Re: Multipipe on Linux

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From: Bram Stolk (bram++at++sara.nl)
Date: 05/25/2000 05:34:42

Jason Daly wrote:
>
> On Wed, 24 May 2000, Angus Dorbie wrote:
>
> > This cannot work with a single app right now.
> >
> > This all kind of assumes that you are aiming for a GeForce + voodoo3 SLI
> > combo. A more homogeneous 2X voodoo3 solution would be less troublesome
> > but slower.
> >
>
> Actually, the 2x Voodoo3 configuration was the idea. The concept was to
> have the Nvidia driving a regular CRT and X desktop while the voodoos ran
> the performer app on the HMD (we were optimistic from the start :-) ).
> If I removed the Nvidia from the equation completely (I'm working on this
> at the moment), how much simpler do you think it would be to get it
> working?

I think the easiest way out is to use Voodoo2 instead of Voodoo3.
Voodoo2 is a nice clean 3D only device, which *should* be completely
independent of the Xserver.
I say 'should' because I recall that I had to link X11 stuff when I
built a linux-glide app. I haven't got a clue why this should be necessary.

I think voodoo2's are the way to go, provided you can synchronize them,
and use them in a single Performer session.

   Bram

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