[MPlayer-users] Re: Display card recommendations

[gabor farkas]

On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 02:32:44PM +0200, Arpi wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
 > 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)

exactly like nvidia :-))))))))))

bye,
gabor

> 
> 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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