On Aug 27 2001, Slaven Peles wrote:
> On Monday 27 August 2001 15:23, Rogério Brito wrote:
> > Is it not possible to implement the RENDER extension with this
> > hardware or isn't there demand for it? I'd surely love to get
> > my notebook working with one of these.
>
> Nowhere at XFree86 web site is explicitely said that there is no DRI
> support or render extension for Mach64 based video cards, but
> apparently they are not supported.
Yes, I saw that on the site but still was not sure what the
status was, since it was not mentioned explicitly in the 4.1.0
release notes. I just got the impression that it was supported
(I think that I read this on some mailing list or site), but I
am not sure.
> It seems that nobody is willing to make a driver for these cards, so
> we can either try to do it ourselves, or just live without those
> goodies :-(. Oh, yes, we can also ask ATI to release Linux drivers
> for Mach64 cards.
Well, I have no experience writing drivers, but I guess that
after some time and with the help of knowledgeable people, it
could be done. :-) It may be easier than asking a corporation
to make drivers, I guess. :-) Then, again, maybe not (since
they seem committed at least a tiny bit to Open Source).
[]s, Roger...
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