From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 23:37:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 23:37:09 -0400 Received: from [209.250.53.22] ([209.250.53.22]:43794 "EHLO hapablap.dyn.dhs.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 23:36:58 -0400 Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:36:10 -0500 From: Steven Walter To: Robert Lowery Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Slightly OT] Where should SIS 6326 mpeg2 hardware acceleration code live? Message-ID: <20010829223610.A4472@hapablap.dyn.dhs.org> Mail-Followup-To: Steven Walter , Robert Lowery , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <370747DEFD89D2119AFD00C0F017E6614A62CF@cbus613-server4.colorbus.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <370747DEFD89D2119AFD00C0F017E6614A62CF@cbus613-server4.colorbus.com.au>; from Robert.Lowery@colorbus.com.au on Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 10:18:52AM +1000 X-Uptime: 4:16pm up 2 days, 22:54, 0 users, load average: 1.00, 1.01, 1.00 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 10:18:52AM +1000, Robert Lowery wrote: > Hi, > > I have recently acquired a PCI graphics card based on the SIS 6326 chipset. > This chipset supports YUV->RGB conversion, Hardware motion compensation and > iDCT in hardware. Using Windows 98 and PowerDVD I am able to playback full > screen DVD without any skipped frames on a Pentium 233MMX. All for the > cheap price of around $US20. > > The full specs on this chipset are available at > http://www.sis.com/ftp/Databook/6326/6326ds10.exe > > The hardware acceleration of this card does not appear to be supported under > linux, and I am unsure where the code should even go if I was to try and > write it. > > I have tried mailing to the livid-devel@linuxvideo.org, as I first thought > this is where the code would belong, but have had no responses at all in 4 > days. Is this Livid/OMS project still alive. > > Alternatives (that I am aware of) are > video4linux > fbcon > Xv > > Where should this hardware support live, I suspect it does not belong in the > kernel ;) and who should I be talking to. I am willing to do a lot of the > work to get this chipset supported, but since my device driver experience is > somewhat limited, I would probably need a mentor ;) > > Please cc any repies to me as I am not subscribed > > Cheers > > -Robert This is definitely a job for XFree86, and Xv specificially. Unfortunately, Xv only support the YUV->RGB conversion. For the fancier stuff, you'll need to use XvMC (motion compensation) which is still somewhat experimental. Redirect this question to the XFree86 devel lists and I think you'll get better results. Good luck on getting this supported! -- -Steven In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell