Trident

trident is a family of the X.Org graphics drivers for Trident graphics cards. This article details how to configure the kernel and your userspace in order to use the trident (tridentfb) driver.

Documentation
Full Documentation can be found under /usr/src/linux//Documentation/fb/tridentfb.txt

Kernel
You need to activate the following kernel options, note that you don't need to enable AGP Support if your card doesn't sit in a AGP slot:

Firmware
Unknown IRQ microcode needed for Trident graphics support at this time, since the Kernel driver (tridentfb) should support most functions for Trident cards. Unknown KMS details (may not work without it?).

Make sure firmware for your model (check available ones in /lib/firmware/trident) is included in kernel:

Below is a list of the firmware files needed for each family of cards:

No known firmware files are needed for any particular Trident card at this time.

Framebuffer (GRUB or LILO)
video=tridentfb:1024x768-16@60

Driver
You can force X11 to use desired driver with:

External resources

 * X.Org Wiki - trident