Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-03 Thread srvr_mnk
If this is the case, we may need to look into getting things like Ardour, Blender and Cinelerra ported over as well. Then I can **FINALLY** get rid of Windows and make OI my primary audio/video production machine. I am not smart enough to port those programs over yet...but the idea of

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-02 Thread Jerry Kemp
Thank you Ken, I had no idea that this existed. So would I be correct in stating that I could load up OI on a system, along with one of the supported AMD frame buffers and your drivers, and, thru those drivers + OpenCL, could use the GPU's to process the computational type of data that people

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-02 Thread ken mays via openindiana-discuss
Till mentions: Unless somebody sneakily started a porting effort." See: https://www.illumos.org/issues/8069 I ported the AMDGPU driver a few years ago. The main AMDGPU-Pro components are closed source. So, no support otherwise... ~K On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 11:42:07 AM PDT,

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-02 Thread srvr_mnk
How does one fire up the VESA driver? Would ATI/AMD contribute to provide some kind of drivers if asked? There are two drivers for AMD (that I am aware of) MESA and AMD GPU PRO. The latter is needed for video production on Linux. MESA is not enough, and may be okay for gaming, but not video

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-02 Thread Michal Nowak
On 05/02/2018 07:25 AM, srvr_...@srvr-tmpl.ikhider.com wrote: Hello, I know there are graphics drivers for Nvidea hardware, but my hardware is AMD. What is the status for AMD grahics drivers on OI? Is it one of those long-term, "one day...when GNU HURD dominates the marketplace on consumer

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-02 Thread srvr_mnk
https://xkcd.com/1508/ SM On 02.05.2018 02:32, Till Wegmüller wrote: Hi Well not that long, but definetly somewhere in that range I'm affraid. Unless somebody sneakily started a porting effort. Greetings Till On 02.05.2018 07:25, srvr_...@srvr-tmpl.ikhider.com wrote: Hello, I know there

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-02 Thread Till Wegmüller
Hi Well not that long, but definetly somewhere in that range I'm affraid. Unless somebody sneakily started a porting effort. Greetings Till On 02.05.2018 07:25, srvr_...@srvr-tmpl.ikhider.com wrote: > Hello, > > I know there are graphics drivers for Nvidea hardware, but my hardware > is AMD. >

[OpenIndiana-discuss] AMD graphics for OI?

2018-05-01 Thread srvr_mnk
Hello, I know there are graphics drivers for Nvidea hardware, but my hardware is AMD. What is the status for AMD grahics drivers on OI? Is it one of those long-term, "one day...when GNU HURD dominates the marketplace on consumer and enterprise systems". SM