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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: Need advice: Mobile ATI card with 'shared' memory -
From:       Dan <dan () entropy ! homelinux ! org>
Date:       2005-11-30 23:52:12
Message-ID: 438E3B2C.2090202 () entropy ! homelinux ! org
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Alex Deucher wrote:

>>An issue
>>might be that there's no RENDER acceleration for R300 class cards yet.
>>    
>>
I can live with temporary ( medium-term ) lack of support.

>
>plus no one has gotten the DRI working yet on r300 class IGP chips, so
>it's unclear whether or not we'll even be able to do render accel on
>them.
>  
>
Ouch! This doesn't sound so good. That actually changes my mind - I'm 
now favouring nVidia. I simply can't deal with no DRI as well as no 
render acceleration.

Someone please reply to this thread if this situation changes, as I will 
change my mind back ...

Dan

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