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Release Notes for the
Intel(R) Embedded Media and Graphics Drivers (Intel(R) EMGD)
Version 1.10 Gold for 
Windows* XP (and variants) and LINUX release with production license

NOV 2011
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Contents
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- In This Release (overview)
- IMPORTANT: User Guide Errata
- Supported Chipsets
- Supported Operating Systems
- IMPORTANT: Features/ Limitations/ Known Issues
- Getting Started
- Windows*
- Linux*
- Software Licenses
- Legal / Disclaimers

In This Release 
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Intel(R) EMGD is designed specifically to support the unique GRAPHICS 
DRIVER requirements of embedded applications for Intel(R) embedded 
chipset-based platforms with integrated graphics capability.  

This release contains components for:
1) EMGD_1_10_GOLD_xxxx.exe (x represent the driver build version):- 
   Windows* XP, Linux and Firmware package.     
2) RELNOTES.txt


*** IMPORTANT ***
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*** This RELNOTES.txt superceded the info contain in the driver package RELNOTES.


Supported Chipsets
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Target system must contain one of the following Intel Chipsets/Processors:

              Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor E6xx Series (B1 stepping)
              Intel(R) US15W System Controller Hub (Poulsbo).
              Intel(R) US15WP/WPT System Controller Hub (eMenlow XL).

Please check with your system provider to determine the Intel Chipset 
used in your system. 


Supported Operating Systems
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This version of driver supports the following OS or distributions:
    - Microsoft* Windows XP Professional* SP3

    - MeeGo* IVI 1.2, kernel version 2.6.37, Xorg 1.9.X, Libva 1.0.12, Mesa 7.9
    (For more detailed information, please refer to the User Guide).

    - Fedora 14* (Timesys Fedora Remix), kernel version 2.6.35, Xorg 1.9, Libva 1.0.12, Mesa 7.9
    (The source is distributed from Timesys*. For more detailed information, 
     please refer to the User Guide).
 

IMPORTANT: Features/ Limitations/ Known Issues
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Features:
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This release contains the following features/ limitations/ known issues. 
Please report any sighting through the Intel Premier Support process.


    - The driver supports internal LVDS, SDVO, DDC, EDID (detection), 2D, 
      D3D (DirectX* 9.0C), OpenGL 2.0 (XP), OpenGL 2.1 (Linux), OpenVG 1.1 (Linux),
      OpenGL-ES 1.1 and 2.0, hardware video decode and Overlay framebuffer alpha 
      blending capabilities.

    - The driver is pre-configured to turn on SDVO as PRIMARY and Internal LVDS as 
      SECONDARY Display. Internal LVDS default resolution as 1366 x 768 for E6xx and
      10x7 for US15W. 

    - The driver supports Power Management (Standby and Hibernate) on SDVO and LVDS
      for Windows and Linux operating systems.

    - MPlayer and Gstreamer are the players used for video decode in Linux. Please
      refer to the User Guide for more detailed information.

    - Video encode through USB camera capability. Setup instructions are 
      provided in the User Guide.

    - Support Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd ML7213* IOH (Input-Output Hub) with dRGB 
      and LVDS output. Support BT656 input for camera.

    - Enable CED to generate vBIOS size up to 127.5KB for E6xx platform.

    - The graphics driver support Chrontel* CH7036 LVDS Bypass/HDMI/VGA adapter card. 
      Note: vBIOS does not support CH7036. To enable display output through CH7036 
            LVDS Bypass/HDMI/VGA port during BIOS boot prior to OS loaded, please 
            contact Chrontel* to enable your specific configuration.  
            

    - Support for BLDK Phase 2 (EDK II) with MeeGo* IVI 1.2 and Fedora 14* (Timesys Fedora Remix)

    - Support for overlay color key change via VAAPI.

    - Support for skip auto painting color key via VAAPI.

    - Support for EFI fast and normal boot to Meego* and Fedora* operating system.For EFI boot,
      please ensure you use AMI BIOS version 33 or above.

    - Introduced Configuration Editor (CED) Lite tool. To provide flexibility for user to use the 
      CED-lite tool utility on a Windows or Linux operating system with a web browser. 

    - Support for EGL Extension EGL_KHR_image_base and EGL_NOK_image_shared 
      
    - Support of Adobe* Flash* 10.1 on F14* Firefox* 3.6 and MeeGo 1.2 with Chromium* V11. 
      We recommend usage of Chromium* V11 on MeeGo 1.2 for hardware acceleration. 
      User will need to downgrade the default Chromium* v12 bundled from MeeGo 1.2 to v11. 
      No hardware acceleration on Adobe* Flash* support on Chromium* v12 in this release. 

      Please refer to the FAQ (pending posting) which will be available at 
      http://edc.intel.com/Software/Downloads/EMGD/ website.


Limitations:
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    - Windows* 7 or Windows CE 6 is not supported in this version of the driver. For
      more information about Windows* 7/Windows* Embedded Standard 7 support, please 
      refer to Intel(R) EMGD 1.10 for Windows* 7/Windows* Embedded Standard 7 release 
      package.

    - vBIOS does not support CH7036. To enable display output through CH7036 
      LVDS Bypass/HDMI/VGA port during BIOS boot prior to OS loaded, to enable your 
      specific configuration, please contact Chrontel.  


Known Issues:
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    - Please refer to the Specification Update of the driver release for more 
      detailed information about the driver known sightings and possible
      resolutions. The Specification Update can be obtained from IBL/CDI.


Getting Started
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Please follow each dedicated OS section for the installation instructions.


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Windows
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Windows* System Requirements
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The development system should have one the following Windows operating 
systems installed.

	Microsoft* Windows XP Professional* SP3


Supported Players
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Supported players are Windows Media Player* 11 and PowerDVD* 8.

For PowerDVD 8, the supported version is OEM build 3204.


PowerDVD 8
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By default, PowerDVD 8 uses blend/composite display mode. To enable overlay mode
for improved video performance, edit the registry settings as follows:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-> Cyberlink-> PDVD8

Create a variable named Dx_ForceVideoRenderer and give it a value of 2.
To switch back to blend/composite, change the value of said variable to 3.


Installation and Uninstallation
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Please see the User Guide for detailed installation instructions.

End Windows
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Linux
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Linux: System Requirements    
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This package includes drivers built for the Linux distros mentioned in the
"Supported Operating Systems" section. 


Linux: Installation 
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Please see the User Guide for detailed installation instructions.


Linux: FAQ
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Q: In MeeGo 1.2, I'm getting errors related to libva and missing files.
A: Check that your environment variable 'LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH' is not set. If it is, unset it.
e.g., `unset LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH`

Q: When installing GStreamer in MeeGo, I get the 'fedora repo not found' error.
A: Make sure you decompressed the files from the / directory.

Q: I installed the EMGD RPM in MeeGo 1.2, but it's not working!
A: The full installation process involves more than just the RPM installation.
   Please see the User Guide for the complete process.

End Linux
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Software Licenses
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Intel(R) EMGD is subject to the terms of the license agreement 
located in the license file in this distribution package. Please read, 
understand, and agree to the terms before using Intel(R) EMGD.


Legal / Disclaimers
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PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO 
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Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any
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