Re: [Dri-devel] mach64 binaries: do work! Was: do not work...
But now that you touched on the subject, why don't you help on the development as well!? Well, I'd be glad but there are some problems. Unfortunately I am already involved in 2 projects (my own GSwitchIt and SQL/jEdit) so I simply has no time for anything else (well, I do not count my family:). Also, I has no background in 3D development, so the learning curve for me would be too long. I am trying to do my best in testing but I am afraid for foreseeble future it is the only way I can afford. Though, at some point hopefully I'll be happy to join the team. BTW, is there a way to get the wonderful DRI devel FAQ as a single document (in PDF or - better - in HTML format)? I'd like to have it in my Visor but I could not find it:( Cheers, Sergey ___ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
Re: [Dri-devel] mach64 binaries: do work! Was: do not work...
Jose Fonseca wrote: The latest snapshot, works. I've checked it myself. The problem was libdrm.a which is not as device independent as thought. It has some interface functions which in the case of mach64 are new and not available in the XFree86 4.x releases. This has been a sleeper issue for a while. I'll look into what can be done to improve this. Regards, Jens -- /\ Jens Owen/ \/\ _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /\ \ \ Steamboat Springs, Colorado ___ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
[Dri-devel] mach64 binaries: do work! Was: do not work...
The latest snapshot, http://mefriss1.swan.ac.uk/~jfonseca/dri/packages/bleeding-edge/mach64-20020314-1601-i386-Linux.tar.bz2 works. I've checked it myself. The problem was libdrm.a which is not as device independent as thought. It has some interface functions which in the case of mach64 are new and not available in the XFree86 4.x releases. I've changed install.sh to be more permissive regarding missing files in the package, i.e., just backup/install files that are included in the package. The result is that a single install.sh can be used to install/uninstall either a complete or a minimal package. I also noticed that the snapshots of mach64-0-0-3-branch don't work on Xfree86 4.1.0, since the 2D driver ABI changed between the releases. I suppose it's the same for all driver snapshots taken from the trunk, althought that was not my previous impression. Sergey, please test once more. If everything is okay, I'll start uploading the mach64 snapshots to the DRI website as well. (And put a README describing the current limitations of mach64) Regards, Jose Fonseca ___ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
Re: [Dri-devel] mach64 binaries: do work! Was: do not work...
Le 14 Mar 2002 17:07:47 + Jose Fonseca [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: The latest snapshot, http://mefriss1.swan.ac.uk/~jfonseca/dri/packages/bleeding-edge/mach64-20020314-1601-i386-Linux.tar.bz2 works. I've checked it myself. The problem was libdrm.a which is not as device independent as thought. It has some interface functions which in the case of mach64 are new and not available in the XFree86 4.x releases. I've changed install.sh to be more permissive regarding missing files in the package, i.e., just backup/install files that are included in the package. The result is that a single install.sh can be used to install/uninstall either a complete or a minimal package. I also noticed that the snapshots of mach64-0-0-3-branch don't work on Xfree86 4.1.0, since the 2D driver ABI changed between the releases. I suppose it's the same for all driver snapshots taken from the trunk, althought that was not my previous impression. Sergey, please test once more. If everything is okay, I'll start uploading the mach64 snapshots to the DRI website as well. (And put a README describing the current limitations of mach64) Regards, Jose Fonseca ___ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel I tested it and it works almost perfectly: the modprobe mach64 failed, not finding the module. A simple depmod -a did the work, dont know if it's specific to my config. Glxgears and Tuxracer run quite well, but I couldn't explore the possibilities, since my laptop was needed as a dvd player (thanks to Keith for the mach64 TV-out!) It's quite easy to switch back to the old config (and get xv back...), but what are exactly the difficulties that you run into when trying to enable both 3D and 2D acceleration? (according to gatos, there's no problem with production dri drivers). -- Bernard Cafarelli alias Voyageur ICQ:66024647 msg03473/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Dri-devel] mach64 binaries: do work! Was: do not work...
The latest snapshot, http://mefriss1.swan.ac.uk/~jfonseca/dri/packages/bleeding-edge/mach64-20020314-1601-i386-Linux.tar.bz2 works. I've checked it myself. I checked it too. No installation problems noticed. Everything went smoothly. glxgears works on 248fps. The problem was libdrm.a which is not as device independent as thought. :( Well, anyway it is not as big as libGL. It has some interface functions which in the case of mach64 are new and not available in the XFree86 4.x releases. What's good is that now we know it - so next releases will be more smooth. I also noticed that the snapshots of mach64-0-0-3-branch don't work on Xfree86 4.1.0, since the 2D driver ABI changed between the releases. I suppose it's the same for all driver snapshots taken from the trunk, althought that was not my previous impression. What about compatibility with 4.0 (or even 3.3)? I guess for brave testers like me even compatibility with 4.2 is enough... Sergey, please test once more. If everything is okay, I'll start uploading the mach64 snapshots to the DRI website as well. (And put a README describing the current limitations of mach64) I'd say I have no objections:) It is very cool when someone asks me permission to upload something (especially - something I did not develop:) Regards, Sergey ___ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
Re: [Dri-devel] mach64 binaries: do work! Was: do not work...
On 2002.03.14 20:30 Bernard Cafarelli wrote: Le 14 Mar 2002 17:07:47 + ... I tested it and it works almost perfectly: the modprobe mach64 failed, not finding the module. A simple depmod -a did the work, dont know if it's specific to my config. Glxgears and Tuxracer run quite well, but I couldn't explore the possibilities, since my laptop was needed as a dvd player (thanks to Keith for the mach64 TV-out!) It's quite easy to switch back to the old config (and get xv back...), but what are exactly the difficulties that you run into when trying to enable both 3D and 2D acceleration? (according to gatos, there's no problem with production dri drivers). There is no special difficulty, just work to be done. In fact, on the current mach64 driver, work to do is its most outstanding feature! So until the developers decide to that this is more important than enhancing the 3D backend, or some newbie decides to volunteer to do this job, it will remain work to be done for quite some time... -- Bernard Cafarelli alias Voyageur ICQ:66024647 Regards, José Fonseca ___ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
