Posted on 11/22/2008 7:49:50 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
Published today are four programming guides to cover the VX800/820 Graphics Core & 2D (100 pages), VX800/820 3D & video (157 pages), CX700/VX700 Graphics Core & 2D (100 pages), and CX700/VX700 3D & video (91 pages). This is essentially just about 450 pages worth of register descriptions. We are still looking over this documentation to gauge its completeness. If you are a developer interested in this information, it can be found on the X.Org web-site.
In addition to releasing 2D, 3D, and video register guides, VIA has also announced today it has partnered up with the OpenChrome team. A press release we received from a representative this morning shared, "VIA is actively collaborating with the OpenChrome development team on their Open Source graphics driver - initially assisting with multi-head support and RandR function." The OpenChrome driver does even support 3D, but now VIA's primary focus is on RandR (A Newbie's Guide To RandR 1.2). This announcement is a bit odd considering in August VIA released its own open-source driver but now it appears they are abandoning that and putting their weight behind the OpenChrome developers. It was also just months ago that OpenChrome's Xavier Bachelot was criticizing VIA Technologies.
(Excerpt) Read more at phoronix.com ...
I wish everyone would do that.
Specifically, Trident. (For their mobile chipsets)
heck yeah. Some of those chipsets seem lost in the wilderness on many OS’s.
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