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[Dri-devel] Re: 3D for SMI WAS: Re: XrandR
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From: Alex D. <ag...@ya...> - 2003-10-29 05:20:37
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--- Robert Woerle <ro...@pa...> wrote: > Hi > > I am now in contact with Keith packard and checked out his latest > stuff .. > it looks promising since there is already a SMI Server there .. > unfortunately it crashes when i use the hw acceleration ...without it > > works .. > > > > Alex Deucher schrieb: > > >there is a patch for support of the 731 in bugzilla: > >http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=754 > >No other drivers support roation in hardware at the moment, so it's > up > >to you to implement it from scratch I suspect. Keith Packard did > much > >of the work for xrandr for PDAs. You might want to look at the > >kdrive/tinyx servers for reference. > > > >Any chance you'd be interested in adding dualhead or 3D support? :) > > > > > hmm .. i am no video guru ... also these are my first attempte`s with > > X-Server coding ... > i did make a touchscreen driver and such stuff until now . > > Since i got the doc`s from SMI .. i have the reference to look at ... > what is a good starting point for 3 D ??? > is there any easy to read driver which i could derive the code from ? > It depends on the how the engine works and what features it supports. The r128 or i810/80/45 driver may be a good reference point. The best way to start is to copy another driver and then slowly fill in the functions with SMI specific code. I admit I'm no expert when it comes to 3d though... > > > >Alex > > > >--- Robert Woerle <ro...@pa...> wrote: > > > > > >>Hi > >> > >>I want to start implementing the Siliconmotion chips into the > XRandR > >>extension ... > >> > >>Can someone point me to a chip which already supports this > extension > >>and > >>is able to rotate on the fly ?? > >> > >>I recieved the hardware specs and PCI registers from siliconmotion > >>and i > >>am ready to spent time on that ... > >>i also revieved the doc`s for the latest SMI 731 chip which is > even > >>not > >>supported at all at XFREE ... > >>how do i get into that ... > >> > >>main issue is the XRANDR then comes the new 731 ... > >> > >>Cheers Rob > >>-- > >> > >> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ |