The VIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver brings accelerated 2D functionality and high-performance OpenGL support to Linux x86 with the use of VIA graphics processing units (GPUs).
These drivers provide optimized hardware acceleration for OpenGL and X applications and support nearly all recent VIA GPU products (see Appendix A. Supported VIA Chipsets for a complete list of supported GPUs).
This document provides instructions for the installation and use of the VIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver.
Part II. Installation Instructions walk the user through the process of downloading and installing the VIA driver.
Part III. Configuration Instructions (Not Using the XRandR Extension), Part IV. Configuration Instructions when Using the XRandR Extension and Part V. More Configuration Instructions demonstrate how to configure the VIA driver.
Part VI. Frequently Asked questions adresses frequently asked questions. Part VII. Known Issues lists the knows but unsolved issues about this VIA driver release.
It is assumed that the user and reader of this document has at least a basic understanding of Linux techniques and terminology.