https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=338119#c11
--- Comment #11 from Als Mils 2007-11-20 05:53:11 MST ---
I don't have technical experience/knowledge to work trough every detail.
So far, I use:
1) via_drv.so xorg driver, drm.ko and via.ko kernel modules, all compiled from
viaarena's source/patches.
2) 3d mesa library rpm from standard 10.3 repository
3) binary unichrome_dri.so from arena. This one is little tricky because this
dri expect libselinux.so (else dr goes to indirect), so I had to put this file
into '/lib'. I think it's not real dependency, just some kind of hard check
point.
4) binary libddmpeg.so from arena, which is some library for HW accell
functions of GPU chip.
My system is now stable. My concern is about situation where kernel gets
updated or xorg-x11-server gets updated, so I have to suddenly to invest hour
of job to compile. Also, it's maybe possible that updated system produce some
errors during compilation. For this one I would like to see connected rpms on
suse repositories, like for openchrome or unichrome.
Main reason for using binary unichrome_dri.so from via is because only that way
my system remain stable - there are no freezes or locks, although for example I
can not enjoy in f-spot slide show (application crash). I tried many
combinations, like old 6.4.1 or newest 3d mesa library, but system could not
remain stable. I guess bugs.freedesktop.org for this one. Maybe, like you
wrote, best option is indirect.
Reason for using 4) libddmpeg.so is because for last two years openchrome could
not provide solution on VN800 dual-head for XvMC. Playing trough xshm is just
too slow (unnatural - slow refreshing).
So, for xorg.driver and XvMC I would be very happy to see Unichrome support. I
guess DRM / AGP are part kernel?
Anyway, the most important is that you recognize, understand and reason advance
of unichrome driver. For me, on this, I found my way, although sloppy and
insecure :)
You have my vote for "adding VT3344 support to xf86-video-unichrome"
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