Re: [Mesa3d-users] Support for Savage4 Pro?

[Brian P. <br...@pr...>]

Simos Xenitellis wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> This is another question of "is this hardware supported".
> I would be glad if you could nack/ack the following...
> 
> A graphics card is 'supported', if it is supported in
> 
>         * XFree86 version x.y.   = for 2D graphics
>         * Mesa3D                 = for 3D graphics (plus 2D, ...)
> 
> A user to be (initially) happy, needs the first, the Xfree86 support.
> Then, for 3D graphics, only MesaGL-enabled applications with Xfree86
> supported graphics cards provide fast and nice graphics.
> 
> My card, with the Savage4 Pro chipset, is supported by Xfree86
> and that is nice.
> 
> However, at www.mesa3d.org I see no reference to Savage4, so no Mesa3D
> support.
> 
> The OpenGL(r) hardware acceleration support for a specific chipset is
> only total or can also be partial? That is, some 3D graphic primitives
> may be supported by my card although no developer has tried them. I
> could be lacky that a 3D operation may work because it coincides with
> another card?
> 
> Please nack/ack the above, I would like to have a clearer view on the
> issue. Any links to FAQ are welcome too.

If there's a version of XFree86 which supports it then with Mesa
you can certainly do software 3D rendering.

Hardware 3D rendering would require DRI support which doesn't exist
at this time.

-Brian