On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 5:34 PM Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 10/23/2024 10:30, Mischa Baars wrote: > > Hi Mario, > > > > The amd-gfx mailing list at freedesktop.org that is? I'll have a look > > at it, as far as that would make any difference. > > I just happen to also contribute to platform-x86 for a few drivers and > saw this message. > > It won't make a difference on the stance, but you would get it in front > of more people that actually work on amdgpu. The last messages referring to this problem are from 2021, but it seems clear that not much can be done until the specs are made publicly available. > > But if the official driver is indeed open source as you say, then how > > would the official driver be able to support HDMI 2.1? > > It's not able to. Ok, I must have misunderstood your colleague at consumer.techsupport@xxxxxxx, who has problems with his English, before I start overwriting operating systems to that end :) > > And do you > > think this problem will resolve itself in the future or will there > > never be an open source driver with HDMI 2.1 support? > > > > I certainly don't have a crystal ball, but I try to avoid saying things > like "never" or "for sure" in non-ephemeral contexts like mailing lists. I understand. I'll concentrate on different aspects of testing the connection with this TV, like gdk_monitor_get_description(...) doesn't return a valid description when the application is started with GDK_BACKEND=x11. I also have less trivial questions about the ancient and seemingly long forgotten concept of page flipping. I'll think of something to do. Thank you for your help. Cheerz, Mischa.
