Yes, I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that work is already underway for evergreen, which makes me assume that it will be classic mesa stuff.
Just for your information I'm using an ati rv730, so pretty much the worst case for g3d
I read about r300g being in mesa 7.7, but how can I activate it? For example can I use it with mesa from the xorg-edgers ppa? (Obviously not on my rv730.)
For me the most interesting features are:
-- egde-smoothing (see my previous post)
-- opengl 3.x
-- video decoding is always nice
The big question is when will they appear?
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Originally posted by Jonno View PostLast I heard AMD r800 (evergreen) would be Gallium3D only, but that information might be outdated by now, as last i heard was about a year agoo.
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Originally posted by HokTar View PostSo, how far are we from being able to test Gallium3D? I mean something like a "usable beta"
ATI r100-r200 and nVidia nv04-nv20 will likely never get Gallium3D support. For ATI r100-r200 this is no problem, as the classic mesa driver supports everyting the hw supports.
Originally posted by HokTar View PostBy the way, what else is going to be implemented in "simple" mesa and what will be gallium-only from the point of view of OSS graphics drivers?
Power management is completely independent from mesa. It will be done in the kernel (KMS) and xf86-video-ati (UMS). Probably mostly in the kernel. Don't expect all powersaving features to be supported when using UMS.
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If you just need beta quality, the proper timeframe for testing G3D would be "months ago". VMWare already released a G3D driver for use in virtual machines.
It all depends on the hardware you're using though. The HW drivers for actual hardware are all somewhat experimental. As far as I know, r300 is your best bet.
And then there hasn't been widespread testing of G3D code, so bugs may creep up anytime and anywhere.
Hw accelerated video decoding is something else that'll wait for G3D.
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Kudos!
So, how far are we from being able to test Gallium3D? I mean something like a "usable beta"
By the way, what else is going to be implemented in "simple" mesa and what will be gallium-only from the point of view of OSS graphics drivers? In radeon I think opengl 3.x will only happen with the gallium drivers, opencl definitely.
So, what else is missing now from the regular radeon drivers besides power management?
Are there any plans for some edge-smoothing? Or is it something that should be done by the application through e.g. opengl?
Well, I've asked many questions, but I hope some people (or a certain gentleman) will answer them.
Thanks for your hard work! All of you!
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New EGL Gallium3D State Tracker Pushed
Phoronix: New EGL Gallium3D State Tracker Pushed
For the past few months there has been a developer, Chia-I Wu, working to bring the Mesa 3D stack to Android netbooks. Chia-I has worked to improve the OpenGL ES support in Mesa, wrote an Android EGL driver, Mesa OpenGL ES/EGL support outside of an X Server, and various other areas of interest...
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