NVida is being worked for XF86 4.0 by XF86 Developers group. There are some more news about Voodoo3, which Daryl discussed XF86 Developers list. Since this list not accessable to non-members if I have time I would forward you copies of it.
**************************** Suhaib M. Siddiqi Senior Research Scientist Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4222 Emperor Blvd., Suite 470 Durham, NC 27703 Tel: 919-941-9777 Ext 238 FAX: 919-941-9797 http://www.inspirepharm.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of K. Holcomb > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 11:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [opendx-users] openDX on Linux > > > >> the xx.xx.16 number is bumped to a,b, c, and d every second > >> week, then a puclic snapshot is released. So count it > >> on fingers how long it might take to release a final version > >> of XF 4.0. I will not be suprised it would be released > >> at the end of year 2000 or early 2001. > >> > >> Per last week message from XF86 Developers, the 3.3.6 and 3.3.7 > >> and a few more versions of 3.3.x will be rleased during last > >> (oops typo... last = next) 12 months, before releasing a > >> final version of XF86 4.0 > >> > >> Voodoo3 is hardware accelerated in 3.3.5,but only in > fullscreen no > >> mood it offers 3D, no 3D support in windows. > >> OpenGL is not hardware accelerated for any card. > >> > That's true about fullscreen for Voodoo3, but > according to Darryl Strauss' > webpage at least *that* part may be remedied for 3dfx > by around the end > of the year, so that 3dfx-based cards can render 3D > into windows with > whatever XFree is current at the time. I don't know > what the story is > right now for NVida chips, since I don't have one. > There are 3D drivers > but that would by itself only mean that fullscreen > should be possible. > > I have a Voodoo Rush and it is nicely though probably > not optimally > hardware accelerated into a window, but unfortunately > (1) the chip was > obsoleted almost as soon as it came out -- I seem to > be one of about 10 > people who bought one--and (2) Darryl never updated > the X server for it, > so I am stuck at 3.3.2 :-( This server does do GL > via Mesa, not an > "official" openGL, of course, but close enough for > nearly all purposes. >
