Specifications

Name
Works
dev PCI
Radeon 9200 SE ??? Yes
Radeon 9500 Yes ???
Radeon 9550 SE Yes ???
Radeon 9600 Pro Yes ???
Radeon 9700 Yes ???
Radeon 9800 Pro Yes Yes
nVidia
Direct PCI memory access support
Almost every nVidia cards work with direct PCI memory access, and this method is compatible
with the nVidia proprietary drivers.
To use it, you have nothing special to do, everything is done by DDCcontrol.
/dev/i2c-* devices support
Note
To use /dev/i2c-* devices with nVidia cards, you must have a rather recent kernel (at least ver-
sion 2.6.9).
Most nVidia cards, starting with TNT, but excluding the most recent GeForce FX series, work with
/dev/i2c-* devices. To use them, you must load the rivafb module by typing, as root:
# modprobe rivafb
The kernel configuration options needed to enable nVidia framebuffer and I2C support are:
• Devices drivers->Graphics support->Framebuffer support->nVidia Riva support.
• Devices drivers->Graphics support->Framebuffer support->nVidia Riva support->Enable DDC
Support.
Warning
The rivafb kernel module is not compatible with the binary nVidia X drivers, which are the only
drivers for nVidia cards to provide 3D acceleration.
This is why we recommend that you use direct PCI memory access with nVidia cards.
nVidia cards support table
Most of these nVidia cards have been reported to work, but others models should also work. If yours
is not listed, please send a message to one of the DDCcontrol mailing lists (see Appendix A, Report
problems and successes).
Name
Works
dev PCI
GeForce Ti 200 Yes Yes
GeForce FX 5600 No Yes
Supported graphics cards
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