Drivers

Release Notes for XFree86[tm] 4.2.0 : Drivers
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## 3. Drivers

### 3.1. Video Drivers

XFree86 4.2.0 includes the following video drivers:

Driver Name | Description | Further Information
`apm` | Alliance Pro Motion | README.apm
`ark` | Ark Logic |
`ati` | ATI | README.ati, README.r128, r128(4)
`chips` | Chips & Technologies | README.chips, chips(4)
`cirrus` | Cirrus Logic |
`cyrix` (*) | Cyrix MediaGX | README.cyrix
`fbdev` | Linux framebuffer device | fbdev(4)
`glide` | Glide2x (3Dfx) | glide(4)
`glint` | 3Dlabs, TI | glint(4)
`i128` | Number Nine | README.I128, i128(4)
`i740` | Intel i740 | README.i740
`i810` | Intel i810 | README.i810, i810(4)
`imstt` | Integrated Micro Solns |
`mga` | Matrox | mga(4)
`neomagic` | NeoMagic | neomagic(4)
`newport` (-) | SGI Newport | README.newport, newport(4)
`nv` | NVIDIA | nv(4)
`rendition` | Rendition | README.rendition, rendition(4)
`s3` | S3 (not ViRGE or Savage) |
`s3virge` | S3 ViRGE | README.s3virge, s3virge(4)
`savage` | S3 Savage | savage(4)
`siliconmotion` | Silicon Motion | siliconmotion(4)
`sis` | SiS | README.SiS
`sunbw2` (+) | Sun bw2 |
`suncg14` (+) | Sun cg14 |
`suncg3` (+) | Sun cg3 |
`suncg6` (+) | Sun GX and Turbo GX |
`sunffb` (+) | Sun Creator/3D, Elite 3D |
`sunleo` (+) | Sun Leo (ZX) |
`suntcx` (+) | Sun TCX |
`tdfx` | 3Dfx |
`tga` | DEC TGA | README.DECtga
`trident` | Trident | trident(4)
`tseng` | Tseng Labs |
`vesa` | VESA | vesa(4)
`vga` | Generic VGA | vga(4)
`vmware` | VMWare guest OS | vmware(4)

Drivers marked with (*) are present in a preliminary form in this release, but are not complete and/or stable yet.

Drivers marked with (+) are for Linux/Sparc only.

Drivers marked with (-) are for Linux/mips only.

Darwin/Mac OS X uses IOKit drivers and does not use the module loader drivers listed above. Further information can be found in README.Darwin.

XFree86 4.2.0 includes the following input drivers:

### 3.2. Input Drivers

Driver Name | Description | Further Information
`calcomp` | Calcomp |
`citron` | Citron | citron(4)
`digitaledge` | DigitalEdge |
`dmc` | DMC | dmc(4)
`dynapro` | Dynapro |
`elographics` | EloGraphics |
`hyperpen` | HyperPen |
`keyboard` | generic keyboards | keyboard(4)
`microtouch` | MicroTouch |
`mouse` | most mouse devices | mouse(4)
`mutouch` | MicroTouch |
`penmount` | PenMount |
`spaceorb` | SpaceOrb |
`summa` | SummaGraphics |
`void` | dummy device | void(4)
`wacom` | Wacom tablets | wacom(4)

Release Notes for XFree86[tm] 4.2.0 : Drivers
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