Ben Green wrote: > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:46:13 -0000, Cardon Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > you need AIGLX really, which means intel or nvidia .9xxx drivers, but see the > article mentioned earlier in the thread. > > Yes, GLX w/ DRI is no use for thin clients as your desktop is remote. So the only way to achieve 3D HW accelerated desktop is via: - AIGLX enabled X server (+ DRM and DRI capable X drivers - is should be possible with lots of graphics cards) - XGL based X server (+ brand new drivers) - Mesa OpenGL failover (only used for GL part not implemented in hardware) library common for both client/server > Google earth passes a awful lot of texture data. Beryl shouldn't do much at > all, so let's see. Was the 8Mb peak or constant? > > > Exactly, the texture data is the cause here. In reality, 3D desktop should lower the amount of data to be send to the client.
Summary: 3D on clients is quite easily doable with NVidia and maybe Intel graphics cards and Xorg 7.1 and newer + appropriate MESA. The problem now is, that a thin client with Nvidia card using .9xxx drivers is everything but a thin client - the card itself is probably huge, as a fan and consumes lot of power, right? What we should be aiming for are nice and decent AIGLX enabled drivers for Via platform as all REAL thin clients I know (small footprint, fanless) are based on Via Epia boards. Unfortunately I can not see any fruitful future in this area :-(. Ondrej The information contained in this e-mail and in any attachments is confidential and is designated solely for the attention of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain this e-mail or any part thereof. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete all copies of this e-mail from your computer system(s). Please direct any additional queries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
