Found a closed source Vivante GPU driver package <https://community.freescale.com/thread/302726> (gpu-viv-bin-mx6q) however it is heavily tied into a Freescale ARM CPU. Will see if I can the name of the open source one. Saw it somewhere on the Phoenix (Linux gamer/performance website).
On Monday, 24 November 2014 09:45:58 UTC+13, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Nick Apperley <napp...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > You're not going to like this suggestion. Far better option to get > JavaFX > > and OpenJFX working and performing well is to run JavaFX programs on a > > Wandboard (eg the Dual version) since all the Vivante GPUs are > supported, > > even graphics acceleration via both GPUs. Sadly the GPU on the BBB will > > NEVER be fully supported as long as Imagitech refuse to completely > release > > the specifications for all of its GPUs. > > > > Plenty of people are in the same situation with trying to get the SGX > GPU > > working on the BBB but to no avail. So much time spent trying to get the > GPU > > supported. To make matters worse the Beaglebone Foundation's upcoming > > Beagleboard X15 also contains a SGX GPU. Extremely FRUSTRATING! > > > > Much better off spending the money on a Wandboard to get JavaFX programs > > running easily. Ubuntu/Debian have a package containing the open source > > Vivante GPU driver which covers most of the Vivante GPUs (2D and 3D > ones). > > Easy as pie to install the GPU driver via apt-get (single step). Wish it > was > > the same with the BBB. > > For reference, which package is that? The x15's got a 2D engine from > Vivante.. Does it still rely on a blob from vivante to build the > final package? > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > http://www.rcn-ee.com/ > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
