Mailinglist Archive: radeonhd (622 mails)
| < Previous | Next > |
Re: [radeonhd] Necessary for 3D
- From: Matthias Hopf <mhopf@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:47:33 +0200
- Message-id: <20071005134733.GE19482@xxxxxxx>
On Oct 05, 07 14:21:42 +0200, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 14:15 +0200, Matthias Hopf wrote:
> > It'll be quite a while
> > until we will see 3D docs. At least that's my estimation.
>
> Does it mean buying an r6xx now is of no use ? I mean, r7xx could be out
> before the radeonhd driver can run compiz.
It certainly will be. It's not too long until r7xx will be pushed. A 3D
driver is a complex beast, especially if done from the ground up. No,
r4xx code won't help, r6xx has a completely different engine.
Matthias
--
Matthias Hopf <mhopf@xxxxxxx> __ __ __
Maxfeldstr. 5 / 90409 Nuernberg (_ | | (_ |__ mat@xxxxxxxxx
Phone +49-911-74053-715 __) |_| __) |__ R & D www.mshopf.de
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: radeonhd+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxx
For additional commands, e-mail: radeonhd+help@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 14:15 +0200, Matthias Hopf wrote:
> > It'll be quite a while
> > until we will see 3D docs. At least that's my estimation.
>
> Does it mean buying an r6xx now is of no use ? I mean, r7xx could be out
> before the radeonhd driver can run compiz.
It certainly will be. It's not too long until r7xx will be pushed. A 3D
driver is a complex beast, especially if done from the ground up. No,
r4xx code won't help, r6xx has a completely different engine.
Matthias
--
Matthias Hopf <mhopf@xxxxxxx> __ __ __
Maxfeldstr. 5 / 90409 Nuernberg (_ | | (_ |__ mat@xxxxxxxxx
Phone +49-911-74053-715 __) |_| __) |__ R & D www.mshopf.de
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: radeonhd+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxx
For additional commands, e-mail: radeonhd+help@xxxxxxxxxxxx
| < Previous | Next > |