Re: [PULL] drm-misc-next

[Thomas Zimmermann]

Hi

Am 23.01.23 um 16:00 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz:

Hi Thomas!

Driver Changes:

 * Remove obsolete drivers for userspace modesetting i810, mga, r128,
   savage, sis, tdfx, via

Is the Rage 128 GPU still supported via the generic modesetting driver?


some of those are sporting a Rage 128 GPU. Similar question applies to the
i810 GPU used in some old ThinkPads, for example.

I'm asking because, we're still supporting PowerMacs in Debian Ports of which

Best regards
Thomas

Yes, all of those chips are still supported by the generic modesetting drivers and even the old userspace Xorg drivers. The only thing that is not supported any longer is hardware-accelerated 3d rendering. However, this has not worked anyway, as Mesa has dropped support for those chips a long time ago.

Thanks,
Adrian

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