On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Nick Apperley <[email protected]> wrote: > You're not going to like this suggestion. Far better option to get JavaFX > and OpenJFX working and performing well is to run JavaFX programs on a > Wandboard (eg the Dual version) since all the Vivante GPUs are supported, > even graphics acceleration via both GPUs. Sadly the GPU on the BBB will > NEVER be fully supported as long as Imagitech refuse to completely release > the specifications for all of its GPUs. > > Plenty of people are in the same situation with trying to get the SGX GPU > working on the BBB but to no avail. So much time spent trying to get the GPU > supported. To make matters worse the Beaglebone Foundation's upcoming > Beagleboard X15 also contains a SGX GPU. Extremely FRUSTRATING! > > Much better off spending the money on a Wandboard to get JavaFX programs > running easily. Ubuntu/Debian have a package containing the open source > Vivante GPU driver which covers most of the Vivante GPUs (2D and 3D ones). > Easy as pie to install the GPU driver via apt-get (single step). Wish it was > the same with the BBB.
For reference, which package is that? The x15's got a 2D engine from Vivante.. Does it still rely on a blob from vivante to build the final package? Regards, -- Robert Nelson http://www.rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
