Re: [Dri-devel] S3 Virge DRI completed (almost)

[max <su...@li...>]

On Saturday 16 March 2002 00:37, you wrote:
> Max,
>
> It's impressive that you have pulled off a (almost) complete DRI driver on
> your own!

It is even more impressive if you think that I only studied philosophy and 
laws, and never took a class in CS...

...now that the game is (nearly) over I can admit: it was not easy.

> Anyway, although I have no Virge I do have a Savage4.

Big problem with Savage4 is weird documentation: some docs around the world 
are missing the 3d part --- mine luckily not, but it is still missing some 
infos, e.g. it just states that BCI index for z coord of vertex 0 is 0x2h, 
but doesn't tell me anything about the vertex structure. Should I suppose it 
is the same it was in Savage3D? Sure like hell BCI indices before the fog 
tables are quite different ; ( Even worst: the register specs explain nowhere 
how to choose between different 3d primitives [are quad supported? and in 
which flavours?]: what I am supposed to do? to guess?

For the time being I will go back studying laws, after my July exams I will 
then come back to code (in the meanwhile I will plan the structure of the 
Savage4 driver, and refine my knowledge of DRI/DRM and kernel skills).

> meanwhile I'm convincing my little brother (which is 18, is crazy about 3D

I have got a younger bro too [actually very young, just 11], his contribution 
for the moment is limited to lending me psx games so that I can test my 3d 
drivers with them. He enjoys Linux more than windows (he didn't even want me 
to install the latter on his machine), so he has got good taste ; )

Vale,
- max