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SubjectRe: [Slightly OT] Where should SIS 6326 mpeg2 hardware acceleration code live?
On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 10:18:52AM +1000, Robert Lowery wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have recently acquired a PCI graphics card based on the SIS 6326 chipset.
> This chipset supports YUV->RGB conversion, Hardware motion compensation and
> iDCT in hardware. Using Windows 98 and PowerDVD I am able to playback full
> screen DVD without any skipped frames on a Pentium 233MMX. All for the
> cheap price of around $US20.
>
> The full specs on this chipset are available at
> http://www.sis.com/ftp/Databook/6326/6326ds10.exe
>
> The hardware acceleration of this card does not appear to be supported under
> linux, and I am unsure where the code should even go if I was to try and
> write it.
>
> I have tried mailing to the livid-devel@linuxvideo.org, as I first thought
> this is where the code would belong, but have had no responses at all in 4
> days. Is this Livid/OMS project still alive.
>
> Alternatives (that I am aware of) are
> video4linux
> fbcon
> Xv
>
> Where should this hardware support live, I suspect it does not belong in the
> kernel ;) and who should I be talking to. I am willing to do a lot of the
> work to get this chipset supported, but since my device driver experience is
> somewhat limited, I would probably need a mentor ;)
>
> Please cc any repies to me as I am not subscribed
>
> Cheers
>
> -Robert

This is definitely a job for XFree86, and Xv specificially.
Unfortunately, Xv only support the YUV->RGB conversion. For the fancier
stuff, you'll need to use XvMC (motion compensation) which is still
somewhat experimental.

Redirect this question to the XFree86 devel lists and I think you'll get
better results. Good luck on getting this supported!
--
-Steven
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
-- George Orwell
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