[MPlayer-users] Re: Display card recommendations

[Arpi]

Hi,

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Arpi <arpi at thot.banki.hu> writes:
> 
> > > Yesterday Matrox released beta drivers for Xfree.
> > opensource? Xv support? 3D ?
> 
> no, dont know never used it but dont think so, no
> 
> README -> ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/archive/linux/2002/readme_018.txt

:(((((
i've downloaded the driver...
yes it looks like have no Xv, and no driver source (only src for kernel
driver included)

anyway looking at the driver binary:

GCC:
(GNU) 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98)

they must be mad :)

so, the conclusion: one less opensource supporters on the vga line... :(
even the ati radeon 8500 driver is binary-only.
but there is at least opensource Xv and vidix for ATI cards...


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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