NAME
light —
SGI Light/Entry/Starter
(LG1/LG2) graphics controller
SYNOPSIS
light* at gio? slot ?
wsdisplay* at light? console ?
DESCRIPTION
The
light driver supports the SGI Light series of graphics
controllers, also known as Entry or Starter graphics and designated LG1 or
LG2. These controllers have a fixed 1024x768 resolution with 8-bit colour
depth. Unlike most SGI offerings, both 13w3 and VGA video cables are
supported.
light is found in Indigo and Crimson machines.
SEE ALSO
sgimips/gio(4),
sgimips/grtwo(4),
sgimips/newport(4),
wscons(4)
HISTORY
The
light driver first appeared in
NetBSD
5.0.
AUTHORS
Stephen M. Rumble wrote this driver.
BUGS
Much is unknown about the REX chipset. Therefore, the driver relies on the PROM
to properly initialise the graphics.
This driver will not run without modification on Crimson machines.