Trident CyberbladeXP/CyberAladdin-T Docs

[Alex Deucher]

On 2/11/06, Russell Jackson <raj at pandora.csub.edu> wrote:
> Has anyone ever been successful in getting documentation from
> either Trident or ALi for the CyberbladeXPiA1 chipset?
>
> I've attempted requesting it from their respective sources, but I don't
> get so much as a response stating a decline. I know from my research
> that Trident hasn't been helpful towards XFree86 on documentation in the
> past.
>
> The Xv extention is seriously broken on this chipset. Problems range
> from screen corruption to outright hanging the entire system.
> Additionally, video timings seem not to be set right which is especially
> apparent on external CRTs or analog input on a LCD panel. I get random
> streaks across the screen. I'm not really sure how to describe the
> effect properly. There a number of bugs in the bug database that
> describe similar problems, but no one has stepped up to fix them.
>
> If I could get my hands on the datasheets, I am willing to put the time
> into fixing the trident driver. I know there must be many laptop owners
> with this chipset.
>

The VIA PLE133 databook contains documentation on the inlcuded
cyberblade chipset.  might be enought to get you started.

Alex

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> Russell A. Jackson <raj at csub.edu>
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