So, what does a dumb user like myself, who compiles this stuff nightly, need to do?
Switch branches to radeon-testing? Stick with drm-next?
I guess drm-radeon-testing is what I want...
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Originally posted by QaridariumYou can test this! i test it by my self on the GAME:HON witout 7.8+(kms+opengl) the game do not start because GSGL 1.1 is needet (openGL2) with 7.8 and kms+OpenGL2 activated the game starts!
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Originally posted by QaridariumGalium3D is a long way...
next step is make openGL2.0 usefull and stable for mesa8.8
thats the big Deal!
because the next KDE 4.4 will have OpenGL2.0 acceleration.
Maybe my Radeon 9600 and X300 will get some more power...
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Originally posted by QaridariumGalium3D is a long way...
next step is make openGL2.0 usefull and stable for mesa8.8
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Is there any changelog (other than checking git) with feature list of the new branches?
OT: I wonder when Radeon Gallium3D drivers will be usefull and stable to be used by default in Ubuntu and Fedora and what advantages it will bring over than Mesa.
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No - this is for the gpu driver in the kernel. I believe the mesa experimental package just gives you the userspace 3D driver - the kernel and X drivers are already in your system.
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Does this in any way relate to the mesa-dri-drivers-experimental package that is available for Fedora 12?
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Radeon DRM Driver Gets New Branches
Phoronix: Radeon DRM Driver Gets New Branches
David Airlie, the Linux kernel DRM maintainer and the Red Hat employee responsible for a good portion of the open-source ATI Linux driver work, has announced changes in how he will be handling his DRM kernel branches and the addition of some new branches for ATI customers wishing to experiment with the latest Radeon driver code. Under this new plan David will be controlling the drm-core-next, drm-radeon-next, drm-next, and drm-radeon-testing. Descriptions of these Git branches for the Direct Rendering Manager code can be found on the dri-devel mailing list. The important branches for desktop users wishing to experiment with the latest code is drm-next and drm-radeon-testing...
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