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Google Is Successfully Using The Open-Source Qualcomm GL/VLK Drivers On Chromebooks
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Originally posted by mb_q View PostIs there any ARM chromebook you can actually buy and put a bare-metal custom linux install on it?
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Originally posted by mb_q View PostIs there any ARM chromebook you can actually buy and put a bare-metal custom linux install on it?
Hopefully the current Adreno and Turnip will also encourage other constructors to build Qualcom-based similar machines, too...
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Is there any ARM chromebook you can actually buy and put a bare-metal custom linux install on it?
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Yes please. Even Dolphin Emulator devs marked the Qualcomm proprietary driver as horrible and the open-source drivers as excellent.
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As much money as Google has they can't persuade Qualcomm to release some documentation to make a better driver?
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Hopefully Google can pressure Qualcomm into either open sourcing or contributing to the open source drivers.
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Google Is Successfully Using The Open-Source Qualcomm GL/VLK Drivers On Chromebooks
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It's been known that Google has been using the open-source "MSM" DRM/KMS driver on Qualcomm-powered devices that originally started out as a reverse-engineered driver project separate from the company. Now it's also been confirmed how Google is successfully using the open-source Mesa Freedreno OpenGL and TURNIP Vulkan drivers on Qualcomm-powered Chromebooks too...
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