Bryan-TheBS-Smith wrote:
>
> "D. Stimits" wrote:
> > I should rephrase things. I'm am so dependent on OpenGL that without it,
> > I would have to abandon all future software that breaks it. If this
> > means XFS, or Redhat, or 2.4.x kernels over a certain release, then that
> > is the way it goes. Hardware OpenGL is not an option, it is a
> > requirement.
>
> Why not go nVidia then??? You can use both the kernel AGPgart as
> well as try the built-in one in the driver itself. I've run with it
> both ways on Intel, ViA, AMD _and_ SiS chips for both Intel and AMD
> processors.
I do use it. But I use it with XFree86 4.0.3. I was not aware of 4.1.x
versions being available. And if available, it requires me to upgrade
X11 4.1.x, which is not an easy task. This would also cause me to
dedicate to kernels with 4.1.x support, and no longer be able to boot my
"trusted/tested" versions. It is a dangerous one-way path to 4.1.x...if
it goes badly, downgrading to 4.0.3 isn't much of an option, I would
guess that at that point one would be better off fdisk and clean
reinstall. I can't even *test* a kernel that doesn't work with 4.0.3 and
hardware OpenGL support, so until both are supported, it isn't an
option. According to reports, the Linus kernels (which are what SGI XFS
kernels merge with) do not allow me to use both 4.1.x and 4.0.x, only
the -ac versions do. From my point of view, this makes Linus kernels
inferior.
D. Stimits, stimits@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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