On 9/4/21 03:17, Steve Litt wrote:
Bruce Perens via Dng said on Fri, 3 Sep 2021 10:30:06 -0700
Unfortunately there isn't really a good display solution for Linux
that does not make use of "direct rendering", in which user-mode code
talks directly to the display hardware
I'm reminded of
Hi,
On 4/9/21 16:39, al3xu5 wrote:
had to learn how to use xrandr so that I could set up the monitors so
they would give my desired configuration and that needs to be entered
EVERY time I restart the box!
I also like to use lots of desktops and
too many of the applications
are quite stupid so
On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 9:40 AM al3xu5 wrote:
https://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=12
> Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:17:11 -0500 - o1bigtenor via Dng :
>
> > On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 3:24 AM Steve Litt
> > wrote:
> >
> > > o1bigtenor said on Fri, 3 Sep 2021 06:19:31 -0500
> > >
> > > [...]
>
Sat, 4 Sep 2021 07:17:11 -0500 - o1bigtenor via Dng :
> On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 3:24 AM Steve Litt
> wrote:
>
> > o1bigtenor said on Fri, 3 Sep 2021 06:19:31 -0500
> >
> > [...]
>
> - I
> had to learn how to use xrandr so that I could set up the monitors so
> they would give my desired
On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 3:24 AM Steve Litt wrote:
> o1bigtenor said on Fri, 3 Sep 2021 06:19:31 -0500
>
> >as I plug the 5th monitor (4k) in I've got uptime down to less than 28
> >hours.
>
> Duude!!!
>
> I hereby resign from the conversation. All of my experience is with one
> monitor of
o1bigtenor said on Fri, 3 Sep 2021 06:19:31 -0500
>as I plug the 5th monitor (4k) in I've got uptime down to less than 28
>hours.
Duude!!!
I hereby resign from the conversation. All of my experience is with one
monitor of less than 4k capabilities. I can't even begin to understand
the
Bruce Perens via Dng said on Fri, 3 Sep 2021 10:30:06 -0700
>Unfortunately there isn't really a good display solution for Linux
>that does not make use of "direct rendering", in which user-mode code
>talks directly to the display hardware
I'm reminded of writing to the RAM following B800 on DOS
Unfortunately there isn't really a good display solution for Linux
that does not make use of "direct rendering", in which user-mode code
talks directly to the display hardware - especially where 3D and video
are concerned. It is simply not possible to construct a reliable
system in which user-mode
Yes, the AMD cards are no panacea. I bought an AMD FirePro W4100 for $260 to
drive multiple 4K monitors at the end of 2019, which was not usable as it
turned out. This was not a new card, so should have been supported. After a
ton of great help from the mailing list (tried many, many
On Thu, 2021-09-02 at 14:16 -0500, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> Greetings
>
> My long time mentor in things Linux (described himself as a fossil) is no
> longer with us. (He suggested that I strongly consider using Devuan which
> I now have on one system.)
> He was of the opinion that Wayland - -
On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 2:09 AM Steve Litt wrote:
> spiralofhope said on Thu, 2 Sep 2021 20:33:35 -0700
>
> >On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:16:58 -0500
> >o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> >
> >> He was of the opinion that Wayland - - - whatever its exact function,
> >> was really not worth running.
> >
>
On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 15:48:08 -0400
Hendrik Boom wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 02:16:58PM -0500, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> > Greetings
> >
> > My long time mentor in things Linux (described himself as a fossil)
> > is no longer with us. (He suggested that I strongly consider using
> > Devuan
o1bigtenor via Dng said on Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:16:58 -0500
>Greetings
>
>My long time mentor in things Linux (described himself as a fossil) is
>no longer with us. (He suggested that I strongly consider using Devuan
>which I now have on one system.)
>He was of the opinion that Wayland - - -
spiralofhope said on Thu, 2 Sep 2021 20:33:35 -0700
>On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:16:58 -0500
>o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
>
>> He was of the opinion that Wayland - - - whatever its exact function,
>> was really not worth running.
>
>I've been interested in it because of promises of eliminating screen
On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:16:58 -0500
o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> He was of the opinion that Wayland - - - whatever its exact function,
> was really not worth running.
I've been interested in it because of promises of eliminating screen
tearing when watching videos. I don't know if that's been
On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 02:16:58PM -0500, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> Greetings
>
> My long time mentor in things Linux (described himself as a fossil) is no
> longer with us. (He suggested that I strongly consider using Devuan which I
> now have on one system.)
> He was of the opinion that
Greetings
My long time mentor in things Linux (described himself as a fossil) is no
longer with us. (He suggested that I strongly consider using Devuan which I
now have on one system.)
He was of the opinion that Wayland - - - whatever its exact function, was
really not worth running.
Yet it is
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