[openbeos] Re: graphic drivers for Linux on Haiku.

> François Revol wrote:
> >>>        Although Rudolf is missing these days, I am really curios:
> >>>                Can we use nVidia's 3D drivers for Linux in Haiku+
> >>>MESA?
> >>
> >>From memory, its theorethically possible, but it would need some of
> >>the source from nVidia (the OS compat layer). The Binary drivers 
> >>would
> >>need a huge DRI compatibility layer, which would basically start
> >>turning the app_server into X....
> >>
> > 
> > DRI is in no way tied to XFree.
> > I and others have been looking at DRI for quite some time already 
> > anyway...
> > The toughest part will be making a drm driver.
> 
>       Any results so far?
> 
Not yet, lot of other stuff to do.
But I fixed some things in MESA and Philippe is as well, which is 
needed for DRI.

François.

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