From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 19:28:58 +0300 (MSK) Message-Id: <200211211628.gALGSw3v085675@www1.mailru.com> From: Ян To: community@altlinux.ru MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Free WebMail HotBOX.ru X-Originating-IP: [213.33.243.194] Subject: Re: [Comm] [JT] [AlexanderS@ati.com: [Dri-devel] New ATI FireGL drivers announced] Sender: community-admin@altlinux.ru Errors-To: community-admin@altlinux.ru X-BeenThere: community@altlinux.ru X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: community@altlinux.ru List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: Konstantin Lepikhov : > Hi! > > тут народ вроде интересовался драйверами для 9000Pro... > > ----- Forwarded message from Alexander Stohr ----- > > Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:33:47 +0100 > From: Alexander Stohr > To: dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, dri- users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Dri-devel] New ATI FireGL drivers announced > X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) > > Hello, > > i know that DRI is targeting open source development, > but i know myselves that for a developer there can > always be a need for a 2nd source driver reference. > There are several other reasons why an alternate > Linux driver might be of interest for the audience. > > So please excuse me for posting this information to your lists. > > So this passed the news wires today: > ATI drives graphics performance for Linux users with new unified driver > http://mirror.ati.com/companyinfo/press/2002/4574.html > > The drivers can now be downloaded for free at www.ati.com > (see e.g. Linux & FireGL 8800). > > The drivers should run on Linux/x86 with glibc 2.2, > some common kernel modules do come precompiled and > a build environment for gcc2.96 and gcc3.2 is included, > thus making that drivers compatible with > e.g. RedHat(R) Linux(R)/x86 8.0 or 7.3 versions. > > Supported cards should be (list might not be complete): > - ATI Radeon 8500 {/DV/LE}, 9000 {/PRO}, 9500 {/PRO}, 9700 {/PRO} -> "Built > by ATI" > - ATI FireGL 8700, 8800, E1, X1, Z1/X1-128MB (just announced for retail), > Mobility > > I installed that drivers and tested them a tiny little bit. > Simple applications like glxgears do perform very well and > they are working quite nice for ut2003_demo (S3TC!), Maya and Houdini. > My impression is that things like Quake, Chromium or Blender should work. > I just had a few minutes of a one-man tournament session this noon. > > I tried XVideo support and it showed that the CPU usage of TOP > was higher than that of the video player application. Features > that you will on FireGL boards are Overlays and PBuffer rendering > support. > > Please excuse me again, i furthert want to give a few of the end > users an alternative to the dri drivers, which are often only > really useable if you do have downloaded som 60 MB of CVS sources > and built whole XF86 with a not totally trivial process. > > Let me express that i do _not_ object to any of the DRI-Devel works. > DRI did great job and it resolves for situations where ATI > cant provide solutions as of today and possibly long term. > Just saying embedded Radeon chipsets, ATI chipsets on BSD, > old ATI chipsets prior to the R200 and further any sort of > experimental and custom extensions to the DRI open source > drivers. > > Let's hope, no one does mind this mailing. > > -Alex. > > PS: not speaking for my employer, just documenting things that > are already publicly availabel. > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > WBR, Konstantin chat with ==>ICQ: 109916175 > Lepikhov, speak to ==>JID: lakostis@jabber.org > aka L.A. Kostis write to ==>mailto:lakostis@pisem.net.nospam > > ...The information is like the bank... (c) EC8OR > > _______________________________________________ > Community mailing list > Community@altlinux.ru > http://www.altlinux.ru/mailman/listinfo/community > > Да интересовался :) ещё хорошая новость http://www.ati.com/ru/ Ян