Banshee TODO list:
#1: Fix display errors caused by incorrect implementation and find out the
expected behaviour of the undocumented stuff.
#2: Make color depth > 8 work correctly.
#3: Screen resulution change not possible yet (only 640 x 480 works).
#4: Implement remaining 2D commands (line, polyline, polygon fill, stretchBlt).
#5: 3D core usablility, code cleanup, ...
- Implemented ternary raster operations. With 3 binary input values we have 8
possible combinations und the ROP code is the binary representation of the
result table. Instead of implementing cascades of binary operations at byte
level, we simply build a 3-bit value from D, S and P. This is the bit number
of the ROP code to use as the result. This is performed for each bit of color
data. We still keep the existing binary operations at byte level, since the
code is faster for that case.
- Inplemented the "row #0 only" flag handling in pattern fill operations. This
flags seems to have an undocumented effect on the source pitch of
host-to-screen operations. This issue needs to be investigated.
- TODO: Some bits of the srcXY register seem to have an undocumented effect on
host-to-screen operations, too.
- Added basic support for the tiled desktop space. Win95 now starts building
the desktop, but without icons and it is not yet usable in 16 bpp mode.
- Fixed 32 to 24 bpp format conversion in host-to-screen operations.
- Fixed some raster operations.
- Now allocate buffer for launch area writes dynamicly.
- Added error messages for undocumented features.
tile-based updates and screen update locking. Some related changes in the init
and save/restore code are also included. The main update code has been moved
from bx_voodoo_vga_c to bx_voodoo_c and the required parameters are set up
depending on the model. The BX_LOCK/BX_UNLOCK and SET_TILE_UPDATED stuff still
needs to be added in the 3D core. Currently a redraw_area() hack makes the
Voodoo 1/2 screen updates work as expected.
- Fixes and optimizations in the BitBlt code.
- Added mutex for display updates and lock some register writes and the BitBlt
methods during screen update.
- Improved some debug messages.
TODO: Use the render_mutex for the Voodoo1/2 update code, too.
almost usable in 8 bpp mode, but there are still issues (see below).
- Added basic support for pattern fill functions.
- Added some more ROPs (all S/D and P/D ones).
- Now using the ROP functions in rectangle, pattern and host-to-screen code.
- Several other related changes.
TODO:
- Implement remaining binary (P/S) and all of the ternary ROPs.
- Some Windows icons are still black or messy (e.g. start button) and screen
are missing in some cases. Shutdown background is wrong, although the correct
ROP is used.
- Cleanups and optimiations when the code is known to work as expected.
- Moved basic BitBlt stuff from the Cirrus code to a separate header file to
make it usable for the Voodoo Banshee, too.
- Rewrite of the screen-to-screen BitBlt code for the new ROP code.
- Calculate redraw parameters based on the screen start.
- Set "Banshee busy" bit in the status register when 2D is busy.
- Added some error messages for unimplemented features.
- Host-to-screen and screen-to-screen copy operations implemented (ROP 0xcc).
- Rectangle fill command now handles clipping.
- Attempt to fix the redraw_area() location after bitblt operations.
- Update the host palette entries when writing to CLUT (fixes screenshot).
- Added 2D register names for debug messages.
- Fixed hardware cursor bottom/right edge display bug.
- Started splitting 2D code in different methods (no functional changes).
- Added hardware cursor to save/restore list.
TODO #1: Implement bitblt engine similar to the Cirrus one.
TODO #2: Voodoo code reorganization: base class with Voodoo core, one subclass
for Voodoo1/2 and one for Banshee.
in 8 bpp mode, but it's not yet usable (no cursor, no text). List of changes:
- Added AGP/CMD/Misc register handling (CMDFIFO #0 is now usable).
- Started work on 2D register handling ("Rectangle fill" command implemented).
- Added Banshee specific code in redraw_area().
- Writing to VGA DAC registers also modifies the Banshee CLUT.
- Banshee now indicates that no TV-out and video-in device is connected.
- Some other related fixes and improvements.
- Added VCLK array and removed hardcoded values.
- Added new method get_crtc_params() to retrieve htotal and vtotal values.
- Cirrus: Set up VCLK registers with default on reset (TODO: VGABIOS should do
that when setting video mode).
- Voodoo Banshee: Set up VCLK #3 when writing to pllCtrl0 register. VCLK #0 and
#1 are VGA compatible and VCLK #2 is fixed 50 MHz. Fixed maximum resolution
based on PLL section of the spec.
function. I guess the old stuff should be a speed optimization, but I don't see
a difference with the new code. The simulation output is also still the same.
Now Bochs compiles much faster with Voodoo support enabled and the binary is
much smaller. This patch has been written by Luigi B.
- Banshee Memory layout implemented (AGP/misc and 2D register behaviour not
implemented yet). Now Win95 with Banshee driver can boot in standard VGA mode.
- Fixed memory allocation: Banshee has 16 MB shared LFB / TMU memory.
- Some work on save/restore support.
- Renamed Banshee VGA register handlers.
- tile-based VBE graphics updates implemented
- "half mode" support added (line doubling for low resultions)
- change screen resolution only after re-enabling the video processor
"Voodoo VGA" framework. Most of the work is still to do.
- Added Banshee specific PCI write handler and related stuff. The device is
initialzed properly by the Bochs BIOS (mem, lfb, rom and i/o).
- With Banshee specific VGA BIOS it passes the init stage and boots properly
to DOS. Parts of the init code coming from file "voodoo.h.txt" (part of the
original patch).
- Standard VGA modes are all usable (using the Bochs VGA core).
- VBE graphics modes with 8, 16, 24 and 32 BPP are usable (VBE drawing code is
mostly copy&paste from the Bochs VBE code. DAC 6/8 bit switch is present.
- TODO list:
- Voodoo Banshee memory layout (registers, 2D, 3D, LFB, textures)
- 2D graphics engine must be written from scratch
- interaction between new device and existing 3D core
- non-VGA mode (Voodoo model "banshee" without VGA extension "voodoo")
- save/restore support, move Banshee stuff to separate file, ...
- Fixed missing bx_gui->flush() call after non-VGA update().
- Fixed a BX_DEBUG message in the Voodoo code.
- Re-define LOG_THIS for messages in the "Voodoo VGA" code.
currently only implements an ISA standard VGA adapter with the selected Voodoo
model as it's extension. The methods of the "Voodoo VGA" device only call the
required methods of the Voodoo or VGA core.
TODO: Start implementing the Voodoo Banshee chipset based on this code.
- Treat VGA extension name other than "none", "vbe" or "cirrus" as a VGA
compatible device plugin and try to load it.
- Added new plugin type PLUGTYPE_VGA for such a plugins (interally handled like
a core plugin).
- Added panic in devices init for the case no VGA compatible plugin is present.
- Added new method vga_redraw_area() that handles the non-VGA and null size
case. The specific method redraw_area() is called otherwise.
- Moved init_systemtimer() call from extension code to init_standard_vga().
- TODO: Implement VGA subsystem in the Voodoo code to test the new feature.
Voodoo Banshee 2D accelerator code needs to be written to make this really
useful.
- Added support for setting memory write handler to NULL (ROM case).
- Added new PCI device method after_restore_pci_state(). It currently handles
the PCI ROM case only (could be extended).
- Moved VGA timer handler to the VGA core and handle the non-VGA case there.
It calls the specific update() code and finally bx_gui->flush().
- Moved the VGA update frequency parameter handler and the refresh_disply()
method to the VGA core.
- Store the VGA extension parameter in the VGA core.
- Voodoo: Fixed graphics snapshot.
