Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 20 May 2006 00:09:49 +0200 (CEST) | From | linux cbon <> | Subject | Re: replacing X Window System ! |
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--- Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr> a écrit : > On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 17:13, linux cbon wrote: > > Hi, > > > > does DRI access hardware *directly* ? > > Yes it does. > > > How does DRI compare with other drivers ? > > DRI is not finished for r300 cards (radeon 9600 => > X700 IIRC), but it > kind of works. The only other driver I know for r300 > is Xorg's radeon, > and it's dead slow. > > Xav
Are "DRIs" the best available open-source drivers for old ATI cards ? Done by reverse engineering ? And not all functions are usable :-(. What about newer ATI or Nvidia cards ? A hope for something better ?
What do you think of using binary drivers (blobs) instead ? I think thats sad to use them, in an open-source kernel like Linux.
By the way : did you know of this project about an "open source graphic card" ? Hardware specs are open, so no need of DNA and open-source drivers coding easier : http://opengraphics.gitk.com/open_graphics_spec.pdf http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics (still a project).
Regards
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