From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp018.mail.yahoo.com (smtp018.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.174.115]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with SMTP id C00EB482A for ; Thu, 31 Jan 2002 23:00:08 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <3C5A3139.20006@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 06:10:01 +0000 From: Jbit of Plasma MIME-Version: 1.0 To: parisc-linux Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Graphics support References: <3765AD6E3C88D211A92400A0C9A4F70E0119D735@lawrence.psl-dist.co.uk> <20020131180403.86D6F482A@dsl2.external.hp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: >> 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. Yeah, X11 uses the framebuffer driver, it's quite fast (faster then I expected anyway) >> 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. I assume this includes the 712 gfx chipset (the "artist" chip, iirc) Wonder why they don't want to release any infomation? Is there any unoffical infomation, a proper X driver should make it faster. >>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. Sorry to ask, but I couldn't seem to find any docs on it, whats "Colour recovery"? Thanks --jbit _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com