LIGHT(4)

NAME
light - SGI Light/Entry/Starter (LG1/LG2) graphics controller

SYNOPSIS
light* at gio? slot ?
wsdisplay* at light? console ?

DESCRIPTION
The light driver supports the SGI Light series of graphics controllers, also known as Entry or Starter graphics and designated LG1 or LG2. These controllers have a fixed 1024x768 resolution with 8-bit colour depth. Unlike most SGI offerings, both 13w3 and VGA video cables are supported. light is found in Indigo and Crimson machines.

SEE ALSO
gio(4), grtwo(4), newport(4), wscons(4)

HISTORY
The light driver first appeared in NetBSD 5.0.

AUTHORS
Stephen M. Rumble wrote this driver.

BUGS
Much is unknown about the REX chipset. Therefore, the driver relies on the PROM to properly initialise the graphics.

This driver will not run without modification on Crimson machines.