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On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 03:48:04 -0400 Philip Webb wrote: |
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> Following my recent request for info + replies, |
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> I tried using Nouveau for a week & didn't have any basic problems, |
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> but it couldn't handle the 3D Xscreensavers, eg Gears + Pipes, |
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> so I've come back to Nvidia, which has always worked well enough, |
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> but tends to create problems matching Nvidia/Kernel versions. |
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> Is there any prospect that Nouveau wb able to do 3D one day ? |
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It depends very much on your chip. Some card already have good 3D |
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support, some should have it in a while. See feature matrix for |
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details: |
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https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FeatureMatrix/ |
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In most cases 3D works, but slower than on the proprietary driver |
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and some advanced features may be missing. |
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> Are there any 3rd possibilities ? |
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No, at least if you want 3D. |
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Best regards, |
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Andrew Savchenko |
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