Driver: Matrox MGA Millennium
Last Update: December 11, 1997
Availability Information
A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
An updated BETA version of this driver, version 4.10, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/openstep/drivers/beta/MatroxMGA2064W.pkg.compressed
Driver Name / Installer .pkg: MatroxMGA2064WDisplayDriver
Driver Type: Display
Driver Scope: Specific Product
Supported Components: Matrox MGA1064SG (Cyclone), Matrox MGA1164SG (Hurricane), Matrox MGA2064W (Storm), Matrox MGA2164W (Mistral), TI TVP3026 RAMDAC
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: AGP, PCI
General Overview notes: This graphics driver is designed to support the MGA Millennium and Mystique Graphics adapters from Matrox Graphics Inc. It may also support other adapters based on the MGA1064SG, MGA1164SG, MGA 2064W and MGA 2164W Graphics controller chipset from Matrox.
This driver supports the use of 2MB or 4MB of SGRAM for the MGA1064SG based adapters; 2MB, 4MB or 8MB of SGRAM for the MGA1164SG based adapters; 2MB, 4MB, or 8MB of WRAM for the MGA2064W based adapters; and 4MB, 8MB, 12MB, or 16MB of WRAM for the MGA2164W based adapters.
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Matrox MGA Millennium
Matrox MGA Millennium II
Matrox MGA Millennium II AGP
Matrox Mystique
Matrox Mystique 220
Matrox Mystique 220 AGP
Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
This device driver provides information in the Configure application's help panel. Choose Info>Help from the Configure menu and scroll down to find this device driver's help topic.
Display Driver Details
Supported Connectors: 15-pin High Density (VGA)
Access Mode: Linear Framebuffer
Adapter Memory: 12MB WRAM, 16MB WRAM, 2MB WRAM, 4MB WRAM, 8MB WRAM
Display Modes (Number in () after resolution indicates frame buffer size required)
32 Bit Color Modes*:
1024x768 (4MB+), 1152x864 (4MB+), 1280x1024(8MB+), 1920x1080 (8MB+), 640x480 (2MB+), 800x600 (4MB+)
16 Bit Color Modes*:
1024x768 (2MB+), 1152x864 (2MB+), 1280x1024 (4MB+), 1600x1200 (4MB+), 1800x1440 (8MB+), 1920x1080 (8MB+), 1920x1200 (8MB+), 640x480 (1MB+)
8 Bit Color / Greyscale Modes*:
1024x768 (1MB+), 1152X864 (1MB+), 1280x1024 (2MB+), 1600x1200 (2MB+), 1800x1440 (4MB+), 1920x1080 (2MB+), 1920x1200 (4MB+), 640X480 (1MB+)
Driver Version Notes
3.30 - Initial Release of this Driver
4.00 - Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM
4.05 - Added support for the MGA2164 (Millennium II) chipset.
4.06 - Updated pixel/system clock routines, and EPROM parsing.
4.08 - Added Mystique and Mystique 220 support
* - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.
Product Vendor
Matrox Graphics, Inc.
1025 St-Regis Blvd.
Dorval, Quebec
Canada H9P 2T4
(514) 685-7230