From: Grant Grundler <grundler@dsl2.external.hp.com>
To: Graham Donaldson <Graham_Donaldson@psl-dist.co.uk>
Cc: "'parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org'"
<parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org>
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Graphics support
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:04:03 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020131180403.86D6F482A@dsl2.external.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Message from Graham Donaldson <Graham_Donaldson@psl-dist.co.uk> of "Thu, 31 Jan 2002 17:59:04 GMT." <3765AD6E3C88D211A92400A0C9A4F70E0119D735@lawrence.psl-dist.co.uk>
Graham Donaldson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I notice PA-RISC Linux has X11 working now, but I gather that is via
> the STI? Is that correct? Would that make it pretty slow?
STI is just the interface to present text on the graphics head.
Frame Buffer driver actually, iirc.
> I just wondered if you could give me any information on the status
> of a proper graphics driver for PARISC Linux, it seems HP is being funny
> about letting people have the docs for their chipsets maybe?
Funny? That's a very polite way of putting it.
TCD doesn't seem to be interested in publishing those docs.
grant
> Also though I
> wanted to consider whether use would be made of HP's colour recovery
> technology? From what I have read, currently in HPUX you must compile your
> apps to support the Colour Recovery extension. However, would it be
> possible for this to be inbuilt somehow into the XServer when a proper
> driver exists for it? Many of the lower end workstations only have an 8bit
> framebuffer but do support Colour Recovery, and with apps like gnome and gtk
> making extensive use of high colour graphics, it seems a shame to not use
> this probably under utilised HP technology.
>
> Thanks for reading,
>
> Graham Donaldson
> Technical Consultant
>
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-31 17:59 [parisc-linux] Graphics support Graham Donaldson
2002-01-31 18:04 ` Grant Grundler [this message]
2002-02-01 6:10 ` Jbit of Plasma
2002-02-01 9:24 ` andi
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