure. * Modify "Makefile" file in the same directory refer to Makefile.2.4 file. Add obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SM501_KERNEL_2_4_X) += voyager.o obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SM501_KERNEL_2_4_X) += smi2d.o in the region which declares drivers. * Modify "Config.in" file in the same directory. Add bool ' Silicon Motion, Inc. SM501 graphics console' CONFIG_FB_SM501_KERNEL_2_4_X * Configure the kernel using the make xconfig command: make xconfig go into "Character devices" turn on "Virtual Terminal" and "Support for console on virtual terminal" go into "Console drivers" then clik "Frame-buffer support" button turn on "Support for frame buffer devices (EXPERIMENTAL)" "Silicon Motion, Inc. VOYAGER graphics console" "Virtual Frame Buffer support" "Select compiled-in fonts" "VGA 8x8 font" * Build the kernel. make depend make clean make bzImage SM501 (Voyager/GX) kernel display driver on Linux kernel 2.6.4 on PC ==================================================================== It requires another VGA compatible board to boot on PC since Voyager/GX does not come with a VGA BIOS. Configuration: The kernel should be configured in order to use Voyager/GX frame buffer device driver. The following is the commands. * Put voyager.c and voyager.h file under the linux/drivers/video directory. * In the linux/drivers/video directory, modify fbmem.c file refer to fbmem.2.6 file. Add extern int sm501fb_init(void); before the fb_drivers structure declared. Add #ifdef CONFIG_FB_SM501_KERNEL_2_6_X { "sm501fb", sm501fb_init, NULL }, #endif in the fb_drivers structure. * Modify "Makefile" file in the same directory refer to Makefile.2.6 file. Add obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SM501_KERNEL_2_6_X) += voyager.o smi2d.o cfbfillrect.o cfbcopyarea.o cfbimgblt.o in the region which declares drivers. * Modify "Kconfig" file in the same directory. Add config FB_SM501_KERNEL_2_6_X bool "Silicon Motion, Inc. SM501 support" depends on FB * Configure the kernel using the make menuconfig command: make menuconfig go into "Console drivers" Select Device Drivers/Graphics support/Silicon Motion VoyagerGX 501 support * Build the kernel. make bzImage Run the kernel with SM501 display driver ========================================== * Config testing machine boot loader to use the new kernel just built. * Change display mode (resolution and color depth) Switching modes is done using the vga=... boot parameter. The table for the Kernel mode numbers are: | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 ----+------------------------------------- 256 | 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307 64k | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A 16M | 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B * Reboot testing machine, you will have a virtual terminal console on your LCD/CRT display.