http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21145
--- Comment #4 from Corbin Simpson <[email protected]> 2009-04-19 11:35:47 PST --- (In reply to comment #3) > FYI; XBMC not working with the open source radeon driver is not a bug in the > XBMC application software; the fact is that XBMC just requires full 3D OpenGL > 1.4 with GLSL and ARB support, to this date the open source radeon driver does > simply not support that yet. > > Read: > http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#XBMC_for_Linux_minimum_requirements > and: > http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#Why_is_a_OpenGL_2.0_compatible_graphic-controller_the_recommended_minimum_for_XBMC.3F > as well as: > http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#Currently_OpenGL_2.0_hardware_is_only_needed_for.../ > > So until the open source radeon driver supports full 3D OpenGL 1.4 with GLSL > and ARB support, you need to use the latest ATI restricted driver (meaning the > closed source binary driver from ATI). You can follow these instructions for > help on installing the latest restricted drivers: > http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#How_can_I_sort_out_graphic.2Fvideo_issues_in_XBMC_for_Linux > Please use the OGL extensions and versioning system to correctly detect OGL capabilities and fallback or exit gracefully as needed. On a personal note, please don't recommend Envy; it makes everybody sad. :C -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.freedesktop.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. _______________________________________________ xorg-driver-ati mailing list [email protected] http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati
