Re: GSoC Idea: Adding support for DMX screens to dix
I Just want to say I won't be able to apply for GSoC this summer as other things have come up. I'll probably work on the X video driver which renders to an X screen though in any spare time I have over the summer. If someone else wants to feel free to use any of my ideas for your own GSoC application, or work on any independently. These are some features I'd really like to see make it into X. They would eliminate a lot of redundant code and add some cool new functionality. Thanks, Cody Maloney On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Cody Maloney wrote: > Thanks for your comments. I'll probably submit a proposal for both > pieces you broke it into, although I'd lean towards the graphics > hotplugging (specifically writing patches to add the necessary new > hooks to the porting layer, as well as patches to implement the hooks > in the xfree86 backend). If I end up with time left in the summer > after implementing the hooks, then I'd work implementing the udev > hooks. > > Thanks, > Cody Maloney > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Jamey Sharp wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Cody Maloney >> wrote: >>> Currently the DMX X server works well enough to get display walls up >>> and running. What I'd like to do is make it so that from a running X >>> server you can dynamically add and remove DMX screens, without the >>> need of the seperate DMX proxy server. This would be useful for >>> instance to setup/use network screens/projectors. In addition, over it >>> could move to replace the dmx X server which would mean that dmx would >>> always be up to date with modern extensions. I'm not sure how feasible >>> it is to add it to dix, and if there's a lot of work that needs to be >>> done before it could happen (Removing MAXSCREENS?). >> >> Awesome. I've only glanced over what's needed for this, but it's >> something I'd like to see happen. >> >> It seems to me that there are two substantial projects here, and I >> think they're completely independent. >> >> >> >> I suspect either of those projects alone is easily big enough for >> GSoC--possibly too big. A narrow focus is important. >> >> Jamey >> > ___ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
Re: GSoC Idea: Adding support for DMX screens to dix
Thanks for your comments. I'll probably submit a proposal for both pieces you broke it into, although I'd lean towards the graphics hotplugging (specifically writing patches to add the necessary new hooks to the porting layer, as well as patches to implement the hooks in the xfree86 backend). If I end up with time left in the summer after implementing the hooks, then I'd work implementing the udev hooks. Thanks, Cody Maloney On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Jamey Sharp wrote: > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Cody Maloney > wrote: >> Currently the DMX X server works well enough to get display walls up >> and running. What I'd like to do is make it so that from a running X >> server you can dynamically add and remove DMX screens, without the >> need of the seperate DMX proxy server. This would be useful for >> instance to setup/use network screens/projectors. In addition, over it >> could move to replace the dmx X server which would mean that dmx would >> always be up to date with modern extensions. I'm not sure how feasible >> it is to add it to dix, and if there's a lot of work that needs to be >> done before it could happen (Removing MAXSCREENS?). > > Awesome. I've only glanced over what's needed for this, but it's > something I'd like to see happen. > > It seems to me that there are two substantial projects here, and I > think they're completely independent. > > > > I suspect either of those projects alone is easily big enough for > GSoC--possibly too big. A narrow focus is important. > > Jamey > ___ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
Re: GSoC Idea: Adding support for DMX screens to dix
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Cody Maloney wrote: > Currently the DMX X server works well enough to get display walls up > and running. What I'd like to do is make it so that from a running X > server you can dynamically add and remove DMX screens, without the > need of the seperate DMX proxy server. This would be useful for > instance to setup/use network screens/projectors. In addition, over it > could move to replace the dmx X server which would mean that dmx would > always be up to date with modern extensions. I'm not sure how feasible > it is to add it to dix, and if there's a lot of work that needs to be > done before it could happen (Removing MAXSCREENS?). Awesome. I've only glanced over what's needed for this, but it's something I'd like to see happen. It seems to me that there are two substantial projects here, and I think they're completely independent. For one thing, I don't think there's currently an X.org video driver that does what Xephyr or Xnest do, and I'd love to see one. Preferably implemented using XCB, of course. ;-) If we had such a driver, would that be enough to replace Xdmx with a static xorg.conf? I'd guess the Xinerama implementation should take care of most of the work, but maybe it needs more? The other piece I see is screen hotplug. It would be broadly useful to be able to add and remove screens from a running X server--not just for dynamic DMX, but also for USB video peripherals and other hotpluggable devices. For that to be most useful, yes, MAXSCREENS should die, but I think you can treat that as yet another project. I suspect either of those projects alone is easily big enough for GSoC--possibly too big. A narrow focus is important. Jamey ___ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
GSoC Idea: Adding support for DMX screens to dix
Hi, Currently the DMX X server works well enough to get display walls up and running. What I'd like to do is make it so that from a running X server you can dynamically add and remove DMX screens, without the need of the seperate DMX proxy server. This would be useful for instance to setup/use network screens/projectors. In addition, over it could move to replace the dmx X server which would mean that dmx would always be up to date with modern extensions. I'm not sure how feasible it is to add it to dix, and if there's a lot of work that needs to be done before it could happen (Removing MAXSCREENS?). Sincerely, Cody Maloney ___ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
