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+============================================
+Framebuffer driver for Cirrus Logic chipsets
+============================================
+
+Copyright 1999 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
+
+
+.. just a little something to get people going; contributors welcome!
+
+
+Chip families supported:
+ - SD64
+ - Piccolo
+ - Picasso
+ - Spectrum
+ - Alpine (GD-543x/4x)
+ - Picasso4 (GD-5446)
+ - GD-5480
+ - Laguna (GD-546x)
+
+Bus's supported:
+ - PCI
+ - Zorro
+
+Architectures supported:
+ - i386
+ - Alpha
+ - PPC (Motorola Powerstack)
+ - m68k (Amiga)
+
+
+
+Default video modes
+-------------------
+At the moment, there are two kernel command line arguments supported:
+
+- mode:640x480
+- mode:800x600
+- mode:1024x768
+
+Full support for startup video modes (modedb) will be integrated soon.
+
+Version 1.9.9.1
+---------------
+* Fix memory detection for 512kB case
+* 800x600 mode
+* Fixed timings
+* Hint for AXP: Use -accel false -vyres -1 when changing resolution
+
+
+Version 1.9.4.4
+---------------
+* Preliminary Laguna support
+* Overhaul color register routines.
+* Associated with the above, console colors are now obtained from a LUT
+ called 'palette' instead of from the VGA registers. This code was
+ modelled after that in atyfb and matroxfb.
+* Code cleanup, add comments.
+* Overhaul SR07 handling.
+* Bug fixes.
+
+
+Version 1.9.4.3
+---------------
+* Correctly set default startup video mode.
+* Do not override ram size setting. Define
+ CLGEN_USE_HARDCODED_RAM_SETTINGS if you _do_ want to override the RAM
+ setting.
+* Compile fixes related to new 2.3.x IORESOURCE_IO[PORT] symbol changes.
+* Use new 2.3.x resource allocation.
+* Some code cleanup.
+
+
+Version 1.9.4.2
+---------------
+* Casting fixes.
+* Assertions no longer cause an oops on purpose.
+* Bug fixes.
+
+
+Version 1.9.4.1
+---------------
+* Add compatibility support. Now requires a 2.1.x, 2.2.x or 2.3.x kernel.
+
+
+Version 1.9.4
+-------------
+* Several enhancements, smaller memory footprint, a few bugfixes.
+* Requires kernel 2.3.14-pre1 or later.
+
+
+Version 1.9.3
+-------------
+* Bundled with kernel 2.3.14-pre1 or later.