Hello Mathias, (this time with everybody in cc)
Am Montag, 10. Februar 2020, 13:20:03 CET schrieb Matthias Brugger: > On 09/02/2020 20:26, Stefan Seyfried wrote: > > Am 09.02.20 um 17:05 schrieb Matthias Brugger: > >> Hi Axel, > >> > >> On 09/02/2020 16:33, Axel Braun wrote: > >>>> Gesendet: Sonntag, 02. Februar 2020 um 22:16 Uhr > >>>> Von: "Axel Braun" <[email protected]> > >>>> An: [email protected] > >>>> Betreff: [opensuse-arm] Graphics acceleration > >>>> > >>>> quick question...is there a possibility to accelerate the graphics > >>>> output > >>> > >>> for > >>> > >>>> a Raspi 3? There is a package X11-raspberrypi, but that seems not to > >>>> contain any drivers or hints > >>> > >>> To answer my own question: I stumbled over xf86-video-fbturbo, which > >>> seems to offer what I'm looking for: > >>> > >>> Hardware accelerated window moving/scrolling on Raspberry Pi (using the > >>> BCM2835 DMA Controller) > >>> > >>> hwinfo | grep bcm2835 gives a bunch of entries > >>> > >>> In fact loading the module fails: > >>> > >>> raspi:/home/test # insmod /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbturbo_drv.so > >>> insmod: ERROR: could not insert module /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/ > >>> fbturbo_drv.so: Invalid module format > > > > Most likely, by the name and location, this is *not* a kernel module, > > but an Xorg driver. > > Yes, right. *.so isn't a kernel modules... I should read better before > responding. > >>> Any idea what this means, or how to solve it? Or is ist the wrong driver > >>> at > >>> all? > >> > >> Hm, that's strange. Do you boot a custom kernel? > >> > >> I asked our graphics specialist Patrik (in CC) and he told me the > >> following: > >> > >> <paste> > >> To enable 3D acceleration you need to: > >> 1) Install Mesa-dri-vc4 package > >> 2) Edit /etc/X11/Xorg.conf.d/20-kms.conf and remove the line: > >> Option "AccelMethod" "none" > >> > >> This will enable Mesa 3D acceleration and 2D acceleration in X with > >> Glamor. > > > > Does that also work with the upstream/openSUSE kernel? > > I don't know, we have to ask Patrik as he tested it (I added him back into > CC as you dropped him). I just tried the Mesa-dri-vc4 package, and the effect is amazing: Now the windows scroll smoothly over the screen, even under load (graphical desktop, database- and application server running) Thanks for the hint. I will add it to the wiki! Cheers Axel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] To contact the owner, e-mail: [email protected]
