KX-6000 Ubuntu 20.04x64 Driver Release Note

2023-09-05


Support Platforms

Display Support

Change History

Installing and uninstalling driver


Support Platforms

Support CHIPS:

KX-6000 Chip

Support OS:

Ubuntu 20.04x64ubuntu-20.04.6-desktop-amd64

Support Linux:

Linux Kernel 5.15.71x64

Driver Version:  

21.00.56

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Display Support

Support Device:

CRT , DP1/HDMI1/DVI1, DP2/HDMI2/DVI2

Resolution Support

Note: DRAM with 1&4 slot and 2&3 slot are snoop only cases, others can support none snoop

a)      FB size = 64MB, support single view only

Device Combination

Max Resolution

Integrated DisplayPort1/DisplayPort2

1920x1080@60Hz

Integrated CRT

1920x1080@60Hz

Integrated HDMI1/HDMI2

1920x1080@60Hz

Integrated DVI (through Integrated HDMI1/HDMI2)

1920x1080@60Hz

b)      FB>64MB and Snoop only, can support multi view

Max Resolution is 1920x1080@60Hz.

c)       FB>64MB and none snoop , can support multi view

输出设备1

输出设备2

输出设备3

输出设备1最大分辨率

输出设备2最大分辨率

输出设备3最大分辨率

CRT

\

\

2048x1536@60Hz

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\

DVI

\

\

1920x1200@60Hz

\

\

HDMI\DP\eDP

\

\

4096x2160@60Hz

\

\

CRT

DVI

DVI

2048x1536@60Hz

1920x1080@60Hz

1920x1080@60Hz

CRT

HDMI\DP\eDP

HDMI\DP\eDP

1920x1080@60Hz

4096x2160@60Hz

1920x1080@60Hz

 

a) 多设备输出包含复制和扩展两种模式; WinXP 屏最大分辨率为2048x1536@60Hz

b) 4K显示分辨率下用户体验较差,且性能体现较大依赖于应用场景和应用程序.受限于GPU性能,任意显示设备启用4K显示分辨率后,不论何种显示组合均会受到此影响.

Open API Support

1. GLX1.4

2. OpenGL3.2

3. EGL1.4

4. OpenGL ES2.0

Video Codec Support

需要更新系统文件用命令播放视频,可参考如下步骤:

1.     打开 terminal 依次输入以下命令:

#sudo su 输入密码

#apt-get update

#apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx

#apt-get install dkms

#apt-get install mesa-utils

#apt-get install libva-dev

#apt-get install libvdpau-dev

#apt-get install mplayer

2.     安装驱动,用如下命令播放 video

#mplayer -vo vdpauvc ffmpeg12vdpau,ffwmv3vdpau,ffvc1vdpau,ffhevcvdpau,ffh264vdpau,ffodivxvdpau $clip_name

3.     Decoding Capabilities

Format

Performance

Profile

H.265 HEVC

1920x1080p30@100Mbps

1920x1080p120@25Mbps

4096x2160p30@100Mbps

MP

H.264 AVC

1920x1080p30@70Mbps

1920x1080p120@25Mbps

3840x2160p30@50Mbps

HP

VP8

1920x1080p30@10Mbps

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M-JPEG

1920x1080p30@80Mbps (M-JPEG)

Baseline 8kx4k, 130Mpps (JPEG)

Baseline

VC-1/WMV9

1920x1080p30@72Mbps

Level:AP@L3.0

AVS

6.0.3.08.60(base),1920x1152p60@65Mbps

6.0.0.08.60(broadcast),1920x1152p60@25Mbps

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Note:

1 smplayer 只支持 H.264, VC-1 格式的硬件解码.

2 21.00.30 版驱动(包括)之后的驱动支持 HEVC H264 最大解码宽高放开为 4096x2304

Video Capabilities

a) 1080i@60/50Fps clips can not be supported in 4k@30Hz mode.

b) no moving window, no resizing window with one single 4k@30fps video

c) some media player may have different behavior and it may have some background 3D BLT even it is in full screen mode.

4.     Encoding Capabilities

Format

Performance

Profile  

H.265 HEVC

1920x1080p@60fps

MP/I, P frames/CABAC

H.264 AVC

1920x1080p@60fps

HP/I, P frames/CAVLC

Test Note:

a) We test with both Xserver mode.

b) Current Ubuntu OS can’t support audio. PCI-e device ID of KX-6000 is not included in HDMI audio driver of default Linux kernel provided by Ubuntu. HDMI audio driver could not recognize the HDMI controller and can’t run on KX-6000.

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Change History

 

21.00.56 (9/5/2023)

New Feature/Update:

Test with Ubuntu20.04.6, support kernel 5.15.71

 

21.00.41 (12/09/2021)

Bug Fix:

Fix Customer IssueKX-U6780A 测试天翼云客户端集显不支持硬渲染问题

 

21.00.30(09/24/2020)

1. Initial Beta Release

 

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Installing and uninstalling driver

Note:      

i.   Installing driver

1.  Open terminal and find the directory where the driver is, then input command

#dpkg -i zhaoxin-linux-graphics-driver-dri-21.00.56_amd64.deb

to install x64 driver.

2.  Input command #reboot to restart the system.

 

ii.  Checking whether the driver is installed successfully

1.  Open terminal and input command #dpkg -l | grep zhaoxin

 

 Note: the full name and version of the driver will show: zhaoxin-linux-graphics-driver-amd64 21.00.56

 

iii. uninstalling driver

1.  Input command in the terminal #dpkg -P zhaoxin-linux-graphics-driver(use the full name you check in step ii)

2.  Input command #reboot to restart the system.

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