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[summit-announce] Summit HX (SLS) 2.4-7 released



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Xi Graphics is pleased to announce the release of Version 2.4-7 of Accelerated-X Summit HX (SLS) for various Matrox and ATI chipsets.

The new servers can be found at:

     Linux (i386/x86_64) HX
     ftp://ftp.xig.com/pub/Summit/linux/sls/

     Solaris (i386/x86_64) HX
     ftp://ftp.xig.com/pub/Summit/solaris/sls/

This version represents a major architectural rework of the Single
Logical Screen (SLS) HX server.  Note, OpenGL support is not yet
available on these servers.

These servers support various Matrox and ATI chipsets.

For Matrox: G450/G450MMS/G550 and certain Parhelia based cards, such
            as QID.

For ATI: Colorgraphic Xentera, Radeon R200 based cards, FireMV PCI and
         FireMV PCIe.


Key features of this series:


 - Single Logical Screen (across multiple chips)
 - Multiple X11 screens per Chip Allowed
 - Mixed SLS and Multi-screen Allowed (some limitations)
 - All X11 screens & Monitor Outputs Hardware Accelerated
 - Powerful, Simple Graphical Configurator
 - "Hidden Pixel" Capability
 - Pixel "Voids" Capability
 - Mixed Monitor Resolutions (some limitations)
 - Rotate (any, all monitors) Option (some limitations) (Silver Editions)
 - "T" & "L" Monitor Configurations Allowed
 - Cursor Wrap, non-Wrap Controls
 - PCIe & 64-bit Platform Capability
 - Image Overlay Support (Silver editions)
 - XVideo Input Support (Silver Editions)


Here are some brief release notes on 2.4-7:


  - new graphical configuration, allowing for a simpler and more
    powerful method of configuring screen layout, and the monitors
    within those screens.

  - Configuration files are not backwards compatible with previous
    versions of the HX product, however, configuration has been
    simplified to make transitioning from previous versions easier.

  - It is now easier to configure Accelerated-X using text Xsetup.
    Xsetup automatically detects your graphics card during the initial
    configuration.

  - It is now simple to configure the arrangements of monitors and
    screens with graphical Xsetup.  Graphical Xsetup provides an
    interactive interface for configuring monitor locations, and
    several predefined layouts for consistent and accurate
    configurations.

  - Now, monitors with different resolutions can be configured with
    SLS/Xinerama screens (as supported by hardware).

  - Support for rotation (90, 180, or 270 degrees) has been added to
    Silver Editions, as supported by hardware.  Rotation of arbitrary
    monitors is also possible in SLS (Xinerma) configurations.

  - New with this release, horizontal (1x4) Single Logical Screen
    (SLS) or Xinerma configurations are supported with Matrox QID
    adapters, using 2 to 4 of the QID's outputs.  The individual
    monitors of the QID can also be configured as separate X11 screens
    (up to 4 per adapter), similar to multiscreen configurations often
    used with the Matrox G450MMS.

  - much more flexibility in layouts is possible, for example
    Inverted-T configurations.  Graphical Xsetup provides several
    built-in layouts to ease configuration of common screen and
    monitor layouts.  See the layout button of the 'Display' screen.

  - Overall performance has greatly improved from previous versions of
    the HX product.  Some of the most tangible performance
    improvements include: accelerated double-buffered applications,
    smoother window moves, and faster web browsing.

  - New with this release, the XVideo extension has been added to the
    Silver edition and supports hardware accelerated video.  A maximum
    of 6 synchronous video windows can be used simultaneously,
    depending on hardware capabilities.  If the hardware supports it,
    video is also accelerated when monitors are rotated.

  - both 32bit and 64bit architecture machines are supported with
    these packages.  Previously 32bit and 64bit support was provided
    in separate Summit packages, at separate price points.


Thank you for choosing Accelerated X!


  Xi Graphics, Inc.
  http://www.xig.com/
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