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authorRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-03-05 10:03:03 +0000
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd Feb 19, 2001
+.Dd February 19, 2001
.Dt 3DFX 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -11,18 +11,21 @@
.Cd device tdfx
.Pp
.Cd options TDFX_LINUX
-.Pp
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-This driver creates a entry in /dev that allows programs (mostly
+This driver creates an entry in
+.Pa /dev
+that allows programs (mostly
.Em GLIDE-based software )
to access the device memory of the Voodoo Graphics and
-VoodooII 3D accellerators created by
-.Em 3Dfx, Inc.
+VoodooII 3D accelerators created by
+.Em 3Dfx, Inc .
This provides an interface
for applications based on the
.Em GLIDE API
or that simply use the API
-provided by the linux /dev/3dfx device to use the video device.
+provided by the linux
+.Pa /dev/3dfx
+device to use the video device.
.Pp
Supports all cards based on the following chipsets:
.Bd -unfilled -offset indent
@@ -37,20 +40,18 @@ Specifically, the following cards should work:
.Ed
.Pp
Note that this driver does not currently have support for the Voodoo
-Banshee, Voodoo3, Voodoo5, or Voodoo6 based cards. It also does not
-currently support the Voodoo Rush. It also does not yet handle the SLI
-feature of the Voodoo II boards. You can only use each of them
-separately.
+Banshee, Voodoo3, Voodoo5, or Voodoo6 based cards.
+It also does not currently support the Voodoo Rush.
+It also does not yet handle the SLI feature of the Voodoo II boards.
+You can only use each of them separately.
.Pp
The following kernel configuration options are available:
.Pp
-.Em options LINUX_TDFX
+.Cd options LINUX_TDFX
.Pp
Enable the linux ioctl code for this driver, where the only supported
applications currently reside.
-.Pp
.Sh FILES
-.Pp
.Bl -tag -width /dev/voodoo* -compact
.It Pa /dev/3dfx
Symlinked to default
@@ -59,25 +60,31 @@ board
.It Pa /dev/3dfx*
.Em Character Device
programming interface
-.El
.Pp
-.Bl -tag -width /dev/voodoo* -compact
.It Pa /dev/voodoo
Mirrors of above interfaces
.It Pa /dev/voodoo*
-(Some apps use /dev/voodoo)
+(Some apps use
+.Pa /dev/voodoo )
.El
-.Pp
.Sh AUTHORS
-The driver was developed by Coleman Kane <cokane@micro.ti.com> after
-the linux version of this driver by Darryll Straus, John Taylor, Jens
-Axboe, Carlo Wood <carlo@alinoe.com> and Joseph Kain <joseph@3dfx.com>
+.An -nosplit
+The driver was developed by
+.An Coleman Kane Aq cokane@micro.ti.com
+after the linux version of this driver by
+.An Darryll Straus ,
+.An John Taylor ,
+.An Jens Axboe ,
+.An Carlo Wood Aq carlo@alinoe.com
+and
+.An Joseph Kain Aq joseph@3dfx.com
to be directly compatible with it and support the many GLIDE based games
-available for Linux and UNIX.
+available for Linux and
+.Ux .
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver appeared in
-.Fx 5.0.
+.Fx 5.0 ,
and was originally developed for Linux kernel 2.0.x, later written for
2.2.x and 2.4.x.