On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:33 PM, Przemek Klosowski <[email protected]> wrote: > The SGX graphics accelerator on the Beaglebone was always a debacle: > TI didn't opensource the drivers or even release proper documentation. > This apparently was due to the proprietary conditions they received > from the IP author, Imagination. > > Apparently Imagination business model, instead of pure shrewdness, > turned out to be deeply flawed, and they seem to be on the ropes now: > http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1328932&%3b_mc=NL_EET_EDT_EET_review_20160220&%3bcid=NL_EET_EDT_EET_review_20160220&elqTrackId=d1a283ddfdd749989b48e29b1f0d368a&elq=a5703da753fe448e8e6cffa899d286fb&elqaid=30961&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=27068 > > I wonder if this would somehow help the case of open-source graphics driver...
I doubt it.. TI still uses Series 5, if you look at the list of chipset from Imagination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerVR#Power_VR_chipsets It's on the bottom end, of the list.. I doubt any bean counter at Imagination would allow anyone to spend time working on it internally.. There's better more open ARM graphics ip out now days thanks to: freedreno, etnaviv & nouveu Besides, as soon as someone builds an pci-e adapter for the x15, just stick a nvidia card on it. ;) Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://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.
