On 08/16/2012 06:24 AM, Jaroslav Reznik wrote: >> This is an ordinary bug, probably in some X11 driver, perhaps >> mach64_drv. >> In practice for the last 2 years, I notice that X11 pays little >> attention >> to anything except the "big 3": current Radeon, nVidia, and Intel >> graphics. >> "3D" [alpha blending, etc.] has taken developer resources away from >> any device which is 2D-only (cannot [does not] run Gnome shell.) > > It's not true - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ServerKMSDrivers My experience is that Rage* and non-current Radeon get ignored. I still use such cards (and current cards, too.) Radeon 9250 (RV 280, does not run Gnome3 shell; manufacturer discontinued four years ago) was *advertised* for $50 on August 3 in major metropolitan newspaper by Fry's Electronics, a leading US retailer. I see many such cards still running in desktops. Because of the tax accounting rules for US businesses (5-year depreciation on computers), I expect to see more such cards over the next couple years. The wiki page says that the ServerKMSDrivers are 100% implemented, so they should be testable in F-18 Alpha. However, the wiki page also says "MGA SE or AST" only. What about a "KMS vesafb"? -- -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
