On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:35:42 +0000, Ian Molton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. > > Is MergedFB going to replace xinerama in the long run? >
maybe. they will probably co-exist for the forseeable future. "regular" multi-head allows you do have two independant X servers while mergedfb always creates one single logical desktop. > if not, will xinerama be able to use 3D / Xv properly on radeon (9000) > in the near future? Xv should work fine with xinerama and mergedfb. There's only one overlay however so it will be sourced to whichever head more of it is on; crtc1 or 2. 3D only works with mergedfb. regular multihead and xinerama have issues with client side (direct) rendering, so 3D is disabled when xinerama is active. > > why doesnt radeon xinerama use mergedFB techniques to acieve its ends ? > Xinerama itself is device independant. mergedfb provides it's own version of xinerama for window managers and xinerama aware apps so window sizing per head works properly. unless you need independant heads, there's no reason to use xinerama for multi-head when mergedfb is available, in my opinion at least. radeon mergedfb support is in xorg cvs and xorg 6.8.x let me know if you have any other questions. Alex ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
